1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Senior women's race at the 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition16th
DateMarch 26
Host cityAuckland, New Zealand New Zealand
VenueEllerslie Racecourse
Events1
Distances5.962 km – Senior women
Participation141 athletes from
32 nations

The Senior women's race at the 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. 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 (5.962 km)

Individual

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 19:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Angela Tooby  United Kingdom 19:23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Annette Sergent  France 19:29
4 Lynn Jennings  United States 19:38
5 Albertina Machado  Portugal 19:38
6 Yelena Romanova  Soviet Union 19:41
7 Regina Chistyakova  Soviet Union 19:41
8 Liève Slegers  Belgium 19:44
9 Jill Hunter  United Kingdom 19:46
10 Maria Curatolo  Italy 19:46
11 Marie-Pierre Duros  France 19:49
12 Susan Sirma  Kenya 19:50
13 Wang Huabi  China 19:50
14 Wang Xiuting  China 19:51
15 Malin Wästlund  Sweden 19:55
16 Susan Tooby  United Kingdom 19:56
17 Yuki Tamura  Japan 19:57
18 Marina Rodchenkova  Soviet Union 19:57
19 Nancy Tinari  Canada 19:57
20 Olga Bondarenko  Soviet Union 19:58
21 Brenda Shackleton  Canada 19:58
22 Jane Ngotho  Kenya 19:58
23 Conceição Ferreira  Portugal 19:59
24 Leslie Seymour  United States 20:01
25 Ulla Marquette  Canada 20:02
26 Lizanne Bussières  Canada 20:04
27 Christine McMiken  New Zealand 20:05
28 Patricia Demilly  France 20:06
29 Nan Davis  United States 20:07
30 Rosario Murcia  France 20:09
31 Sabrina Dornhoefer  United States 20:09
32 Jackie Perkins  Australia 20:09
33 Jackie Goodman  New Zealand 20:10
34 Fiona Truman  United Kingdom 20:10
35 Maria Lelut  France 20:11
36 Annie Schweitzer  United States 20:12
37 Mónica Gama  Portugal 20:15
38 Kerstin Pressler  West Germany 20:16
39 Natalya Lagunkova  Soviet Union 20:17
40 Akemi Matsuno  Japan 20:17
41 Purity Samuel  Kenya 20:18
42 Judy Chamberlin  United States 20:19
43 Kersti Jakobsen  Denmark 20:21
44 Zhong Huandi  China 20:23
45 Barbara Moore  New Zealand 20:24
46 Martine Oppliger   Switzerland 20:24
47 Esther Saina  Kenya 20:25
48 Sonia Vinall  United Kingdom 20:25
49 Sinikka Keskitalo  Finland 20:25
50 Ingrid Delagrange  Belgium 20:26
51 Isabella Moretti   Switzerland 20:26
52 Antje Winkelmann  West Germany 20:26
53 Anne Keenan  Ireland 20:30
54 Ana Isabel Alonso  Spain 20:30
55 Małgorzata Birbach  Poland 20:31
56 Lesley Graham  New Zealand 20:32
57 Delilah Asiago  Kenya 20:33
58 Maree McDonagh  Australia 20:34
59 Lyudmila Matveyeva  Soviet Union 20:35
60 Rosanna Munerotto  Italy 20:36
61 Ana Oliveira  Portugal 20:37
62 Estela Estévez  Spain 20:38
63 Christine Sørum  Norway 20:40
64 Kazue Kojima  Japan 20:41
65 Anette Dwyer  Australia 20:42
66 Angelines Rodriguez  Spain 20:42
67 Masako Matsumoto  Japan 20:42
68 Dolores Rizo  Spain 20:44
69 Rose Lambe  Ireland 20:44
70 Tina Krebs  Denmark 20:44
71 Grete Kirkeberg  Norway 20:45
72 Mary O'Connor  New Zealand 20:46
73 Maria Guida  Italy 20:47
74 Sirkku Kumpulainen  Finland 20:50
75 Christine Loiseau  France 20:52
76 Bente Moe  Norway 20:53
77 Päivi Tikkanen  Finland 20:54
78 Fulvia Furlan  Italy 20:55
79 Cristina Agusti  Spain 20:55
80 Sheila Purves  Hong Kong 20:55
81 Li Xiuxia  China 20:55
82 Christine Pfitzinger  New Zealand 21:00
83 Eva Svensson  Sweden 21:01
84 Laura Wight  United Kingdom 21:02
85 Mary Donohoe  Ireland 21:07
86 Catherine Rooney  Ireland 21:07
87 Roberta Brunet  Italy 21:08
88 Satu Levelä  Finland 21:08
89 Silvana Pereira  Brazil 21:10
90 Genoveva Eichenmann   Switzerland 21:10
91 Leah Pells  Canada 21:12
92 Yuko Gordon  Hong Kong 21:15
93 Sue Malaxos  Australia 21:17
94 Gabriela Wolf  West Germany 21:17
95 Rita de Jesús  Brazil 21:17
96 Margaret Ngotho  Kenya 21:18
97 Anita Håkenstad  Norway 21:18
98 Anna Müller  Austria 21:23
99 Janet Mayal  Brazil 21:27
100 Grazyna Kowina  Poland 21:28
101 Tanja Merchiers  Belgium 21:29
102 Naomi Yoshida  Japan 21:32
103 Chie Katsura  Japan 21:32
104 Kerryn Hindmarsh  Australia 21:33
105 Maria van Gestel  Belgium 21:36
106 Daria Nauer   Switzerland 21:36
107 Roseanne Brisbane  Australia 21:40
108 Marinete Quintanilha  Brazil 21:42
109 Sabine Knetsch  West Germany 21:44
110 Maryse Justin  Mauritius 21:47
111 Sissel Grottenberg  Norway 21:49
112 Roisin Smyth  Ireland 21:57
113 Rita Malone  Ireland 21:58
114 Tove Lorentzen  Denmark 22:00
115 Stella Selles  Argentina 22:02
116 Griselda González  Argentina 22:02
117 Agnese Possamai  Italy 22:09
118 Martha Lungu  Zambia 22:23
119 Marvis Chiloshya  Zambia 22:33
120 Nanda Shaner Yadav  India 22:34
121 Suman Rawat  India 22:39
122 Vijay Nilman Khalko  India 22:42
123 Rizoneide Vanderley  Brazil 22:47
124 Maria Ritter  Liechtenstein 22:59
125 Elisa Cobañea  Argentina 23:00
126 Esther Nambela  Zambia 23:13
127 Adriano Calvo  Argentina 23:16
128 Surjit Kaur  India 23:43
129 Raj Kumari Pandey    Nepal 23:45
130 Mercy Kaluinga  Zambia 24:40
131 Alison Robinson  Hong Kong 24:40
132 Donna Cauvuilati  Fiji 24:44
133 Chiu Pik Kwan  Hong Kong 24:58
134 Bimala Joshi    Nepal 25:41
135 Menuka Ravat    Nepal 25:49
136 Onorina Rokowati  Fiji 25:53
137 Nir Maya Karki    Nepal 26:46
138 Amelia Likusaileka  Fiji 27:08
139 Reena Devi  Fiji 28:59
— Albertina Dias  Portugal DNF
— Montserrat Abello  Spain DNF

Teams

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova 6
Regina Chistyakova 7
Marina Rodchenkova 18
Olga Bondarenko 20
(Natalya Lagunkova) (39)
(Lyudmila Matveyeva) (59)
51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Kingdom
Angela Tooby 2
Jill Hunter 9
Susan Tooby 16
Fiona Truman 34
(Sonia Vinall) (48)
(Laura Wight) (84)
61
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
Annette Sergent 3
Marie-Pierre Duros 11
Patricia Demilly 28
Rosario Murcia 30
(Maria Lelut) (35)
(Christine Loiseau) (75)
72
4  United States
Lynn Jennings 4
Leslie Seymour 24
Nan Davis 29
Sabrina Dornhoefer 31
(Annie Schweitzer) (36)
(Judy Chamberlin) (42)
88
5  Canada
Nancy Tinari 19
Brenda Shackleton 21
Ulla Marquette 25
Lizanne Bussières 26
(Leah Pells) (91)
91
6  Kenya
Susan Sirma 12
Jane Ngotho 22
Purity Samuel 41
Esther Saina 47
(Delilah Asiago) (57)
(Margaret Ngotho) (96)
122
7  Portugal
Albertina Machado 5
Conceição Ferreira 23
Mónica Gama 37
Ana Oliveira 61
(Albertina Dias) (DNF)
126
8  China
Wang Huabi 13
Wang Xiuting 14
Zhong Huandi 44
Li Xiuxia 81
152
9  New Zealand
Christine McMiken 27
Jackie Goodman 33
Barbara Moore 45
Lesley Graham 56
(Mary O'Connor) (72)
(Christine Pfitzinger) (82)
161
10  Japan
Yuki Tamura 17
Akemi Matsuno 40
Kazue Kojima 64
Masako Matsumoto 67
(Naomi Yoshida) (102)
(Chie Katsura) (103)
188
11  Norway
Ingrid Kristiansen 1
Christine Sørum 63
Grete Kirkeberg 71
Bente Moe 76
(Anita Håkenstad) (97)
(Sissel Grottenberg) (111)
211
12  Italy
Maria Curatolo 10
Rosanna Munerotto 60
Maria Guida 73
Fulvia Furlan 78
(Roberta Brunet) (87)
(Agnese Possamai) (117)
221
13  Australia
Jackie Perkins 32
Maree McDonagh 58
Anette Dwyer 65
Sue Malaxos 93
(Kerryn Hindmarsh) (104)
(Roseanne Brisbane) (107)
248
14  Spain
Ana Isabel Alonso 54
Estela Estévez 62
Angelines Rodriguez 66
Dolores Rizo 68
(Cristina Agusti) (79)
(Montserrat Abello) (DNF)
250
15  Belgium
Liève Slegers 8
Ingrid Delagrange 50
Tanja Merchiers 101
Maria van Gestel 105
264
16  Finland
Sinikka Keskitalo 49
Sirkku Kumpulainen 74
Päivi Tikkanen 77
Satu Levelä 88
288
17  Ireland
Anne Keenan 53
Rose Lambe 69
Mary Donohoe 85
Catherine Rooney 86
(Roisin Smyth) (112)
(Rita Malone) (113)
293
18   Switzerland
Martine Oppliger 46
Isabella Moretti 51
Genoveva Eichenmann 90
Daria Nauer 106
293
19  West Germany
Kerstin Pressler 38
Antje Winkelmann 52
Gabriela Wolf 94
Sabine Knetsch 109
293
20  Brazil
Silvana Pereira 89
Rita de Jesús 95
Janet Mayal 99
Marinete Quintanilha 108
(Rizoneide Vanderley) (123)
391
21  Hong Kong
Sheila Purves 80
Yuko Gordon 92
Alison Robinson 131
Chiu Pik Kwan 133
436
22  Argentina
Stella Selles 115
Griselda González 116
Elisa Cobañea 125
Adriano Calvo 127
483
23  India
Nanda Shaner Yadav 120
Suman Rawat 121
Vijay Nilman Khalko 122
Surjit Kaur 128
491
24  Zambia
Martha Lungu 118
Marvis Chiloshya 119
Esther Nambela 126
Mercy Kaluinga 130
493
25    Nepal
Raj Kumari Pandey 129
Bimala Joshi 134
Menuka Ravat 135
Nir Maya Karki 137
535
26  Fiji
Donna Cauvuilati 132
Onorina Rokowati 136
Amelia Likusaileka 138
Reena Devi 139
545
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 141 athletes from 32 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 28, 1988), Cross-country in Britain could be running out of time – The World Championships in Auckland may have signalled the beginning of the death of cross-country running in Britain..., Glasgow Herald, p. 9, retrieved October 23, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013
  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