2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race explained
| Senior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| Organisers: | IAAF |
| Edition: | 36th |
| Date: | March 30 |
| Host City: | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom  |
| Location: | Holyrood Park |
| Nations Participating: | 29 |
| Athletes Participating: | 95 |
| Races: | 1 |
| Distances: | 7.905 km – Senior women |
| Previous: | 2007 Mombasa |
| Next: | 2009 Amman |
The Senior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.
Race results
Senior women's race (7.905 km)
Individual
| width=5% | Rank | width=20% | Athlete | width=15% | Country | width=10% | Time |
|---|
| align=left | | align=left |  | 25:10 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 25:15 |
| align=left | | align=left |  | 25:18 |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:34 |
| 5 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:35 |
| 6 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:35 |
| 7 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:36 |
| 8 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:46 |
| 9 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:51 |
| 10 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:54 |
| 11 | align=left | | align=left |  | 25:56 |
| 12 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:05 |
| 13 | align=left | | align=left |  | 26:06 |
| 14 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:12 |
| 15 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:13 |
| 16 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:28 |
| 17 | align=left | | align=left |  | 26:29 |
| 18 | align=left | | align=left |  | 26:36 |
| 19 | align=left | | align=left |  | 26:36 |
| 20 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:37 |
| 21 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:39 |
| 22 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:40 |
| 23 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:40 |
| 24 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:42 |
| 25 | align=left | | align=left |  | 26:43 |
| 26 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:50 |
| 27 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:56 |
| 28 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:59 |
| 29 | align=left | | align=left | | 26:59 |
| 30 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:02 |
| 31 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:03 |
| 32 | align=left | | align=left |  | 27:06 |
| 33 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:09 |
| 34 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:12 |
| 35 | align=left | | align=left |  | 27:13 |
| 36 | align=left | | align=left |  | 27:14 |
| 37 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:14 |
| 38 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:15 |
| 39 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:17 |
| 40 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:20 |
| 41 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:23 |
| 42 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:24 |
| 43 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:31 |
| 44 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:32 |
| 45 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:32 |
| 46 | align=left | | align=left |  | 27:35 |
| 47 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:40 |
| 48 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:42 |
| 49 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:49 |
| 50 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:50 |
| 51 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:51 |
| 52 | align=left | | align=left |  | 27:53 |
| 53 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:54 |
| 54 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:57 |
| 55 | align=left | | align=left | | 27:59 |
| 56 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:04 |
| 57 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:05 |
| 58 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:09 |
| 59 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:12 |
| 60 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:14 |
| 61 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:16 |
| 62 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:18 |
| 63 | align=left | | align=left |  | 28:20 |
| 64 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:25 |
| 65 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:27 |
| 66 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:28 |
| 67 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:31 |
| 68 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:31 |
| 69 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:37 |
| 70 | align=left | | align=left |  | 28:45 |
| 71 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:46 |
| 72 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:50 |
| 73 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:52 |
| 74 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:52 |
| 75 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:59 |
| 76 | align=left | | align=left | | 28:59 |
| 77 | align=left | | align=left | | 29:00 |
| 78 | align=left | | align=left | | 29:08 |
| 79 | align=left | | align=left | | 29:15 |
| 80 | align=left | | align=left | | 29:18 |
| 81 | align=left | | align=left | | 29:29 |
| 82 | align=left | | align=left | | 29:38 |
| 83 | align=left | | align=left | | 29:44 |
| 84 | align=left | | align=left |  | 29:57 |
| 85 | align=left | | align=left |  | 30:10 |
| 86 | align=left | | align=left | | 30:11 |
| 87 | align=left | | align=left | | 30:38 |
| 88 | align=left | | align=left |  | 32:00 |
| 89 | align=left | | align=left |  | 35:55 |
| 90 | align=left | | align=left | | 40:01 |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left |  | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left |  | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS | |
Teams
| width=10% | Rank | width=30% | Team | width=10% | Points |
|---|
| align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 1 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 2 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 6 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 9 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Koren Jelela) | align=right style="border:0" | (14) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Aselefech Mergia) | align=right style="border:0" | (16) | |
| 18 |
| align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 3 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 4 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 7 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 8 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Grace Kwamboka Momanyi) | align=right style="border:0" | (10) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Lineth Chepkurui) | align=right style="border:0" | (12) | |
| 22 |
| align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 11 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 20 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 26 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 27 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Melinda Vernon) | align=right style="border:0" | (41) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Victoria Mitchell) | align=right style="border:0" | (54) | |
| 84 |
| 4 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 18 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 22 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 23 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 24 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Renee Metivier-Baillie) | align=right style="border:0" | (49) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Amy Hastings) | align=right style="border:0" | (62) | |
| 87 |
| 5 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 13 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 28 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 29 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 30 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Maria Laghrissi) | align=right style="border:0" | (48) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Zhor El Kamch) | align=right style="border:0" | (65) | |
| 100 |
| 6 | align=left | United Kingdom
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 15 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 21 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 38 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 42 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Faye Fullerton) | align=right style="border:0" | (45) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Jo Wilkinson) | align=right style="border:0" | (53) | |
| 116 |
| 7 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 25 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 31 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 43 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 51 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Chichi Germia) | align=right style="border:0" | (74) | |
| 150 |
| 8 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 34 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 37 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 44 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 50 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ana Dulce Félix) | align=right style="border:0" | (72) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Jéssica Augusto) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 165 |
| 9 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 35 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 39 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 40 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 61 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Rosa Morató) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 175 |
| 10 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 46 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 47 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 56 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 58 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Aya Manome) | align=right style="border:0" | (68) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Kazuka Wakatsuki) | align=right style="border:0" | (71) | |
| 207 |
| 11 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 36 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 57 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 66 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 73 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Annette Kealy) | align=right style="border:0" | (80) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Susan McCormack) | align=right style="border:0" | (81) | |
| 232 |
| 12 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 63 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 64 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 77 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 79 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Erin MacLean) | align=right style="border:0" | (83) | |
| 283 | |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 95 athletes from 29 countries participated in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from,, and did not show.
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- United Kingdom (6)
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See also
