1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
# 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, at the Scanvest Ring on March 19, 1989. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

## Race results

### Junior women's race (4 km)

**Individual**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 15:23 |
| | Olga Nazarkina | Soviet Union | 15:30 |
| | Esther Saina | Kenya | 15:41 |
| 4 | Ann Mwangi | Kenya | 15:59 |
| 5 | Jane Ekimat | Kenya | 16:01 |
| 6 | Lisa Harvey | Canada | 16:03 |
| 7 | Shiki Terasaki | Japan | 16:04 |
| 8 | Mónica Gama | Portugal | 16:12 |
| 9 | Suzy Walsham | Australia | 16:14 |
| 10 | Tina Hall | United States | 16:15 |
| 11 | Yumi Osaki | Japan | 16:16 |
| 12 | Nicole Corbin | Australia | 16:20 |
| 13 | Anna Gunasekera | Canada | 16:20 |
| 14 | Andrea Whitcombe | United Kingdom | 16:22 |
| 15 | Tamara Salomon | Canada | 16:23 |
| 16 | Jennifer Robertson | United States | 16:23 |
| 17 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 16:23 |
| 18 | Elena Khaliman | Soviet Union | 16:25 |
| 19 | Azumi Miyazaki | Japan | 16:28 |
| 20 | Carla Machado | Portugal | 16:29 |
| 21 | Larisa Alekseyeva | Soviet Union | 16:29 |
| 22 | Concepción Santaren | Spain | 16:30 |
| 23 | Mihaela Ciu | Romania | 16:34 |
| 24 | Nadia Ouaziz | Morocco | 16:35 |
| 25 | Angelica Manrique | Spain | 16:38 |
| 26 | Katrina Price | United States | 16:40 |
| 27 | Svetlana Yepishkina | Soviet Union | 16:41 |
| 28 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 16:43 |
| 29 | Svetlana Nesterova | Soviet Union | 16:48 |
| 30 | Helene Baudrand | France | 16:51 |
| 31 | Amina Maanaoui | Morocco | 16:52 |
| 32 | Olga Bogdanova | Soviet Union | 16:53 |
| 33 | Celine Martin | France | 16:54 |
| 34 | Anke Mebold | West Germany | 16:54 |
| 35 | Marja Sankelo | Finland | 16:54 |
| 36 | Claudia Mirela Bortoi | Romania | 16:56 |
| 37 | Josefina Gutierrez | Spain | 16:57 |
| 38 | Corinne Gilbert | France | 16:58 |
| 39 | Luisa Diaz | Portugal | 16:58 |
| 40 | Margaret Synnott | Ireland | 17:01 |
| 41 | Maria Ortega | Spain | 17:01 |
| 42 | Éva Dóczi | Hungary | 17:02 |
| 43 | Anikó Javos | Hungary | 17:03 |
| 44 | Pia Lautala | Finland | 17:04 |
| 45 | Seloua Ouaziz | Morocco | 17:05 |
| 46 | Hilde Hovdenak | Norway | 17:05 |
| 47 | Kate Anderson | Australia | 17:06 |
| 48 | Christelle Fuseau | France | 17:06 |
| 49 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 17:07 |
| 50 | Laurence Fontaine | France | 17:07 |
| 51 | Mary Chavula | Zambia | 17:07 |
| 52 | Tara Flynn | United States | 17:10 |
| 53 | Akari Ito | Japan | 17:11 |
| 54 | Carla Azeitero | Portugal | 17:11 |
| 55 | Tuula Kero | Finland | 17:11 |
| 56 | Gertrude Chikwanda | Zambia | 17:12 |
| 57 | Patricia Sancey | France | 17:12 |
| 58 | Lisa York | United Kingdom | 17:13 |
| 59 | Sandra van den Haesevelde | Belgium | 17:14 |
| 60 | Francoise Nemry | Belgium | 17:15 |
| 61 | Trine Pilskog | Norway | 17:16 |
| 62 | Najat Ouali | Morocco | 17:17 |
| 63 | Andrea Tschopp | Switzerland | 17:20 |
| 64 | Sari Veteläinen | Finland | 17:20 |
| 65 | Anne Veteläinen | Finland | 17:20 |
| 66 | Maria Luisa Lárraga | Spain | 17:21 |
| 67 | Makbule Asik | Turkey | 17:21 |
| 68 | Lee Hsiao-Chuan | Chinese Taipei | 17:22 |
| 69 | Beni Gras | Canada | 17:22 |
| 70 | Ingeborg Huijssen | Belgium | 17:24 |
| 71 | Réka Csizi | Hungary | 17:26 |
| 72 | Brynhild Synstnes | Norway | 17:27 |
| 73 | Nuța Olaru | Romania | 17:29 |
| 74 | Ana Oliveira | Portugal | 17:29 |
| 75 | Patrizia Ragno | Italy | 17:30 |
| 76 | Susan Parker | United Kingdom | 17:30 |
| 77 | Vanessa Molloy | Ireland | 17:31 |
| 78 | Cindy Foley | Canada | 17:31 |
| 79 | Cindy Davis | United States | 17:34 |
| 80 | Matilde Ravizza | Italy | 17:35 |
| 81 | Exildah Bunda | Zambia | 17:36 |
| 82 | Maxine Newman | United Kingdom | 17:36 |
| 83 | Nathalie Davey | Ireland | 17:37 |
| 84 | Mounia Aboulahcen | Morocco | 17:37 |
| 85 | Brenda Sleeuwenhoek | Netherlands | 17:39 |
| 86 | Leila Baghdad | Algeria | 17:40 |
| 87 | Agata Balsamo | Italy | 17:40 |
| 88 | Susan Tschappaat | Switzerland | 17:40 |
| 89 | Mónika Tóth | Hungary | 17:41 |
| 90 | Kahla Abbou | Algeria | 17:43 |
| 91 | Siri Holtung | Norway | 17:45 |
| 92 | Sandra Heuberger | Switzerland | 17:46 |
| 93 | Aurica Buia | Romania | 17:47 |
| 94 | Michelle Maloney | Ireland | 17:49 |
| 95 | Carol Hayward | United Kingdom | 17:54 |
| 96 | Rowena Lynch | Ireland | 17:56 |
| 97 | Yasuko Kawate | Japan | 17:58 |
| 98 | Zohra Djami Kheddim | Algeria | 18:00 |
| 99 | Seana Arnold | United States | 18:00 |
| 100 | Tonya Todd | Canada | 18:04 |
| 101 | Célia dos Santos | Brazil | 18:09 |
| 102 | Hanne Pedersen | Norway | 18:10 |
| 103 | Karen Sutton | United Kingdom | 18:14 |
| 104 | Simona Staicu | Romania | 18:15 |
| 105 | Mónika Balint | Hungary | 18:21 |
| 106 | Heidi Solstad | Norway | 18:24 |
| 107 | Patricia White | Australia | 18:27 |
| 108 | Tami Messaouda | Algeria | 18:34 |
| 109 | Malahat Kokalp | Turkey | 18:38 |
| 110 | Cristina Tenaglia | Italy | 18:53 |
| 111 | Dounia Kara | Algeria | 18:54 |
| 112 | Fabia Trabaldo | Italy | 19:30 |
| 113 | Marvis Chiloshya | Zambia | 19:36 |
| 114 | Naima Souag | Algeria | 19:50 |

**Teams**

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Kenya Esther Saina3 Ann Mwangi4 Jane Ekimat5 Tegla Loroupe28 | 40 |
| | Soviet Union Olga Nazarkina2 Elena Khaliman18 Larisa Alekseyeva21 Svetlana Yepishkina27 (Svetlana Nesterova)(29) (Olga Bogdanova)(32) | 68 |
| | Portugal Mónica Gama8 Carla Sacramento17 Carla Machado20 Luisa Diaz39 (Carla Azeitero)(54) (Ana Oliveira)(74) | 84 |
| 4 | Japan Shiki Terasaki7 Yumi Osaki11 Azumi Miyazaki19 Akari Ito53 (Yasuko Kawate)(97) | 90 |
| 5 | Canada Lisa Harvey6 Anna Gunasekera13 Tamara Salomon15 Beni Gras69 (Cindy Foley)(78) (Tonya Todd)(100) | 103 |
| 6 | United States Tina Hall10 Jennifer Robertson16 Katrina Price26 Tara Flynn52 (Cindy Davis)(79) (Seana Arnold)(99) | 104 |
| 7 | Spain Concepción Santaren22 Angelica Manrique25 Josefina Gutierrez37 Maria Ortega41 (Julia Vaquero)(49) (Maria Luisa Lárraga)(66) | 125 |
| 8 | France Helene Baudrand30 Celine Martin33 Corinne Gilbert38 Christelle Fuseau48 (Laurence Fontaine)(50) (Patricia Sancey)(57) | 149 |
| 9 | Morocco Nadia Ouaziz24 Amina Maanaoui31 Seloua Ouaziz45 Najat Ouali62 (Mounia Aboulahcen)(84) | 162 |
| 10 | Australia Suzy Walsham9 Nicole Corbin12 Kate Anderson47 Patricia White107 | 175 |
| 11 | Finland Marja Sankelo35 Pia Lautala44 Tuula Kero55 Sari Veteläinen64 (Anne Veteläinen)(65) | 198 |
| 12 | Romania Mihaela Ciu23 Claudia Mirela Bortoi36 Nuța Olaru73 Aurica Buia93 (Simona Staicu)(104) | 225 |
| 13 | United Kingdom Andrea Whitcombe14 Lisa York58 Susan Parker76 Maxine Newman82 (Carol Hayward)(95) (Karen Sutton)(103) | 230 |
| 14 | Hungary Éva Dóczi42 Anikó Javos43 Réka Csizi71 Mónika Tóth89 (Mónika Balint)(105) | 245 |
| 15 | Norway Hilde Hovdenak46 Trine Pilskog61 Brynhild Synstnes72 Siri Holtung91 (Hanne Pedersen)(102) (Heidi Solstad)(106) | 270 |
| 16 | Ireland Margaret Synnott40 Vanessa Molloy77 Nathalie Davey83 Michelle Maloney94 (Rowena Lynch)(96) | 294 |
| 17 | Zambia Mary Chavula51 Gertrude Chikwanda56 Exildah Bunda81 Marvis Chiloshya113 | 301 |
| 18 | Italy Patrizia Ragno75 Mathilde Ravizza80 Agata Balsamo87 Cristina Tenaglia110 (Fabia Trabaldo)(112) | 352 |
| 19 | Algeria Leila Baghdad86 Kahla Abbou90 Zohra Djami Kheddim98 Tami Messaouda108 (Dounia Kara)(111) (Naima Souag)(114) | 382 |

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

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 114 athletes from 27 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

* Algeria (6)
* Australia (4)
* Belgium (3)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (6)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Finland (5)
* France (6)
* Hungary (5)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (5)
* Japan (5)
* Kenya (4)
* Morocco (5)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (6)
* Portugal (6)
* Romania (5)
* Soviet Union (6)
* Spain (6)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (3)
* Turkey (2)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* West Germany (1)
* Zambia (4)
