# 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 16, 1975. 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 (3.9 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Julie Brown | United States | 13:42 |
| | Bronislawa Ludwichowska | Poland | 13:47 |
| | Carmen Valero | Spain | 13:48 |
| 4 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 13:51 |
| 5 | Lorraine Moller | New Zealand | 13:53 |
| 6 | Heather Thomson | New Zealand | 14:01 |
| 7 | Ann Yeoman | England | 14:03 |
| 8 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 14:03 |
| 9 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 14:12 |
| 10 | Anne Garrett | New Zealand | 14:15 |
| 11 | Maggie Keyes | United States | 14:18 |
| 12 | Magda Ilands | Belgium | 14:19 |
| 13 | Renata Pentlinowska | Poland | 14:20 |
| 14 | Nina Holmén | Finland | 14:21 |
| 15 | Paula Neppel | United States | 14:24 |
| 16 | Joëlle De Brouwer | France | 14:25 |
| 17 | Doris Brown | United States | 14:25 |
| 18 | Christine Tranter | England | 14:26 |
| 19 | Penny Yule | England | 14:27 |
| 20 | Carol Gould | England | 14:29 |
| 21 | Maria Paz de Lucas | Spain | 14:30 |
| 22 | Celina Magala | Poland | |
| 23 | Christine Haskett | Scotland | |
| 24 | Zofia Kolakowska | Poland | |
| 25 | Viviane van Emelen | Belgium | |
| 26 | Joëlle Audibert | France | |
| 27 | Cindy Poor | United States | |
| 28 | Marleen Mols | Belgium | |
| 29 | Allison Deed | New Zealand | |
| 30 | Brigitte de Palmenaere | Belgium | |
| 31 | Sinikka Tyynelä | Finland | |
| 32 | Glynis Goodburn | England | |
| 33 | Irja Pettinen | Finland | |
| 34 | Thelwyn Bateman | Wales | |
| 35 | Encarnación Escudero | Spain | |
| 36 | Montserrat Abelló | Spain | |
| 37 | Danuta Siemieniuk | Poland | |
| 38 | Urszula Prasek | Poland | |
| 39 | Marjukka Ahtiainen | Finland | |
| 40 | Catherine Bultez | France | |
| 41 | Silvia Terenghi | Italy | |
| 42 | Margaret Coomber | Scotland | |
| 43 | Martine Rouze | France | |
| 44 | Lynne Tennant | Australia | 15:08 |
| 45 | Elizabeth Richards | Australia | 15:09 |
| 46 | Belen Azpeitia | Spain | |
| 47 | Maureen Moyle | Australia | 15:18 |
| 48 | Linda Heinmiller | United States | |
| 49 | Sonja Castelein | Belgium | |
| 50 | Chantal Navarro | France | |
| 51 | Dianne Zorn | New Zealand | |
| 52 | Angela Ramello | Italy | |
| 53 | Lavinia Petrie | Australia | 15:26 |
| 54 | Elaine Guittard | France | |
| 55 | Bruna Lovisolo | Italy | |
| 56 | Ann Barrass | Scotland | |
| 57 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | |
| 58 | Hassania Darami | Morocco | |
| 59 | Bernadette van Roy | Belgium | |
| 60 | Hadhoum Kadiri | Morocco | |
| 61 | Marjatta Kallio | Finland | |
| 62 | Marcelina Hernaiz | Spain | |
| 63 | Bronwen Smith | Wales | |
| 64 | Allison Brown | Scotland | |
| 65 | Anne Morris | Wales | |
| 66 | Ann Roblin | Wales | |
| 67 | Palm Gunstone | Scotland | |
| 68 | Khadiya Bouchal | Morocco | |
| 69 | Halina Ennay | Morocco | |
| 70 | Anna James | Wales | |
| 71 | Khadiya Toumi | Morocco | |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | United States Julie Brown1 Maggie Keyes11 Paula Neppel15 Doris Brown17 (Cindy Poor)(27) (Linda Heinmiller)(48) | 44 |
| | New Zealand Lorraine Moller5 Heather Thomson6 Anne Garrett10 Allison Deed29 (Dianne Zorn)(51) | 50 |
| | Poland Bronislawa Ludwichowska2 Renata Pentlinowska13 Celina Magala22 Zofia Kolakowska24 (Danuta Siemieniuk)(37) (Urszula Prasek)(38) | 61 |
| 4 | England Ann Yeoman7 Christine Tranter18 Penny Yule19 Carol Gould20 (Glynis Goodburn)(32) | 64 |
| 5 | Belgium Magda Ilands12 Viviane van Emelen25 Marleen Mols28 Brigitte de Palmenaere30 (Sonja Castelein)(49) (Bernadette van Roy)(59) | 95 |
| 6 | Spain Carmen Valero3 Maria Paz de Lucas21 Encarnación Escudero35 Montserrat Abello36 (Belen Azpeitia)(46) (Marcelina Hernaiz)(62) | 95 |
| 7 | Italy Gabriella Dorio4 Margherita Gargano9 Silvia Terenghi41 Angela Ramello52 (Bruna Lovisolo)(55) | 106 |
| 8 | Finland Nina Holmén14 Sinikka Tyynelä31 Irja Pettinen33 Marjukka Ahtiainen39 (Marjatta Kallio)(61) | 117 |
| 9 | France Joëlle De Brouwer16 Joëlle Audibert26 Catherine Bultez40 Martine Rouze43 (Chantal Navarro)(50) (Elaine Guittard)(54) | 125 |
| 10 | Scotland Mary Stewart8 Christine Haskett23 Margaret Coomber42 Ann Barrass56 (Allison Brown)(64) (Palm Gunstone)(67) | 129 |
| 11 | Australia Lynne Tennant44 Elizabeth Richards45 Maureen Moyle47 Lavinia Petrie53 | 189 |
| 12 | Wales Thelwyn Bateman34 Jean Lochhead57 Bronwen Smith63 Anne Morris65 (Ann Roblin)(66) (Anna James)(70) | 219 |
| 13 | Morocco Hassania Darami58 Hadhoum Kadiri60 Khadiya Bouchal68 Halina Ennay69 (Khadiya Toumi)(71) | 255 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 13 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Australia (4)
* Belgium (6)
* England (5)
* Finland (5)
* France (6)
* Italy (5)
* Morocco (5)
* New Zealand (5)
* Poland (6)
* Scotland (6)
* Spain (6)
* United States (6)
* Wales (6)