1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race explained

The Junior 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 in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Race results

Junior women's race (4.689 km)

Individual

width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		14:58
	align=left		align=left		14:59
	align=left		align=left		15:02
4	align=left		align=left		15:10
5	align=left		align=left		15:11
6	align=left		align=left		15:12
7	align=left		align=left		15:12
8	align=left		align=left		15:14
9	align=left		align=left		15:15
10	align=left		align=left		15:15
11	align=left		align=left		15:20
12	align=left		align=left		15:31
13	align=left		align=left		15:32
14	align=left		align=left		15:40
15	align=left		align=left		15:46
16	align=left		align=left		15:48
17	align=left		align=left		15:51
18	align=left		align=left		15:53
19	align=left		align=left		15:54
20	align=left		align=left		15:55
21	align=left		align=left		15:57
22	align=left		align=left		15:58
23	align=left		align=left		15:58
24	align=left		align=left		16:01
25	align=left		align=left		16:05
26	align=left		align=left		16:07
27	align=left		align=left		16:07
28	align=left		align=left		16:09
29	align=left		align=left		16:11
30	align=left		align=left		16:11
31	align=left		align=left		16:12
32	align=left		align=left		16:14
33	align=left		align=left		16:16
34	align=left		align=left		16:18
35	align=left		align=left		16:19
36	align=left		align=left		16:21
37	align=left		align=left		16:22
38	align=left		align=left		16:24
39	align=left		align=left		16:26
40	align=left		align=left		16:27
41	align=left		align=left		16:27
42	align=left		align=left		16:29
43	align=left		align=left		16:30
44	align=left		align=left		16:31
45	align=left		align=left		16:31
46	align=left		align=left		16:32
47	align=left		align=left		16:34
48	align=left		align=left		16:35
49	align=left		align=left		16:35
50	align=left		align=left		16:35
51	align=left		align=left		16:36
52	align=left		align=left		16:37
53	align=left		align=left		16:38
54	align=left		align=left		16:40
55	align=left		align=left		16:41
56	align=left		align=left		16:42
57	align=left		align=left		16:42
58	align=left		align=left		16:47
59	align=left		align=left		16:48
60	align=left		align=left		16:49
61	align=left		align=left		16:49
62	align=left		align=left		16:50
63	align=left		align=left		16:51
64	align=left		align=left		16:53
65	align=left		align=left		16:54
66	align=left		align=left		16:54
67	align=left		align=left		16:54
68	align=left		align=left		16:55
69	align=left		align=left		16:55
70	align=left		align=left		16:56
71	align=left		align=left		16:56
72	align=left		align=left		16:57
73	align=left		align=left		16:57
74	align=left		align=left		16:58
75	align=left		align=left		16:58
76	align=left		align=left		16:59
77	align=left		align=left		17:00
78	align=left		align=left		17:00
79	align=left		align=left		17:01
80	align=left		align=left		17:01
81	align=left		align=left		17:01
82	align=left		align=left		17:02
83	align=left		align=left		17:04
84	align=left		align=left		17:06
85	align=left		align=left		17:07
86	align=left		align=left		17:09
87	align=left		align=left		17:09
88	align=left		align=left		17:10
89	align=left		align=left		17:10
90	align=left		align=left		17:12
91	align=left		align=left		17:12
92	align=left		align=left		17:13
93	align=left		align=left		17:13
94	align=left		align=left		17:14
95	align=left		align=left		17:14
96	align=left		align=left		17:15
97	align=left		align=left		17:15
98	align=left		align=left		17:17
99	align=left		align=left		17:19
100	align=left		align=left		17:19
101	align=left		align=left		17:21
102	align=left		align=left		17:22
103	align=left		align=left		17:23
104	align=left		align=left		17:26
105	align=left		align=left		17:27
106	align=left		align=left		17:28
107	align=left		align=left		17:28
108	align=left		align=left		17:30
109	align=left		align=left		17:33
110	align=left		align=left		17:33
111	align=left		align=left		17:34
112	align=left		align=left		17:34
113	align=left		align=left		17:37
114	align=left		align=left		17:38
115	align=left		align=left		17:39
116	align=left		align=left		17:40
117	align=left		align=left		17:42
118	align=left		align=left		17:43
119	align=left		align=left		17:44
120	align=left		align=left		17:46
121	align=left		align=left		17:47
122	align=left		align=left		17:49
123	align=left		align=left		17:49
124	align=left		align=left		17:52
125	align=left		align=left		17:55
126	align=left		align=left		17:55
127	align=left		align=left		17:56
128	align=left		align=left		17:56
129	align=left		align=left		17:59
130	align=left		align=left		18:03
131	align=left		align=left		18:06
132	align=left		align=left		18:14
133	align=left		align=left		18:21
134	align=left		align=left		18:23
135	align=left		align=left		18:26
136	align=left		align=left		20:40
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF

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" 8 align=left style="border:0" (Anita Kiptum) align=right style="border:0" (9) align=left style="border:0" (Agnes Kiprop) align=right style="border:0" (10)	15
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" (Kumiko Hiyama) align=right style="border:0" (16) align=left style="border:0" (Yuka Hata) align=right style="border:0" (17)	38
	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" 13 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" (Kutre Dulecha) align=right style="border:0" (20) align=left style="border:0" (Merima Hashim) align=right style="border:0" (23)	39
4	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 26 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 28 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 32 align=left style="border:0" (Bouchra Benthami) align=right style="border:0" (52) align=left style="border:0" (Laila Hmatou) align=right style="border:0" (84)	107
5	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 40 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 43 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 46 align=left style="border:0" (Elizabeth Mtombeni) align=right style="border:0" (55) align=left style="border:0" (Rachel Nthulane) align=right style="border:0" (62)	141
6	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 34 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 48 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 54 align=left style="border:0" (Rosa Morató) align=right style="border:0" (61) align=left style="border:0" (Silvia Fernández) align=right style="border:0" (99)	151
7	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 35 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 42 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 57	165
8	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 37 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 39 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 51 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 79 align=left style="border:0" (Sonia Scheurer) align=right style="border:0" (92)	206
9	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 36 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 76 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 88 align=left style="border:0" (Elizabeth Benishai) align=right style="border:0" (116) align=left style="border:0" (Kim Hemstreet) align=right style="border:0" (122)	230
10	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 63 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 65 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 68 align=left style="border:0" (Bianca Cojocar) align=right style="border:0" (95) align=left style="border:0" (Aniela Buciu) align=right style="border:0" (118)	234
11	align=left	United Kingdom align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 41 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 85 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 93 align=left style="border:0" (Louise Brown) align=right style="border:0" (97) align=left style="border:0" (Amy Waterlow) align=right style="border:0" (111)	241
12	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 53 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 58 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 71 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 72 align=left style="border:0" (Donyazad Mimouni) align=right style="border:0" (89) align=left style="border:0" (Souad Aït Salem) align=right style="border:0" (98)	254
13	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 50 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 91 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 109	269
14	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 64 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" align=right style="border:0" 86 align=left style="border:0" (Kyla Barbour) align=right style="border:0" (90) align=left style="border:0" (Bridget Quenzer) align=right style="border:0" (104)	289
15	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 49 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 69 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 70 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 114	302
16	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 94 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 101 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 106 align=left style="border:0" (Hanan Najih) align=right style="border:0" (110) align=left style="border:0" (Marina Heurtault) align=right style="border:0" (127)	328
17	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 44 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 59 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 125 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 132	360
18	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 75 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 128 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 135	363
19	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 80 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 87 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 96 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 102 align=left style="border:0" (Nóra Nemere) align=right style="border:0" (130)	365
20	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 83 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 103 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 107 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 113 align=left style="border:0" (Rosanna Cavoli) align=right style="border:0" (123) align=left style="border:0" (Renate Rungger) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	406
21	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 82 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 105 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 115 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 124	426
22	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 100 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 119 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 120 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 126	465

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 138 athletes from 39 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

• (6)
• (1)
• (3)
• (4)
• (6)
• (4)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (4)
• (6)
• (5)
• (5)
• (4)
• (1)
• (6)
• (6)
• (1)
• (6)
• (1)
• (1)
• (2)
• (6)
• (2)
• (1)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (4)
• (1)
• (6)
• (6)
• (4)
• (2)
• (1)
• United Kingdom (6)
• (6)
• (4)
• (1)

See also

• 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race