1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Gateshead, England, at the Riverside Park on March 20, 1983. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald[1] and in the Evening Times.[2]

Senior women's race at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition11th
DateMarch 20
Host cityGateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
VenueRiverside Park
Events1
Distances4.072 km – Senior women
Participation111 athletes from
22 nations

Complete results,[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

Race results

Individual
RankAthleteCountryTime
Grete Waitz Norway13:29
Alison Wiley Canada13:37
Tatyana Pozdnyakova Soviet Union13:37
4Joan Benoit United States13:57
5Betty Springs United States14:00
6Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet Union14:01
7Francine Peeters Belgium14:03
8Fiţa Lovin Romania14:04
9Margaret Groos United States14:04
10Aurora Cunha Portugal14:06
11Alla Yushina Soviet Union14:08
12Nancy Rooks Canada14:09
13Jan Merrill United States14:12
14Agnese Possamai Italy14:14
15Doina Melinte Romania14:15
16Anne-Marie Malone Canada14:17
17Pilar Fernandez Spain14:18
18Christine Benning England14:19
19Christina Boxer England14:20
20Carolyn Schuwalov Australia14:20
21Yelena Sipatova Soviet Union14:21
22Midde Hamrin Sweden14:21
23Lynn Kanuka Canada14:22
24Rosa Mota Portugal14:24
25Nadia Dandolo Italy14:24
26Christine Hughes New Zealand14:26
27Sue Bruce New Zealand14:26
28Kath Binns England14:26
29Jane Furniss England14:27
30Jacqueline Lefeuvre France14:30
31Mary O'Connor New Zealand14:31
32Mehan Sloane Australia14:31
33Eva Ernström Sweden14:32
34Albertina Machado Portugal14:34
35Ingrid Kristiansen Norway14:35
36Maria Radu Romania14:36
37Wendy van Mierlo Canada14:36
38Barbara Moore New Zealand14:36
39Adriana Mustata Romania14:36
40Nan Doak United States14:36
41Janis Hams Australia14:37
42Kathy Hadler United States14:38
43Montserrat Abello Spain14:39
44Debbie Elsmore New Zealand14:40
45Lizanne Bussières Canada14:40
46Joëlle De Brouwer France14:41
47Patricia Deneuville France14:41
48Deirdre Nagle Ireland14:44
49Laura Blanco Spain14:44
50Kim Lock Wales14:46
51Fiona McQueen Scotland14:47
52Mona Kleppe Norway14:48
53Kathy Mearns Scotland14:48
54Lucilia Soares Portugal14:48
55Asuncion Sinobas Spain14:49
56Alba Milana Italy14:49
57Ana Isabel Alonso Spain14:50
58Linda Milo Belgium14:51
59Zehava Shmueli Israel14:53
60Teresa Purton England14:55
61Randi Bjørn Norway14:57
62Birgitta Wåhlin Sweden14:57
63Sharon Dalton Australia14:58
64Lyudmila Medvedeva Soviet Union14:58
65Charlotte Kaagh Denmark15:01
66Sylvie Bornet France15:02
67Elise Lyon Scotland15:04
68Maria Rébélo France15:07
69Marie-Christine Deurbroeck Belgium15:08
70Debbie Peel England15:10
71Louise Copp Wales15:11
72Glenys Kroon New Zealand15:12
73Conceição Ferreira Portugal15:12
74Jeanette Nordgren Sweden15:13
75Cristina Agusti Spain15:15
76Véronique Renties France15:16
77Jean Lorden Scotland15:16
78Rita Borralho Portugal15:17
79Ann Hilliard Ireland15:19
80Betty van Steenbroeck Belgium15:20
81Rhonda Mallinder Australia15:21
82Laura Fogli Italy15:23
83Louise McGrillen Ireland15:24
84Eefje van Wissen Netherlands15:24
85Ann-Marie Fox Wales15:33
86Sicau West Romania15:36
87Marit Holtklimpen Norway15:37
88Greta Hickey Ireland15:38
89Jean Lochhead Wales15:39
90Dalila Mehira Algeria15:39
91Mie Poulsen Jensen Denmark15:39
92Linda van Vliet Netherlands15:41
93Trijnie Smeenge Netherlands15:42
94Yvonne Murray Scotland15:45
95Eithne Kenny Ireland15:47
96Yvonne Haglund Sweden15:54
97Lynne MacDougall Scotland15:54
98Mébarka El Hadj Abdellah Algeria15:59
99Noeleen Mullan Northern Ireland15:59
100Fiona Harwood Wales16:02
101Desirée Heijnen Netherlands16:04
102Rosemary Harron Northern Ireland16:06
103Sally James Wales16:07
104Sally Pierson Australia16:08
105Paula Hawtin Northern Ireland16:09
106Angela McCullagh Northern Ireland16:10
107Mary Martin Ireland16:18
108Camilla Harron Northern Ireland16:28
109Baukje Hiemstra Netherlands16:49
110Christine Lord Northern Ireland16:55
—Alla Libutina Soviet UnionDNF

Teams
RankTeamPoints
 United States
Joan Benoit4
Betty Springs5
Margaret Groos9
Jan Merrill13
(Nan Doak)(40)
(Kathy Hadler)(42)
 31
 Soviet Union
Tatyana Pozdnyakova3
Svetlana Ulmasova6
Alla Yushina11
Yelena Sipatova21
(Lyudmila Medvedeva)(64)
(Alla Libutina)(DNF)
 41
 Canada
Alison Wiley2
Nancy Rooks12
Anne-Marie Malone16
Lynn Kanuka23
(Wendy van Mierlo)(37)
(Lizanne Bussières)(45)
 53
4 England
Christine Benning18
Christina Boxer19
Kath Binns28
Jane Furniss29
(Teresa Purton)(60)
(Debbie Peel)(70)
 94
5 Romania
Fiţa Lovin8
Doina Melinte15
Maria Radu36
Adriana Mustata39
(Sicau West)(86)
 98
6 New Zealand
Christine Hughes26
Sue Bruce27
Mary O'Connor31
Barbara Moore38
(Debbie Elsmore)(44)
(Glenys Kroon)(72)
 122
7 Portugal
Aurora Cunha10
Rosa Mota24
Albertina Machado34
Lucilia Soares54
(Conceição Ferreira)(73)
(Rita Borralho)(78)
 122
8 Norway
Grete Waitz1
Ingrid Kristiansen35
Mona Kleppe52
Randi Bjørn61
(Marit Holtklimpen)(87)
 149
9 Australia
Carolyn Schuwalov20
Mehan Sloane32
Janis Hams41
Sharon Dalton63
(Rhonda Mallinder)(81)
(Sally Pierson)(104)
 156
10 Spain
Pilar Fernandez17
Montserrat Abello43
Laura Blanco49
Asuncion Sinobas55
(Ana Isabel Alonso)(57)
(Cristina Agusti)(75)
 164
11 Italy
Agnese Possamai14
Nadia Dandolo25
Alba Milana56
Laura Fogli82
 177
12 France
Jacqueline Lefeuvre30
Joëlle Debrouwer46
Patricia Deneuville47
Sylvie Bornet66
(Maria Rébélo)(68)
(Véronique Renties)(76)
 189
13 Sweden
Midde Hamrin22
Eva Ernström33
Birgitta Wåhlin62
Jeanette Nordgren74
(Yvonne Haglund)(96)
 191
14 Belgium
Francine Peeters7
Linda Milo58
Marie-Christine Deurbroeck69
Betty van Steenbroeck80
 214
15 Scotland
Fiona McQueen51
Kathy Mearns53
Elise Lyon67
Jean Lorden77
(Yvonne Murray)(94)
(Lynne MacDougall)(97)
 248
16 Wales
Kim Lock50
Louise Copp71
Ann-Marie Fox85
Jean Lochhead89
(Fiona Harwood)(100)
(Sally James)(103)
 295
17 Ireland
Deirdre Nagle48
Ann Hilliard79
Louise McGrillen83
Greta Hickey88
(Eithne Kenny)(95)
(Mary Martin)(107)
 298
18 Netherlands
Eefje van Wissen84
Linda van Vliet92
Trijnie Smeenge93
Desirée Heijnen101
(Baukje Hiemstra)(109)
 370
19 Northern Ireland
Noeleen Mullan99
Rosemary Harron102
Paula Hawtin105
Angela McCullagh106
(Camilla Harron)(108)
(Christine Lord)(110)
 412
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 111 athletes from 22 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[5]

See also

References
  1. Gillon, Doug (March 21, 1933), Men from the mountains clean up - A glimpse into the seemingly bottomless well of talented distance runners in Ethiopia was given at Gateshead yesterday, when the men from the mountains swept the boards in the world cross country championships..., Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved October 21, 2013
  2. Bekele's bombshell - Seeing 20-year-old Ethiopian soldier Bekele Debele win the world cross-country title by beating such stars as Alberto Salazar, and Carlos Lopes it was almost impossible to believe he took up running seriously only a year ago..., Evening Times, March 21, 1933, p. 12, retrieved October 21, 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.1km CC Women - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 21, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  5. 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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