# 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9, 1980. A report on the event was given in the Evening Times.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (4.82 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Grete Waitz | Norway | 15:05 |
| | Irina Bondarchuk | Soviet Union | 15:49 |
| | Yelena Chernysheva | Soviet Union | 15:52 |
| 4 | Giana Romanova | Soviet Union | 15:53 |
| 5 | Jan Merrill | United States | 15:57 |
| 6 | Svetlana Ulmasova | Soviet Union | 16:00 |
| 7 | Penny Forse | England | 16:04 |
| 8 | Ellen Wessinghage | West Germany | 16:05 |
| 9 | Kath Binns | England | 16:06 |
| 10 | Margaret Groos | United States | 16:09 |
| 11 | Raisa Smekhnova | Soviet Union | 16:09 |
| 12 | Cristina Tomasini | Italy | 16:10 |
| 13 | Julie Shea | United States | 16:10 |
| 14 | Sandra Arthurton | England | 16:15 |
| 15 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 16:18 |
| 16 | Carla Beurskens | Netherlands | 16:19 |
| 17 | Nancy Rooks | Canada | 16:20 |
| 18 | Christine McMeekin | Scotland | 16:20 |
| 19 | Ruth Smeeth | England | 16:20 |
| 20 | Charlotte Teske | West Germany | 16:22 |
| 21 | Brenda Webb | United States | 16:23 |
| 22 | Gunvor Hilde | Norway | 16:23 |
| 23 | Amelia Lorza Lopez | Spain | 16:24 |
| 24 | Bronislawa Ludwichowska | Poland | 16:24 |
| 25 | Lynn Kanuka | Canada | 16:25 |
| 26 | Joan Benoit | United States | 16:28 |
| 27 | Deirdre Nagle | Ireland | 16:29 |
| 28 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 16:30 |
| 29 | Luciana Saccol | Italy | 16:31 |
| 30 | Regina Joyce | England | 16:36 |
| 31 | Shauna Miller | Canada | 16:37 |
| 32 | Alba Milana | Italy | 16:38 |
| 33 | Mona Kleppe | Norway | 16:40 |
| 34 | Sylvie Bornet | France | 16:41 |
| 35 | Ellison Goodall | United States | 16:42 |
| 36 | Silvana Cruciata | Italy | 16:44 |
| 37 | Sara Neil | Canada | 16:44 |
| 38 | Marleen Mols | Belgium | 16:44 |
| 39 | Sabine Ladurner | Italy | 16:44 |
| 40 | Mie Poulsen Jensen | Denmark | 16:46 |
| 41 | Elvira Hofmann | West Germany | 16:47 |
| 42 | Elise Wattendorf | Switzerland | 16:48 |
| 43 | Véronique Renties | France | 16:49 |
| 44 | Martine Bouchonneau | France | 16:50 |
| 45 | Tatyana Sychova | Soviet Union | 16:51 |
| 46 | Magda Ilands | Belgium | 16:51 |
| 47 | Rita Aerts | Belgium | 16:52 |
| 48 | Fionnuala Morrish | Ireland | 16:52 |
| 49 | Maria Chwaszczynska | Poland | 16:53 |
| 50 | Pilar Fernandez | Spain | 16:59 |
| 51 | Francine Peeters | Belgium | 16:59 |
| 52 | Asuncion Sinobas | Spain | 17:03 |
| 53 | Jacqueline Lefeuvre | France | 17:03 |
| 54 | Wanda Panfil | Poland | 17:06 |
| 55 | Mercedes Calleja | Spain | 17:09 |
| 56 | Montserrat Abello | Spain | 17:10 |
| 57 | Mercedes Buceta | Spain | 17:10 |
| 58 | Hilary Hollick | Wales | 17:10 |
| 59 | Carol Meagan | Ireland | 17:11 |
| 60 | Renata Kokowska | Poland | 17:11 |
| 61 | Mary Purcell | Ireland | 17:11 |
| 62 | Veronica Duffy | Ireland | 17:14 |
| 63 | Angelika Stephan | West Germany | 17:15 |
| 64 | Rita Schlebert | Switzerland | 17:15 |
| 65 | Veronica Poryckyj | Canada | 17:17 |
| 66 | Denise Verhaert | Belgium | 17:18 |
| 67 | Susan Olsen | Denmark | 17:19 |
| 68 | Zehava Shmueli | Israel | 17:19 |
| 69 | Anette Hansen | Denmark | 17:22 |
| 70 | Brigit de Nijs | Netherlands | 17:22 |
| 71 | Marie-Christine Christiaens | Belgium | 17:23 |
| 72 | Kathy Williams | Wales | 17:23 |
| 73 | Fiona McQueen | Scotland | 17:24 |
| 74 | Yana Jones | Wales | 17:24 |
| 75 | Nathalie Abelard | France | 17:25 |
| 76 | Leila Boudina | Algeria | 17:30 |
| 77 | Frederica Sieders | Netherlands | 17:31 |
| 78 | Dorthe Rasmussen | Denmark | 17:34 |
| 79 | Barbara Harvie | Scotland | 17:34 |
| 80 | Angela Mason | England | 17:34 |
| 81 | Connie Olsen | Denmark | 17:42 |
| 82 | Carole Bradford | Wales | 17:42 |
| 83 | Oddrun Mosling | Norway | 17:43 |
| 84 | Karin de Nijs | Netherlands | 17:49 |
| 85 | Mébarka El Hadj Abdellah | Algeria | 17:56 |
| 86 | Tineke Kluft | Netherlands | 17:59 |
| 87 | Annie Rindt | Netherlands | 17:59 |
| 88 | Margaret Coomber | Scotland | 18:04 |
| 89 | Sonia McLaren | Scotland | 18:04 |
| 90 | Vreni Forster | Switzerland | 18:07 |
| 91 | Kim Lock | Wales | 18:09 |
| 92 | Siobhan Treacy | Ireland | 18:21 |
| 93 | Malika Bellounis | Algeria | 18:22 |
| 94 | Rachel Halle | Israel | 18:24 |
| 95 | Joëlle De Brouwer | France | 18:34 |
| 96 | Joyce Mehaffey | Northern Ireland | 18:42 |
| 97 | Sheila Doyle | Northern Ireland | 18:44 |
| 98 | Trudy Kenward | Wales | 18:47 |
| 99 | Kerry Robinson | Scotland | 19:10 |
| 100 | Anna Bukis | Poland | 19:13 |
| 101 | Roisin Smyth | Northern Ireland | 19:30 |
| 102 | Avril McClung | Northern Ireland | 19:48 |
| 103 | Susan Beattie | Northern Ireland | 20:21 |
| — | Vera Kemper | West Germany | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Soviet Union Irina Bondarchuk2 Yelena Chernysheva3 Giana Romanova4 Svetlana Ulmasova6 (Raisa Smekhnova)(11) (Tatyana Sychova)(45) | 15 |
| | England Penny Forse7 Kath Binns9 Sandra Arthurton14 Ruth Smeeth19 (Regina Joyce)(30) (Angela Mason)(80) | 49 |
| | United States Jan Merrill5 Margaret Groos10 Julie Shea13 Brenda Webb21 (Joan Benoit)(26) (Ellison Goodall)(35) | 49 |
| 4 | Norway Grete Waitz1 Ingrid Christensen15 Gunvor Hilde22 Mona Kleppe33 (Oddrun Mosling)(83) | 71 |
| 5 | Italy Cristina Tomasini12 Margherita Gargano28 Luciana Saccol29 Alba Milana32 (Silvana Cruciata)(36) (Sabine Ladurner)(39) | 101 |
| 6 | Canada Nancy Rooks17 Lynn Kanuka25 Shauna Miller31 Sara Neil37 (Veronica Poryckyj)(65) | 110 |
| 7 | West Germany Ellen Wessinghage8 Charlotte Teske20 Elvira Hofmann41 Angelika Stephan63 (Vera Kemper)(DNF) | 132 |
| 8 | France Sylvie Bornet34 Véronique Renties43 Martine Bouchonneau44 Jacqueline Lefeuvre53 (Nathalie Abelard)(75) (Joëlle De Brouwer)(95) | 174 |
| 9 | Spain Amelia Lorza Lopez23 Pilar Fernandez50 Asuncion Sinobas52 Mercedes Calleja55 (Montserrat Abello)(56) (Mercedes Buceta)(57) | 180 |
| 10 | Belgium Marleen Mols38 Magda Ilands46 Rita Aerts47 Francine Peeters51 (Denise Verhaert)(66) (Marie-Christine Christiaens)(71) | 182 |
| 11 | Poland Bronislawa Ludwichowska24 Maria Chwaszczynska49 Wanda Panfil54 Renata Kokowska60 (Anna Bukis)(100) | 187 |
| 12 | Ireland Deirdre Nagle27 Fionnuala Morrish48 Carol Meagan59 Mary Purcell61 (Veronica Duffy)(62) (Siobhan Treacy)(92) | 195 |
| 13 | Netherlands Carla Beurskens16 Brigit de Nijs70 Frederica Sieders77 Karin de Nijs84 (Tineke Kluft)(86) (Annie Rindt)(87) | 247 |
| 14 | Denmark Mie Poulsen Jensen40 Susan Olsen67 Anette Hansen69 Dorthe Rasmussen78 (Connie Olsen)(81) | 254 |
| 15 | Scotland Christine McMeekin18 Fiona McQueen73 Barbara Harvie79 Margaret Coomber88 (Sonia McLaren)(89) (Kerry Robinson)(99) | 258 |
| 16 | Wales Hilary Hollick58 Kathy Williams72 Yana Jones74 Carole Bradford82 (Kim Lock)(91) (Trudy Kenward)(98) | 286 |
| 17 | Northern Ireland Joyce Mehaffey96 Sheila Doyle97 Roisin Smyth101 Avril McClung102 (Susan Beattie)(103) | 396 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 104 athletes from 20 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (3)
* Belgium (6)
* Canada (5)
* Denmark (5)
* England (6)
* France (6)
* Ireland (6)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (6)
* Netherlands (6)
* Northern Ireland (5)
* Norway (5)
* Poland (5)
* Scotland (6)
* Soviet Union (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (3)
* United States (6)
* Wales (6)
* West Germany (5)