# 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Leopardstown Racecourse near Dublin, Ireland, on March 23, 2002. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, for senior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (7.974 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 26:55 |
| | Deena Drossin | United States | 27:04 |
| | Colleen de Reuck | United States | 27:17 |
| 4 | Miwako Yamanaka | Japan | 27:19 |
| 5 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 27:19 |
| 6 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 27:21 |
| 7 | Leila Aman | Ethiopia | 27:25 |
| 8 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 27:28 |
| 9 | Pamela Chepchumba | Kenya | 27:30 |
| 10 | Teyiba Erkesso | Ethiopia | 27:32 |
| 11 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 27:35 |
| 12 | Jen Rhines | United States | 27:43 |
| 13 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 27:50 |
| 14 | Jane Omoro | Kenya | 27:52 |
| 15 | Kayoko Fukushi | Japan | 27:53 |
| 16 | Jepkorir Ayabei | Kenya | 27:58 |
| 17 | Rosanna Martin | Italy | 27:59 |
| 18 | Liz Yelling | United Kingdom | 28:07 |
| 19 | Helena Sampaio | Portugal | 28:08 |
| 20 | Kathy Butler | United Kingdom | 28:12 |
| 21 | Yoshiko Fujinaga | Japan | 28:15 |
| 22 | Anália Rosa | Portugal | 28:16 |
| 23 | Milena Glusac | United States | 28:18 |
| 24 | Maria Luisa Lárraga | Spain | 28:21 |
| 25 | Ana Dias | Portugal | 28:24 |
| 26 | Analídia Torre | Portugal | 28:24 |
| 27 | Beatriz Santíago | Spain | 28:26 |
| 28 | Elva Dryer | United States | 28:27 |
| 29 | Rodica Moroianu | France | 28:30 |
| 30 | Atalelech Ketema | Ethiopia | 28:33 |
| 31 | Amy Rudolph | United States | 28:37 |
| 32 | Carmen Oliveras | France | 28:41 |
| 33 | Inês Monteiro | Portugal | 28:42 |
| 34 | María Abel | Spain | 28:43 |
| 35 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 28:43 |
| 36 | Kazue Ogoshi | Japan | 28:43 |
| 37 | Nebiat Habtemariam | Eritrea | 28:47 |
| 38 | Rosita Rota Gelpi | Italy | 28:51 |
| 39 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 28:53 |
| 40 | Fatima Hajjami | France | 28:56 |
| 41 | Rocío Ríos | Spain | 28:57 |
| 42 | Hayley Yelling | United Kingdom | 29:00 |
| 43 | Monica Wangari | Kenya | 29:00 |
| 44 | Fatima Yvelain | France | 29:00 |
| 45 | Marie McMahon | Ireland | 29:07 |
| 46 | Angela Mudge | United Kingdom | 29:07 |
| 47 | Lisa Harvey | Canada | 29:08 |
| 48 | Elodie Olivares | France | 29:15 |
| 49 | Charné Rademeyer | South Africa | 29:18 |
| 50 | Teresa Recio | Spain | 29:19 |
| 51 | Natalya Berkut | Ukraine | 29:21 |
| 52 | Kim Smith | New Zealand | 29:24 |
| 53 | Stephanie de Croock | Belgium | 29:27 |
| 54 | Nives Curti | Italy | 29:28 |
| 55 | Marina Bastos | Portugal | 29:32 |
| 56 | Patrizia Tisi | Italy | 29:35 |
| 57 | Sarah Dupré | Canada | 29:36 |
| 58 | Orla O'Mahoney | Ireland | 29:42 |
| 59 | Jenny Brown | United Kingdom | 29:52 |
| 60 | Veerle van Linden | Belgium | 29:52 |
| 61 | Alison Rendell | Canada | 29:58 |
| 62 | América Mateos | Mexico | 30:02 |
| 63 | Pauline Curley | Ireland | 30:04 |
| 64 | Cathérine Lallemand | Belgium | 30:15 |
| 65 | Monia Capelli | Italy | 30:21 |
| 66 | Barbara Brych | Canada | 30:32 |
| 67 | Hannah Lawrence | New Zealand | 30:42 |
| 68 | Teresa Duffy | Ireland | 31:02 |
| 69 | Corinne Debaets | Belgium | 31:18 |
| 70 | Michaela McClure | Canada | 31:21 |
| 71 | Geraldine Hendricken | Ireland | 31:40 |
| 72 | Irina Matrosova | Uzbekistan | 31:48 |
| 73 | Margareth Iro | Tanzania | 32:08 |
| 74 | Margaret Danagher | Ireland | 32:25 |
| 75 | Priscilla Mamba | Eswatini | 33:03 |
| 76 | Yuliya Arfipova | Uzbekistan | 33:18 |
| 77 | Zamira Amirova | Uzbekistan | 33:56 |
| 78 | Kanchanamala Udagedara | Sri Lanka | 33:59 |
| 79 | Daulgoda Inoka | Sri Lanka | 33:59 |
| 80 | Yekaterina Dirova | Uzbekistan | 34:23 |
| 81 | Malika Chandrakanthi | Sri Lanka | 34:48 |
| — | Zahia Dahmani | France | DNF |
| — | Suzanne Binne | Canada | DNF |
| — | Sandra Baumann | Austria | DNS |
| — | Anesie Kwizera | Burundi | DNS |
| — | Gulsara Dadabaeva | Tajikistan | DNS |
| — | Taussi Juma | Tanzania | DNS |
| — | Banuelia Katesigwa | Tanzania | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Eyerusalem Kuma5 Merima Denboba6 Leila Aman7 Teyiba Erkesso10 (Ayelech Worku)(n/s) (Atalelech Ketema)(n/s) | 28 |
| | United States Deena Drossin2 Colleen de Reuck3 Jen Rhines12 Milena Glusac21 (Elva Dryer)(n/s) (Amy Rudolph)(n/s) | 38 |
| | Kenya Rose Cheruiyot8 Pamela Chepchumba9 Leah Malot11 Jane Omoro13 (Jepkorir Ayabei)(n/s) (Monica Wangari)(n/s) | 41 |
| 4 | Japan Miwako Yamanaka4 Kayoko Fukushi14 Yoshiko Fujinaga19 Kazue Ogoshi30 | 67 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe1 Liz Yelling16 Kathy Butler18 Hayley Yelling34 (Angela Mudge)(n/s) (Jenny Brown)(n/s) | 69 |
| 6 | Portugal Helena Sampaio17 Anália Rosa20 Ana Dias23 Analídia Torre24 (Inês Monteiro)(n/s) (Marina Bastos)(n/s) | 84 |
| 7 | Spain Maria Luisa Lárraga22 Beatriz Santíago25 María Abel28 Alessandra Aguilar29 (Rocío Ríos)(n/s) (Teresa Recio)(n/s) | 104 |
| 8 | France Rodica Moroianu26 Carmen Oliveras27 Fatima Hajjami33 Fatima Yvelain35 (Elodie Olivares)(n/s) (Zahia Dahmani)(DNF) | 121 |
| 9 | Italy Rosanna Martin15 Rosita Rota Gelpi31 Nives Curti39 Patrizia Tisi40 (Monia Capelli)(n/s) | 125 |
| 10 | Belgium Anja Smolders32 Stephanie de Croock38 Veerle van Linden43 Cathérine Lallemand46 (Corinne Debaets)(n/s) | 159 |
| 11 | Canada Lisa Harvey37 Sarah Dupré41 Alison Rendell44 Barbara Brych47 (Michaela McClure)(n/s) (Suzanne Binne)(DNF) | 169 |
| 12 | Ireland Marie McMahon36 Orla O'Mahoney42 Pauline Curley45 Teresa Duffy48 (Geraldine Hendricken)(n/s) (Margaret Danagher)(n/s) | 171 |
| 13 | Uzbekistan Irina Matrosova49 Yuliya Arfipova50 Zamira Amirova51 Yekaterina Dirova52 | 202 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 83 athletes from 21 countries participated in the Senior women's race. The announced athletes from Austria, Burundi, and Tajikistan did not show.
* Belgium (5)
* Canada (6)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (6)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (5)
* Japan (4)
* Kenya (6)
* Mexico (1)
* New Zealand (2)
* Portugal (6)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (6)
* Sri Lanka (3)
* Eswatini (1)
* Tanzania (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Uzbekistan (4)