# 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (7.905 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 25:10 |
| | Mestawet Tufa | Ethiopia | 25:15 |
| | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Kenya | 25:18 |
| 4 | Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo | Kenya | 25:34 |
| 5 | Hilda Kibet | Netherlands | 25:35 |
| 6 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia | 25:35 |
| 7 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya | 25:36 |
| 8 | Margaret Wangari Muriuki | Kenya | 25:46 |
| 9 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 25:51 |
| 10 | Grace Kwamboka Momanyi | Kenya | 25:54 |
| 11 | Benita Johnson | Australia | 25:56 |
| 12 | Lineth Chepkurui | Kenya | 26:05 |
| 13 | Asmae Leghzaoui | Morocco | 26:06 |
| 14 | Koren Jelela | Ethiopia | 26:12 |
| 15 | Liz Yelling | United Kingdom | 26:13 |
| 16 | Aselefech Mergia | Ethiopia | 26:28 |
| 17 | Kareema Jasim | Bahrain | 26:29 |
| 18 | Emily Brown | United States | 26:36 |
| 19 | Saadia Bourgailh-Haddioui | France | 26:36 |
| 20 | Lisa Jane Weightman | Australia | 26:37 |
| 21 | Hayley Yelling | United Kingdom | 26:39 |
| 22 | Katie McGregor | United States | 26:40 |
| 23 | Molly Huddle | United States | 26:40 |
| 24 | Kathy Newberry | United States | 26:42 |
| 25 | Simret Sultan | Eritrea | 26:43 |
| 26 | Melissa Rollison | Australia | 26:50 |
| 27 | Anna Thompson | Australia | 26:56 |
| 28 | Soud Kanbouchia | Morocco | 26:59 |
| 29 | Ikram Zouglali | Morocco | 26:59 |
| 30 | Ouafae Frikech | Morocco | 27:02 |
| 31 | Furtuna Zegergish | Eritrea | 27:03 |
| 32 | Elena Romagnolo | Italy | 27:06 |
| 33 | Susanne Hahn | Germany | 27:09 |
| 34 | Inês Monteiro | Portugal | 27:12 |
| 35 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 27:13 |
| 36 | Fionnuala Britton | Ireland | 27:14 |
| 37 | Leonor Carneiro | Portugal | 27:14 |
| 38 | Laura Kenney | United Kingdom | 27:15 |
| 39 | Diana Martín | Spain | 27:17 |
| 40 | Jacqueline Martín | Spain | 27:20 |
| 41 | Melinda Vernon | Australia | 27:23 |
| 42 | Rachel Townend | United Kingdom | 27:24 |
| 43 | Meraf Bahta | Eritrea | 27:31 |
| 44 | Mónica Rosa | Portugal | 27:32 |
| 45 | Faye Fullerton | United Kingdom | 27:32 |
| 46 | Yuko Nohara | Japan | 27:35 |
| 47 | Aimi Horikoshi | Japan | 27:40 |
| 48 | Maria Laghrissi | Morocco | 27:42 |
| 49 | Renee Metivier-Baillie | United States | 27:49 |
| 50 | Sara Moreira | Portugal | 27:50 |
| 51 | Amleset Tewelde | Eritrea | 27:51 |
| 52 | Jiang Chengcheng | China | 27:53 |
| 53 | Jo Wilkinson | United Kingdom | 27:54 |
| 54 | Victoria Mitchell | Australia | 27:57 |
| 55 | Christine Bardelle | France | 27:59 |
| 56 | Kazue Kojima | Japan | 28:04 |
| 57 | Linda Byrne | Ireland | 28:05 |
| 58 | Megumi Seike | Japan | 28:09 |
| 59 | Kenza Dahmani | Algeria | 28:12 |
| 60 | Elizet Banda | Zambia | 28:14 |
| 61 | Judith Plá | Spain | 28:16 |
| 62 | Amy Hastings | United States | 28:18 |
| 63 | Alexandra Becker | Canada | 28:20 |
| 64 | Elizabeth Wightman | Canada | 28:25 |
| 65 | Zhor El Kamch | Morocco | 28:27 |
| 66 | Deirdre Byrne | Ireland | 28:28 |
| 67 | Konstadína Kefalá | Greece | 28:31 |
| 68 | Aya Manome | Japan | 28:31 |
| 69 | Sara Yusuf Yaqoob | Bahrain | 28:37 |
| 70 | Zenaide Vieira | Brazil | 28:45 |
| 71 | Kazuka Wakatsuki | Japan | 28:46 |
| 72 | Ana Dulce Félix | Portugal | 28:50 |
| 73 | Orla O'Mahoney | Ireland | 28:52 |
| 74 | Chichi Germia | Eritrea | 28:52 |
| 75 | Catherine Chikwakwa | Malawi | 28:59 |
| 76 | Maria Zeferina Baldaia | Brazil | 28:59 |
| 77 | Lisa Harvey | Canada | 29:00 |
| 78 | Marelise Retief | South Africa | 29:08 |
| 79 | Suzanne Binne-Huse | Canada | 29:15 |
| 80 | Annette Kealy | Ireland | 29:18 |
| 81 | Susan McCormack | Ireland | 29:29 |
| 82 | Ledile Raseboya | South Africa | 29:38 |
| 83 | Erin MacLean | Canada | 29:44 |
| 84 | Francine Nzilampa | DR Congo | 29:57 |
| 85 | Iulia Fernas | Kyrgyzstan | 30:10 |
| 86 | Ntombesintu Mfunzi | South Africa | 30:11 |
| 87 | Rosângela Faria | Brazil | 30:38 |
| 88 | Sarah Abu Hassan | Egypt | 32:00 |
| 89 | Anifa Khalilova | Azerbaijan | 35:55 |
| 90 | Mariana Carpine | DR Congo | 40:01 |
| — | Fatna Maraoui | Italy | DNF |
| — | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal | DNF |
| — | Mahri Gokiyeva | Turkmenistan | DNF |
| — | Isabel Cristina Da Silva | Brazil | DNF |
| — | Rosa Morató | Spain | DNF |
| — | Maria Kebang | Nigeria | DNS |
| — | Angeline Nyiransabimana | Rwanda | DNS |
| — | Tabitha Tsatsa | Zimbabwe | DNS |
| — | Nadia Ejjafini | Bahrain | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba1 Mestawet Tufa2 Gelete Burka6 Meselech Melkamu9 (Koren Jelela)(14) (Aselefech Mergia)(16) | 18 |
| | Kenya Linet Chepkwemoi Masai3 Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo4 Priscah Jepleting Cherono7 Margaret Wangari Muriuki8 (Grace Kwamboka Momanyi)(10) (Lineth Chepkurui)(12) | 22 |
| | Australia Benita Johnson11 Lisa Jane Weightman20 Melissa Rollison26 Anna Thompson27 (Melinda Vernon)(41) (Victoria Mitchell)(54) | 84 |
| 4 | United States Emily Brown18 Katie McGregor22 Molly Huddle23 Kathy Newberry24 (Renee Metivier-Baillie)(49) (Amy Hastings)(62) | 87 |
| 5 | Morocco Asmae Leghzaoui13 Soud Kanbouchia28 Ikram Zouglali29 Ouafae Frikech30 (Maria Laghrissi)(48) (Zhor El Kamch)(65) | 100 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Liz Yelling15 Hayley Yelling21 Laura Kenney38 Rachel Townend42 (Faye Fullerton)(45) (Jo Wilkinson)(53) | 116 |
| 7 | Eritrea Simret Sultan25 Furtuna Zegergish31 Meraf Bahta43 Amleset Tewelde51 (Chichi Germia)(74) | 150 |
| 8 | Portugal Inês Monteiro34 Leonor Carneiro37 Mónica Rosa44 Sara Moreira50 (Ana Dulce Félix)(72) (Jéssica Augusto)(DNF) | 165 |
| 9 | Spain Alessandra Aguilar35 Diana Martín39 Jacqueline Martín40 Judith Plá61 (Rosa Morató)(DNF) | 175 |
| 10 | Japan Yuko Nohara46 Aimi Horikoshi47 Kazue Kojima56 Megumi Seike58 (Aya Manome)(68) (Kazuka Wakatsuki)(71) | 207 |
| 11 | Ireland Fionnuala Britton36 Linda Byrne57 Deirdre Byrne66 Orla O'Mahoney73 (Annette Kealy)(80) (Susan McCormack)(81) | 232 |
| 12 | Canada Alexandra Becker63 Elizabeth Wightman64 Lisa Harvey77 Suzanne Binne-Huse79 (Erin MacLean)(83) | 283 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 95 athletes from 29 countries participated in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from Nigeria, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe did not show.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (6)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahrain (2)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (5)
* China (1)
* DR Congo (2)
* Egypt (1)
* Eritrea (5)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (2)
* Germany (1)
* Greece (1)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (1)
* Portugal (6)
* South Africa (3)
* Spain (5)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Zambia (1)