1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Monza, Italy, at the Mirabello Racecourse on March 16, 1974. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Senior women's race at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition2nd
DateMarch 16
Host cityMonza, Lombardia, Italy Italy
VenueMirabello Racecourse
Events1
Distances4 km – Senior women
Participation69 athletes from
13 nations

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

Race results edit

Senior women's race (4 km) edit

Individual edit

Rank Athlete Country Time
  Paola Pigni   Italy 12:42
  Nina Holmén   Finland 12:47.6
  Rita Ridley   England 12:54
4 Ann Yeoman   England 12:58.6
5 Pirjo Vihonen   Finland 13:02
6 Bronisława Ludwichowska   Poland 13:03.2
7 Joyce Smith   England 13:04.4
8 Mary Stewart   Scotland 13:05.6
9 Carmen Valero   Spain 13:13.4
10 Margherita Gargano   Italy 13:14.8
11 Josee van Santberghe   Belgium 13:18.6
12 Clara Choate   United States 13:20.8
13 Silvana Cruciata   Italy 13:21.8
14 Carol Gould   England 13:23.8
15 Christine Tranter   England 13:24.2
16 Sinikka Tyynelä   Finland 13:25
17 Marleen Mols   Belgium 13:28.8
18 Joëlle De Brouwer   France 13:29.8
19 Maria Paz de Lucas   Spain 13:30.2
20 Christa Kofferschläger   West Germany 13:31
21 Charlotte Teske   West Germany 13:31.8
22 Glynis Goodburn   England 13:31.8
23 Deirdre Foreman   Ireland 13:32.8
24 Renata Pentlinowska   Poland 13:33
25 Magda Versluys   Belgium 13:33.6
26 Bruna Lovisolo   Italy 13:34.2
27 Julie Brown   United States 13:34.8
28 Cheryl Bridges   United States 13:36.8
29 Mary Lynch   Ireland 13:37.8
30 Joëlle Audibert   France 13:38.4
31 Katy McIntyre   United States 13:38.6
32 Urszula Prasek   Poland 13:39.2
33 Christine Haskett   Scotland 13:39.6
34 Christine Klemme   West Germany 13:40.8
35 Catherine Bultez   France 13:42.8
36 Danuta Siemieniuk   Poland 13:43.8
37 Celina Magala   Poland 13:44
38 Irja Pettinen   Finland 13:45
39 Margaret Coomber   Scotland 13:50.4
40 Brenda Webb   United States 13:53.2
41 Christel Rosenthal   West Germany 13:53.4
42 Françoise Papelard   France 13:55
43 Moire O'Boyle   Scotland 13:57.4
44 Maria Steels   Belgium 13:58
45 Vicki Foltz   United States 14:01
46 Ann Cumming   Ireland 14:02
47 Waltraud Egger   Italy 14:03.6
48 Veronica Sherry   Ireland 14:05
49 Vera Kemper   West Germany 14:05.4
50 Begona Zuñiga   Spain 14:09.4
51 Françoise Nicolas   France 14:12.8
52 Montserrat Abello   Spain 14:13.1
53 Anne-Marie Saugnac   France 14:13.2
54 Bronwen Smith   Wales 14:13.4
55 Encarnación Escudero   Spain 14:13.6
56 Renate Kieninger   West Germany 14:13.8
57 Giovanna Leone   Italy 14:17.8
58 Sheelagh Morrissey   Ireland 14:20.2
59 Ewa Kuty   Poland 14:20.4
60 Jean Lochhead   Wales 14:20.6
61 Arlene Pursglove   Scotland 14:27
62 Pilar San Martin   Spain 14:36.4
63 Palm Gunstone   Scotland 14:54.2
64 Bernadette van Roy   Belgium 14:57.6
65 Marie Mellerick   Ireland 14:59.8
66 Delyth Davies   Wales 15:03
67 Ann Roblin   Wales 15:18.4
68 Ann Disley   Wales 15:20.4
69 Anna Klemenjak   Austria 17:00.2

Teams edit

Rank Team Points
    England
Rita Ridley 3
Ann Yeoman 4
Joyce Smith 7
Carol Gould 14
(Christine Tranter) (15)
(Glynis Goodburn) (22)
28
    Italy
Paola Cacchi 1
Margherita Gargano 10
Silvana Cruciata 13
Bruna Lovisolo 26
(Waltraud Egger) (47)
(Giovanna Leone) (57)
50
    Finland
Nina Holmén 2
Pirjo Vihonen 5
Sinikka Tyynelä 16
Irja Pettinen 38
61
4   Belgium
Josee van Santberghe 11
Marleen Mols 17
Magda Versluys 25
Maria Steels 44
(Bernadette van Roy) (64)
97
5   United States
Clara Choate 12
Julie Brown 27
Cheryl Bridges 28
Katy McIntyre 31
(Brenda Webb) (40)
(Vicki Foltz) (45)
98
6   Poland
Bronislawa Ludwichowska 6
Renata Pentlinowska 24
Urszula Prasek 32
Danuta Siemieniuk 36
(Celina Magala) (37)
(Ewa Kuty) (59)
98
7   West Germany
Christa Kofferschläger 20
Charlotte Teske 21
Christine Klemme 34
Christel Rosenthal 41
(Vera Kemper) (49)
(Renate Kieninger) (56)
116
8   Scotland
Mary Stewart 8
Christine Haskett 33
Margaret Coomber 39
Moire O'Boyle 43
(Arlene Pursglove) (61)
(Palm Gunstone) (63)
123
9   France
Joëlle De Brouwer 18
Joëlle Audibert 30
Catherine Bultez 35
Françoise Papelard 42
(Françoise Nicolas) (51)
(Anne-Marie Saugnac) (53)
125
10   Spain
Carmen Valero 9
Maria Paz de Lucas 19
Begona Zuñiga 50
Montserrat Abello 52
(Encarnación Escudero) (55)
(Pilar San Martin) (62)
130
11   Ireland
Deirdre Foreman 23
Mary Lynch 29
Ann Cumming 46
Veronica Sherry 48
(Sheelagh Morrissey) (58)
(Marie Mellerick) (65)
146
12   Wales
Bronwen Smith 54
Jean Lochhead 60
Delyth Davies 66
Ann Roblin 67
(Ann Disley) (68)
247
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 69 athletes from 13 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Marshal, Ron (March 18, 1974), Athletics - Brown excels on a good day for Scots - Scotland's cross-country teams returned yesterday after a bid to make an impression on the outcome of the International championships on Saturday at Monza..., Glasgow Herald, p. 5, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 16, 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 16, 2013