# 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 21, 1998. Reports on 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 were published.

## Race results
### Junior women's race (6 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Yimenashu Taye | Ethiopia | 19:32 |
| | Jeruto Kiptum | Kenya | 19:34 |
| | Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 19:34 |
| 4 | Alemgena Bezabeh | Ethiopia | 19:46 |
| 5 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 19:47 |
| 6 | Margaret Chepkemboi | Kenya | 19:48 |
| 7 | Agnes Kiprop | Kenya | 19:57 |
| 8 | Merima Hashim | Ethiopia | 19:59 |
| 9 | Emiko Kojima | Japan | 20:02 |
| 10 | Émilie Mondor | Canada | 20:16 |
| 11 | Prisca Ngetich | Kenya | 20:16 |
| 12 | René Kalmer | South Africa | 20:17 |
| 13 | Malika Asahssah | Morocco | 20:17 |
| 14 | Yoshiko Fujinaga | Japan | 20:28 |
| 15 | Cathérine Lallemand | Belgium | 20:29 |
| 16 | Hareg Sidelil | Ethiopia | 20:37 |
| 17 | Tereza Yohanes | Ethiopia | 20:38 |
| 18 | Salome Boiyo | Kenya | 20:50 |
| 19 | Risa Tanaka | Japan | 20:50 |
| 20 | Melinda Campbell | United States | 20:51 |
| 21 | Tuula Laitinen | Finland | 20:53 |
| 22 | Katalin Szentgyörgyi | Hungary | 20:54 |
| 23 | Hind Chahid | Morocco | 20:55 |
| 24 | Miho Nakashima | Japan | 20:56 |
| 25 | Elaine du Plessis | South Africa | 20:58 |
| 26 | Ionela Bungardean | Romania | 20:59 |
| 27 | Siphuluwazi Sibindi | Zimbabwe | 21:10 |
| 28 | Yolandi Neuhoff | South Africa | 21:11 |
| 29 | Chioko Sakaue | Japan | 21:12 |
| 30 | Sonja Stolić | Yugoslavia | 21:15 |
| 31 | Yelena Tolstygina | Belarus | 21:15 |
| 32 | Soumia Mastacou | Morocco | 21:17 |
| 33 | Catherine Maapela | South Africa | 21:17 |
| 34 | Nokhutula Muhkuli | Zimbabwe | 21:18 |
| 35 | Vanessa Veiga | Spain | 21:22 |
| 36 | Lize-Mari Venter | South Africa | 21:28 |
| 37 | Lynda Rabhi | Algeria | 21:29 |
| 38 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | Germany | 21:29 |
| 39 | Alessia Lutskovskaya | Russia | 21:30 |
| 40 | Federica Gogele | Italy | 21:33 |
| 41 | Nicole Chapple | Australia | 21:34 |
| 42 | Riina Tolonen | Finland | 21:37 |
| 43 | Elena Perez | Spain | 21:39 |
| 44 | Kattell Villain | France | 21:39 |
| 45 | Laura Heiner | United States | 21:43 |
| 46 | Bouchra Benthami | Morocco | 21:50 |
| 47 | Sibusisiwe Nyoni | Zimbabwe | 21:50 |
| 48 | Kazuko Kanno | Japan | 21:51 |
| 49 | Minna Myllykoski | Finland | 21:51 |
| 50 | Caroline Walsh | United Kingdom | 21:52 |
| 51 | Tara Rohatinsky | United States | 21:53 |
| 52 | Fouzia Zoutat | Algeria | 21:55 |
| 53 | Minna Nummela | Finland | 21:56 |
| 54 | Ljiljana Culibrk | Croatia | 21:57 |
| 55 | Kenza Dahmani | Algeria | 22:00 |
| 56 | Nassira Taibi | Algeria | 22:00 |
| 57 | Mirjana Glisovic | Yugoslavia | 22:01 |
| 58 | Louise Kelly | United Kingdom | 22:02 |
| 59 | Melanie Schulz | Germany | 22:02 |
| 60 | Judith Heinze | Germany | 22:03 |
| 61 | Chantal Berthelot | France | 22:03 |
| 62 | Martha Garces | Mexico | 22:04 |
| 63 | Johanna Raja-aho | Finland | 22:05 |
| 64 | Tara Struyk | Canada | 22:06 |
| 65 | Karen Fletcher | United Kingdom | 22:06 |
| 66 | Inês Monteiro | Portugal | 22:10 |
| 67 | Letitia Pheleu | South Africa | 22:15 |
| 68 | Christine Mukamutesi | Rwanda | 22:16 |
| 69 | Vincenza Sicari | Italy | 22:20 |
| 70 | Natalia Rodríguez | Spain | 22:23 |
| 71 | Marta Gómez | Spain | 22:25 |
| 72 | Desneiges McLean | Canada | 22:26 |
| 73 | Luana Pocorobba | Italy | 22:28 |
| 74 | Sharolyn Shields | Canada | 22:29 |
| 75 | Mariel Ettinger | United States | 22:32 |
| 76 | Rosaria Console | Italy | 22:33 |
| 77 | Ann Ramsey | United States | 22:33 |
| 78 | Michelle Costa | Brazil | 22:34 |
| 79 | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | Rwanda | 22:35 |
| 80 | Hakima Baatouche | Algeria | 22:35 |
| 81 | Ksenija Orsolic | Croatia | 22:36 |
| 82 | Türkan Erişmiş | Turkey | 22:39 |
| 83 | Gabi Kastner | Germany | 22:41 |
| 84 | Rosa Morató | Spain | 22:42 |
| 85 | Rebecca Everett | United Kingdom | 22:44 |
| 86 | Anna Markelova | Turkmenistan | 22:46 |
| 87 | Ulrike Leitheim | Germany | 22:47 |
| 88 | Sonia Thomas | United Kingdom | 22:50 |
| 89 | Silvia Weissteiner | Italy | 22:53 |
| 90 | Demelza Murrihy | New Zealand | 22:56 |
| 91 | Ayfer Yigit | Turkey | 23:00 |
| 92 | Céline Garcia | France | 23:01 |
| 93 | Malindi Elmore | Canada | 23:08 |
| 94 | Sümeyra Tali | Turkey | 23:15 |
| 95 | Katharina Schley | Germany | 23:19 |
| 96 | Eliisa Ahola | Finland | 23:25 |
| 97 | Cristina Pozzo | Italy | 23:27 |
| 98 | Khadija Touati | Algeria | 23:33 |
| 99 | Dina Mijuskovic | Croatia | 23:37 |
| 100 | Vanina Arrua | Argentina | 23:41 |
| 101 | Eugenie Gnoleba | France | 23:42 |
| 102 | Clemantine Nyiraguhirwa | Rwanda | 23:52 |
| 103 | Nilgün Yilmaz | Turkey | 24:14 |
| 104 | Dildar Mamedova | Turkmenistan | 24:23 |
| 105 | Irina Podkorytova | Kazakhstan | 24:30 |
| 106 | Enphasia Nyirangerageze | Rwanda | 25:07 |
| 107 | Diala El-Chabi | Lebanon | 25:09 |
| 108 | Adriana da Silva | Brazil | 25:16 |
| 109 | Francine Byukusenge | Rwanda | 26:08 |
| 110 | Paula Cabrera | Argentina | 26:12 |
| 111 | Ana do Nascimento | Brazil | 26:54 |
| 112 | Laura Umpierrez | Argentina | 27:30 |
| — | Erin McClure | Canada | DNF |
| — | Magdalena Haamwanyena | Namibia | DNF |
| — | Iris Fuentes-Pila | Spain | DNF |
| — | Eva Chollat-Traquet | France | DNF |
| — | Fanny Pruvost | France | DNF |
| — | Amber Gascoigne | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Kawthar Al-Wahsh | Palestine | DNF |
| — | Houria Riadi | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Rachel Hixson | United States | DNF |
| — | Nadia Ejjafini | Morocco | DQ$^†$ |
$^†$: Nadia Ejjafini of Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Yimenashu Taye1 Worknesh Kidane3 Alemgena Bezabeh4 Merima Hashim8 (Hareg Sidelil)(16) (Tereza Yohanes)(17) | 16 |
| | Kenya Jeruto Kiptum2 Vivian Cheruiyot5 Margaret Chepkemboi6 Agnes Kiprop7 (Prisca Ngetich)(11) (Salome Boiyo)(18) | 20 |
| | Japan Emiko Kojima9 Yoshiko Fujinaga14 Risa Tanaka19 Miho Nakashima24 (Chioko Sakaue)(29) (Kazuko Kanno)(48) | 66 |
| 4 | South Africa René Kalmer12 Elaine du Plessis25 Yolandi Neuhoff28 Catherine Maapela33 (Lize-Mari Venter)(36) (Letitia Pheleu)(67) | 98$^†$ |
| 5 | Morocco Malika Asahssah13 Hind Chahid23 Soumia Mastacou32 Bouchra Benthami46 (Houria Riadi)(DNF) | 114$^†$ |
| 6 | Finland Tuula Laitinen21 Riina Tolonen42 Minna Myllykoski49 Minna Nummela53 (Johanna Raja-aho)(63) (Eliisa Ahola)(96) | 165 |
| 7 | United States Melinda Campbell20 Laura Heiner45 Tara Rohatinsky51 Mariel Ettinger75 (Ann Ramsey)(77) (Rachel Hixson)(DNF) | 191 |
| 8 | Algeria Lynda Rabhi37 Fouzia Zoutat52 Kenza Dahmani55 Nassira Taibi56 (Hakima Baatouche)(80) (Khadija Touati)(98) | 200 |
| 9 | Spain Vanessa Veiga35 Elena Perez43 Natalia Rodríguez70 Marta Gómez71 (Rosa Morató)(84) (Iris Fuentes-Pila)(DNF) | 219 |
| 10 | Canada Émilie Mondor10 Tara Struyk64 Desneiges McLean72 Sharolyn Shields74 (Malindi Elmore)(93) (Erin McClure)(DNF) | 220 |
| 11 | Germany Sabrina Mockenhaupt38 Melanie Schulz59 Judith Heinze60 Gabi Kastner83 (Ulrike Leitheim)(87) (Katharina Schley)(95) | 240 |
| 12 | Italy Federica Gogele40 Vincenza Sicari69 Luana Pocorobba73 Rosaria Console76 (Silvia Weissteiner)(89) (Cristina Pozzo)(97) | 258 |
| 13 | United Kingdom Caroline Walsh50 Louise Kelly58 Karen Fletcher65 Rebecca Everett85 (Sonia Thomas)(88) (Amber Gascoigne)(DNF) | 258 |
| 14 | France Kattell Villain44 Chantal Berthelot61 Céline Garcia92 Eugenie Gnoleba101 (Eva Chollat-Traquet)(DNF) (Fanny Pruvost)(DNF) | 298 |
| 15 | Rwanda Christine Mukamutesi68 Epiphanie Nyirabarame79 Clemantine Nyiraguhirwa102 Enphasia Nyirangerageze106 (Francine Byukusenge)(109) | 355 |
| 16 | Turkey Türkan Erişmiş82 Ayfer Yigit91 Sümeyra Tali94 Nilgün Yilmaz103 | 370 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
$^†$: Nadia Ejjafini of Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 122 athletes from 35 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (6)
* Argentina (3)
* Australia (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (3)
* Canada (6)
* Croatia (3)
* Ethiopia (6)
* Finland (6)
* France (6)
* Germany (6)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (6)
* Japan (6)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Kenya (6)
* Lebanon (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Namibia (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Palestine (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Rwanda (5)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Turkey (4)
* Turkmenistan (2)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Yugoslavia (2)
* Zimbabwe (3)