# 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Amorebieta, Spain, at the Jaureguibarría Course on March 28, 1993. A report on the event was given in The New York Times and in the Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Junior women's race (4.45 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Gladys Ondeyo | Kenya | 14:04 |
| | Pamela Chepchumba | Kenya | 14:09 |
| | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 14:11 |
| 4 | Helen Kimutai | Kenya | 14:14 |
| 5 | Susie Power | Australia | 14:18 |
| 6 | Catherine Kirui | Kenya | 14:29 |
| 7 | Elena Cosoveanu | Romania | 14:32 |
| 8 | Akiko Kato | Japan | 14:34 |
| 9 | Azumi Miyazaki | Japan | 14:36 |
| 10 | Sachiko Nakahito | Japan | 14:40 |
| 11 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 14:45 |
| 12 | Alemitu Bekele | Ethiopia | 14:46 |
| 13 | Askale Bereda | Ethiopia | 14:47 |
| 14 | Yuko Kubota | Japan | 14:52 |
| 15 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 14:52 |
| 16 | Yoshiko Imura | Japan | 14:54 |
| 17 | Yeshi Gebreselassie | Ethiopia | 14:56 |
| 18 | Marta Domínguez | Spain | 15:02 |
| 19 | Getenesh Tamirat | Ethiopia | 15:03 |
| 20 | Oksana Zhelezniak | Russia | 15:03 |
| 21 | Sevilya Khemeyeva | Russia | 15:07 |
| 22 | Rocío Martínez | Spain | 15:09 |
| 23 | Ana Dias | Portugal | 15:14 |
| 24 | Annie Troussard | France | 15:15 |
| 25 | Chiemi Takahashi | Japan | 15:16 |
| 26 | Janeth Caizalitín | Ecuador | 15:16 |
| 27 | Katrin Engelen | Germany | 15:16 |
| 28 | Leila Aman | Ethiopia | 15:17 |
| 29 | Sharon Murphy | United Kingdom | 15:18 |
| 30 | Sandra Lotter | South Africa | 15:18 |
| 31 | Maren Östringer | Germany | 15:21 |
| 32 | Louisa Leballo | South Africa | 15:21 |
| 33 | Nicola Slater | United Kingdom | 15:22 |
| 34 | Constanze Effler | Germany | 15:23 |
| 35 | Nadezhda Ilyina | Russia | 15:24 |
| 36 | Stephanie van Graan | South Africa | 15:25 |
| 37 | Denisa Costescu | Romania | 15:26 |
| 38 | Beatriz Ros | Spain | 15:27 |
| 39 | Amy Skieresz | United States | 15:28 |
| 40 | Mioara Cosuleanu | Romania | 15:28 |
| 41 | Helga Rauch | Italy | 15:29 |
| 42 | Karina Szymanska | Poland | 15:30 |
| 43 | Mary Jane Richards | Canada | 15:31 |
| 44 | Rkia Yajjou | France | 15:32 |
| 45 | María Abel | Spain | 15:34 |
| 46 | Heather Hollis | United States | 15:35 |
| 47 | Isabelle Sluysmans | Belgium | 15:35 |
| 48 | Audrey Fourie | South Africa | 15:36 |
| 49 | Elena Tital | Romania | 15:37 |
| 50 | Julie Mackay | United Kingdom | 15:39 |
| 51 | Nuria Fernández | Spain | 15:41 |
| 52 | Claire O'Connor | United Kingdom | 15:41 |
| 53 | Michelle Matthews | United Kingdom | 15:42 |
| 54 | Lauren Hunter | South Africa | 15:42 |
| 55 | Zsófia Szabó | Hungary | 15:42 |
| 56 | Sandrine Host | Belgium | 15:43 |
| 57 | Cécile Tricot | France | 15:46 |
| 58 | Birte Bultmann | Germany | 15:46 |
| 59 | Veronica Torres | Mexico | 15:47 |
| 60 | Magdalena Paszta | Poland | 15:47 |
| 61 | Tara Carlson | United States | 15:48 |
| 62 | Yelena Matveyeva | Russia | 15:49 |
| 63 | Molly Lori | United States | 15:49 |
| 64 | Katy Hollbacher | United States | 15:49 |
| 65 | Sara Gijsen | Belgium | 15:50 |
| 66 | Miriam Achote | Ecuador | 15:52 |
| 67 | Krestena Sullivan | Canada | 15:54 |
| 68 | Myriam Juveyns | Belgium | 15:55 |
| 69 | Jacqueline Martín | Spain | 15:56 |
| 70 | Patrice Kuntz | Canada | 15:56 |
| 71 | Simone Raupp | Germany | 15:57 |
| 72 | Fatiha Klilech | Morocco | 15:59 |
| 73 | Silvia Basso | Italy | 16:00 |
| 74 | Christina Amice | France | 16:01 |
| 75 | Szilvia Csoszánszky | Hungary | 16:03 |
| 76 | Jeina Mitchell | United Kingdom | 16:03 |
| 77 | Patrizia Ritondo | Italy | 16:03 |
| 78 | Brigitta Tusai | Hungary | 16:06 |
| 79 | Rosa Berardo | Italy | 16:07 |
| 80 | Angie Graham | Canada | 16:10 |
| 81 | Sandra Ruales | Ecuador | 16:14 |
| 82 | Ernestyna Kopec | Poland | 16:15 |
| 83 | Malika El Ali | France | 16:16 |
| 84 | Katarzyna Somkowska | Poland | 16:16 |
| 85 | Fabiane Cristine da Silva | Brazil | 16:16 |
| 86 | Marie Davis | United States | 16:17 |
| 87 | Anupama Bhoyar | India | 16:19 |
| 88 | Marija Gavrilova | Latvia | 16:19 |
| 89 | Rina Das | India | 16:20 |
| 90 | Mirja Moser | Switzerland | 16:20 |
| 91 | Thalosang Kebafitile | Botswana | 16:22 |
| 92 | Erika Hajto | Hungary | 16:22 |
| 93 | Kristin Marvin | Canada | 16:23 |
| 94 | Akwinder Kaur | India | 16:23 |
| 95 | Larisa Vetoshko | Belarus | 16:26 |
| 96 | Susan Nel | South Africa | 16:28 |
| 97 | Elisa Gabrielli | Italy | 16:29 |
| 98 | Christine Hofmeier | Switzerland | 16:31 |
| 99 | Agneta Land | Estonia | 16:33 |
| 100 | Carla Tavares | France | 16:34 |
| 101 | Karina Moncayo | Ecuador | 16:35 |
| 102 | Christine Taruvinga | Zimbabwe | 16:36 |
| 103 | Francislene da Silva | Brazil | 16:36 |
| 104 | Beáta Bujdosó | Hungary | 16:38 |
| 105 | Muriel Bagi | Belgium | 16:41 |
| 106 | Maria Elena Calle | Ecuador | 16:42 |
| 107 | Godirilemang Olerile | Botswana | 16:44 |
| 108 | Anna Wuttke | Poland | 16:44 |
| 109 | Yuliya Nikulshina | Turkmenistan | 16:45 |
| 110 | Maisa Tcharyeva | Turkmenistan | 16:45 |
| 111 | Kristine Graudina | Latvia | 16:46 |
| 112 | Vivian de Aguiar | Brazil | 16:49 |
| 113 | Sarah Thornber | Canada | 16:56 |
| 114 | Sylvia Kruijer | Netherlands | 17:14 |
| 115 | Tiziana di Crescenzo | Italy | 17:15 |
| 116 | Poonam Singh | India | 17:17 |
| 117 | Dzintra Balina | Latvia | 17:38 |
| 118 | Carmen Lluglla | Ecuador | 18:42 |
| 119 | Ana de Oliveira | Brazil | 22:14 |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Gladys Ondeyo1 Pamela Chepchumba2 Sally Barsosio3 Helen Kimutai4 (Catherine Kirui)(6) | 10 |
| | Japan Akiko Kato8 Azumi Miyazaki9 Sachiko Nakahito10 Yuko Kubota14 (Yoshiko Imura)(16) (Chiemi Takahashi)(25) | 41 |
| | Ethiopia Alemitu Bekele12 Askale Bereda13 Yeshi Gebreselassie17 Getenesh Tamirat19 (Leila Aman)(28) | 61 |
| 4 | Romania Elena Cosoveanu7 Gabriela Szabo11 Denisa Costescu37 Mioara Cosuleanu40 (Elena Tital)(49) | 95 |
| 5 | Spain Marta Domínguez18 Rocío Martínez22 Beatriz Ros38 María Abel45 (Nuria Fernández)(51) (Jacqueline Martín)(69) | 123 |
| 6 | Russia Oksana Zhelezniak20 Sevilya Khemeyeva21 Nadezhda Ilyina35 Yelena Matveyeva62 | 138 |
| 7 | South Africa Sandra Lotter30 Louisa Leballo32 Stephanie van Graan36 Audrey Fourie48 (Lauren Hunter)(54) (Susan Nel)(96) | 146 |
| 8 | Germany Katrin Engelen27 Maren Östringer31 Constanze Effler34 Birte Bultmann58 (Simone Raupp)(71) | 150 |
| 9 | United Kingdom Sharon Murphy29 Nicola Slater33 Julie Mackay50 Claire O'Connor52 (Michelle Matthews)(53) (Jeina Mitchell)(76) | 164 |
| 10 | France Annie Troussard24 Rkia Yajjou44 Cécile Tricot57 Christina Amice74 (Malika El Ali)(83) (Carla Tavares)(100) | 199 |
| 11 | United States Amy Skieresz39 Heather Hollis46 Tara Carlson61 Molly Lori63 (Katy Hollbacher)(64) (Marie Davis)(86) | 209 |
| 12 | Belgium Isabelle Sluysmans47 Sandrine Host56 Sara Gijsen65 Myriam Juveyns68 (Muriel Bagi)(105) | 236 |
| 13 | Canada Mary Jane Richards43 Krestena Sullivan67 Patrice Kuntz70 Angie Graham80 (Kristin Marvin)(93) (Sarah Thornber)(113) | 260 |
| 14 | Poland Karina Szymanska42 Magdalena Paszta60 Ernestyna Kopec82 Katarzyna Somkowska84 (Anna Wuttke)(108) | 268 |
| 15 | Italy Helga Rauch41 Silvia Basso73 Patrizia Ritondo77 Rosa Berardo79 (Elisa Gabrielli)(97) (Tiziana di Crescenzo)(115) | 270 |
| 16 | Ecuador Janeth Caizalitín26 Miriam Achote66 Sandra Ruales81 Karina Moncayo101 (Maria Elena Calle)(106) (Carmen Lluglla)(118) | 274 |
| 17 | Hungary Zsófia Szabó55 Szilvia Csoszánszky75 Brigitta Tusai78 Erika Hajto92 (Beáta Bujdosó)(104) | 300 |
| 18 | India Anupama Bhoyar87 Rina Das89 Akwinder Kaur94 Poonam Singh116 | 386 |
| 19 | Brazil Fabiane Cristine da Silva85 Francislene da Silva103 Vivian de Aguiar112 Ana de Oliveira119 | 419 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 119 athletes from 32 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Australia (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (5)
* Botswana (2)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (6)
* Ecuador (6)
* Estonia (1)
* Ethiopia (5)
* Finland (1)
* France (6)
* Germany (5)
* Hungary (5)
* India (4)
* Italy (6)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (5)
* Latvia (3)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Poland (5)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (5)
* Russia (4)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (2)
* Turkmenistan (2)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Zimbabwe (1)