# 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, at the Meadowlands Racetrack on March 25, 1984. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (5 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Maricica Puică | Romania | 15:56 |
| | Galina Zakharova | Soviet Union | 15:58 |
| | Grete Waitz | Norway | 15:58 |
| 4 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 16:04 |
| 5 | Jane Furniss | England | 16:10 |
| 6 | Christine Benning | England | 16:15 |
| 7 | Midde Hamrin | Sweden | 16:16 |
| 8 | Angela Tooby | Wales | 16:18 |
| 9 | Betty Springs | United States | 16:20 |
| 10 | Cathy Branta | United States | 16:21 |
| 11 | Eva Ernström | Sweden | 16:21 |
| 12 | Francine Peeters | Belgium | 16:26 |
| 13 | Zhanna Tursunova | Soviet Union | 16:26 |
| 14 | Dianne Rodger | New Zealand | 16:27 |
| 15 | Ruth Smeeth | England | 16:28 |
| 16 | Sabrina Dornhoefer | United States | 16:30 |
| 17 | Cathie Twomey | United States | 16:31 |
| 18 | Lynn Williams | Canada | 16:31 |
| 19 | Mary O'Connor | New Zealand | 16:33 |
| 20 | Tina Krebs | Denmark | 16:35 |
| 21 | Regina Joyce | Ireland | 16:35 |
| 22 | Roisin Smyth | Ireland | 16:36 |
| 23 | Aurora Cunha | Portugal | 16:37 |
| 24 | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 16:38 |
| 25 | Brenda Webb | United States | 16:38 |
| 26 | Monica Joyce | Ireland | 16:41 |
| 27 | Christine Hughes | New Zealand | 16:41 |
| 28 | Alba Milana | Italy | 16:41 |
| 29 | Faina Andreyeva | Soviet Union | 16:43 |
| 30 | Jacqueline Lefeuvre | France | 16:44 |
| 31 | Sue Bruce | New Zealand | 16:45 |
| 32 | Nan Doak | United States | 16:48 |
| 33 | Nancy Rooks | Canada | 16:50 |
| 34 | Paula Ilie | Romania | 16:50 |
| 35 | Christel Jennis | Belgium | 16:51 |
| 36 | Louise McGrillen | Ireland | 16:51 |
| 37 | Pilar Fernandez | Spain | 16:52 |
| 38 | Avril McClung | Northern Ireland | 16:52 |
| 39 | Carole Bradford | England | 16:52 |
| 40 | Elena Fidatof | Romania | 16:53 |
| 41 | Fiona McQueen | Scotland | 16:53 |
| 42 | Albertina Machado | Portugal | 16:54 |
| 43 | Birgitta Wåhlin | Sweden | 16:55 |
| 44 | Corinne Debaets | Belgium | 16:55 |
| 45 | Linda Milo | Belgium | 16:56 |
| 46 | Kim Lock | Wales | 16:56 |
| 47 | Tuija Toivonen | Finland | 16:56 |
| 48 | Montserrat Abello | Spain | 16:57 |
| 49 | Agnese Possamai | Italy | 16:58 |
| 50 | Linden Wilde | New Zealand | 17:00 |
| 51 | Christine Loiseau | France | 17:00 |
| 52 | Margareta Keszeg | Romania | 17:02 |
| 53 | Ellen Wessinghage | West Germany | 17:05 |
| 54 | Carol Haigh | England | 17:06 |
| 55 | Julie Laughton | England | 17:07 |
| 56 | Charlotte Kaagh | Denmark | 17:09 |
| 57 | Isabelle Matthys | France | 17:10 |
| 58 | Mary Friel | Ireland | 17:10 |
| 59 | Maria Lelut | France | 17:11 |
| 60 | Rita Marchisio | Italy | 17:11 |
| 61 | Annika Lewin | Sweden | 17:11 |
| 62 | Kate Wiley | Canada | 17:12 |
| 63 | Marie-Christine Deurbroeck | Belgium | 17:12 |
| 64 | Debbie Scott | Canada | 17:13 |
| 65 | Sinikka Keskitalo | Finland | 17:16 |
| 66 | Asuncion Sinobas | Spain | 17:16 |
| 67 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 17:17 |
| 68 | Magda Ilands | Belgium | 17:17 |
| 69 | Martine Fays | France | 17:17 |
| 70 | Susan French | Canada | 17:18 |
| 71 | Rosanna Munerotto | Italy | 17:21 |
| 72 | Marion Josefsen | Norway | 17:23 |
| 73 | Jennifer Christiansen | Canada | 17:23 |
| 74 | Mercedes Calleja | Spain | 17:24 |
| 75 | Kirsti Voldnes | Norway | 17:26 |
| 76 | Marciela Hurtado | Mexico | 17:26 |
| 77 | Elise Lyon | Scotland | 17:28 |
| 78 | Roberta Brunet | Italy | 17:29 |
| 79 | Mona Kleppe | Norway | 17:33 |
| 80 | Lucilia Soares | Portugal | 17:34 |
| 81 | Christine Whittingham | Scotland | 17:34 |
| 82 | Sara Harnett | New Zealand | 17:34 |
| 83 | Kersti Jakobsen | Denmark | 17:35 |
| 84 | Kirsty Husband | Scotland | 17:43 |
| 85 | Anneli Edling | Sweden | 17:45 |
| 86 | Lone Dybdahl | Denmark | 17:46 |
| 87 | Kathy Mearns | Scotland | 17:50 |
| 88 | Cristina Agusti | Spain | 17:52 |
| 89 | Mitica Junghiatu | Romania | 17:55 |
| 90 | Maria Curatolo | Italy | 17:55 |
| 91 | Ana Isabel Alonso | Spain | 17:56 |
| 92 | Marit Holtklimpen | Norway | 18:07 |
| 93 | Mie Poulsen Jensen | Denmark | 18:12 |
| 94 | Helle Jørgensen | Denmark | 18:12 |
| 95 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 18:12 |
| 96 | Louise Copp | Wales | 18:13 |
| 97 | Sally James | Wales | 18:15 |
| 98 | Elizabeth Oldfield | Wales | 18:18 |
| 99 | Angela McCullagh | Northern Ireland | 18:22 |
| 100 | Andrea Everett | Scotland | 18:36 |
| 101 | Marisela de Díaz | Venezuela | 18:42 |
| 102 | Kay McGowan | Northern Ireland | 19:02 |
| 103 | Una Barry | Northern Ireland | 19:06 |
| 104 | Allison O'Neill | Northern Ireland | 19:29 |
| 105 | Susanna Herrera | Mexico | 20:06 |
| 106 | Veneranda Avila | Dominican Republic | 20:56 |
| 107 | Fanny Lopez | Dominican Republic | 20:58 |
| 108 | Elizabeth Gladfelter | U.S. Virgin Islands | 21:39 |
| — | Joëlle De Brouwer | France | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | United States Betty Springs9 Cathy Branta10 Sabrina Dornhoefer16 Cathie Twomey17 (Brenda Webb)(25) (Nan Doak)(32) | 52 |
| | England Jane Furniss5 Christine Benning6 Ruth Smeeth15 Carole Bradford39 (Carol Haigh)(54) (Julie Laughton)(55) | 65 |
| | New Zealand Dianne Rodger14 Mary O'Connor19 Christine Hughes27 Sue Bruce31 (Linden Wilde)(50) (Sara Harnett)(82) | 91 |
| 4 | Ireland Regina Joyce21 Roisin Smyth22 Monica Joyce26 Louise McGrillen36 (Mary Friel)(58) | 105 |
| 5 | Sweden Midde Hamrin7 Eva Ernström11 Birgitta Wåhlin43 Annika Lewin61 (Anneli Edling)(85) | 122 |
| 6 | Romania Maricica Puică1 Paula Ilie34 Elena Fidatof40 Margareta Keszeg52 (Mitica Junghiatu)(89) | 127 |
| 7 | Belgium Francine Peeters12 Christel Jennis35 Corinne Debaets44 Linda Milo45 (Marie-Christine Deurbroeck)(63) (Magda Ilands)(68) | 136 |
| 8 | Norway Grete Waitz3 Ingrid Kristiansen4 Marion Josefsen72 Kirsti Voldnes75 (Mona Kleppe)(79) (Marit Holtklimpen)(92) | 154 |
| 9 | Portugal Aurora Cunha23 Rosa Mota24 Albertina Machado42 Conceição Ferreira67 (Lucilia Soares)(80) | 156 |
| 10 | Canada Lynn Williams18 Nancy Rooks33 Kate Wiley62 Debbie Scott64 (Susan French)(70) (Jennifer Christiansen)(73) | 177 |
| 11 | France Jacqueline Lefeuvre30 Christine Loiseau51 Isabelle Matthys57 Maria Lelut59 (Martine Fays)(69) (Joëlle Debrouwer)(DNF) | 197 |
| 12 | Italy Alba Milana28 Agnese Possamai49 Rita Marchisio60 Rosanna Munerotto71 (Roberta Brunet)(78) (Maria Curatolo)(90) | 208 |
| 13 | Spain Pilar Fernandez37 Montserrat Abello48 Asuncion Sinobas66 Mercedes Calleja74 (Cristina Agusti)(88) (Ana Isabel Alonso)(91) | 225 |
| 14 | Denmark Tina Krebs20 Charlotte Kaagh56 Kersti Jakobsen83 Lone Dybdahl86 (Mie Poulsen Jensen)(93) (Helle Jørgensen)(94) | 245 |
| 15 | Wales Angela Tooby8 Kim Lock46 Jean Lochhead95 Louise Copp96 (Sally James)(97) (Elizabeth Oldfield)(98) | 245 |
| 16 | Scotland Fiona McQueen41 Elise Lyon77 Christine Whittingham81 Kirsty Husband84 (Kathy Mearns)(87) (Andrea Everett)(100) | 283 |
| 17 | Northern Ireland Avril McClung38 Angela McCullagh99 Kay McGowan102 Una Barry103 (Allison O'Neill)(104) | 342 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 109 athletes from 24 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Belgium (6)
* Canada (6)
* Denmark (6)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* England (6)
* Finland (2)
* France (6)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (6)
* Mexico (2)
* New Zealand (6)
* Northern Ireland (5)
* Norway (6)
* Portugal (5)
* Romania (5)
* Scotland (6)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Spain (6)
* Sweden (5)
* United States (6)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
* Venezuela (1)
* Wales (6)
* West Germany (1)