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

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]

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

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

Race results

Individual
RankAthleteCountryTime
Paola Pigni Italy13:45.2
Joyce Smith England13:58
Josee van Santberghe Belgium14:01
4Rita Ridley England14:02
5Sinikka Tyynelä Finland14:09
6Jean Lochhead Wales14:12
7Marijke Moser  Switzerland14:13
8Irja Pettinen Finland14:14
9Anne Garrett New Zealand14:15
10Nina Holmén Finland14:16
11Annie van de Kerkhof Netherlands14:20
12Marleen Mols Belgium14:21
13Gabriella Dorio Italy14:22
14Penny Yule England14:23
15Doris Brown United States14:24
16Francie Larrieu United States14:29
17Mary Tracey Ireland14:30
18Christel Rosenthal West Germany14:32
19Margaret Coomber Scotland14:34
20Carol Gould England14:35
21Christa Kofferschläger West Germany
22Deirdre Foreman Ireland
23Barbara Banks England
24Valerie Robinson New Zealand
25Carmen Valero Spain
26Manuela Preuss West Germany
27Christine Haskett Scotland
28Heather Thomson New Zealand
29Vicki Foltz United States
30Caroline Walker United States
31Mary Lynch Ireland
32Valerie Eberley United States
33Yolande Roche France
34Gerda Ranz West Germany
35Belen Azpeitia Spain
36Giuseppina Torello Italy
37Norine Braithwaite England
38Ann Barrass Scotland
39Liève van den Broeck Belgium
40Katy McIntyre United States
41Joëlle Audibert France
42Liduina Melchers New Zealand
43Moire O'Boyle Scotland
44Millie Sampson New Zealand
45Jane McNicholl Ireland
46Bruna Lovisolo Italy
47Margherita Gargano Italy
48Thelwyn Bateman Wales
49Marie-José Phyllis France
50Aila Koivistoinen Finland
51Corry Konings Netherlands
52Marie Buckley Ireland
53Geertje Meersseman Belgium
54Sylvia Schenk West Germany
55Bronwen Smith Wales
56Magda Versluys Belgium
57Ria Groen Netherlands
58Delyth Davies Wales
59Ann Cumming Ireland
60Françoise Nicolas France
61Mary Chambers Scotland
62Viviane van Emelen Belgium
63Gail Finlay New Zealand
64Pilar San Martin Spain
65Blanche Meliarene France
66Marion Hepworth Wales
67Yvonne Herisson France
68Begona Zuñiga Spain
69Montserrat Abello Spain
70Gloria Dourass Wales
71Consuelo Alonso Spain
72Pamela Reece Northern Ireland
73Paula Molesky Canada
74Palm Gunstone Scotland
–Joke van de Stelt NetherlandsDNF

Teams
RankTeamPoints
 England
Joyce Smith2
Rita Ridley4
Penny Yule14
Carol Gould20
(Barbara Banks)(23)
(Norine Braithwaite)(37)
 40
 Finland
Sinikka Tyynelä5
Irja Pettinen8
Nina Holmén10
Aila Koivistoinen50
 73
 United States
Doris Brown15
Francie Larrieu16
Vicki Foltz29
Caroline Walker30
(Valerie Eberley)(32)
(Katy McIntyre)(40)
 90
4 Italy
Paola Pigni1
Gabriella Dorio13
Giuseppina Torello36
Bruna Lovisolo46
(Margherita Gargano)(47)
 96
5 West Germany
Christel Rosenthal18
Christa Kofferschläger21
Manuela Preuss26
Gerda Ranz34
(Sylvia Schenk)(54)
 99
6 New Zealand
Anne Garrett9
Valerie Robinson24
Heather Thomson28
Liduina Melchers42
(Millie Sampson)(44)
(Gail Finlay)(63)
 103
7 Belgium
Josee van Santberghe3
Marleen Mols12
Liève van den Broeck39
Geertje Meersseman53
(Magda Versluys)(56)
(Viviane van Emelen)(62)
 107
8 Ireland
Mary Tracey17
Deirdre Foreman22
Mary Lynch31
Jane McNicholl45
(Marie Buckley)(52)
(Ann Cumming)(59)
 115
9 Scotland
Margaret Coomber19
Christine Haskett27
Ann Barrass38
Moire O'Boyle43
(Mary Chambers)(61)
(Palm Gunstone)(74)
 127
10 Wales
Jean Lochhead6
Thelwyn Bateman48
Bronwen Smith55
Delyth Davies58
(Marion Hepworth)(66)
(Gloria Dourass)(70)
 167
11 France
Yolande Roche33
Joëlle Audibert41
Marie-José Phyllis49
Françoise Nicolas60
(Blanche Meliarene)(65)
(Yvonne Herisson)(67)
 183
12 Spain
Carmen Valero25
Belen Azpeitia35
Pilar San Martin64
Begona Zuñiga68
(Montserrat Abello)(69)
(Consuelo Alonso)(71)
 192
DNF Netherlands
(Annie van den Kerkhof)(11)
(Corry Konings)(51)
(Ria Groen)(57)
(Joke van de Stelt)(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. 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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