# 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Monza, Italy, at the Mirabello Racecourse on March 16, 1974. 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 (4 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Paola Pigni | Italy | 12:42 |
| | Nina Holmén | Finland | 12:47.6 |
| | Rita Ridley | England | 12:54 |
| 4 | Ann Yeoman | England | 12:58.6 |
| 5 | Pirjo Vihonen | Finland | 13:02 |
| 6 | Bronisława Ludwichowska | Poland | 13:03.2 |
| 7 | Joyce Smith | England | 13:04.4 |
| 8 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 13:05.6 |
| 9 | Carmen Valero | Spain | 13:13.4 |
| 10 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 13:14.8 |
| 11 | Josee van Santberghe | Belgium | 13:18.6 |
| 12 | Clara Choate | United States | 13:20.8 |
| 13 | Silvana Cruciata | Italy | 13:21.8 |
| 14 | Carol Gould | England | 13:23.8 |
| 15 | Christine Tranter | England | 13:24.2 |
| 16 | Sinikka Tyynelä | Finland | 13:25 |
| 17 | Marleen Mols | Belgium | 13:28.8 |
| 18 | Joëlle De Brouwer | France | 13:29.8 |
| 19 | Maria Paz de Lucas | Spain | 13:30.2 |
| 20 | Christa Kofferschläger | West Germany | 13:31 |
| 21 | Charlotte Teske | West Germany | 13:31.8 |
| 22 | Glynis Goodburn | England | 13:31.8 |
| 23 | Deirdre Foreman | Ireland | 13:32.8 |
| 24 | Renata Pentlinowska | Poland | 13:33 |
| 25 | Magda Versluys | Belgium | 13:33.6 |
| 26 | Bruna Lovisolo | Italy | 13:34.2 |
| 27 | Julie Brown | United States | 13:34.8 |
| 28 | Cheryl Bridges | United States | 13:36.8 |
| 29 | Mary Lynch | Ireland | 13:37.8 |
| 30 | Joëlle Audibert | France | 13:38.4 |
| 31 | Katy McIntyre | United States | 13:38.6 |
| 32 | Urszula Prasek | Poland | 13:39.2 |
| 33 | Christine Haskett | Scotland | 13:39.6 |
| 34 | Christine Klemme | West Germany | 13:40.8 |
| 35 | Catherine Bultez | France | 13:42.8 |
| 36 | Danuta Siemieniuk | Poland | 13:43.8 |
| 37 | Celina Magala | Poland | 13:44 |
| 38 | Irja Pettinen | Finland | 13:45 |
| 39 | Margaret Coomber | Scotland | 13:50.4 |
| 40 | Brenda Webb | United States | 13:53.2 |
| 41 | Christel Rosenthal | West Germany | 13:53.4 |
| 42 | Françoise Papelard | France | 13:55 |
| 43 | Moire O'Boyle | Scotland | 13:57.4 |
| 44 | Maria Steels | Belgium | 13:58 |
| 45 | Vicki Foltz | United States | 14:01 |
| 46 | Ann Cumming | Ireland | 14:02 |
| 47 | Waltraud Egger | Italy | 14:03.6 |
| 48 | Veronica Sherry | Ireland | 14:05 |
| 49 | Vera Kemper | West Germany | 14:05.4 |
| 50 | Begona Zuñiga | Spain | 14:09.4 |
| 51 | Françoise Nicolas | France | 14:12.8 |
| 52 | Montserrat Abello | Spain | 14:13.1 |
| 53 | Anne-Marie Saugnac | France | 14:13.2 |
| 54 | Bronwen Smith | Wales | 14:13.4 |
| 55 | Encarnación Escudero | Spain | 14:13.6 |
| 56 | Renate Kieninger | West Germany | 14:13.8 |
| 57 | Giovanna Leone | Italy | 14:17.8 |
| 58 | Sheelagh Morrissey | Ireland | 14:20.2 |
| 59 | Ewa Kuty | Poland | 14:20.4 |
| 60 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 14:20.6 |
| 61 | Arlene Pursglove | Scotland | 14:27 |
| 62 | Pilar San Martin | Spain | 14:36.4 |
| 63 | Palm Gunstone | Scotland | 14:54.2 |
| 64 | Bernadette van Roy | Belgium | 14:57.6 |
| 65 | Marie Mellerick | Ireland | 14:59.8 |
| 66 | Delyth Davies | Wales | 15:03 |
| 67 | Ann Roblin | Wales | 15:18.4 |
| 68 | Ann Disley | Wales | 15:20.4 |
| 69 | Anna Klemenjak | Austria | 17:00.2 |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | England Rita Ridley3 Ann Yeoman4 Joyce Smith7 Carol Gould14 (Christine Tranter)(15) (Glynis Goodburn)(22) | 28 |
| | Italy Paola Cacchi1 Margherita Gargano10 Silvana Cruciata13 Bruna Lovisolo26 (Waltraud Egger)(47) (Giovanna Leone)(57) | 50 |
| | Finland Nina Holmén2 Pirjo Vihonen5 Sinikka Tyynelä16 Irja Pettinen38 | 61 |
| 4 | Belgium Josee van Santberghe11 Marleen Mols17 Magda Versluys25 Maria Steels44 (Bernadette van Roy)(64) | 97 |
| 5 | United States Clara Choate12 Julie Brown27 Cheryl Bridges28 Katy McIntyre31 (Brenda Webb)(40) (Vicki Foltz)(45) | 98 |
| 6 | Poland Bronislawa Ludwichowska6 Renata Pentlinowska24 Urszula Prasek32 Danuta Siemieniuk36 (Celina Magala)(37) (Ewa Kuty)(59) | 98 |
| 7 | West Germany Christa Kofferschläger20 Charlotte Teske21 Christine Klemme34 Christel Rosenthal41 (Vera Kemper)(49) (Renate Kieninger)(56) | 116 |
| 8 | Scotland Mary Stewart8 Christine Haskett33 Margaret Coomber39 Moire O'Boyle43 (Arlene Pursglove)(61) (Palm Gunstone)(63) | 123 |
| 9 | France Joëlle De Brouwer18 Joëlle Audibert30 Catherine Bultez35 Françoise Papelard42 (Françoise Nicolas)(51) (Anne-Marie Saugnac)(53) | 125 |
| 10 | Spain Carmen Valero9 Maria Paz de Lucas19 Begona Zuñiga50 Montserrat Abello52 (Encarnación Escudero)(55) (Pilar San Martin)(62) | 130 |
| 11 | Ireland Deirdre Foreman23 Mary Lynch29 Ann Cumming46 Veronica Sherry48 (Sheelagh Morrissey)(58) (Marie Mellerick)(65) | 146 |
| 12 | Wales Bronwen Smith54 Jean Lochhead60 Delyth Davies66 Ann Roblin67 (Ann Disley)(68) | 247 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 69 athletes from 13 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Austria (1)
* Belgium (5)
* England (6)
* Finland (4)
* France (6)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (6)
* Poland (6)
* Scotland (6)
* Spain (6)
* United States (6)
* Wales (5)
* West Germany (6)