1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9, 1980. A report on the event was given in the Evening Times.[1]

Senior women's race at the 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition8th
DateMarch 9
Host cityParis, France
VenueHippodrome de Longchamp
Events1
Distances4.82 km – Senior women
Participation104 athletes from
20 nations

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

Race results

Individual
RankAthleteCountryTime
Grete Waitz Norway15:05
Irina Bondarchuk Soviet Union15:49
Yelena Chernysheva Soviet Union15:52
4Giana Romanova Soviet Union15:53
5Jan Merrill United States15:57
6Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet Union16:00
7Penny Forse England16:04
8Ellen Wessinghage West Germany16:05
9Kath Binns England16:06
10Margaret Groos United States16:09
11Raisa Smekhnova Soviet Union16:09
12Cristina Tomasini Italy16:10
13Julie Shea United States16:10
14Sandra Arthurton England16:15
15Ingrid Kristiansen Norway16:18
16Carla Beurskens Netherlands16:19
17Nancy Rooks Canada16:20
18Christine McMeekin Scotland16:20
19Ruth Smeeth England16:20
20Charlotte Teske West Germany16:22
21Brenda Webb United States16:23
22Gunvor Hilde Norway16:23
23Amelia Lorza Lopez Spain16:24
24Bronislawa Ludwichowska Poland16:24
25Lynn Kanuka Canada16:25
26Joan Benoit United States16:28
27Deirdre Nagle Ireland16:29
28Margherita Gargano Italy16:30
29Luciana Saccol Italy16:31
30Regina Joyce England16:36
31Shauna Miller Canada16:37
32Alba Milana Italy16:38
33Mona Kleppe Norway16:40
34Sylvie Bornet France16:41
35Ellison Goodall United States16:42
36Silvana Cruciata Italy16:44
37Sara Neil Canada16:44
38Marleen Mols Belgium16:44
39Sabine Ladurner Italy16:44
40Mie Poulsen Jensen Denmark16:46
41Elvira Hofmann West Germany16:47
42Elise Wattendorf  Switzerland16:48
43Véronique Renties France16:49
44Martine Bouchonneau France16:50
45Tatyana Sychova Soviet Union16:51
46Magda Ilands Belgium16:51
47Rita Aerts Belgium16:52
48Fionnuala Morrish Ireland16:52
49Maria Chwaszczynska Poland16:53
50Pilar Fernandez Spain16:59
51Francine Peeters Belgium16:59
52Asuncion Sinobas Spain17:03
53Jacqueline Lefeuvre France17:03
54Wanda Panfil Poland17:06
55Mercedes Calleja Spain17:09
56Montserrat Abello Spain17:10
57Mercedes Buceta Spain17:10
58Hilary Hollick Wales17:10
59Carol Meagan Ireland17:11
60Renata Kokowska Poland17:11
61Mary Purcell Ireland17:11
62Veronica Duffy Ireland17:14
63Angelika Stephan West Germany17:15
64Rita Schlebert  Switzerland17:15
65Veronica Poryckyj Canada17:17
66Denise Verhaert Belgium17:18
67Susan Olsen Denmark17:19
68Zehava Shmueli Israel17:19
69Anette Hansen Denmark17:22
70Brigit de Nijs Netherlands17:22
71Marie-Christine Christiaens Belgium17:23
72Kathy Williams Wales17:23
73Fiona McQueen Scotland17:24
74Yana Jones Wales17:24
75Nathalie Abelard France17:25
76Leila Boudina Algeria17:30
77Frederica Sieders Netherlands17:31
78Dorthe Rasmussen Denmark17:34
79Barbara Harvie Scotland17:34
80Angela Mason England17:34
81Connie Olsen Denmark17:42
82Carole Bradford Wales17:42
83Oddrun Mosling Norway17:43
84Karin de Nijs Netherlands17:49
85Mébarka El Hadj Abdellah Algeria17:56
86Tineke Kluft Netherlands17:59
87Annie Rindt Netherlands17:59
88Margaret Coomber Scotland18:04
89Sonia McLaren Scotland18:04
90Vreni Forster  Switzerland18:07
91Kim Lock Wales18:09
92Siobhan Treacy Ireland18:21
93Malika Bellounis Algeria18:22
94Rachel Halle Israel18:24
95Joëlle De Brouwer France18:34
96Joyce Mehaffey Northern Ireland18:42
97Sheila Doyle Northern Ireland18:44
98Trudy Kenward Wales18:47
99Kerry Robinson Scotland19:10
100Anna Bukis Poland19:13
101Roisin Smyth Northern Ireland19:30
102Avril McClung Northern Ireland19:48
103Susan Beattie Northern Ireland20:21
—Vera Kemper West GermanyDNF

Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Soviet Union
Irina Bondarchuk2
Yelena Chernysheva3
Giana Romanova4
Svetlana Ulmasova6
(Raisa Smekhnova)(11)
(Tatyana Sychova)(45)
 15
 England
Penny Forse7
Kath Binns9
Sandra Arthurton14
Ruth Smeeth19
(Regina Joyce)(30)
(Angela Mason)(80)
 49
 United States
Jan Merrill5
Margaret Groos10
Julie Shea13
Brenda Webb21
(Joan Benoit)(26)
(Ellison Goodall)(35)
 49
4 Norway
Grete Waitz1
Ingrid Christensen15
Gunvor Hilde22
Mona Kleppe33
(Oddrun Mosling)(83)
 71
5 Italy
Cristina Tomasini12
Margherita Gargano28
Luciana Saccol29
Alba Milana32
(Silvana Cruciata)(36)
(Sabine Ladurner)(39)
 101
6 Canada
Nancy Rooks17
Lynn Kanuka25
Shauna Miller31
Sara Neil37
(Veronica Poryckyj)(65)
 110
7 West Germany
Ellen Wessinghage8
Charlotte Teske20
Elvira Hofmann41
Angelika Stephan63
(Vera Kemper)(DNF)
 132
8 France
Sylvie Bornet34
Véronique Renties43
Martine Bouchonneau44
Jacqueline Lefeuvre53
(Nathalie Abelard)(75)
(Joëlle De Brouwer)(95)
 174
9 Spain
Amelia Lorza Lopez23
Pilar Fernandez50
Asuncion Sinobas52
Mercedes Calleja55
(Montserrat Abello)(56)
(Mercedes Buceta)(57)
 180
10 Belgium
Marleen Mols38
Magda Ilands46
Rita Aerts47
Francine Peeters51
(Denise Verhaert)(66)
(Marie-Christine Christiaens)(71)
 182
11 Poland
Bronislawa Ludwichowska24
Maria Chwaszczynska49
Wanda Panfil54
Renata Kokowska60
(Anna Bukis)(100)
 187
12 Ireland
Deirdre Nagle27
Fionnuala Morrish48
Carol Meagan59
Mary Purcell61
(Veronica Duffy)(62)
(Siobhan Treacy)(92)
 195
13 Netherlands
Carla Beurskens16
Brigit de Nijs70
Frederica Sieders77
Karin de Nijs84
(Tineke Kluft)(86)
(Annie Rindt)(87)
 247
14 Denmark
Mie Poulsen Jensen40
Susan Olsen67
Anette Hansen69
Dorthe Rasmussen78
(Connie Olsen)(81)
 254
15 Scotland
Christine McMeekin18
Fiona McQueen73
Barbara Harvie79
Margaret Coomber88
(Sonia McLaren)(89)
(Kerry Robinson)(99)
 258
16 Wales
Hilary Hollick58
Kathy Williams72
Yana Jones74
Carole Bradford82
(Kim Lock)(91)
(Trudy Kenward)(98)
 286
17 Northern Ireland
Joyce Mehaffey96
Sheila Doyle97
Roisin Smyth101
Avril McClung102
(Susan Beattie)(103)
 396
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 104 athletes from 20 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also

References
  1. Robson fifth - Scotland's John Robson finished fifth in the world cross country championship at Longchamp racecourse in Paris yesterday..., Evening Times, March 10, 1980, p. 16, retrieved October 18, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013
  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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