1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

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Senior women's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition1st
DateMarch 17
Host cityWaregem, West Flanders, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodroom Waregem
Events1
Distances3.99 km – Senior women
Participation75 athletes from
16 nations

The Senior women's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results[]

Senior women's race (3.99 km)[]

Individual[]

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paola Pigni  Italy 13:45.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joyce Smith  England 13:58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Josee van Santberghe  Belgium 14:01
4 Rita Ridley  England 14:02
5 Sinikka Tyynelä  Finland 14:09
6  Wales 14:12
7 Marijke Moser   Switzerland 14:13
8  Finland 14:14
9 Anne Garrett  New Zealand 14:15
10 Nina Holmén  Finland 14:16
11 Annie van de Kerkhof  Netherlands 14:20
12  Belgium 14:21
13 Gabriella Dorio  Italy 14:22
14 Penny Yule  England 14:23
15 Doris Brown  United States 14:24
16 Francie Larrieu  United States 14:29
17 Mary Tracey  Ireland 14:30
18  West Germany 14:32
19 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 14:34
20 Carol Gould  England 14:35
21  West Germany
22  Ireland
23  England
24  New Zealand
25 Carmen Valero  Spain
26  West Germany
27 Christine Haskett  Scotland
28 Heather Thomson  New Zealand
29  United States
30 Caroline Walker  United States
31  Ireland
32  United States
33  France
34 Gerda Ranz  West Germany
35  Spain
36 Giuseppina Torello  Italy
37 Norine Braithwaite  England
38  Scotland
39  Belgium
40  United States
41  France
42  New Zealand
43  Scotland
44  New Zealand
45  Ireland
46 Bruna Lovisolo  Italy
47 Margherita Gargano  Italy
48  Wales
49  France
50  Finland
51  Netherlands
52  Ireland
53  Belgium
54 Sylvia Schenk  West Germany
55  Wales
56  Belgium
57  Netherlands
58  Wales
59  Ireland
60  France
61  Scotland
62  Belgium
63  New Zealand
64  Spain
65  France
66  Wales
67  France
68  Spain
69  Spain
70  Wales
71  Spain
72  Northern Ireland
73  Canada
74  Scotland
–  Netherlands DNF

Teams[]

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
Joyce Smith 2
Rita Ridley 4
Penny Yule 14
Carol Gould 20
() (23)
(Norine Braithwaite) (37)
40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Finland
Sinikka Tyynelä 5
8
Nina Holmén 10
50
73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
Doris Brown 15
Francie Larrieu 16
29
Caroline Walker 30
() (32)
() (40)
90
4  Italy
Paola Pigni 1
Gabriella Dorio 13
Giuseppina Torello 36
Bruna Lovisolo 46
(Margherita Gargano) (47)
96
5  West Germany
18
21
26
Gerda Ranz 34
(Sylvia Schenk) (54)
99
6  New Zealand
Anne Garrett 9
24
Heather Thomson 28
42
() (44)
() (63)
103
7  Belgium
Josee van Santberghe 3
12
39
53
() (56)
() (62)
107
8  Ireland
Mary Tracey 17
22
31
45
() (52)
() (59)
115
9  Scotland
Margaret Coomber 19
Christine Haskett 27
38
43
() (61)
() (74)
127
10  Wales
6
48
55
58
() (66)
() (70)
167
11  France
33
41
49
60
() (65)
() (67)
183
12  Spain
Carmen Valero 25
35
64
68
() (69)
() (71)
192
DNF  Netherlands
() (11)
() (51)
() (57)
() (DNF)
DNF
  • Note: Athletes in parenthesis did not score for the team result

Participation[]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 75 athletes from 16 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 'Brawn' breaks clear and lives up his name - A goodly ration of champagne in their hotel here last night, strictly speaking to celebrate Jim Brown's crushing win in the junior race, washed away much of the bitterness and frustration that had clung for several hours to the Scottish Senior cross country team..., Glasgow Herald, March 19, 1973, p. 2, retrieved October 9, 2013
  2. ^ IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), March 24, 2007, archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. ^ a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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