1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

International athletics championship event

Senior women's race at the 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	9th
Date	March 28
Host city	Madrid, Spain
Venue	Hipódromo de la Zarzuela
Events	1
Distances	4.41 km – Senior women
Participation	118 athletes from 22 nations
← 1980 Paris 1982 Rome →

The Senior women's race at the 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Madrid, Spain, at the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela on March 28, 1981. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Race results

Senior women's race (4.41 km)

Individual

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Grete Waitz	Norway	14:07
	Jan Merrill	United States	14:22
	Yelena Sipatova	Soviet Union	14:22
4	Agnese Possamai	Italy	14:25
5	Tatyana Sychova	Soviet Union	14:25
6	Betty Springs	United States	14:28
7	Svetlana Ulmasova	Soviet Union	14:28
8	Debbie Scott	Canada	14:31
9	Tatyana Pozdnyakova	Soviet Union	14:34
10	Asunción Sinobas	Spain	14:38
11	Dorthe Rasmussen	Denmark	14:39
12	Dianne Zorn	New Zealand	14:39
13	Julie Shea	United States	14:41
14	Christine Benning	England	14:41
15	Mary Shea	United States	14:42
16	Ingrid Kristiansen	Norway	14:47
17	Lynn Kanuka	Canada	14:47
18	Rosa Mota	Portugal	14:49
19	Cornelia Bürki	Switzerland	14:50
20	Carla Beurskens	Netherlands	14:51
21	Irina Bondarchuk	Soviet Union	14:55
22	Jane Furniss	England	14:56
23	Cristina Tomasini	Italy	14:57
24	Joëlle De Brouwer	France	14:59
25	Mary O'Connor	New Zealand	15:00
26	Lorraine Moller	New Zealand	15:00
27	Anne Audain	New Zealand	15:02
28	Paula Fudge	England	15:02
29	Silvana Cruciata	Italy	15:02
30	Brenda Webb	United States	15:02
31	Sheila Currie	Canada	15:02
32	Giana Romanova	Soviet Union	15:02
33	Alba Milana	Italy	15:02
34	Deirdre Nagle	Ireland	15:02
35	Gail Rear	New Zealand	15:02
36	Francie Larrieu	United States	15:02
37	Annick Lebreton	France	15:08
38	Fionnuala Morrish	Ireland	15:08
39	Patricia Appleby	Ireland	15:08
40	Veronica Poryckyj	Canada	15:08
41	Francine Peeters	Belgium	15:09
42	Sandra Arthurton	England	15:09
43	Amelia Lorza Lopez	Spain	15:09
44	Helena Heikkinen	Finland	15:13
45	Carole Bradford	Wales	15:13
46	Nadia Dandolo	Italy	15:13
47	Gunvor Hilde	Norway	15:13
48	Martine Bouchonneau	France	15:13
49	Marina Loddo	Italy	15:13
50	Kath Binns	England	15:13
51	Anne Lord	Australia	15:13
52	Marie-Christine Deurbroeck	Belgium	15:13
53	Annie van Stiphout	Netherlands	15:19
54	Monique Seys	Belgium	15:19
55	Mercedes Calleja	Spain	15:19
56	Carol Meagan	Ireland	15:24
57	Elise Wattendorf	Switzerland	15:25
58	Tuija Toivonen	Finland	15:25
59	Mona Kleppe	Norway	15:25
60	Hilary Hollick	Wales	15:25
61	Alison Wiley	Canada	15:32
62	Desiree Leatherby	Australia	15:32
63	Barbara Moore	New Zealand	15:32
64	Alice Silva	Portugal	15:32
65	Wendy Smith	England	15:35
66	Mehan Sloane	Australia	15:35
67	Saskia Brouwer	Netherlands	15:35
68	Christine Price	Scotland	15:35
69	Randi Bjørn	Norway	15:35
70	Denise Verhaert	Belgium	15:40
71	Pilar Fernandez	Spain	15:40
72	Marleen Meuris	Belgium	15:40
73	Aurora Cunha	Portugal	15:40
74	Patricia Marchand	France	15:40
75	Lynne MacDougall	Scotland	15:40
76	Mercedes Buceta	Spain	15:40
77	Tuula Konttinen	Finland	15:40
78	Joke Bruggen	Netherlands	15:40
79	Yvonne Murray	Scotland	15:40
80	Isabelle Matthys	France	15:40
81	Marga Wiegman	Netherlands	15:50
82	Silvia Ruegger	Canada	15:50
83	Zehava Shmueli	Israel	15:50
84	Vreni Forster	Switzerland	15:50
85	Päivi Pihlajamäki	Finland	15:50
86	Rosemary Longstaff	Australia	15:50
87	Bronwen Cardy	Wales	15:50
88	Charlotte Kaagh	Denmark	15:50
89	Gaylene Clews	Australia	15:50
90	Siobhan Treacy	Ireland	15:50
91	Mie Poulsen Jensen	Denmark	15:59
92	Tina Krebs	Denmark	15:59
93	Rhonda Mallinder	Australia	15:59
94	Susana Irazusta	Spain	15:59
95	Alison Wright	Scotland	16:01
96	Maria Steels	Belgium	16:06
97	Wilma Rusman	Netherlands	16:06
98	Regina Gonçalves	Portugal	16:06
99	Albertina Machado	Portugal	16:06
100	Patricia Deneuville	France	16:07
101	Jean Lochhead	Wales	16:13
102	Ulla Nielsen	Denmark	16:17
103	Barbara Harvie	Scotland	16:17
104	Daniela Gassmann	Switzerland	16:22
105	Carey May	Ireland	16:28
106	Yana Jones	Wales	16:30
107	Mette Holm Hansen	Denmark	16:32
108	Kathy Williams	Wales	16:35
109	Hilde Stavik	Norway	16:40
110	Linsey Macdonald	Scotland	16:55
111	Francisca Xavier	Angola	17:33
112	Rosa Neves	Angola	17:56
113	Sara Tavares	Angola	18:12
114	Maria Silva	Angola	18:22
115	Gertimulda Sepulveda	Angola	18:40
116	Isabel Andre	Angola	18:46
—	Rita Borralho	Portugal	DNF
—	Maricica Puică	Romania	DNF

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Soviet Union

Yelena Sipatova	3
Tatyana Sychova	5
Svetlana Ulmasova	7
Tatyana Pozdnyakova	9
(Irina Bondarchuk)	(21)
(Giana Romanova)	(32)

United States

Jan Merrill	2
Betty Springs	6
Julie Shea	13
Mary Shea	15
(Brenda Webb)	(30)
(Francie Larrieu)	(36)

Italy

Agnese Possamai	4
Cristina Tomasini	23
Silvana Cruciata	29
Alba Milana	33
(Nadia Dandolo)	(46)
(Marina Loddo)	(49)

New Zealand

Dianne Zorn	12
Mary O'Connor	25
Lorraine Moller	26
Anne Audain	27
(Gail Rear)	(35)
(Barbara Moore)	(63)

Canada

Debbie Scott	8
Lynn Kanuka	17
Sheila Currie	31
Veronica Poryckyj	40
(Alison Wiley)	(61)
(Silvia Ruegger)	(82)

England

Christine Benning	14
Jane Furniss	22
Paula Fudge	28
Sandra Arthurton	42
(Kath Binns)	(50)
(Wendy Smith)	(65)

106

Norway

Grete Waitz	1
Ingrid Kristiansen	16
Gunvor Hilde	47
Mona Kleppe	59
(Randi Bjørn)	(69)
(Hilde Stavik)	(109)

123

Ireland

Deirdre Nagle	34
Fionnuala Morrish	38
Patricia Appleby	39
Carol Meagan	56
(Siobhan Treacy)	(90)
(Carey May)	(105)

167

Spain

Asunción Sinobas	10
Amelia Lorza Lopez	43
Mercedes Calleja	55
Pilar Fernandez	71
(Mercedes Buceta)	(76)
(Susana Irazusta)	(94)

179

France

Joëlle Debrouwer	24
Annick Lebreton	37
Martine Bouchonneau	48
Patricia Marchand	74
(Isabelle Matthys)	(80)
(Patricia Deneuville)	(100)

183

Belgium

Francine Peeters	41
Marie-Christine Deurbroeck	52
Monique Seys	54
Denise Verhaert	70
(Marleen Meuris)	(72)
(Maria Steels)	(96)

217

Netherlands

Carla Beurskens	20
Annie van Stiphout	53
Saskia Brouwer	67
Joke Bruggen	78
(Marga Wiegman)	(81)
(Wilma Rusman)	(97)

218

Portugal

Rosa Mota	18
Alice Silva	64
Aurora Cunha	73
Regina Gonçalves	98
(Albertina Machado)	(99)
(Rita Borralho)	(DNF)

253

Finland

Helena Heikkinen	44
Tuija Toivonen	58
Tuula Konttinen	77
Päivi Pihlajamäki	85

264

Switzerland

Cornelia Bürki	19
Elise Wattendorf	57
Vreni Forster	84
Daniela Gassmann	104

264

Australia

Anne Lord	51
Desiree Leatherby	62
Mehan Sloane	66
Rosemary Longstaff	86
(Gaylene Clews)	(89)
(Rhonda Mallinder)	(93)

265

Denmark

Dorthe Rasmussen	11
Charlotte Kaagh	88
Mie Poulsen Jensen	91
Tina Krebs	92
(Ulla Nielsen)	(102)
(Mette Holm Hansen)	(107)

282

Wales

Carole Bradford	45
Hilary Hollick	60
Bronwen Cardy	87
Jean Lochhead	101
(Yana Jones)	(106)
(Kathy Williams)	(108)

293

Scotland

Christine Price	68
Lynne MacDougall	75
Yvonne Murray	79
Alison Wright	95
(Barbara Harvie)	(103)
(Linsey Macdonald)	(110)

317

Angola

Francisca Xavier	111
Rosa Neves	112
Sara Tavares	113
Maria Silva	114
(Gertimulda Sepulveda)	(115)
(Isabel Andre)	(116)

450

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 118 athletes from 22 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

Angola (6)
Australia (6)
Belgium (6)
Canada (6)
Denmark (6)
England (6)
Finland (4)
France (6)
Ireland (6)
Israel (1)
Italy (6)
Netherlands (6)
New Zealand (6)
Norway (6)
Portugal (6)
Romania (1)
Scotland (6)
Soviet Union (6)
Spain (6)
Switzerland (4)
United States (6)
Wales (6)

References

Gillon, Doug (March 19, 1973), "Muir dream is shattered in Madrid – Nat Muir, who went to Madrid with dreams of becoming world cross-county champion, spent yesterday with his coach trying to work out why it became a nichtmare...", Glasgow Herald, p. 20, retrieved October 18, 2013
Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 4.4km CC Women – Madrid Hippodromo de la Zarzuela Date: Saturday, March 28, 1981, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013
"IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
^ 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

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