# 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan, on March 28, 2009. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

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

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 20:14 |
| | Mercy Cherono | Kenya | 20:17 |
| | Jackline Chepngeno | Kenya | 20:27 |
| 4 | Frehiwat Goshu | Ethiopia | 20:34 |
| 5 | Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo | Kenya | 20:36 |
| 6 | Sule Utura | Ethiopia | 20:38 |
| 7 | Emebet Anteneh | Ethiopia | 20:42 |
| 8 | Hilda Chepkemoi Tanui | Kenya | 20:49 |
| 9 | Meseret Mengistu | Ethiopia | 20:52 |
| 10 | Jackline Chebii | Kenya | 21:01 |
| 11 | Emily Brichacek | Australia | 21:02 |
| 12 | Tsega Gelaw | Ethiopia | 21:11 |
| 13 | Lauren Howarth | United Kingdom | 21:14 |
| 14 | Charlotte Purdue | United Kingdom | 21:23 |
| 15 | Gladys Jerotich Kibiwot | Bahrain | 21:25 |
| 16 | Delvine Relin Meringor | Kenya | 21:27 |
| 17 | Nanaka Izawa | Japan | 21:27 |
| 18 | Erika Ikeda | Japan | 21:30 |
| 19 | Neely Spence | United States | 21:33 |
| 20 | Asami Kato | Japan | 21:33 |
| 21 | Aki Otagiri | Japan | 21:40 |
| 22 | Chitose Shibata | Japan | 21:47 |
| 23 | Tejitu Daba | Bahrain | 21:47 |
| 24 | Shitaye Eshete | Bahrain | 21:50 |
| 25 | Kate Avery | United Kingdom | 21:53 |
| 26 | Ashley Brasovan | United States | 21:55 |
| 27 | Nazret Weldu | Eritrea | 21:58 |
| 28 | Clémence Calvin | France | 22:01 |
| 29 | Tsige Gebrebrhan | Eritrea | 22:02 |
| 30 | Helen Hayelom | Eritrea | 22:07 |
| 31 | Lillian Partridge | United Kingdom | 22:10 |
| 32 | Chloe Tighe | Australia | 22:11 |
| 33 | Bai Baoqin | China | 22:11 |
| 34 | Louise Small | United Kingdom | 22:13 |
| 35 | Alexandra Dunne | United States | 22:15 |
| 36 | Nicki Maria McFadzien | New Zealand | 22:15 |
| 37 | Emi Kameyama | Japan | 22:15 |
| 38 | Elena Sedova | Russia | 22:17 |
| 39 | Maxine Heine-Wacker | South Africa | 22:24 |
| 40 | Francine Nibaruta | Burundi | 22:25 |
| 41 | Tatiana Prorokova | Russia | 22:26 |
| 42 | Chelsea Graham | Canada | 22:29 |
| 43 | Valeria Roffino | Italy | 22:30 |
| 44 | Emily Pritt | United States | 22:31 |
| 45 | Anna Catharina Gildenhuys | South Africa | 22:32 |
| 46 | Kedish Tesfay | Eritrea | 22:33 |
| 47 | Jana Van Wabeke | Belgium | 22:35 |
| 48 | Hollie Emery | Australia | 22:39 |
| 49 | Marina Petrova | Russia | 22:40 |
| 50 | Caroline Pfister | Canada | 22:42 |
| 51 | Narjes Issaoui | Tunisia | 22:44 |
| 52 | Tiegssti Negassi | Eritrea | 22:44 |
| 53 | Daniela Cunha | Portugal | 22:44 |
| 54 | Liudmila Lebedeva | Russia | 22:44 |
| 55 | Aleksandra Kudryashova | Russia | 22:47 |
| 56 | Jeanne D'arc Mukakigeli | Rwanda | 22:50 |
| 57 | Charo Inga | Peru | 22:52 |
| 58 | Adeline Musabyimana | Rwanda | 22:53 |
| 59 | Hadda Souadia | Algeria | 22:54 |
| 60 | Safa Jammeli | Tunisia | 22:55 |
| 61 | Embeitey Belay | Eritrea | 22:58 |
| 62 | Fatima-Zahra Ouhrisse | Morocco | 23:03 |
| 63 | Lucia Coli | Italy | 23:06 |
| 64 | Sandra Mosquera | Spain | 23:08 |
| 65 | Sara Vaughn | United States | 23:09 |
| 66 | Tamara Carvolth | Australia | 23:14 |
| 67 | Hafida Benjilali | Morocco | 23:16 |
| 68 | Nawal Yahi | Algeria | 23:19 |
| 69 | Habiba Hammam | Morocco | 23:22 |
| 70 | Fatima Ouezzani | Morocco | 23:23 |
| 71 | Stephanie Aldea | Canada | 23:25 |
| 72 | Nabila Sifi | Algeria | 23:27 |
| 73 | Nandipha Dywili | South Africa | 23:37 |
| 74 | Estefanía Tobal | Spain | 23:39 |
| 75 | Tamara Jewett | Canada | 23:42 |
| 76 | Laura Park | United Kingdom | 23:45 |
| 77 | Ashleigh Schnettler | South Africa | 23:49 |
| 78 | Yamna Ambarki | Morocco | 23:53 |
| 79 | Hayat Amri | Morocco | 23:57 |
| 80 | Letitia Saayman | South Africa | 24:09 |
| 81 | Bénisse Inamahoro | Burundi | 24:10 |
| 82 | Elena Gerasimova | Russia | 24:17 |
| 83 | Tania Carretero | Spain | 24:20 |
| 84 | Zinhle Sinqe | South Africa | 24:27 |
| 85 | Ala'ziad Khalifah | Jordan | 24:32 |
| 86 | Marwa Nasri | Tunisia | 24:58 |
| 87 | Nabila Chaib Draa | Algeria | 25:00 |
| 88 | Hassiba Bioudi | Algeria | 25:10 |
| 89 | Naïma Bakaddour | Algeria | 25:19 |
| 90 | Amira Saghraoui | Tunisia | 25:28 |
| 91 | Katarzyna Broniatowska | Poland | 25:53 |
| 92 | Rasha Ayoub | Jordan | 26:13 |
| 93 | Ghurour Aldeghemat | Jordan | 26:20 |
| 94 | Nahida Albawwat | Jordan | 27:02 |
| 95 | Naama Barka | Libya | 28:48 |
| — | Geneviève Lalonde | Canada | DNF |
| — | Faten Nemrawy | Jordan | DNF |
| — | Esra'a Ikhlawi | Jordan | DNF |
| — | Justine Johnson | Canada | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Genzebe Dibaba1 Frehiwat Goshu4 Sule Utura6 Emebet Anteneh7 (Meseret Mengistu)(9) (Tsega Gelaw)(12) | 18 |
| | Kenya Mercy Cherono2 Jackline Chepngeno3 Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo5 Hilda Chepkemoi Tanui8 (Jackline Chebii)(10) (Delvine Relin Meringor)(16) | 18 |
| | Japan Nanaka Izawa17 Erika Ikeda18 Asami Kato20 Aki Otagiri21 (Chitose Shibata)(22) (Emi Kameyama)(37) | 76 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Lauren Howarth13 Charlotte Purdue14 Kate Avery25 Lillian Partridge31 (Louise Small)(34) (Laura Park)(76) | 83 |
| 5 | United States Neely Spence19 Ashley Brasovan26 Alexandra Dunne35 Emily Pritt44 (Sara Vaughn)(65) | 124 |
| 6 | Eritrea Nazret Weldu27 Tsige Gebrebrhan29 Helen Hayelom30 Kedish Tesfay46 (Tiegssti Negassi)(52) (Embeitey Belay)(61) | 132 |
| 7 | Australia Emily Brichacek11 Chloe Tighe32 Hollie Emery48 Tamara Carvolth66 | 157 |
| 8 | Russia Elena Sedova38 Tatiana Prorokova41 Marina Petrova49 Liudmila Lebedeva54 (Aleksandra Kudryashova)(55) (Elena Gerasimova)(82) | 182 |
| 9 | South Africa Maxine Heine-Wacker39 Anna Catharina Gildenhuys45 Nandipha Dywili73 Ashleigh Schnettler77 (Letitia Saayman)(80) (Zinhle Sinqe)(84) | 234 |
| 10 | Canada Chelsea Graham42 Caroline Pfister50 Stephanie Aldea71 Tamara Jewett75 (Geneviève Lalonde)(DNF) (Justine Johnson)(DNF) | 238 |
| 11 | Morocco Fatima-Zahra Ouhrisse62 Hafida Benjilali67 Habiba Hammam69 Fatima Ouezzani70 (Yamna Ambarki)(78) (Hayat Amri)(79) | 268 |
| 12 | Algeria Hadda Souadia59 Nawal Yahi68 Nabila Sifi72 Nabila Chaib Draa87 (Hassiba Bioudi)(88) (Naïma Bakaddour)(89) | 286 |
| 13 | Tunisia Narjes Issaoui51 Safa Jammeli60 Marwa Nasri86 Amira Saghraoui90 | 287 |
| 14 | Jordan Ala'ziad Khalifah85 Rasha Ayoub92 Ghurour Aldeghemat93 Nahida Albawwat94 (Esra'a Ikhlawi)(DNF) (Faten Nemrawy)(DNF) | 364 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 99 athletes from 27 countries participated in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (6)
* Australia (4)
* Bahrain (3)
* Belgium (1)
* Burundi (2)
* Canada (6)
* China (1)
* Eritrea (6)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (1)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (6)
* Jordan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Libya (1)
* Morocco (6)
* New Zealand (1)
* Peru (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (6)
* Rwanda (2)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (3)
* Tunisia (4)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (5)