2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race explained

Senior women's race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	37th
Date:	March 28
Host City:	Amman, Jordan
Location:	Al Bisharat Golf Course
Nations Participating:	34
Athletes Participating:	96
Races:	1
Distances:	8 km – Senior women
Previous:	2008 Edinburgh
Next:	2010 Bydgoszcz

The Senior Women Race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan, on March 28, 2009. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times and for the IAAF.

Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

Race results

Senior women's race (8 km)

Individual

width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		26:13
	align=left		align=left		26:16
	align=left		align=left		26:19
4	align=left		align=left		26:23
5	align=left		align=left		26:23
6	align=left		align=left		26:43
7	align=left		align=left		26:49
8	align=left		align=left		26:58
9	align=left		align=left		27:00
10	align=left		align=left		27:00
11	align=left		align=left		27:03
12	align=left		align=left		27:04
13	align=left		align=left		27:05
14	align=left		align=left		27:40
15	align=left		align=left		27:42
16	align=left		align=left		27:54
17	align=left		align=left		27:59
18	align=left	Yuko Shimizu		28:02
19	align=left		align=left		28:05
20	align=left		align=left		28:08
21	align=left		align=left		28:08
22	align=left		align=left		28:10
23	align=left		align=left		28:14
24	align=left		align=left		28:18
25	align=left		align=left		28:18
26	align=left		align=left		28:19
27	align=left		align=left		28:19
28	align=left		align=left		28:21
29	align=left		align=left		28:23
30	align=left		align=left		28:29
31	align=left		align=left		28:31
32	align=left		align=left		28:33
33	align=left		align=left		28:34
34	align=left		align=left		28:35
35	align=left		align=left		28:37
36	align=left	Rebecca Donaghue		28:37
37	align=left	Catherine Cormier		28:41
38	align=left		align=left		28:46
39	align=left		align=left		28:46
40	align=left	Kathy Newberry		28:50
41	align=left		align=left		28:50
42	align=left	Jacqueline Martín		28:51
43	align=left	Yeisy Álvarez		28:51
44	align=left	Zhu Yingying		28:53
45	align=left	Kazuka Wakatsuki		28:54
46	align=left	Maria Laghrissi		28:55
47	align=left		align=left		28:55
48	align=left	Korei Omata		28:56
49	align=left		align=left		29:00
50	align=left	Agnes Chikwakwa		29:03
51	align=left	Jane Potter		29:04
52	align=left		align=left		29:04
53	align=left		align=left		29:05
54	align=left	Chisa Nishio		29:05
55	align=left	Sarah Tunstall		29:07
56	align=left	Johanna Hermiena Van Schalkwyk		29:07
57	align=left		align=left		29:16
58	align=left	Hannah Whitmore		29:19
59	align=left		align=left		29:23
60	align=left		align=left		29:23
61	align=left	Konstadína Kefalá		29:29
62	align=left	Elsa Medhane		29:30
63	align=left	Letekidan Gebreyohannes		29:33
64	align=left	Elisabete Lopes		29:36
65	align=left		align=left		29:36
66	align=left	Sueli Silva		29:38
67	align=left	Chantell Widney		29:45
68	align=left	Yuki Numata		29:48
69	align=left	Samia Akbar		29:51
70	align=left	Eden Tesfalem		29:55
71	align=left	Ezgamen Kahsay		30:04
72	align=left	Tomoka Inadomi		30:07
73	align=left	Rosângela Faria		30:18
74	align=left	Tebogo Masehla		30:24
75	align=left		align=left		30:27
76	align=left	Chantelle Wilder		30:42
77	align=left	Jackline Sakilu		30:44
78	align=left	Myrette Filmalter		30:57
79	align=left	Yirgalem Gebrekidan Beraki		31:10
80	align=left		align=left		31:23
81	align=left	Marilyn Arsenault		31:37
82	align=left		align=left		31:40
83	align=left	Mariola Konowalska		32:00
84	align=left	Asha Abdalla Khatib		33:17
85	align=left	Giuli Dekanadze		33:18
86	align=left	Rehab Mohammad Ahmad		36:14
87	align=left	Nadima Mirzoeva		38:00
88	align=left	Nagah Zenatni		38:50
—	align=left	Sonia Thomas		DNF
—	align=left	Cristina Jordán		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left	Laila Hmatou		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left	Rachelle Malette		DNF
—	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" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" (Iness Chepkesis Chenonge) align=right style="border:0" (10) align=left style="border:0" (Pauline Chemning Korikwiang) align=right style="border:0" (11)	14
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" (Sentayehu Ejigu) align=right style="border:0" (14) align=left style="border:0" (Koren Jelela) align=right style="border:0" (30)	28
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" (Elisabete Lopes) (64) align=left style="border:0" (Inês Monteiro) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	72
4	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" Jacqueline Martín 42 align=left style="border:0" (Cristina Jordán) (DNF)	117
5	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 33 align=left style="border:0" Rebecca Donaghue 36 align=left style="border:0" Kathy Newberry 40 align=left style="border:0" (Samia Akbar) (69) align=left style="border:0" (Lindsey Scherf) align=right style="border:0" (75)	130
6	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 34 align=left style="border:0" Maria Laghrissi 46 align=left style="border:0" (Hanane Ouhaddou) align=right style="border:0" (DNF) align=left style="border:0" (Laila Hmatou) (DNF)	130
7	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 26 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 52 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 59 align=left style="border:0" (Tara Palm) align=right style="border:0" (80)	154
8	align=left	align=left style="border:0" Yuko Shimizu 18 align=left style="border:0" Kazuka Wakatsuki 45 align=left style="border:0" Korei Omata 48 align=left style="border:0" Chisa Nishio 54 align=left style="border:0" (Yuki Numata) (68) align=left style="border:0" (Tomoka Inadomi) (72)	165
9	align=left	United Kingdom align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 49 align=left style="border:0" Jane Potter 51 align=left style="border:0" Sarah Tunstall 55 align=left style="border:0" (Hannah Whitmore) (58) align=left style="border:0" (Sonia Thomas) (DNF)	193
10	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 29 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 39 align=left style="border:0" Johanna Hermiena Van Schalkwyk 56 align=left style="border:0" Tebogo Masehla 74 align=left style="border:0" (Myrette Filmalter) (78)	198
11	align=left	align=left style="border:0" Catherine Cormier 37 align=left style="border:0" Chantell Widney 67 align=left style="border:0" Chantelle Wilder 76 align=left style="border:0" Marilyn Arsenault 81 align=left style="border:0" (Rachelle Malette) (DNF)	261
12	align=left	align=left style="border:0" Elsa Medhane 62 align=left style="border:0" Letekidan Gebreyohannes 63 align=left style="border:0" Eden Tesfalem 70 align=left style="border:0" Ezgamen Kahsay 71 align=left style="border:0" (Yirgalem Gebrekidan Beraki) (79)	266

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 96 athletes from 34 countries participated in the Senior women's race, two athletes less than the official number published.

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• (5)
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• (3)
• (5)
• (2)
• (1)
• (5)
• (6)
• (1)
• (1)
• (1)
• (1)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (6)
• (1)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (1)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (1)
• (5)
• (5)
• (1)
• (3)
• (2)
• United Kingdom (6)
• (6)
• (1)

See also

• 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race