# 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

## Race results
### Junior women's race (6.04 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 19:59 |
| | Irine Chepet Cheptai | Kenya | 20:04 |
| | Emebt Etea | Ethiopia | 20:06 |
| 4 | Delvine Relin Meringor | Kenya | 20:06 |
| 5 | Emebet Bacha | Ethiopia | 20:11 |
| 6 | Jackline Chebii | Kenya | 20:11 |
| 7 | Betelhem Moges | Ethiopia | 20:13 |
| 8 | Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus | Kenya | 20:17 |
| 9 | Tigist Memuye | Ethiopia | 20:27 |
| 10 | Yukino Ninomiya | Japan | 20:30 |
| 11 | Bitaw Yehune | Ethiopia | 20:33 |
| 12 | Christine Kambua Muyanga | Kenya | 20:34 |
| 13 | Alexandra Gits | United States | 20:41 |
| 14 | Atsuko Matsumura | Japan | 20:47 |
| 15 | Asami Kato | Japan | 20:48 |
| 16 | Charlotte Purdue | United Kingdom | 20:52 |
| 17 | Laura Park | United Kingdom | 20:58 |
| 18 | Ayaka Mori | Japan | 21:02 |
| 19 | Cristina Jordán | Spain | 21:05 |
| 20 | Kendra Schaaf | Canada | 21:06 |
| 21 | Emily Brichacek | Australia | 21:09 |
| 22 | Kokob Mehari | Eritrea | 21:13 |
| 23 | Paula Findlay | Canada | 21:13 |
| 24 | Elise Clayton | Australia | 21:15 |
| 25 | Danelle Woods | Canada | 21:15 |
| 26 | Risa Takenaka | Japan | 21:15 |
| 27 | Emma Pallant | United Kingdom | 21:17 |
| 28 | Emily Schwitzer | United States | 21:19 |
| 29 | Laurynne Chetelat | United States | 21:19 |
| 30 | Emily Reese | United States | 21:22 |
| 31 | Lindsay Carson | Canada | 21:26 |
| 32 | Sara Louise Treacy | Ireland | 21:27 |
| 33 | Mercy Jelimo Kosgei | Kenya | 21:31 |
| 34 | Tamara Carvolth | Australia | 21:31 |
| 35 | Joanne Harvey | United Kingdom | 21:32 |
| 36 | Geneviève Lalonde | Canada | 21:35 |
| 37 | Sandra Mosquera | Spain | 21:37 |
| 38 | Lauren Saylor | United States | 21:37 |
| 39 | Barkahoum Drici | Algeria | 21:44 |
| 40 | Marina Gordeeva | Russia | 21:48 |
| 41 | Emily Pidgeon | United Kingdom | 21:49 |
| 42 | Miriam Thole | Malawi | 21:52 |
| 43 | Lillian Partridge | United Kingdom | 21:53 |
| 44 | Marissa Treece | United States | 21:55 |
| 45 | Daniela Cunha | Portugal | 21:58 |
| 46 | Liudmila Lebedeva | Russia | 21:59 |
| 47 | Veronica Inglese | Italy | 22:05 |
| 48 | Yukari Abe | Japan | 22:15 |
| 49 | Emmie Charayron | France | 22:18 |
| 50 | Valeria Roffino | Italy | 22:24 |
| 51 | Karolina Waszak | Poland | 22:24 |
| 52 | Paula Mayobre | Spain | 22:27 |
| 53 | Patricia Barry | Ireland | 22:32 |
| 54 | Alexis McKillop | Australia | 22:41 |
| 55 | Tamara Jewett | Canada | 22:43 |
| 56 | Nandipha Dywili | South Africa | 22:45 |
| 57 | Ruth Croft | New Zealand | 22:55 |
| 58 | Tatiana Prorokova | Russia | 23:04 |
| 59 | Daria Furkalo | Russia | 23:13 |
| 60 | Valentina Belovic | Croatia | 23:34 |
| 61 | Bara'ah Awadallah | Jordan | 23:47 |
| 62 | Makampong Masaile | Lesotho | 24:09 |
| 63 | Ala'ziad Khalifah | Jordan | 24:21 |
| 64 | Snezhana Ivanova | Russia | 25:27 |
| 65 | Govher Jumeniyazova | Turkmenistan | 25:27 |
| — | Clémence Calvin | France | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Genzebe Dibaba1 Emebt Etea3 Emebet Bacha5 Betelhem Moges7 (Tigist Memuye)(9) (Bitaw Yehune)(11) | 16 |
| | Kenya Irine Chepet Cheptai2 Delvine Relin Meringor4 Jackline Chebii6 Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus8 (Christine Kambua Muyanga)(12) (Mercy Jelimo Kosgei)(33) | 20 |
| | Japan Yukino Ninomiya10 Atsuko Matsumura14 Asami Kato15 Ayaka Mori18 (Risa Takenaka)(26) (Yukari Abe)(48) | 57 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Charlotte Purdue16 Laura Park17 Emma Pallant27 Joanne Harvey35 (Emily Pidgeon)(41) (Lillian Partridge)(43) | 95 |
| 5 | Canada Kendra Schaaf20 Paula Findlay23 Danelle Woods25 Lindsay Carson31 (Geneviève Lalonde)(36) (Tamara Jewett)(55) | 99 |
| 6 | United States Alexandra Gits13 Emily Schwitzer28 Laurynne Chetelat29 Emily Reese30 (Lauren Saylor)(38) (Marissa Treece)(44) | 100 |
| 7 | Australia Emily Brichacek21 Elise Clayton24 Tamara Carvolth34 Alexis McKillop54 | 133 |
| 8 | Russia Marina Gordeeva40 Liudmila Lebedeva46 Tatiana Prorokova58 Daria Furkalo59 (Snezhana Ivanova)(64) | 203 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 65 athletes from 23 countries participated in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (4)
* Canada (6)
* Croatia (1)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (1)
* Ireland (2)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (6)
* Jordan (2)
* Kenya (6)
* Lesotho (1)
* Malawi (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (5)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (3)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)