# 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on March 20, 1977. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (5.1 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Carmen Valero | Spain | 17:26 |
| | Lyudmila Bragina | Soviet Union | 17:28 |
| | Giana Romanova | Soviet Union | 17:35 |
| 4 | Irina Bondarchuk | Soviet Union | 17:38 |
| 5 | Cristina Tomasini | Italy | 17:44 |
| 6 | Raisa Katyukova | Soviet Union | 17:46 |
| 7 | Ann Yeoman | England | 17:47 |
| 8 | Sue Kinsey | United States | 17:49 |
| 9 | Anne Audain | New Zealand | 18:00 |
| 10 | Cornelia Bürki | Switzerland | 18:02 |
| 11 | Kathy Mills | United States | 18:03 |
| 12 | Lyubov Ivanova | Soviet Union | 18:05 |
| 13 | Heather Thomson | New Zealand | 18:06 |
| 14 | Julie Brown | United States | 18:07 |
| 15 | Paula Neppel | United States | 18:08 |
| 16 | Joëlle De Brouwer | France | 18:16 |
| 17 | Annie van Stiphout | Netherlands | 18:18 |
| 18 | Vera Kemper | West Germany | 18:20 |
| 19 | Sinikka Tyynelä | Finland | 18:22 |
| 20 | Ewa Kuty | Poland | 18:23 |
| 21 | Thelma Wright | Canada | 18:25 |
| 22 | Bronislawa Ludwichowska | Poland | 18:27 |
| 23 | Montserrat Abello | Spain | 18:28 |
| 24 | Barbara Moore | New Zealand | 18:29 |
| 25 | Raisa Sadreydinova | Soviet Union | 18:30 |
| 26 | Carla Beurskens | Netherlands | 18:31 |
| 27 | Renata Pentlinowska | Poland | 18:32 |
| 28 | Charlotte Teske | West Germany | 18:34 |
| 29 | Donna Valaitis | Canada | 18:35 |
| 30 | Irene Miller | New Zealand | 18:36 |
| 31 | Chantal Navarro | France | 18:37 |
| 32 | Celina Sokolowska | Poland | 18:39 |
| 33 | Jane Colebrook | England | 18:40 |
| 34 | Glynis Penny | England | 18:42 |
| 35 | Derna Casetti | Italy | 18:44 |
| 36 | Elsbeth Liebi | Switzerland | 18:45 |
| 37 | Irja Paukkonnen | Finland | 18:46 |
| 38 | Elina Pulkkinen | Finland | 18:47 |
| 39 | Monika Greschner | West Germany | 18:49 |
| 40 | Veronica Duffy | Ireland | 18:50 |
| 41 | Renate Kieninger | West Germany | 18:51 |
| 42 | Marjukka Ahtiainen | Finland | 18:52 |
| 43 | Maureen Crowley | Canada | 18:53 |
| 44 | Kath Binns | England | 18:54 |
| 45 | Encarnación Escudero | Spain | 18:55 |
| 46 | Sally Beach | Canada | 18:56 |
| 47 | Nadine Claes | Belgium | 18:57 |
| 48 | Doris Heritage | United States | 18:58 |
| 49 | Päivi Roppo | Finland | 18:59 |
| 50 | Sheelagh Morrissey | Ireland | 19:00 |
| 51 | Carol Gould | England | 19:01 |
| 52 | Margaret Coomber | Scotland | 19:02 |
| 53 | Geertje Meersseman | Belgium | 19:03 |
| 54 | Eryn Forbes | United States | 19:04 |
| 55 | Silvia Terenghi | Italy | 19:06 |
| 56 | Kathy Prosser | Canada | 19:07 |
| 57 | Joke van Gerven | Netherlands | 19:10 |
| 58 | Kathy d'Arcy | Canada | 19:12 |
| 59 | Pilar Fernandez | Spain | 19:14 |
| 60 | Viviane Gorau | France | 19:15 |
| 61 | Christine Haskett | Scotland | 19:17 |
| 62 | Monika Gaisjier | Poland | 19:18 |
| 63 | Francine Peeters | Belgium | 19:20 |
| 64 | Barbara Will | West Germany | 19:22 |
| 65 | Judith Shepherd | Scotland | 19:24 |
| 66 | Françoise Nicolas | France | 19:25 |
| 67 | Marina Loddo | Italy | 19:26 |
| 68 | Martine Bouchonneau | France | 19:27 |
| 69 | Silvia Binggeli | Switzerland | 19:28 |
| 70 | Lenie van der Poel | Netherlands | 19:29 |
| 71 | Marijke Moser | Switzerland | 19:30 |
| 72 | Cherry Hanson | England | 19:32 |
| 73 | Aila Virkberg | Finland | 19:34 |
| 74 | Alice Fischer | Switzerland | 19:37 |
| 75 | Marian Stanton | Ireland | 19:40 |
| 76 | Viviane van Emelen | Belgium | 19:41 |
| 77 | Amelia Lorza Lopez | Spain | 19:42 |
| 78 | Ann Disley | Wales | 19:43 |
| 79 | Allison Deed | New Zealand | 19:44 |
| 80 | Tineke Kluft | Netherlands | 19:45 |
| 81 | Claire Spauwen | Netherlands | 19:46 |
| 82 | Angelika Kullmann | West Germany | 19:47 |
| 83 | Rita Thijs | Belgium | 19:53 |
| 84 | Christine Seeman | France | 19:54 |
| 85 | Elaine Kelly | Ireland | 20:00 |
| 86 | Gillian Hutcheson | Scotland | 20:05 |
| 87 | Angeles Guitart Martinez | Spain | 20:15 |
| 88 | Shirley Somervell | New Zealand | 20:16 |
| 89 | Rubina Young | Scotland | 20:16 |
| 90 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 20:23 |
| 91 | Kate Davis | Ireland | 20:35 |
| 92 | Janet Higgins | Scotland | 20:38 |
| 93 | Bronwen Smith | Wales | 20:51 |
| 94 | Emily Dowling | Ireland | 20:58 |
| 95 | Debbie Lewis | Wales | 21:22 |
| 96 | Lynne Huntbach | Wales | 21:40 |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Soviet Union Lyudmila Bragina2 Giana Romanova3 Irina Bondarchuk4 Raisa Katyukova6 (Lyubov Ivanova)(12) (Raisa Sadreydinova)(25) | 15 |
| | United States Sue Kinsey8 Kathy Mills11 Julie Brown14 Paula Neppel15 (Doris Heritage)(48) (Eryn Forbes)(54) | 48 |
| | New Zealand Anne Audain9 Heather Thomson13 Barbara Moore24 Irene Miller30 (Allison Deed)(79) (Shirley Somervell)(88) | 76 |
| 4 | Poland Ewa Kuty20 Bronislawa Ludwichowska22 Renata Pentlinowska27 Celina Sokolowska32 (Monika Gaisjier)(62) | 101 |
| 5 | England Ann Yeoman7 Jane Colebrook33 Glynis Penny34 Kath Binns44 (Carol Gould)(51) (Cherry Hanson)(72) | 118 |
| 6 | West Germany Vera Kemper18 Charlotte Teske28 Monika Greschner39 Renate Kieninger41 (Barbara Will)(64) (Angelika Kullmann)(82) | 126 |
| 7 | Spain Carmen Valero1 Montserrat Abello23 Encarnación Escudero45 Pilar Fernandez59 (Amelia Lorza Lopez)(77) (Angeles Guitart Martinez)(87) | 128 |
| 8 | Finland Sinikka Tyynelä19 Irja Paukkonnen37 Elina Pulkkinen38 Marjukka Ahtiainen42 (Päivi Roppo)(49) (Aila Virkberg)(73) | 136 |
| 9 | Canada Thelma Wright21 Donna Valaitis29 Maureen Crowley43 Sally Beach46 (Kathy Prosser)(56) (Kathy d'Arcy)(58) | 139 |
| 10 | Italy Cristina Tomasini5 Derna Casetti35 Silvia Terenghi55 Marina Loddo67 | 162 |
| 11 | Netherlands Annie van Stiphout17 Carla Beurskens26 Joke van Gerven57 Lenie van der Poel70 (Tineke Kluft)(80) (Claire Spauwen)(81) | 170 |
| 12 | France Joëlle De Brouwer16 Chantal Navarro31 Viviane Gorau60 Françoise Nicolas66 (Martine Bouchonneau)(68) (Christine Seeman)(84) | 173 |
| 13 | Switzerland Cornelia Bürki10 Elsbeth Liebi36 Silvia Binggeli69 Marijke Moser71 (Alice Fischer)(74) | 186 |
| 14 | Belgium Nadine Claes47 Geertje Meersseman53 Francine Peeters63 Viviane van Emelen76 (Rita Thijs)(83) | 239 |
| 15 | Ireland Veronica Duffy40 Sheelagh Morrissey50 Marian Stanton75 Elaine Kelly85 (Kate Davis)(91) (Emily Dowling)(94) | 250 |
| 16 | Scotland Margaret Coomber52 Christine Haskett61 Judith Shepherd65 Gillian Hutcheson86 (Rubina Young)(89) (Janet Higgins)(92) | 264 |
| 17 | Wales Ann Disley78 Jean Lochhead90 Bronwen Smith93 Debbie Lewis95 (Lynne Huntbach)(96) | 356 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 96 athletes from 17 countries in the Senior women's race, one athlete less than the official number published.
* Belgium (5)
* Canada (6)
* England (6)
* Finland (6)
* France (6)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (4)
* Netherlands (6)
* New Zealand (6)
* Poland (5)
* Scotland (6)
* Soviet Union (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (5)
* United States (6)
* Wales (5)
* West Germany (6)