International athletics championship event
Senior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 36th Date March 30 Host city Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom Venue Holyrood Park Events 1 Distances 7.905 km – Senior women Participation 95 athletes from 29 nations
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.[1] Reports of the event were given in The New York Times ,[2] in the Herald ,[3] and for the IAAF .[4]
Complete results for individuals,[5] [6] [7] and for teams[8] [9] [10] 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
United States
26:36
19
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
United States
26:42
25
Simret Sultan
Eritrea
26:43
26
Melissa Rollison
Australia
26:50
27
Anna Thompson
Australia
26:56
28
Morocco
26:59
29
Morocco
26:59
30
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
Portugal
27:14
38
Laura Kenney
United Kingdom
27:15
39
Diana Martín
Spain
27:17
40
Spain
27:20
41
Melinda Vernon
Australia
27:23
42
United Kingdom
27:24
43
Meraf Bahta
Eritrea
27:31
44
Mónica Rosa
Portugal
27:32
45
United Kingdom
27:32
46
Japan
27:35
47
Japan
27:40
48
Morocco
27:42
49
Renee Metivier-Baillie
United States
27:49
50
Sara Moreira
Portugal
27:50
51
Eritrea
27:51
52
China
27:53
53
United Kingdom
27:54
54
Victoria Mitchell
Australia
27:57
55
Christine Bardelle
France
27:59
56
Japan
28:04
57
Linda Byrne
Ireland
28:05
58
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
Canada
28:20
64
Canada
28:25
65
Zhor El Kamch
Morocco
28:27
66
Deirdre Byrne
Ireland
28:28
67
Greece
28:31
68
Aya Manome
Japan
28:31
69
Bahrain
28:37
70
Zenaide Vieira
Brazil
28:45
71
Japan
28:46
72
Ana Dulce Félix
Portugal
28:50
73
Ireland
28:52
74
Eritrea
28:52
75
Catherine Chikwakwa
Malawi
28:59
76
Brazil
28:59
77
Lisa Harvey
Canada
29:00
78
South Africa
29:08
79
Canada
29:15
80
Ireland
29:18
81
Susan McCormack
Ireland
29:29
82
South Africa
29:38
83
Canada
29:44
84
DR Congo
29:57
85
Kyrgyzstan
30:10
86
South Africa
30:11
87
Brazil
30:38
88
Egypt
32:00
89
Azerbaijan
35:55
90
DR Congo
40:01
—
Fatna Maraoui
Italy
DNF
—
Jéssica Augusto
Portugal
DNF
—
Turkmenistan
DNF
—
Brazil
DNF
—
Rosa Morató
Spain
DNF
—
Nigeria
DNS
—
Rwanda
DNS
—
Tabitha Tsatsa
Zimbabwe
DNS
—
Nadia Ejjafini
Bahrain
DNS
Teams [ ]
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba
1
Mestawet Tufa
2
Gelete Burka
6
Meselech Melkamu
9
(Koren Jelela )
(14)
(Aselefech Mergia )
(16)
18
Kenya
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai
3
Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo
4
Priscah Jepleting Cherono
7
Margaret Wangari Muriuki
8
(Grace Kwamboka Momanyi )
(10)
(Lineth Chepkurui )
(12)
22
Australia
Benita Johnson
11
Lisa Jane Weightman
20
Melissa Rollison
26
Anna Thompson
27
(Melinda Vernon )
(41)
(Victoria Mitchell )
(54)
84
4
United States
87
5
Morocco
Asmae Leghzaoui
13
28
29
30
()
(48)
(Zhor El Kamch )
(65)
100
6
United Kingdom
Liz Yelling
15
Hayley Yelling
21
Laura Kenney
38
42
()
(45)
()
(53)
116
7
Eritrea
150
8
Portugal
165
9
Spain
175
10
Japan
46
47
56
58
(Aya Manome )
(68)
()
(71)
207
11
Ireland
232
12
Canada
63
64
Lisa Harvey
77
79
()
(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.[1] The announced athletes from Nigeria , Rwanda , and Zimbabwe did not show.[5] [6] [7]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b
IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - SUMMARY OF PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF) , IAAF , p. 2, retrieved November 4, 2013
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"Athletics - World cross-country championships - Bekele wins sixth world cross-country title; Dibaba also wins" , The New York Times , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
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Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2008), "Coronation of King Kenenisa" , Herald , retrieved November 4, 2013
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Brown, Matthew (March 30, 2008), Dibaba takes her fifth gold - Edinburgh 2008 , IAAF , retrieved November 4, 2013
^ a b Senior Race - M Final , IAAF , March 30, 2008, archived from the original on November 4, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
^ a b
Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women , IAAF , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
^ a b
36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Results (PDF) , IAAF , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
^ Official Team Results Senior Race - W , IAAF , March 30, 2008, archived from the original on November 4, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
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Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women - Final - Team , IAAF , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Team Standings (PDF) , IAAF , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
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