The Senior women's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Torino, Italy, at the Parco del Valentino on March 23, 1997. A report on the event was given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3]
| Senior women's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 25th |
| Date | March 23 |
| Host city | Torino, Piemonte, Italy  |
| Venue | Parco del Valentino |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 6.6 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 147 athletes from 42 nations |
Complete results,[4][5] medallists,[6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.
Race results edit
Senior women's race (6.6 km) edit
Individual edit
Teams edit
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation edit
An unofficial count yields the participation of 147 athletes from 42 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7] Although announced, the athlete from the 
Central African Republic did not show.[5]
Algeria (2)
Angola (1)
Australia (4)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (4)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (3)
Chile (4)
China (4)
Congo (1)
Croatia (1)
Ethiopia (6)
Finland (1)
France (6)
Hungary (4)
India (4)
Ireland (6)
Israel (1)
Italy (6)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (6)
Kenya (6)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (4)
Netherlands (4)
New Zealand (6)
Portugal (6)
Romania (6)
Russia (6)
San Marino (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (6)
Spain (6)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (2)
Tajikistan (1)
Turkey (4)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (6)
United States (6)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Tergat Leads Kenyans With Dramatic Victory", The New York Times, March 24, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ Gillon, Doug (March 24, 1997), Tulu swoops late to take title but British runner still happy Radcliffe joy as she runs into medal place, Herald, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ Reineri, Giorgio, Report for Senior races - Women's race - Derarta Tulu of Ethiopia, former 10 000m Olympic Champion in Barcelona 1982 won the World Cross Country Championship title after a terrible battle with Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.6km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ a b Cross Senior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
- ^ 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 9, 2013