# 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Durham, United Kingdom, at the University of Durham on March 25, 1995. A report on the event was given in The New York Times and in the Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (6.47 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 20:21 |
| | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 20:29 |
| | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 20:39 |
| 4 | Margaret Ngotho | Kenya | 20:40 |
| 5 | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 20:49 |
| 6 | Joan Nesbit | United States | 20:50 |
| 7 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 20:53 |
| 8 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 20:54 |
| 9 | Albertina Dias | Portugal | 20:56 |
| 10 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 20:57 |
| 11 | Catherine Kirui | Kenya | 20:58 |
| 12 | Zahra Ouaziz | Morocco | 21:06 |
| 13 | Olga Bondarenko | Russia | 21:06 |
| 14 | Olga Appell | United States | 21:07 |
| 15 | Yukiko Okamoto | Japan | 21:07 |
| 16 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 21:12 |
| 17 | Hellen Kimaiyo | Kenya | 21:13 |
| 18 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 21:14 |
| 19 | Annette Palluy | France | 21:15 |
| 20 | Kanako Haginaga | Japan | 21:17 |
| 21 | Carmen Fuentes | Spain | 21:18 |
| 22 | Tudorita Chidu | Romania | 21:19 |
| 23 | Elena Fidatof | Romania | 21:20 |
| 24 | Bev Hartigan | United Kingdom | 21:21 |
| 25 | Askale Bereda | Ethiopia | 21:22 |
| 26 | Genet Gebregiorgis | Ethiopia | 21:23 |
| 27 | Hellen Chepngeno | Kenya | 21:24 |
| 28 | Alla Zhilyayeva | Russia | 21:24 |
| 29 | Iulia Negura | Romania | 21:25 |
| 30 | Cristina Misaros | Romania | 21:25 |
| 31 | Naomi Sakashita | Japan | 21:27 |
| 32 | Natalya Solominskaya | Russia | 21:29 |
| 33 | Rosanna Martin | Italy | 21:29 |
| 34 | Nyla Carroll | New Zealand | 21:31 |
| 35 | Anne Cross | Australia | 21:31 |
| 36 | Yuko Kawakami | Japan | 21:31 |
| 37 | Gwynn Coogan | United States | 21:32 |
| 38 | Estela Estévez | Spain | 21:34 |
| 39 | Kathy Butler | Canada | 21:35 |
| 40 | Yang Siyu | China | 21:36 |
| 41 | Rosario Murcia | France | 21:36 |
| 42 | Laurence Duquénoy | France | 21:37 |
| 43 | Nadezhda Tatarenkova | Russia | 21:37 |
| 44 | Alison Wyeth | United Kingdom | 21:38 |
| 45 | Leah Pells | Canada | 21:38 |
| 46 | Stefanija Statkuvienė | Lithuania | 21:39 |
| 47 | Ana Correia | Portugal | 21:39 |
| 48 | Roseli Machado | Brazil | 21:41 |
| 49 | Blandine Bitzner-Ducret | France | 21:42 |
| 50 | Garifa Kuku | Kazakhstan | 21:42 |
| 51 | Ana Dias | Portugal | 21:44 |
| 52 | Emma Carney | Australia | 21:45 |
| 53 | Tatyana Belovol | Ukraine | 21:45 |
| 54 | Katy McCandless | United States | 21:45 |
| 55 | Daria Nauer | Switzerland | 21:46 |
| 56 | Masako Saito | Japan | 21:46 |
| 57 | Regina Chistyakova | Lithuania | 21:47 |
| 58 | Rocío Ríos | Spain | 21:48 |
| 59 | Dorthe Rasmussen | Denmark | 21:48 |
| 60 | Tamara Koba | Ukraine | 21:49 |
| 61 | Anne Keenan-Buckley | Ireland | 21:50 |
| 62 | Liz Wilson | United States | 21:50 |
| 63 | Liève Slegers | Belgium | 21:51 |
| 64 | Laurence Vivier | France | 21:52 |
| 65 | Silvia Sommaggio | Italy | 21:52 |
| 66 | Annemarie Danneels | Belgium | 21:53 |
| 67 | Carmen Troncoso | United States | 21:53 |
| 68 | Ana Oliveira | Portugal | 21:54 |
| 69 | Atsumi Yashima | Japan | 21:55 |
| 70 | Maria Curatolo | Italy | 21:58 |
| 71 | Nina Belikova | Russia | 21:58 |
| 72 | Nives Curti | Italy | 21:59 |
| 73 | Natalya Galushko | Belarus | 22:00 |
| 74 | Angela White | Australia | 22:02 |
| 75 | Desana Sourková | Czech Republic | 22:03 |
| 76 | Alta Verster | South Africa | 22:03 |
| 77 | Getenesh Urge | Ethiopia | 22:05 |
| 78 | Angie Hulley | United Kingdom | 22:07 |
| 79 | Kerryn McCann | Australia | 22:08 |
| 80 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 22:08 |
| 81 | Rosa Oliveira | Portugal | 22:08 |
| 82 | Natalia Azpiazu | Spain | 22:09 |
| 83 | Lucy Elliott | United Kingdom | 22:09 |
| 84 | Ingrid van Giel | Belgium | 22:09 |
| 85 | Daniela Bran | Romania | 22:10 |
| 86 | Maria Rébélo | France | 22:10 |
| 87 | Anchen Rose | South Africa | 22:11 |
| 88 | Martha Ernstdóttir | Iceland | 22:11 |
| 89 | Orietta Mancia | Italy | 22:12 |
| 90 | Viktoria Nenasheva | Russia | 22:13 |
| 91 | Teresa Duffy | Ireland | 22:14 |
| 92 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 22:19 |
| 93 | Vera Ragulina | Ukraine | 22:20 |
| 94 | Helle Vullings | Netherlands | 22:22 |
| 95 | Tamara Salomon | Canada | 22:23 |
| 96 | Mieke Aanen | Netherlands | 22:25 |
| 97 | Agata Balsamo | Italy | 22:25 |
| 98 | Jill Bruce | Ireland | 22:26 |
| 99 | Sandra Lotter | South Africa | 22:28 |
| 100 | Ilona Barbanova | Ukraine | 22:28 |
| 101 | Cathy Schum | Ireland | 22:29 |
| 102 | Andrea Duke | United Kingdom | 22:31 |
| 103 | Elisabeth Mongudhi | Namibia | 22:33 |
| 104 | Juliet Prowse | South Africa | 22:36 |
| 105 | Clare Carney | Australia | 22:37 |
| 106 | Mary Donohoe | Ireland | 22:38 |
| 107 | Deanna Arnhill | Canada | 22:42 |
| 108 | Solange de Souza | Brazil | 22:47 |
| 109 | Marina Nascimento | Brazil | 22:49 |
| 110 | Stella Castro | Colombia | 22:49 |
| 111 | Irina Mikitenko | Kazakhstan | 22:58 |
| 112 | Hao Jianhua | China | 23:02 |
| 113 | Wu Mei | China | 23:07 |
| 114 | Gwen Griffiths | South Africa | 23:17 |
| 115 | Jacqueline Martín | Spain | 23:18 |
| 116 | Carol Galea | Malta | 23:18 |
| 117 | Mara Zuzul | Croatia | 23:18 |
| 118 | Melody Marcus | South Africa | 23:20 |
| 119 | Esneda Londono | Colombia | 23:21 |
| 120 | Ulla Marquette | Canada | 23:27 |
| 121 | Olga Pivovarova | Kazakhstan | 23:33 |
| 122 | Miryam Pulido | Colombia | 23:33 |
| 123 | Evette Turner | Jamaica | 23:42 |
| 124 | Cecilia Rojas | Colombia | 23:44 |
| 125 | Maria Santana | Brazil | 23:45 |
| 126 | Irina Matrosova | Uzbekistan | 23:49 |
| 127 | Nadir de Siqueira | Brazil | 23:51 |
| 128 | Yelena Gorbulya | Kazakhstan | 24:08 |
| 129 | Janice Turner | Jamaica | 24:38 |
| 130 | Josiane Nairac-Boullé | Mauritius | 25:01 |
| 131 | Lee Hsiao-Chuan | Chinese Taipei | 25:07 |
| 132 | Michelle Clarke | Jamaica | 25:34 |
| 133 | Nicole Carty | Jamaica | 26:33 |
| 134 | Lilian López | Paraguay | 28:05 |
| 135 | Finette Didon | Seychelles | 30:01 |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Sally Barsosio3 Margaret Ngotho4 Rose Cheruiyot8 Catherine Kirui11 (Hellen Kimaiyo)(17) (Hellen Chepngeno)(27) | 26 |
| | Ethiopia Derartu Tulu1 Gete Wami5 Merima Denboba7 Askale Bereda25 (Genet Gebregiorgis)(26) (Getenesh Urge)(77) | 38 |
| | Romania Gabriela Szabo10 Tudorita Chidu22 Elena Fidatof23 Iulia Negura29 (Cristina Misaros)(30) (Daniela Bran)(85) | 84 |
| 4 | Japan Yukiko Okamoto15 Kanako Haginaga20 Naomi Sakashita31 Yuko Kawakami36 (Masako Saito)(56) (Atsumi Yashima)(69) | 102 |
| 5 | United States Joan Nesbit6 Olga Appell14 Gwynn Coogan37 Katy McCandless54 (Liz Wilson)(62) (Carmen Troncoso)(67) | 111 |
| 6 | Russia Olga Bondarenko13 Alla Zhilyayeva28 Natalya Solominskaya32 Nadezhda Tatarenkova43 (Nina Belikova)(71) (Viktoria Nenasheva)(90) | 116 |
| 7 | Spain Julia Vaquero16 Carmen Fuentes21 Estela Estévez38 Rocío Ríos58 (Natalia Azpiazu)(82) (Jacqueline Martín)(115) | 133 |
| 8 | France Annette Palluy19 Rosario Murcia41 Laurence Duquénoy42 Blandine Bitzner-Ducret49 (Laurence Vivier)(64) (Maria Rébélo)(86) | 151 |
| 9 | United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe18 Bev Hartigan24 Alison Wyeth44 Angie Hulley78 (Lucy Elliott)(83) (Andrea Duke)(102) | 164 |
| 10 | Portugal Albertina Dias9 Ana Correia47 Ana Dias51 Ana Oliveira68 (Carla Sacramento)(80) (Rosa Oliveira)(81) | 175 |
| 11 | Italy Rosanna Martin33 Silvia Sommaggio65 Maria Curatolo70 Nives Curti72 (Orietta Mancia)(89) (Agata Balsamo)(97) | 240 |
| 12 | Australia Anne Cross35 Emma Carney52 Angela White74 Kerryn McCann79 (Clare Carney)(105) | 240 |
| 13 | Ireland Catherina McKiernan2 Anne Keenan-Buckley61 Teresa Duffy91 Jill Bruce98 (Cathy Schum)(101) (Mary Donohoe)(106) | 252 |
| 14 | Canada Kathy Butler39 Leah Pells45 Tamara Salomon95 Deanna Arnhill107 (Ulla Marquette)(120) | 286 |
| 15 | Belgium Liève Slegers63 Annemarie Danneels66 Ingrid van Giel84 Anja Smolders92 | 305 |
| 16 | Ukraine Tatyana Belovol53 Tamara Koba60 Vera Ragulina93 Ilona Barbanova100 | 306 |
| 17 | South Africa Alta Verster76 Anchen Rose87 Sandra Lotter99 Juliet Prowse104 (Gwen Griffiths)(114) (Melody Marcus)(118) | 366 |
| 18 | Brazil Roseli Machado48 Solange de Souza108 Marina Nascimento109 Maria Santana125 (Nadir de Siqueira)(127) | 390 |
| 19 | Kazakhstan Garifa Kuku50 Irina Mikitenko111 Olga Pivovarova121 Yelena Gorbulya128 | 410 |
| 20 | Colombia Stella Castro110 Esneda Londono119 Miryam Pulido122 Cecilia Rojas124 | 475 |
| 21 | Jamaica Evette Turner123 Janice Turner129 Michelle Clarke132 Nicole Carty133 | 517 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 135 athletes from 39 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Australia (5)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (4)
* Brazil (5)
* Canada (5)
* China (3)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (4)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (6)
* Iceland (1)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (6)
* Jamaica (4)
* Japan (6)
* Kazakhstan (4)
* Kenya (6)
* Lithuania (2)
* Malta (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Namibia (1)
* Netherlands (2)
* New Zealand (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Portugal (6)
* Romania (6)
* Russia (6)
* Seychelles (1)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (1)
* Ukraine (4)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Uzbekistan (1)