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

The Junior 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
### Junior women's race (6 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon | Kenya | 18:53 |
| | Genet Yalew | Ethiopia | 18:54 |
| | Azemra Gebru | Ethiopia | 18:54 |
| 4 | Waganesh Mekasha | Ethiopia | 18:59 |
| 5 | Janeth Kisa | Kenya | 19:08 |
| 6 | Nancy Chepkwemoi | Kenya | 19:20 |
| 7 | Purity Cherotich Rionoripo | Kenya | 19:24 |
| 8 | Emebet Anteneh | Ethiopia | 19:29 |
| 9 | Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech | Kenya | 19:33 |
| 10 | Buze Diriba | Ethiopia | 19:34 |
| 11 | Alem Mokonnin | Ethiopia | 19:39 |
| 12 | Katsuki Suga | Japan | 19:49 |
| 13 | Tomoka Kimura | Japan | 19:56 |
| 14 | Mekdes Woldu | Eritrea | 19:59 |
| 15 | Emelia Gorecka | United Kingdom | 20:03 |
| 16 | Naom Chepngeno Mitei | Kenya | 20:07 |
| 17 | Aisling Cuffe | United States | 20:15 |
| 18 | Nancy Cheptegei | Uganda | 20:17 |
| 19 | Katie Flood | United States | 20:18 |
| 20 | Phanice Chemutai | Uganda | 20:19 |
| 21 | Celia Sullohern | Australia | 20:20 |
| 22 | Annabel Gummow | United Kingdom | 20:20 |
| 23 | Yuriko Kosaki | Japan | 20:23 |
| 24 | Yohama Zemuy | Eritrea | 20:24 |
| 25 | Luula Berhane | Eritrea | 20:29 |
| 26 | Fikadu Tsegay | Eritrea | 20:31 |
| 27 | Risa Yokoe | Japan | 20:31 |
| 28 | Molly Grabill | United States | 20:40 |
| 29 | Louise Small | United Kingdom | 20:41 |
| 30 | Risa Shibuya | Japan | 20:48 |
| 31 | Fadwa Sidi Madane | Morocco | 20:56 |
| 32 | Amela Terzić | Serbia | 20:56 |
| 33 | Doreen Sande | Uganda | 20:58 |
| 34 | Natsumi Yoshida | Japan | 21:00 |
| 35 | Amina Tahiri | Morocco | 21:08 |
| 36 | Hadda Souadia | Algeria | 21:11 |
| 37 | Kefilwe Galeitsiwe | Botswana | 21:11 |
| 38 | Hanane Qallouj | Morocco | 21:14 |
| 39 | Stella Chesang | Uganda | 21:16 |
| 40 | Georgia Peel | United Kingdom | 21:21 |
| 41 | Darine Benamer | Algeria | 21:24 |
| 42 | Hayat Allaoui | Morocco | 21:25 |
| 43 | Charo Inga | Peru | 21:28 |
| 44 | Khonzeni Gwegwa | South Africa | 21:29 |
| 45 | Beth Carter | United Kingdom | 21:34 |
| 46 | Priska Auf Der Maur | Switzerland | 21:37 |
| 47 | Sylvia Kedireng Tshetlanyana | South Africa | 21:39 |
| 48 | Riham Senani | Algeria | 21:40 |
| 49 | Susana Godinho | Portugal | 21:41 |
| 50 | Aleli Aparicio | Peru | 21:41 |
| 51 | Letitia Saayman | South Africa | 21:42 |
| 52 | Caroline Pfister | Canada | 21:43 |
| 53 | Vianney Villanueva | Mexico | 21:49 |
| 54 | Zenobie Vangansbeke | Belgium | 21:50 |
| 55 | Nabila Madoui | Algeria | 21:53 |
| 56 | Carise Thompson | Canada | 21:54 |
| 57 | Caroline Thilivhali Marandela | South Africa | 21:56 |
| 58 | Luz Mery Rojas | Peru | 21:56 |
| 59 | Thamani Tawanda | Botswana | 21:58 |
| 60 | Anca Maria Bunea | Romania | 21:58 |
| 61 | Maria Bernard | Canada | 22:00 |
| 62 | Beatriz Caspar | Spain | 22:01 |
| 63 | Ciara Kary | Canada | 22:02 |
| 64 | Soukaina Atanane | Morocco | 22:06 |
| 65 | Fiona Benson | Canada | 22:07 |
| 66 | Ruth Haynes | United Kingdom | 22:08 |
| 67 | Jovana de la Cruz | Peru | 22:09 |
| 68 | María José Pérez | Spain | 22:10 |
| 69 | Marion Guillemin | France | 22:12 |
| 70 | Justyna Jendro | Poland | 22:14 |
| 71 | Liteboho Makhatseane | Lesotho | 22:15 |
| 72 | Nina Savina | Belarus | 22:16 |
| 73 | Emily Driedger | Canada | 22:17 |
| 74 | Thandeka Emily Manzana | South Africa | 22:23 |
| 75 | Nabila Chaib Draa | Algeria | 22:23 |
| 76 | Loubna Zeroukhi | Algeria | 22:23 |
| 77 | Blanca Fernández | Spain | 22:36 |
| 78 | Rafika Abdennebi | Tunisia | 22:40 |
| 79 | Ahlam Zinadi | Morocco | 22:41 |
| 80 | Hallouma Jerfel | Tunisia | 22:45 |
| 81 | Julie Nacouzi | United States | 22:46 |
| 82 | Selma Kaddachi | Tunisia | 22:53 |
| 83 | Letizia Titon | Italy | 22:59 |
| 84 | Hannah Valenzuela | United States | 23:04 |
| 85 | Sara Ruiz | Spain | 23:11 |
| 86 | Patricia Cueto | Spain | 23:26 |
| 87 | Thato Makhafola | South Africa | 23:32 |
| 88 | Irene Sánchez | Spain | 23:54 |
| 89 | Nesrine Ben Khemissa | Tunisia | 24:20 |
| 90 | Rasha Ayoub | Jordan | 24:59 |
| 91 | Nour Sioud | Tunisia | 26:11 |
| — | Sierra Vega | United States | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Genet Yalew2 Azemra Gebru3 Waganesh Mekasha4 Emebet Anteneh8 (Buze Diriba)(10) (Alem Mokonnin)(11) | 17 |
| | Kenya Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon1 Janeth Kisa5 Nancy Chepkwemoi6 Purity Cherotich Rionoripo7 (Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech)(9) (Naom Chepngeno Mitei)(16) | 19 |
| | Japan Katsuki Suga12 Tomoka Kimura13 Yuriko Kosaki23 Risa Yokoe27 (Risa Shibuya)(30) (Natsumi Yoshida)(34) | 75 |
| 4 | Eritrea Mekdes Woldu14 Yohama Zemuy24 Luula Berhane25 Fikadu Tsegay26 | 89 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Emelia Gorecka15 Annabel Gummow22 Louise Small29 Georgia Peel40 (Beth Carter)(45) (Ruth Haynes)(66) | 106 |
| 6 | Uganda Nancy Cheptegei18 Phanice Chemutai20 Doreen Sande33 Stella Chesang39 | 110 |
| 7 | United States Aisling Cuffe17 Katie Flood19 Molly Grabill28 Julie Nacouzi81 (Hannah Valenzuela)(84) (Sierra Vega)(DNF) | 145 |
| 8 | Morocco Fadwa Sidi Madane31 Amina Tahiri35 Hanane Qallouj38 Hayat Allaoui42 (Soukaina Atanane)(64) (Ahlam Zinadi)(79) | 146 |
| 9 | Algeria Hadda Souadia36 Darine Benamer41 Riham Senani48 Nabila Madoui55 (Nabila Chaib Draa)(75) (Loubna Zeroukhi)(76) | 180 |
| 10 | South Africa Khonzeni Gwegwa44 Sylvia Kedireng Tshetlanyana47 Letitia Saayman51 Caroline Thilivhali Marandela57 (Thandeka Emily Manzana)(74) (Thato Makhafola)(87) | 199 |
| 11 | Peru Charo Inga43 Aleli Aparicio50 Luz Mery Rojas58 Jovana de la Cruz67 | 218 |
| 12 | Canada Caroline Pfister52 Carise Thompson56 Maria Bernard61 Ciara Kary63 (Fiona Benson)(65) (Emily Driedger)(73) | 232 |
| 13 | Spain Beatriz Caspar62 María José Pérez68 Blanca Fernández77 Sara Ruiz85 (Patricia Cueto)(86) (Irene Sánchez)(88) | 292 |
| 14 | Tunisia Rafika Abdennebi78 Hallouma Jerfel80 Selma Kaddachi82 Nesrine Ben Khemissa89 (Nour Sioud)(91) | 329 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 92 athletes from 28 countries participated in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (6)
* Australia (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Botswana (2)
* Canada (6)
* Eritrea (4)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (6)
* Jordan (1)
* Kenya (6)
* Lesotho (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Peru (4)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Serbia (1)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (1)
* Tunisia (5)
* Uganda (4)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)