# 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 24, 2007. Reports of the event were given in the Herald, and 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 |
| | Lornah Kiplagat | Netherlands | 26:23 |
| | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 26:47 |
| | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 26:48 |
| 4 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia | 26:55 |
| 5 | Florence Jebet Kiplagat | Kenya | 27:26 |
| 6 | Pamela Chepchumba | Kenya | 27:34 |
| 7 | Priscah Jepleting Ngetich | Kenya | 27:39 |
| 8 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 28:10 |
| 9 | Simret Sultan | Eritrea | 28:16 |
| 10 | Wude Ayalew | Ethiopia | 28:18 |
| 11 | Zhor El Kamch | Morocco | 28:20 |
| 12 | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal | 28:21 |
| 13 | Fridah Chepkemoi Domongole | Kenya | 28:27 |
| 14 | Fionnuala Britton | Ireland | 28:45 |
| 15 | Hattie Dean | United Kingdom | 28:48 |
| 16 | Hayley Yelling | United Kingdom | 28:53 |
| 17 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco | 28:53 |
| 18 | Anna Thompson | Australia | 28:59 |
| 19 | Koren Jelela | Ethiopia | 29:10 |
| 20 | Rosa Morató | Spain | 29:13 |
| 21 | Zaituni Jumanne | Tanzania | 29:13 |
| 22 | Christine Bardelle | France | 29:15 |
| 23 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | Tanzania | 29:19 |
| 24 | Marina Ivanova | Russia | 29:19 |
| 25 | Nebiat Habtemariam | Eritrea | 29:20 |
| 26 | Jane Suuto | Uganda | 29:21 |
| 27 | Elena Romagnolo | Italy | 29:24 |
| 28 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey | 29:26 |
| 29 | Aimi Horikoshi | Japan | 29:26 |
| 30 | Catherine Ferrell | United States | 29:34 |
| 31 | Angeline Nyiransabimana | Rwanda | 29:39 |
| 32 | María Elena Moreno | Spain | 29:39 |
| 33 | Hanane Ouhaddou | Morocco | 29:43 |
| 34 | Sharon Tavengwa | Zimbabwe | 29:45 |
| 35 | Chen Xiaofang | China | 29:46 |
| 36 | Renee Metivier | United States | 29:47 |
| 37 | Victoria Mitchell | Australia | 29:48 |
| 38 | Malika Benlafkir | Morocco | 29:52 |
| 39 | Kathy Newberry | United States | 29:54 |
| 40 | Marta Romo | Spain | 29:57 |
| 41 | Kumi Akaishi | Japan | 30:03 |
| 42 | Lisa Jane Weightman | Australia | 30:06 |
| 43 | Judit Plá | Spain | 30:08 |
| 44 | Jessica Wright | New Zealand | 30:11 |
| 45 | Jia Chaofeng | China | 30:16 |
| 46 | Galina Saykina | Russia | 30:19 |
| 47 | Mestawet Tufa | Ethiopia | 30:21 |
| 48 | Catherine Webombesa | Uganda | 30:25 |
| 49 | Felicity Milton | United Kingdom | 30:26 |
| 50 | Saïda El Mehdi | Morocco | 30:29 |
| 51 | Tabitha Tsatsa | Zimbabwe | 30:36 |
| 52 | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | Rwanda | 30:37 |
| 53 | Valentina Belotti | Italy | 30:40 |
| 54 | Tomomi Yuda | Japan | 30:45 |
| 55 | Yui Nakadai | Japan | 30:54 |
| 56 | Felicité Uwingeneye | Rwanda | 30:55 |
| 57 | Sarah Salmon | Australia | 30:57 |
| 58 | Marina Ivanova | Russia | 30:58 |
| 59 | Claudette Mukasakindi | Rwanda | 30:59 |
| 60 | Eleanor Baker | United Kingdom | 30:59 |
| 61 | Rosa Barbosa | Brazil | 31:02 |
| 62 | Letekidan Gebreyohannes | Eritrea | 31:02 |
| 63 | Isabel Checa | Spain | 31:06 |
| 64 | Kristy Villis | Australia | 31:08 |
| 65 | Elizaveta Grechishnikova | Russia | 31:24 |
| 66 | Weini Tedros | Eritrea | 31:25 |
| 67 | Genessi Nyirahabimana | Rwanda | 31:26 |
| 68 | Miho Notagashira | Japan | 31:28 |
| 69 | Ernestina Paulino | Angola | 31:47 |
| 70 | Elsa Medhane | Eritrea | 31:58 |
| 71 | Mary Duerbeck | United States | 32:01 |
| 72 | Jackline Sakilu | Tanzania | 32:17 |
| 73 | Maria Lúcia Moraes | Brazil | 32:25 |
| 74 | Esiman Adzo Torgbadza | Ghana | 32:28 |
| 75 | Mammie Konnen-Lahun | Sierra Leone | 32:32 |
| 76 | Michele Cristina Das Chagas | Brazil | 32:39 |
| 77 | Lamberte Nyabamikazi | Rwanda | 33:01 |
| 78 | Faridah Chelanga | Uganda | 33:05 |
| 79 | Emily Chebet | Uganda | 33:16 |
| 80 | Oneile Dintwe | Botswana | 35:01 |
| 81 | Natasha Monique | Mauritius | 36:26 |
| 82 | Emilia Mikue Ondo | Equatorial Guinea | 37:43 |
| — | Yuka Kakimi | Japan | DNF |
| — | Bouchra Chaâbi | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Mónica Rosa | Portugal | DNF |
| — | Kate Reed | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Emily Chebet Muge | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Farida Makula | Tanzania | DNF |
| — | Pascalina Bombo | Tanzania | DNF |
| — | Dorcus Chesang | Uganda | DNF |
| — | Violet Raseboya | South Africa | DNF |
| — | Docus Inzikuru | Uganda | DNF |
| — | Josephine Deemay | Tanzania | DNF |
| — | Binnaz Uslu | Turkey | DQ$^†$ |
$^†$: Binnaz Uslu from Turkey did not finish, but was disqualified because of doping violations.

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba2 Meselech Melkamu3 Gelete Burika4 Wude Ayalew10 (Koren Jelela)(19) (Mestawet Tufa)(47) | 19 |
| | Kenya Florence Jebet Kiplagat5 Pamela Chepchumba6 Priscah Jepleting Ngetich7 Vivian Cheruiyot8 (Fridah Chepkemoi Domongole)(13) (Emily Chebet Muge)(DNF) | 26 |
| | Morocco Zhor El Kamch11 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli17 Hanane Ouhaddou33 Malika Benlafkir38 (Saïda El Mehdi)(50) (Bouchra Chaâbi)(DNF) | 99 |
| 4 | Spain Rosa Morató20 María Elena Moreno32 Marta Romo40 Judith Plá43 (Isabel Checa)(63) | 135 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Hattie Dean15 Hayley Yelling16 Felicity Milton49 Eleanor Baker60 (Kate Reed)(DNF) | 140 |
| 6 | Australia Anna Thompson18 Victoria Mitchell37 Lisa Jane Weightman42 Sarah Salmon57 (Kristy Villis)(64) | 154 |
| 7 | Eritrea Simret Sultan9 Nebiat Habtemariam25 Letekidan Gebreyohannes62 Weini Tedros66 (Elsa Medhane)(70) | 162 |
| 8 | United States Catherine Ferrell30 Renee Metivier36 Kathy Newberry39 Mary Duerbeck71 | 176 |
| 9 | Japan Aimi Horikoshi29 Kumi Akaishi41 Tomomi Yuda54 Yui Nakadai55 (Miho Notagashira)(68) (Yuka Kakimi)(DNF) | 179 |
| 10 | Russia Marina Ivanova24 Galina Saykina46 Marina Ivanova58 Elizaveta Grechishnikova65 | 193 |
| 11 | Rwanda Angeline Nyiransabimana31 Epiphanie Nyirabarame52 Felicité Uwingeneye56 Claudette Mukasakindi59 (Genessi Nyirahabimana)(67) (Lamberte Nyabamikazi)(77) | 198 |
| 12 | Uganda Jane Suuto26 Catherine Webombesa48 Faridah Chelanga78 Emily Chebet79 (Docus Inzikuru)(DNF) (Dorcus Chesang)(DNF) | 231 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 94 athletes from 30 countries participated in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Angola (1)
* Australia (5)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (3)
* China (2)
* Equatorial Guinea (1)
* Eritrea (5)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (1)
* Ghana (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Mauritius (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Portugal (2)
* Russia (4)
* Rwanda (6)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (5)
* Tanzania (6)
* Turkey (2)
* Uganda (6)
* United Kingdom (5)
* United States (4)
* Zimbabwe (2)