# 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race

The Women's short race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 22, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Women's short race (4 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 12:20 |
| | Zahra Ouaziz | Morocco | 12:34 |
| | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 12:37 |
| 4 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 12:45 |
| 5 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 12:46 |
| 6 | Beatrice Omwanza | Kenya | 12:47 |
| 7 | Rodica Nagel | France | 12:48 |
| 8 | Elva Dryer | United States | 12:51 |
| 9 | Amy Rudolph | United States | 12:51 |
| 10 | Samukeliso Moyo | Zimbabwe | 12:51 |
| 11 | Genet Gebregiorgis | Ethiopia | 12:52 |
| 12 | Grethe Koens | Netherlands | 12:56 |
| 13 | Zhor El Kamch | Morocco | 12:59 |
| 14 | Nyla Carroll | New Zealand | 13:00 |
| 15 | Hannah Njeri | Kenya | 13:01 |
| 16 | Constantina Diţă | Romania | 13:03 |
| 17 | Alemitu Bekele | Ethiopia | 13:05 |
| 18 | Saliha Khaldoun | Morocco | 13:06 |
| 19 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 13:06 |
| 20 | Hussein Hawa | Tanzania | 13:07 |
| 21 | Marta Domínguez | Spain | 13:08 |
| 22 | Amaia Piedra | Spain | 13:09 |
| 23 | Stela Olteanu | Romania | 13:10 |
| 24 | Seloua Ouaziz | Morocco | 13:10 |
| 25 | Molly Watcke | United States | 13:11 |
| 26 | Kathy Franey | United States | 13:13 |
| 27 | Yihunelesh Bekele | Ethiopia | 13:14 |
| 28 | Margareta Keszeg | Romania | 13:15 |
| 29 | Samra Raif | Morocco | 13:17 |
| 30 | Natalia Azpiazu | Spain | 13:18 |
| 31 | Olena Gorodnychova | Ukraine | 13:18 |
| 32 | Etaferahu Yimer | Ethiopia | 13:19 |
| 33 | Karen Candaele | United States | 13:20 |
| 34 | Heather DeGeest | Canada | 13:20 |
| 35 | Stéphanie Berthevas | France | 13:22 |
| 36 | Janeth Caizalitín | Ecuador | 13:22 |
| 37 | Cristina Iloc | Romania | 13:23 |
| 38 | Jebet Langat | Kenya | 13:26 |
| 39 | Gladys Agui | Kenya | 13:26 |
| 40 | Cristina Petite | Spain | 13:27 |
| 41 | Sabrina Varrone | Italy | 13:28 |
| 42 | Jacqueline Martín | Spain | 13:29 |
| 43 | Tambra Dunn | Canada | 13:30 |
| 44 | Flavia Gaviglio | Italy | 13:30 |
| 45 | Nataliya Romanchuk | Ukraine | 13:34 |
| 46 | Helen Pattinson | United Kingdom | 13:35 |
| 47 | Elisa Rea | Italy | 13:35 |
| 48 | Olimpia Pop | Romania | 13:35 |
| 49 | Margaret Mahohoma | Zimbabwe | 13:38 |
| 50 | Elsabet Truneh | Ethiopia | 13:39 |
| 51 | Elizabeth Chemweno | Kenya | 13:39 |
| 52 | Célia dos Santos | Brazil | 13:41 |
| 53 | Estíbaliz Urrutia | Spain | 13:42 |
| 54 | Dalila Tahi | Algeria | 13:43 |
| 55 | Sarah Dupré | Canada | 13:44 |
| 56 | Rose Kosgei | Kenya | 13:45 |
| 57 | Sonia Barry | New Zealand | 13:45 |
| 58 | Singasi Dube | Zimbabwe | 13:46 |
| 59 | Nouria Mérah-Benida | Algeria | 13:46 |
| 60 | Lucilla Andreucci | Italy | 13:47 |
| 61 | Nicola Slater | United Kingdom | 13:47 |
| 62 | María Paredes | Ecuador | 13:49 |
| 63 | Tatyana Kryvobok | Ukraine | 13:49 |
| 64 | Amanda Crowe | United Kingdom | 13:52 |
| 65 | Ilaria Di Santo | Italy | 13:53 |
| 66 | Fran ten Bensel | United States | 13:53 |
| 67 | Tatyana Glazyr | Ukraine | 13:53 |
| 68 | Serenella Sbrissa | Italy | 13:53 |
| 69 | Sarah Bentley | United Kingdom | 13:54 |
| 70 | Wilma Guerra | Ecuador | 13:54 |
| 71 | Marina Nascimento | Brazil | 13:55 |
| 72 | Kheira Arfa | Algeria | 13:56 |
| 73 | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco | 13:57 |
| 74 | Selma dos Reis | Brazil | 13:59 |
| 75 | Meegan Larsen | Canada | 14:06 |
| 76 | Amanda Parkinson | United Kingdom | 14:10 |
| 77 | Denisa Costescu | Romania | 14:11 |
| 78 | Fatiha Hanika | Algeria | 14:15 |
| 79 | Ana de Souza | Brazil | 14:17 |
| 80 | Saliha Kacemi | Algeria | 14:39 |
| 81 | Yolanda Quinbita | Ecuador | 14:57 |
| 82 | Hamida Mazouzi | Algeria | 15:11 |
| 83 | Shylet Siziba | Zimbabwe | 15:29 |
| 84 | Marie Sylvie Duval | Mauritius | 16:20 |
| 85 | Hoda El-Awadi | Lebanon | 16:21 |
| 86 | Rosemary Omundsen | Papua New Guinea | 16:57 |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Morocco Zahra Ouaziz2 Zhor El Kamch13 Saliha Khaldoun18 Seloua Ouaziz24 (Samra Raif)(29) (Hasna Benhassi)(73) | 57 |
| | Ethiopia Kutre Dulecha3 Genet Gebregiorgis11 Alemitu Bekele17 Yihunelesh Bekele27 (Etaferahu Yimer)(32) (Elsabet Truneh)(50) | 58 |
| | United States Elva Dryer8 Amy Rudolph9 Molly Watcke25 Kathy Franey26 (Karen Candaele)(33) (Fran ten Bensel)(66) | 68 |
| 4 | Kenya Beatrice Omwanza6 Hannah Njeri15 Jebet Langat38 Gladys Agui39 (Elizabeth Chemweno)(51) (Rose Kosgei)(56) | 98 |
| 5 | Romania Constantina Diţă16 Stela Olteanu23 Margareta Keszeg28 Cristina Iloc37 (Olimpia Pop)(48) (Denisa Costescu)(77) | 104 |
| 6 | Spain Marta Domínguez21 Amaia Piedra22 Natalia Azpiazu30 Cristina Petite40 (Jacqueline Martín)(42) (Estíbaliz Urrutia)(53) | 113 |
| 7 | Italy Sabrina Varrone41 Flavia Gaviglio44 Elisa Rea47 Lucilla Andreucci60 (Ilaria Di Santo)(65) (Serenella Sbrissa)(68) | 192 |
| 8 | Zimbabwe Samukeliso Moyo10 Margaret Mahohoma49 Singasi Dube58 Shylet Siziba83 | 200 |
| 9 | Ukraine Olena Gorodnychova31 Nataliya Romanchuk45 Tatyana Kryvobok63 Tatyana Glazyr67 | 206 |
| 10 | Canada Heather DeGeest34 Tambra Dunn43 Sarah Dupré55 Meegan Larsen75 | 207 |
| 11 | United Kingdom Helen Pattinson46 Nicola Slater61 Amanda Crowe64 Sarah Bentley69 (Amanda Parkinson)(76) | 240 |
| 12 | Ecuador Janeth Caizalitín36 María Paredes62 Wilma Guerra70 Yolanda Quinbita81 | 249 |
| 13 | Algeria Dalila Tahi54 Nouria Mérah-Benida59 Kheira Arfa72 Fatiha Hanika78 (Saliha Kacemi)(80) (Hamida Mazouzi)(82) | 263 |
| 14 | Brazil Célia dos Santos52 Marina Nascimento71 Selma dos Reis74 Ana de Souza79 | 276 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 86 athletes from 24 countries in the Women's short race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (6)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (4)
* Ecuador (4)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Lebanon (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (2)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (1)
* Tanzania (2)
* Ukraine (4)
* United Kingdom (5)
* United States (6)
* Zimbabwe (4)