# 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 18, 2000. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (8.08 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 25:42 |
| | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 25:48 |
| | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 25:50 |
| 4 | Lydia Cheromei | Kenya | 26:02 |
| 5 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 26:03 |
| 6 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 26:09 |
| 7 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 26:20 |
| 8 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 26:23 |
| 9 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 26:36 |
| 10 | Ruth Kutol | Kenya | 26:38 |
| 11 | Irene Kipchumba | Kenya | 26:45 |
| 12 | Deena Drossin | United States | 26:59 |
| 13 | Jen Rhines | United States | 27:11 |
| 14 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 27:11 |
| 15 | Olivera Jevtić | Yugoslavia | 27:14 |
| 16 | Teresa Recio | Spain | 27:14 |
| 17 | Lidiya Grigoryeva | Russia | 27:15 |
| 18 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 27:16 |
| 19 | Agata Balsamo | Italy | 27:17 |
| 20 | Rosemary Ryan | Ireland | 27:17 |
| 21 | Kylie Risk | Australia | 27:17 |
| 22 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 27:23 |
| 23 | Samukeliso Moyo | Zimbabwe | 27:25 |
| 24 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 27:26 |
| 25 | Magdeline Chemjor | Kenya | 27:29 |
| 26 | Mizuki Noguchi | Japan | 27:30 |
| 27 | Breda Dennehy | Ireland | 27:32 |
| 28 | Asha Gigi | Ethiopia | 27:35 |
| 29 | Ana Dias | Portugal | 27:36 |
| 30 | Marta Fernández | Spain | 27:38 |
| 31 | Silvia Sommaggio | Italy | 27:41 |
| 32 | Tausi Juma | Tanzania | 27:42 |
| 33 | Kaori Kumasaka | Japan | 27:43 |
| 34 | Hayley Yelling | United Kingdom | 27:43 |
| 35 | Constantina Diţă | Romania | 27:45 |
| 36 | Rachel Sauder | United States | 27:47 |
| 37 | Kimberly Fitchen | United States | 27:48 |
| 38 | Clair Fearnley | Australia | 27:51 |
| 39 | Miyuki Nishimura | Japan | 27:52 |
| 40 | María Abel | Spain | 27:55 |
| 41 | Mónica Rosa | Portugal | 27:58 |
| 42 | Tina Connelly | Canada | 27:59 |
| 43 | Svetlana Baygulova | Russia | 27:59 |
| 44 | Liz Yelling | United Kingdom | 28:02 |
| 45 | Rosa Oliveira | Portugal | 28:03 |
| 46 | Iulia Olteanu | Romania | 28:04 |
| 47 | Anne Keenan-Buckley | Ireland | 28:04 |
| 48 | Silvia Weissteiner | Italy | 28:09 |
| 49 | Charné Rademeyer | South Africa | 28:10 |
| 50 | Miho Kakehata | Japan | 28:14 |
| 51 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 28:15 |
| 52 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 28:18 |
| 53 | Dulce María Rodríguez | Mexico | 28:19 |
| 54 | Sharon Morris | United Kingdom | 28:27 |
| 55 | Donna Garcia | United States | 28:35 |
| 56 | Hayley Haining | United Kingdom | 28:37 |
| 57 | Cristina Grosu | Romania | 28:38 |
| 58 | Deborah Buhlers | Canada | 28:38 |
| 59 | Tara Krzywicki | United Kingdom | 28:39 |
| 60 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 28:41 |
| 61 | Isabelle Collier | Belgium | 28:42 |
| 62 | Margareth Iro | Tanzania | 28:44 |
| 63 | Lidia Karwowski | Brazil | 28:52 |
| 64 | Stefanija Statkuvienė | Belgium | 28:54 |
| 65 | Tarath Tsatsa | Zimbabwe | 28:57 |
| 66 | Sabrina Varrone | Italy | 28:59 |
| 67 | Lee-Ann McPhillips | New Zealand | 29:04 |
| 68 | Elena Fidatof | Romania | 29:09 |
| 69 | Sitar Waru | New Zealand | 29:13 |
| 70 | Yelena Samokhvalova | Russia | 29:14 |
| 71 | Bruna Genovese | Italy | 29:15 |
| 72 | Rukia Mkanda | Tanzania | 29:16 |
| 73 | Adriana de Souza | Brazil | 29:23 |
| 74 | Maria Rodrigues | Brazil | 29:24 |
| 75 | Sherri Smith | Canada | 29:26 |
| 76 | Rosângela Faria | Brazil | 29:32 |
| 77 | Taeko Matsubayashi | Japan | 29:39 |
| 78 | Oksana Vasilevskaya | Belarus | 29:41 |
| 79 | Cristina Casandra | Romania | 29:45 |
| 80 | Maria McCambridge | Ireland | 29:59 |
| 81 | Aruna Devi Waishram | India | 30:00 |
| 82 | Nebiat Habtemariam | Eritrea | 30:00 |
| 83 | Rosita Rota Gelpi | Italy | 30:14 |
| 84 | Judith Leroy | Canada | 30:17 |
| 85 | Lisa Harvey | Canada | 30:47 |
| 86 | Corinne Debaets | Belgium | 30:52 |
| 87 | Valerie Vaughan | Ireland | 31:02 |
| 88 | Katherine Smyth | New Zealand | 31:18 |
| 89 | Mokhantso Raphoto | Lesotho | 32:18 |
| 90 | Kanchhi Koju | Nepal | 32:31 |
| 91 | Sharda Gawande | India | 32:37 |
| 92 | Anastasiya Padalinskaya | Belarus | 33:01 |
| 93 | Pushpa Devi | India | 33:11 |
| 94 | Rina Das | India | 33:12 |
| 95 | Tatyana Zavyalova | Belarus | 33:36 |
| 96 | Anastasiya Sinyak | Belarus | 34:23 |
| — | Elva Dryer | United States | DNF |
| — | Helena Sampaio | Portugal | DNF |
| — | Beatriz Santíago | Spain | DNF |
| — | Irina Matrosova | Uzbekistan | DNF |
| — | Stephanie Mills | Canada | DNF |
| — | Erica van der Bilt | Netherlands | DNF |
| — | Analídia Torre | Portugal | DNF |
| — | Alla Syomina | Uzbekistan | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Derartu Tulu1 Gete Wami2 Merima Denboba8 Ayelech Worku9 (Berhane Adere)(14) (Asha Gigi)(28) | 20 |
| | Kenya Susan Chepkemei3 Lydia Cheromei4 Leah Malot6 Ruth Kutol10 (Irene Kipchumba)(11) (Magdeline Chemjor)(25) | 23 |
| | United States Deena Drossin12 Jen Rhines13 Rachel Sauder36 Kimberly Fitchen37 (Donna Garcia)(55) (Elva Dryer)(DNF) | 98 |
| 4 | Ireland Sonia O'Sullivan7 Rosemary Ryan20 Breda Dennehy27 Anne Keenan-Buckley47 (Maria McCambridge)(80) (Valerie Vaughan)(87) | 101 |
| 5 | Spain Teresa Recio16 Marta Fernández30 María Abel40 Julia Vaquero51 (Alessandra Aguilar)(60) (Beatriz Santíago)(DNF) | 137 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe5 Hayley Yelling34 Liz Yelling44 Sharon Morris54 (Hayley Haining)(56) (Tara Krzywicki)(59) | 137 |
| 7 | Japan Mizuki Noguchi26 Kaori Kumasaka33 Miyuki Nishimura39 Miho Kakehata50 (Taeko Matsubayashi)(77) | 148 |
| 8 | Italy Agata Balsamo19 Silvia Sommaggio31 Silvia Weissteiner48 Sabrina Varrone66 (Bruna Genovese)(71) (Rosita Rota Gelpi)(83) | 164 |
| 9 | Portugal Ana Dias29 Mónica Rosa41 Rosa Oliveira45 Conceição Ferreira52 (Helena Sampaio)(DNF) (Analídia Torre)(DNF) | 167 |
| 10 | Tanzania Restituta Joseph22 Tausi Juma32 Margareth Iro62 Rukia Mkanda72 | 188 |
| 11 | Romania Constantina Diţă35 Iulia Olteanu46 Cristina Grosu57 Elena Fidatof68 (Cristina Casandra)(79) | 206 |
| 12 | Belgium Anja Smolders18 Isabelle Collier61 Stefanija Statkuvienė64 Corinne Debaets86 | 229 |
| 13 | Canada Tina Connelly42 Deborah Buhlers58 Sherri Smith75 Judith Leroy84 (Lisa Harvey)(85) (Stephanie Mills)(DNF) | 259 |
| 14 | Brazil Lidia Karwowski63 Adriana de Souza73 Maria Rodrigues74 Rosângela Faria76 | 286 |
| 15 | India Aruna Devi Waishram81 Sharda Gawande91 Pushpa Devi93 Rina Das94 | 359 |
| 16 | Belarus Oksana Vasilevskaya78 Anastasiya Padalinskaya92 Tatyana Zavyalova95 Anastasiya Sinyak96 | 361 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 104 athletes from 29 countries in the Senior women's race.
* Australia (2)
* Belarus (4)
* Belgium (4)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (6)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* Finland (1)
* India (4)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (6)
* Japan (5)
* Kenya (6)
* Lesotho (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Nepal (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (3)
* Portugal (6)
* Romania (5)
* Russia (3)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (6)
* Tanzania (4)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Uzbekistan (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)
* Zimbabwe (2)