# 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on March 24, 2013. Reports of the event were given in the Herald and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (8 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Emily Chebet | Kenya | 24:24 |
| | Hiwot Ayalew | Ethiopia | 24:27 |
| | Belaynesh Oljira | Ethiopia | 24:33 |
| 4 | Shitaye Eshete | Bahrain | 24:34 |
| 5 | Margaret Wangari Muriuki | Kenya | 24:39 |
| 6 | Janet Kisa | Kenya | 24:46 |
| 7 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot | Kenya | 24:46 |
| 8 | Tejitu Daba | Bahrain | 24:55 |
| 9 | Juliet Chekwel | Uganda | 24:58 |
| 10 | Irene Chepet Cheptai | Kenya | 25:01 |
| 11 | Beatrice Chepkemoi Mutai | Kenya | 25:05 |
| 12 | Salima El Ouali Alami | Morocco | 25:05 |
| 13 | Neely Spence | United States | 25:08 |
| 14 | Fionnuala Britton | Ireland | 25:08 |
| 15 | Genet Yalew | Ethiopia | 25:10 |
| 16 | Sophie Duarte | France | 25:17 |
| 17 | Almensh Belete | Belgium | 25:24 |
| 18 | Kenza Dahmani Tifahi | Algeria | 25:26 |
| 19 | Nazret Weldu | Eritrea | 25:27 |
| 20 | Kareema Jasim | Bahrain | 25:27 |
| 21 | Emily Infeld | United States | 25:27 |
| 22 | Diana Martín | Spain | 25:29 |
| 23 | Nadia Noujani | Morocco | 25:30 |
| 24 | Natasha Fraser | Canada | 25:30 |
| 25 | Rachel Cliff | Canada | 25:30 |
| 26 | Mattie Suver | United States | 25:41 |
| 27 | Mary Teresa Cullen | Ireland | 25:42 |
| 28 | Sule Utura | Ethiopia | 25:43 |
| 29 | Yebrgual Melese | Ethiopia | 25:44 |
| 30 | Kim Conley | United States | 25:45 |
| 31 | Gemma Steel | United Kingdom | 25:47 |
| 32 | Linda Byrne | Ireland | 25:49 |
| 33 | Laurane Picoche | France | 25:50 |
| 34 | Deena Kastor | United States | 25:52 |
| 35 | Christelle Daunay | France | 25:53 |
| 36 | Luula Berhane | Eritrea | 25:55 |
| 37 | Louise Damen | United Kingdom | 25:55 |
| 38 | Christine Bardelle | France | 25:56 |
| 39 | Janet Achola | Uganda | 25:58 |
| 40 | Stephanie Twell | United Kingdom | 25:58 |
| 41 | Genzeb Shumi | Bahrain | 25:59 |
| 42 | Ava Hutchinson | Ireland | 25:59 |
| 43 | Fiori Asefaw | Eritrea | 25:59 |
| 44 | Carla Salomé Rocha | Portugal | 26:01 |
| 45 | Clémence Calvin | France | 26:03 |
| 46 | Eleanor Baker | United Kingdom | 26:04 |
| 47 | Delilah DiCrescenzo | United States | 26:05 |
| 48 | Lauren Howarth | United Kingdom | 26:05 |
| 49 | Olivia Mugove | Zimbabwe | 26:07 |
| 50 | Azucena Díaz | Spain | 26:07 |
| 51 | Agnieszka Ciołek | Poland | 26:08 |
| 52 | Aster Tesfaye | Bahrain | 26:20 |
| 53 | Dina Lebo Phalula | South Africa | 26:22 |
| 54 | Sonia Bejarano | Spain | 26:24 |
| 55 | Beverly Ramos | Puerto Rico | 26:25 |
| 56 | Fu Tinglian | China | 26:29 |
| 57 | Teresa Urbina | Spain | 26:30 |
| 58 | Rachel Hannah | Canada | 26:35 |
| 59 | Tatiele Roberta de Carvalho | Brazil | 26:36 |
| 60 | Lindsay Carson | Canada | 26:38 |
| 61 | Katarzyna Kowalska | Poland | 26:40 |
| 62 | Ayuko Suzuki | Japan | 26:41 |
| 63 | Lavinia Haitope | Namibia | 26:44 |
| 64 | Yukari Abe | Japan | 26:46 |
| 65 | Emily Wicks | United Kingdom | 26:48 |
| 66 | Gema Barrachina | Spain | 26:51 |
| 67 | Monica Madalina Florea | Romania | 26:52 |
| 68 | Rebecca Cheptegei | Uganda | 26:53 |
| 69 | Juliana Paula dos Santos | Brazil | 26:54 |
| 70 | Elizabeth Lee | Ireland | 26:55 |
| 71 | Angelika Cichocka | Poland | 26:55 |
| 72 | Viola Chemos | Uganda | 26:55 |
| 73 | Dominika Napieraj | Poland | 26:55 |
| 74 | Linet Chebet | Uganda | 26:56 |
| 75 | Hanae Tanaka | Japan | 26:56 |
| 76 | Maria Bernard | Canada | 26:58 |
| 77 | Miho Ihara | Japan | 27:01 |
| 78 | Tasmin McMahon | Australia | 27:06 |
| 79 | Nolene Conrad | South Africa | 27:08 |
| 80 | Michele Cristina das Chagas | Brazil | 27:10 |
| 81 | Sophie Barker | Australia | 27:13 |
| 82 | Hitomi Niiya | Japan | 27:20 |
| 83 | Xiao Huimin | China | 27:21 |
| 84 | Urszula Nęcka | Poland | 27:23 |
| 85 | Mai Ishibashi | Japan | 27:28 |
| 86 | Mapaseka Makhanya | South Africa | 27:33 |
| 87 | Christine Kalmer | South Africa | 27:45 |
| 88 | Jiang Xiaoli | China | 27:50 |
| 89 | Touria Samiri | Italy | 27:59 |
| 90 | Valdilene Silva | Brazil | 28:01 |
| 91 | Celia Sullohern | Australia | 28:06 |
| 92 | Paula Kopciewska | Poland | 28:12 |
| 93 | Imen Mathnani | Tunisia | 28:36 |
| 94 | Tara Palm | Australia | 28:47 |
| 95 | Gulshanoi Satarova | Kyrgyzstan | 29:26 |
| 96 | Namakando Namakando | Zambia | 31:27 |
| — | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Emily Chebet1 Margaret Wangari Muriuki5 Janet Kisa6 Viola Jelagat Kibiwot7 (Irene Chepet Cheptai)(10) (Beatrice Chepkemoi Mutai)(11) | 19 |
| | Ethiopia Hiwot Ayalew2 Belaynesh Oljira3 Genet Yalew15 Sule Utura28 (Yebrqual Melese)(29) (Meselech Melkamu)(DNF) | 48 |
| | Bahrain Shitaye Eshete4 Tejitu Daba8 Kareema Jasim20 Genzeb Shumi41 (Aster Tesfaye)(52) | 73 |
| 4 | United States Neely Spence13 Emily Infeld21 Mattie Suver26 Kim Conley30 (Deena Kastor)(34) (Delilah DiCrescenzo)(47) | 90 |
| 5 | Ireland Fionnuala Britton14 Mary Teresa Cullen27 Linda Byrne32 Ava Hutchinson42 (Elizabeth Lee)(70) | 115 |
| 6 | France Sophie Duarte16 Laurane Picoche33 Christelle Daunay35 Christine Bardelle38 (Clémence Calvin)(45) | 122 |
| 7 | United Kingdom Gemma Steel31 Louise Damen37 Stephanie Twell40 Eleanor Baker46 (Lauren Howarth)(48) (Emily Wicks)(65) | 154 |
| 8 | Canada Natasha Fraser24 Rachel Cliff25 Rachel Hannah58 Lindsay Carson60 (Maria Bernard)(76) | 167 |
| 9 | Spain Diana Martín22 Azucena Díaz50 Sonia Bejarano54 Teresa Urbina57 (Gema Barrachina)(66) | 183 |
| 10 | Uganda Juliet Chekwel9 Janet Achola39 Rebecca Cheptegei68 Viola Chemos72 (Linet Chebet)(74) | 188 |
| 11 | Poland Agnieszka Ciołek51 Katarzyna Kowalska61 Angelika Cichocka71 Dominika Napieraj73 (Urszula Nęcka)(84) (Paula Kopciewska)(92) | 256 |
| 12 | Japan Ayuko Suzuki62 Yukari Abe64 Hanae Tanaka75 Miho Ihara77 (Hitomi Niiya)(82) (Mai Ishibashi)(85) | 278 |
| 13 | Brazil Tatiele Roberta de Carvalho59 Juliana Paula dos Santos69 Michele Cristina das Chagas80 Valdilene Silva90 | 298 |
| 14 | South Africa Dina Lebo Phalula53 Nolene Conrad79 Mapaseka Makhanya86 Christine Kalmer87 | 305 |
| 15 | Australia Tasmin McMahon78 Sophie Barker81 Celia Sullohern91 Tara Palm94 | 344 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 97 athletes from 29 countries participated in the Senior women's race.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (4)
* Bahrain (5)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (5)
* China (3)
* Eritrea (3)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (5)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Morocco (2)
* Namibia (1)
* Poland (6)
* Portugal (1)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Romania (1)
* South Africa (4)
* Spain (5)
* Tunisia (1)
* Uganda (5)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Zambia (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)