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

Senior women's race at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	11th
Date	March 20
Host city	Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Location	Riverside Park
Nations participating	22
Athletes participating	111
Races	1
Distances	4.072 km – Senior women
← 1982 Rome 1984 East Rutherford →

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]

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

Race results

Senior women's race (4.072 km)

Individual

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

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

United States

Joan Benoit	4
Betty Springs	5
Margaret Groos	9
Jan Merrill	13
(Nan Doak)	(40)
(Kathy Hadler)	(42)

Soviet Union

Tatyana Pozdnyakova	3
Svetlana Ulmasova	6
Alla Yushina	11
Yelena Sipatova	21
(Lyudmila Medvedeva)	(64)
(Alla Libutina)	(DNF)

Canada

Alison Wiley	2
Nancy Rooks	12
Anne-Marie Malone	16
Lynn Kanuka	23
(Wendy van Mierlo)	(37)
(Lizanne Bussières)	(45)

England

Christine Benning	18
Christina Boxer	19
Kath Binns	28
Jane Furniss	29
(Teresa Purton)	(60)
(Debbie Peel)	(70)

Romania

Fiţa Lovin	8
Doina Melinte	15
Maria Radu	36
Adriana Mustata	39
(Sicau West)	(86)

New Zealand

Christine Hughes	26
Sue Bruce	27
Mary O'Connor	31
Barbara Moore	38
(Debbie Elsmore)	(44)
(Glenys Kroon)	(72)

122

Portugal

Aurora Cunha	10
Rosa Mota	24
Albertina Machado	34
Lucilia Soares	54
(Conceição Ferreira)	(73)
(Rita Borralho)	(78)

122

Norway

Grete Waitz	1
Ingrid Kristiansen	35
Mona Kleppe	52
Randi Bjørn	61
(Marit Holtklimpen)	(87)

149

Australia

Carolyn Schuwalov	20
Mehan Sloane	32
Janis Hams	41
Sharon Dalton	63
(Rhonda Mallinder)	(81)
(Sally Pierson)	(104)

156

Spain

Pilar Fernandez	17
Montserrat Abello	43
Laura Blanco	49
Asuncion Sinobas	55
(Ana Isabel Alonso)	(57)
(Cristina Agusti)	(75)

164

Italy

Agnese Possamai	14
Nadia Dandolo	25
Alba Milana	56
Laura Fogli	82

177

France

Jacqueline Lefeuvre	30
Joëlle Debrouwer	46
Patricia Deneuville	47
Sylvie Bornet	66
(Maria Rébélo)	(68)
(Véronique Renties)	(76)

189

Sweden

Midde Hamrin	22
Eva Ernström	33
Birgitta Wåhlin	62
Jeanette Nordgren	74
(Yvonne Haglund)	(96)

191

Belgium

Francine Peeters	7
Linda Milo	58
Marie-Christine Deurbroeck	69
Betty van Steenbroeck	80

214

Scotland

Fiona McQueen	51
Kathy Mearns	53
Elise Lyon	67
Jean Lorden	77
(Yvonne Murray)	(94)
(Lynne MacDougall)	(97)

248

Wales

Kim Lock	50
Louise Copp	71
Ann-Marie Fox	85
Jean Lochhead	89
(Fiona Harwood)	(100)
(Sally James)	(103)

295

Ireland

Deirdre Nagle	48
Ann Hilliard	79
Louise McGrillen	83
Greta Hickey	88
(Eithne Kenny)	(95)
(Mary Martin)	(107)

298

Netherlands

Eefje van Wissen	84
Linda van Vliet	92
Trijnie Smeenge	93
Desirée Heijnen	101
(Baukje Hiemstra)	(109)

370

Northern Ireland

Noeleen Mullan	99
Rosemary Harron	102
Paula Hawtin	105
Angela McCullagh	106
(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]

Algeria (2)
Australia (6)
Belgium (4)
Canada (6)
Denmark (2)
England (6)
France (6)
Ireland (6)

Romania (5)
Scotland (6)
Soviet Union (6)
Spain (6)
Sweden (5)
United States (6)
Wales (6)

References

↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.1km CC Women - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 21, 2013
↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
1 2 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, retrieved October 9, 2013

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