# 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Polideportivo Antonio Gil Hernández in Punta Umbría, Spain, on March 20, 2011. Reports of the event were given for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (8 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | Kenya | 24:58 |
| | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Kenya | 25:07 |
| | Shalane Flanagan | United States | 25:10 |
| 4 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 25:18 |
| 5 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya | 25:20 |
| 6 | Wude Ayalew | Ethiopia | 25:21 |
| 7 | Pauline Chemning Korikwiang | Kenya | 25:26 |
| 8 | Lineth Chepkurui | Kenya | 25:28 |
| 9 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 25:36 |
| 10 | Beleynesh Oljira | Ethiopia | 25:40 |
| 11 | Hiwot Ayalew | Ethiopia | 25:42 |
| 12 | Shitaye Eshete | Bahrain | 25:53 |
| 13 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya | 25:56 |
| 14 | Charlotte Purdue | United Kingdom | 26:03 |
| 15 | Merima Mohammed | Ethiopia | 26:24 |
| 16 | Fionnuala Britton | Ireland | 26:25 |
| 17 | Molly Huddle | United States | 26:26 |
| 18 | Magdalena Lewy-Boulet | United States | 26:27 |
| 19 | Blake Russell | United States | 26:30 |
| 20 | Sara Moreira | Portugal | 26:31 |
| 21 | Hatti Dean | United Kingdom | 26:35 |
| 22 | Juliet Chekwel | Uganda | 26:37 |
| 23 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain | 26:39 |
| 24 | Nuria Fernández | Spain | 26:39 |
| 25 | Kareema Jasim | Bahrain | 26:40 |
| 26 | Hitomi Niiya | Japan | 26:43 |
| 27 | Tejitu Daba | Bahrain | 26:45 |
| 28 | Alissa McKaig | United States | 26:46 |
| 29 | Lara Tamsett | Australia | 26:48 |
| 30 | Genzeb Shumi | Bahrain | 26:58 |
| 31 | René Kalmer | South Africa | 27:02 |
| 32 | Janet Achola | Uganda | 27:03 |
| 33 | Hanae Tanaka | Japan | 27:03 |
| 34 | Nadia Ejjafini | Italy | 27:03 |
| 35 | Alia Saeed Mohammed | United Arab Emirates | 27:04 |
| 36 | Rkia Moukim | Morocco | 27:04 |
| 37 | Stevie Stockton | United Kingdom | 27:06 |
| 38 | Viola Chemos | Uganda | 27:09 |
| 39 | Christine Bardelle | France | 27:14 |
| 40 | Lisa Koll | United States | 27:15 |
| 41 | Eloise Wellings | Australia | 27:16 |
| 42 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 27:16 |
| 43 | Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel | France | 27:18 |
| 44 | Dina Lebo Phalula | South Africa | 27:23 |
| 45 | Nazret Weldu | Eritrea | 27:23 |
| 46 | Naomi Taschimowitz | United Kingdom | 27:23 |
| 47 | Bouchra Sahli | Morocco | 27:26 |
| 48 | Yuko Shimizu | Japan | 27:27 |
| 49 | Bouchra Chaâbi | Morocco | 27:28 |
| 50 | Alba García | Spain | 27:29 |
| 51 | Elena Romagnolo | Italy | 27:31 |
| 52 | Rehaset Mehari | Eritrea | 27:31 |
| 53 | Korei Omata | Japan | 27:31 |
| 54 | Gemma Steel | United Kingdom | 27:32 |
| 55 | Safa Aissaoui | Tunisia | 27:38 |
| 56 | Rebecca Cheptegei | Uganda | 27:38 |
| 57 | Oneile Dintwe | Botswana | 27:39 |
| 58 | Tatiele Roberta de Carvalho | Brazil | 27:39 |
| 59 | Julia Bleasdale | United Kingdom | 27:39 |
| 60 | Annerien Van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 27:40 |
| 61 | Nebiat Habtemariam | Eritrea | 27:41 |
| 62 | Betlhem Desalegn | United Arab Emirates | 27:44 |
| 63 | Tebogo Masehla | South Africa | 27:46 |
| 64 | Diana Martín | Spain | 27:47 |
| 65 | Ercília Machado | Portugal | 27:52 |
| 66 | Annet Negesa | Uganda | 27:56 |
| 67 | Anália Rosa | Portugal | 27:57 |
| 68 | Jacqueline Martín | Spain | 27:58 |
| 69 | Kaila McKnight | Australia | 27:59 |
| 70 | Clémence Calvin | France | 28:01 |
| 71 | Jessica Trengove | Australia | 28:02 |
| 72 | Daniela Cunha | Portugal | 28:02 |
| 73 | Laila Soufyane | Italy | 28:03 |
| 74 | Gema Barrachina | Spain | 28:04 |
| 75 | Fiori Asefaw | Eritrea | 28:10 |
| 76 | Nanae Kuwashiro | Japan | 28:16 |
| 77 | Anna Thompson | Australia | 28:19 |
| 78 | Carla Salomé Rocha | Portugal | 28:25 |
| 79 | Lebogang Phalula | South Africa | 28:29 |
| 80 | Aster Tesfaye | Bahrain | 28:29 |
| 81 | Hanane Ouhaddou | Morocco | 28:30 |
| 82 | Camila Aparecida dos Santos | Brazil | 28:32 |
| 83 | Claudette Mukasakindi | Rwanda | 28:33 |
| 84 | Mapaseka Makhanya | South Africa | 28:36 |
| 85 | Ai Igarashi | Japan | 28:37 |
| 86 | Leonora Joy | New Zealand | 28:44 |
| 87 | Ava Hutchinson | Ireland | 28:50 |
| 88 | Kathryn Harrison | Canada | 28:51 |
| 89 | Xu Lihong | China | 28:55 |
| 90 | Safa Jammeli | Tunisia | 28:57 |
| 91 | Veronica Inglese | Italy | 29:02 |
| 92 | Filomena Costa | Portugal | 29:04 |
| 93 | Angeline Nyiransabimana | Rwanda | 29:20 |
| 94 | Fiona Crombie | New Zealand | 29:27 |
| 95 | Fatna Maraoui | Italy | 29:59 |
| 96 | Maria Lúcia Moraes | Brazil | 30:17 |
| 97 | Sarah Biss | New Zealand | 30:47 |
| 98 | Faithy Nyasango | Zimbabwe | 31:15 |
| 99 | Mahbouba Belgacem | Tunisia | 31:44 |
| 100 | Narjes Issaoui | Tunisia | 32:10 |
| 101 | Simone Zapha | Seychelles | 36:19 |
| — | Btissam Lakhouad | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Fatima Ayachi | Morocco | DNS |
| — | Simone da Silva | Brazil | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot1 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai2 Priscah Jepleting Cherono5 Pauline Chemning Korikwiang7 (Lineth Chepkurui)(8) (Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet)(13) | 15 |
| | Ethiopia Meselech Melkamu4 Wude Ayalew6 Genzebe Dibaba9 Beleynesh Oljira10 (Hiwot Ayalew)(11) (Merima Mohammed)(15) | 29 |
| | United States Shalane Flanagan3 Molly Huddle17 Magdalena Lewy-Boulet18 Blake Russell19 (Alisa McKaig)(28) (Lisa Koll)(40) | 57 |
| 4 | Bahrain Shitaye Eshete12 Maryam Yusuf Jamal23 Kareema Jasim25 Tejitu Daba27 (Genzeb Shumi)(30) (Aster Tesfaye)(80) | 87 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Charlotte Purdue14 Hatti Dean21 Stevie Stockton37 Naomi Taschimowitz46 (Gemma Steel)(54) (Julia Bleasdale)(59) | 118 |
| 6 | Uganda Juliet Chekwel22 Janet Achola32 Viola Chemos38 Rebecca Cheptegei56 (Annet Negesa)(66) | 148 |
| 7 | Japan Hitomi Niiya26 Hanae Tanaka33 Yuko Shimizu48 Korei Omata53 (Nanae Kuwashiro)(76) (Ai Igarashi)(85) | 160 |
| 8 | Spain Nuria Fernández24 Alessandra Aguilar42 Alba García50 Diana Martín64 (Jacqueline Martín)(68) (Gema Barrachina)(74) | 180 |
| 9 | South Africa René Kalmer31 Dina Lebo Phalula44 Annerien Van Schalkwyk60 Tebogo Masehla63 (Lebogang Phalula)(79) (Mapaseka Makhanya)(84) | 198 |
| 10 | Australia Lara Tamsett29 Eloise Wellings41 Kaila McKnight69 Jessica Trengove71 (Anna Thompson)(77) | 210 |
| 11 | Morocco Rkia Moukim36 Bouchra Sahli47 Bouchra Chaâbi49 Hanane Ouhaddou81 (Btissam Lakhouad)(DNF) | 213 |
| 12 | Portugal Sara Moreira20 Ercília Machado65 Anália Rosa67 Daniela Cunha72 (Carla Salomé Rocha)(78) (Filomena Costa)(92) | 224 |
| 13 | Eritrea Nazret Weldu45 Rehaset Mehari52 Nebiat Habtemariam61 Fiori Asefaw75 | 233 |
| 14 | Italy Nadia Ejjafini34 Elena Romagnolo51 Laila Soufyane73 Veronica Inglese91 (Fatna Maraoui)(95) | 249 |
| 15 | Tunisia Safa Aissaoui55 Safa Jammeli90 Mahbouba Belgacem99 Narjes Issaoui100 | 344 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 102 athletes from 26 countries participated in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Australia (5)
* Bahrain (6)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (3)
* Canada (1)
* China (1)
* Eritrea (4)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (3)
* Ireland (2)
* Italy (5)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Morocco (5)
* New Zealand (3)
* Portugal (6)
* Rwanda (2)
* Seychelles (1)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Tunisia (4)
* Uganda (5)
* United Arab Emirates (2)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Zimbabwe (1)