# 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald, and a report in The New York Times.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Junior women's race (4.22 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 13:27 |
| | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 13:32 |
| | Jepkorir Ayabei | Kenya | 13:35 |
| 4 | Nancy Kipron | Kenya | 13:49 |
| 5 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 13:50 |
| 6 | Etaferahu Tarekegn | Ethiopia | 13:53 |
| 7 | Cristina Iloc | Romania | 13:56 |
| 8 | Shura Hotesa | Ethiopia | 13:59 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Cheptanui | Kenya | 14:00 |
| 10 | Caroline Tarus | Kenya | 14:04 |
| 11 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 14:09 |
| 12 | Sintayahu Fikre | Ethiopia | 14:12 |
| 13 | Iona Oltean | Romania | 14:12 |
| 14 | Zenebech Tadese | Ethiopia | 14:15 |
| 15 | Emiko Kojima | Japan | 14:16 |
| 16 | Yuka Hata | Japan | 14:18 |
| 17 | Tomoko Hashimoto | Japan | 14:21 |
| 18 | Sun Guanghong | China | 14:23 |
| 19 | Charlotte Audier | France | 14:26 |
| 20 | Christine Nichols | United States | 14:27 |
| 21 | Olivera Jevtić | Yugoslavia | 14:30 |
| 22 | Kaori Yoshimura | Japan | 14:31 |
| 23 | Evelyne Coussement | Belgium | 14:31 |
| 24 | Bouchra Benthami | Morocco | 14:33 |
| 25 | Courtney Pugmire | United States | 14:34 |
| 26 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 14:36 |
| 27 | Ileana Dorca | Romania | 14:38 |
| 28 | Svetlana Berdysheva | Russia | 14:39 |
| 29 | Judit Plá | Spain | 14:40 |
| 30 | Sara Ferrari | Italy | 14:41 |
| 31 | Iuliana Istin | Romania | 14:41 |
| 32 | Jennifer Handley | Canada | 14:41 |
| 33 | Georgina Fourie | South Africa | 14:42 |
| 34 | René Kalmer | South Africa | 14:42 |
| 35 | Silvia Montane | Spain | 14:45 |
| 36 | Sunita Rani | India | 14:45 |
| 37 | Marie Davis | United States | 14:45 |
| 38 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 14:46 |
| 39 | Anikó Kálovics | Hungary | 14:46 |
| 40 | Bertha Sánchez | Colombia | 14:51 |
| 41 | Katherine Radkewich | United States | 14:52 |
| 42 | Katalin Szentgyörgyi | Hungary | 14:53 |
| 43 | Letiwe Marakurwa | Zimbabwe | 14:53 |
| 44 | Vanessa Galan | Spain | 14:54 |
| 45 | Andrea Johnson | Canada | 14:54 |
| 46 | Fabiane Cristine da Silva | Brazil | 14:57 |
| 47 | Sonja Knöpfli | Switzerland | 15:00 |
| 48 | Li Meihua | China | 15:01 |
| 49 | Desiree Kruger | South Africa | 15:03 |
| 50 | Laura Réal | Spain | 15:04 |
| 51 | Tanya Povey | United Kingdom | 15:05 |
| 52 | Natallia Kvachuk | Belarus | 15:11 |
| 53 | Michelle Mann | United Kingdom | 15:12 |
| 54 | Manuela Dominguez | Spain | 15:12 |
| 55 | Daphne Panhuijsen | Netherlands | 15:12 |
| 56 | Mirela Gavrila | Romania | 15:13 |
| 57 | Ngwarai Mapepa | Zimbabwe | 15:13 |
| 58 | Stephanie van Graan | South Africa | 15:13 |
| 59 | Letitsia Mubamarwo | Zimbabwe | 15:14 |
| 60 | Tifenn le Page | France | 15:14 |
| 61 | Xu Lihong | China | 15:15 |
| 62 | Katie McGregor | United States | 15:19 |
| 63 | Emi Kato | Japan | 15:20 |
| 64 | Ayumi Iwashita | Japan | 15:20 |
| 65 | Hanan Najih | France | 15:22 |
| 66 | Paima de Leo | Italy | 15:25 |
| 67 | Albina Ivanova | Russia | 15:26 |
| 68 | Jackie Coscia | United States | 15:26 |
| 69 | Lada Brazdilová | Czech Republic | 15:28 |
| 70 | Clothilde Gélin | France | 15:29 |
| 71 | Monica Martel | Mexico | 15:30 |
| 72 | Cristina Soflau | Romania | 15:32 |
| 73 | Sithembila Ndhlovu | Zimbabwe | 15:33 |
| 74 | Johanna Risku | Finland | 15:34 |
| 75 | Juliette Oldfield | United Kingdom | 15:35 |
| 76 | Carmen Douma | Canada | 15:35 |
| 77 | Sharolyn Shields | Canada | 15:37 |
| 78 | Elisabeta Fonseca | Portugal | 15:38 |
| 79 | Natascia Morichetti | Italy | 15:38 |
| 80 | Isabel Boldo | Brazil | 15:41 |
| 81 | Yekaterina Bogatyreva | Russia | 15:42 |
| 82 | Jane Groves | United Kingdom | 15:42 |
| 83 | Louisa Leballo | South Africa | 15:47 |
| 84 | Martina Malquori | Italy | 15:47 |
| 85 | Paulina Rath | Netherlands | 15:48 |
| 86 | Gloria Foronda | Colombia | 15:51 |
| 87 | Jacqueline Toniolo | Italy | 15:53 |
| 88 | Ana Rondón | Colombia | 15:54 |
| 89 | Marilyn Maheux | Canada | 15:56 |
| 90 | Yelena Tolstygina | Belarus | 16:01 |
| 91 | Helen van Lysebetten | Belgium | 16:01 |
| 92 | Lizette Grobler | South Africa | 16:02 |
| 93 | Guenaelle Gardel | France | 16:06 |
| 94 | Christelle Charpentier | France | 16:06 |
| 95 | Elena Bonanno | Italy | 16:07 |
| 96 | Nathalie van Hoorebeke | Belgium | 16:10 |
| 97 | Francine Darroch | Canada | 16:19 |
| 98 | Johanna Raja-aho | Finland | 16:26 |
| 99 | Irina Kosolapova | Russia | 16:26 |
| 100 | Michelle Costa | Brazil | 16:30 |
| 101 | Jelena Korol | Belarus | 16:31 |
| 102 | Luz Rojas | Colombia | 16:37 |
| 103 | Marja Loukkola | Finland | 16:46 |
| 104 | An Gommers | Belgium | 16:49 |
| 105 | Madhuri Gurnule | India | 16:49 |
| 106 | Singasi Dube | Zimbabwe | 16:58 |
| 107 | Kristina Topic | Croatia | 17:10 |
| 108 | Florencia Vicente | Mozambique | 17:56 |
| 109 | Érica dos Santos | Brazil | 18:14 |
| 110 | Cecilia David | Mozambique | 18:25 |
| — | Marina Yushkevich | Belarus | DNF |
| — | Sheila Fairweather | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Krista Ranta-Pere | Finland | DQ$^†$ |
| — | Savita Birajdar | India | DQ$^†$ |
| — | Lakshmaiah Manjula | India | DQ$^†$ |
$^†$: Krista Ranta-Pere of Finland came in 90th in 16:00 min, Savita Birajdar of India 98th in 16:12 min, and Lakshmaiah Manjula of India 99th in 16:16 min, but all three were disqualified.

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Jepkorir Ayabei3 Nancy Kipron4 Edna Kiplagat5 Elizabeth Cheptanui9 (Caroline Tarus)(10) | 21 |
| | Ethiopia Kutre Dulecha1 Etaferahu Tarekegn6 Shura Hotesa8 Ayelech Worku11 (Sintayahu Fikre)(12) (Zenebech Tadese)(14) | 26 |
| | Japan Emiko Kojima15 Yuka Hata16 Tomoko Hashimoto17 Kaori Yoshimura22 (Emi Kato)(63) (Ayumi Iwashita)(64) | 70 |
| 4 | Romania Cristina Iloc7 Iona Oltean13 Ileana Dorca27 Iuliana Istin31 (Mirela Gavrila)(56) (Cristina Soflau)(72) | 78 |
| 5 | United States Christine Nichols20 Courtney Pugmire25 Marie Davis37 Katherine Radkewich41 (Katie McGregor)(62) (Jackie Coscia)(68) | 123 |
| 6 | Spain Judit Plá29 Silvia Montane35 Alessandra Aguilar38 Vanessa Galan44 (Laura Réal)(50) (Manuela Dominguez)(54) | 146 |
| 7 | South Africa Georgina Fourie33 René Kalmer34 Desiree Kruger49 Stephanie van Graan58 (Louisa Leballo)(83) (Lizette Grobler)(92) | 174 |
| 8 | France Charlotte Audier19 Tifenn le Page60 Hanan Najih65 Clothilde Gélin70 (Guenaelle Gardel)(93) (Christelle Charpentier)(94) | 214 |
| 9 | Canada Jennifer Handley32 Andrea Johnson45 Carmen Douma76 Sharolyn Shields77 (Marilyn Maheux)(89) (Francine Darroch)(97) | 230 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe Letiwe Marakurwa43 Ngwarai Mapepa57 Letitsia Mubamarwo59 Sithembila Ndhlovu73 (Singasi Dube)(106) | 232 |
| 11 | Italy Sara Ferrari30 Paima de Leo66 Natascia Morichetti79 Martina Malquori84 (Jacqueline Toniolo)(87) (Elena Bonanno)(95) | 259 |
| 12 | United Kingdom Tanya Povey51 Michelle Mann53 Juliette Oldfield75 Jane Groves82 (Sheila Fairweather)(DNF) | 261 |
| 13 | Russia Svetlana Berdysheva28 Albina Ivanova67 Yekaterina Bogatyreva81 Irina Kosolapova99 | 275 |
| 14 | Finland Annemari Sandell2 Johanna Risku74 Johanna Raja-aho98 Marja Loukkola103 | 277 |
| 15 | Belgium Evelyne Coussement23 Helen van Lysebetten91 Nathalie van Hoorebeke96 An Gommers104 | 314 |
| 16 | Colombia Bertha Sánchez40 Gloria Foronda86 Ana Rondón88 Luz Rojas102 | 316 |
| 17 | Brazil Fabiane Cristine da Silva46 Isabel Boldo80 Michelle Costa100 Érica dos Santos109 | 335 |
| DNF | Belarus (Natallia Kvachuk)(52) (Yelena Tolstygina)(90) (Jelena Korol)(101) (Marina Yushkevich)(DNF) | DNF |
| DQ | India (Sunita Rani)(36) (Madhuri Gurnule)(105) (Lakshmaiah Manjula)(DQ) (Savita Birajdar)(DQ) | DQ |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 115 athletes from 30 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Belarus (4)
* Belgium (4)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (6)
* China (3)
* Colombia (4)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* Finland (5)
* France (6)
* Hungary (2)
* India (4)
* Italy (6)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (5)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Mozambique (2)
* Netherlands (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (6)
* Russia (4)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (2)
* United Kingdom (5)
* United States (6)
* Yugoslavia (1)
* Zimbabwe (5)