1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Madrid, Spain, at the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela on March 28, 1981. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Senior women's race at the 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition9th
DateMarch 28
Host cityMadrid, Spain
VenueHipódromo de la Zarzuela
Events1
Distances4.41 km – Senior women
Participation118 athletes from
22 nations

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

Race results

Individual
RankAthleteCountryTime
Grete Waitz Norway14:07
Jan Merrill United States14:22
Yelena Sipatova Soviet Union14:22
4Agnese Possamai Italy14:25
5Tatyana Sychova Soviet Union14:25
6Betty Springs United States14:28
7Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet Union14:28
8Debbie Scott Canada14:31
9Tatyana Pozdnyakova Soviet Union14:34
10Asunción Sinobas Spain14:38
11Dorthe Rasmussen Denmark14:39
12Dianne Zorn New Zealand14:39
13Julie Shea United States14:41
14Christine Benning England14:41
15Mary Shea United States14:42
16Ingrid Kristiansen Norway14:47
17Lynn Kanuka Canada14:47
18Rosa Mota Portugal14:49
19Cornelia Bürki  Switzerland14:50
20Carla Beurskens Netherlands14:51
21Irina Bondarchuk Soviet Union14:55
22Jane Furniss England14:56
23Cristina Tomasini Italy14:57
24Joëlle De Brouwer France14:59
25Mary O'Connor New Zealand15:00
26Lorraine Moller New Zealand15:00
27Anne Audain New Zealand15:02
28Paula Fudge England15:02
29Silvana Cruciata Italy15:02
30Brenda Webb United States15:02
31Sheila Currie Canada15:02
32Giana Romanova Soviet Union15:02
33Alba Milana Italy15:02
34Deirdre Nagle Ireland15:02
35Gail Rear New Zealand15:02
36Francie Larrieu United States15:02
37Annick Lebreton France15:08
38Fionnuala Morrish Ireland15:08
39Patricia Appleby Ireland15:08
40Veronica Poryckyj Canada15:08
41Francine Peeters Belgium15:09
42Sandra Arthurton England15:09
43Amelia Lorza Lopez Spain15:09
44Helena Heikkinen Finland15:13
45Carole Bradford Wales15:13
46Nadia Dandolo Italy15:13
47Gunvor Hilde Norway15:13
48Martine Bouchonneau France15:13
49Marina Loddo Italy15:13
50Kath Binns England15:13
51Anne Lord Australia15:13
52Marie-Christine Deurbroeck Belgium15:13
53Annie van Stiphout Netherlands15:19
54Monique Seys Belgium15:19
55Mercedes Calleja Spain15:19
56Carol Meagan Ireland15:24
57Elise Wattendorf  Switzerland15:25
58Tuija Toivonen Finland15:25
59Mona Kleppe Norway15:25
60Hilary Hollick Wales15:25
61Alison Wiley Canada15:32
62Desiree Leatherby Australia15:32
63Barbara Moore New Zealand15:32
64Alice Silva Portugal15:32
65Wendy Smith England15:35
66Mehan Sloane Australia15:35
67Saskia Brouwer Netherlands15:35
68Christine Price Scotland15:35
69Randi Bjørn Norway15:35
70Denise Verhaert Belgium15:40
71Pilar Fernandez Spain15:40
72Marleen Meuris Belgium15:40
73Aurora Cunha Portugal15:40
74Patricia Marchand France15:40
75Lynne MacDougall Scotland15:40
76Mercedes Buceta Spain15:40
77Tuula Konttinen Finland15:40
78Joke Bruggen Netherlands15:40
79Yvonne Murray Scotland15:40
80Isabelle Matthys France15:40
81Marga Wiegman Netherlands15:50
82Silvia Ruegger Canada15:50
83Zehava Shmueli Israel15:50
84Vreni Forster  Switzerland15:50
85Päivi Pihlajamäki Finland15:50
86Rosemary Longstaff Australia15:50
87Bronwen Cardy Wales15:50
88Charlotte Kaagh Denmark15:50
89Gaylene Clews Australia15:50
90Siobhan Treacy Ireland15:50
91Mie Poulsen Jensen Denmark15:59
92Tina Krebs Denmark15:59
93Rhonda Mallinder Australia15:59
94Susana Irazusta Spain15:59
95Alison Wright Scotland16:01
96Maria Steels Belgium16:06
97Wilma Rusman Netherlands16:06
98Regina Gonçalves Portugal16:06
99Albertina Machado Portugal16:06
100Patricia Deneuville France16:07
101Jean Lochhead Wales16:13
102Ulla Nielsen Denmark16:17
103Barbara Harvie Scotland16:17
104Daniela Gassmann  Switzerland16:22
105Carey May Ireland16:28
106Yana Jones Wales16:30
107Mette Holm Hansen Denmark16:32
108Kathy Williams Wales16:35
109Hilde Stavik Norway16:40
110Linsey Macdonald Scotland16:55
111Francisca Xavier Angola17:33
112Rosa Neves Angola17:56
113Sara Tavares Angola18:12
114Maria Silva Angola18:22
115Gertimulda Sepulveda Angola18:40
116Isabel Andre Angola18:46
—Rita Borralho PortugalDNF
—Maricica Puică RomaniaDNF

Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Soviet Union
Yelena Sipatova3
Tatyana Sychova5
Svetlana Ulmasova7
Tatyana Pozdnyakova9
(Irina Bondarchuk)(21)
(Giana Romanova)(32)
 24
 United States
Jan Merrill2
Betty Springs6
Julie Shea13
Mary Shea15
(Brenda Webb)(30)
(Francie Larrieu)(36)
 36
 Italy
Agnese Possamai4
Cristina Tomasini23
Silvana Cruciata29
Alba Milana33
(Nadia Dandolo)(46)
(Marina Loddo)(49)
 89
4 New Zealand
Dianne Zorn12
Mary O'Connor25
Lorraine Moller26
Anne Audain27
(Gail Rear)(35)
(Barbara Moore)(63)
 90
5 Canada
Debbie Scott8
Lynn Kanuka17
Sheila Currie31
Veronica Poryckyj40
(Alison Wiley)(61)
(Silvia Ruegger)(82)
 96
6 England
Christine Benning14
Jane Furniss22
Paula Fudge28
Sandra Arthurton42
(Kath Binns)(50)
(Wendy Smith)(65)
 106
7 Norway
Grete Waitz1
Ingrid Kristiansen16
Gunvor Hilde47
Mona Kleppe59
(Randi Bjørn)(69)
(Hilde Stavik)(109)
 123
8 Ireland
Deirdre Nagle34
Fionnuala Morrish38
Patricia Appleby39
Carol Meagan56
(Siobhan Treacy)(90)
(Carey May)(105)
 167
9 Spain
Asunción Sinobas10
Amelia Lorza Lopez43
Mercedes Calleja55
Pilar Fernandez71
(Mercedes Buceta)(76)
(Susana Irazusta)(94)
 179
10 France
Joëlle Debrouwer24
Annick Lebreton37
Martine Bouchonneau48
Patricia Marchand74
(Isabelle Matthys)(80)
(Patricia Deneuville)(100)
 183
11 Belgium
Francine Peeters41
Marie-Christine Deurbroeck52
Monique Seys54
Denise Verhaert70
(Marleen Meuris)(72)
(Maria Steels)(96)
 217
12 Netherlands
Carla Beurskens20
Annie van Stiphout53
Saskia Brouwer67
Joke Bruggen78
(Marga Wiegman)(81)
(Wilma Rusman)(97)
 218
13 Portugal
Rosa Mota18
Alice Silva64
Aurora Cunha73
Regina Gonçalves98
(Albertina Machado)(99)
(Rita Borralho)(DNF)
 253
14 Finland
Helena Heikkinen44
Tuija Toivonen58
Tuula Konttinen77
Päivi Pihlajamäki85
 264
15  Switzerland
Cornelia Bürki19
Elise Wattendorf57
Vreni Forster84
Daniela Gassmann104
 264
16 Australia
Anne Lord51
Desiree Leatherby62
Mehan Sloane66
Rosemary Longstaff86
(Gaylene Clews)(89)
(Rhonda Mallinder)(93)
 265
17 Denmark
Dorthe Rasmussen11
Charlotte Kaagh88
Mie Poulsen Jensen91
Tina Krebs92
(Ulla Nielsen)(102)
(Mette Holm Hansen)(107)
 282
18 Wales
Carole Bradford45
Hilary Hollick60
Bronwen Cardy87
Jean Lochhead101
(Yana Jones)(106)
(Kathy Williams)(108)
 293
19 Scotland
Christine Price68
Lynne MacDougall75
Yvonne Murray79
Alison Wright95
(Barbara Harvie)(103)
(Linsey Macdonald)(110)
 317
20 Angola
Francisca Xavier111
Rosa Neves112
Sara Tavares113
Maria Silva114
(Gertimulda Sepulveda)(115)
(Isabel Andre)(116)
 450
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 118 athletes from 22 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 19, 1973), "Muir dream is shattered in Madrid – Nat Muir, who went to Madrid with dreams of becoming world cross-county champion, spent yesterday with his coach trying to work out why it became a nichtmare...", Glasgow Herald, p. 20, retrieved October 18, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 4.4km CC Women – Madrid Hippodromo de la Zarzuela Date: Saturday, March 28, 1981, 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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