The Senior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008.[1] Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[2] in the Herald,[3] and for the IAAF.[4]
Senior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 36th |
Date | March 30 |
Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Venue | Holyrood Park |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 7.905 km – Senior women |
Participation | 95 athletes from 29 nations |
Complete results for individuals,[5][6][7] and for teams[8][9][10] were published.
Race results
editSenior women's race (7.905 km)
editIndividual
editTeams
edit- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 95 athletes from 29 countries participated in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[1] The announced athletes from Nigeria,
Rwanda, and
Zimbabwe did not show.[5][6][7]
Algeria (1)
Australia (6)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahrain (2)
Brazil (4)
Canada (5)
China (1)
DR Congo (2)
Egypt (1)
Eritrea (5)
Ethiopia (6)
France (2)
Germany (1)
Greece (1)
Ireland (6)
Italy (2)
Japan (6)
Kenya (6)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Malawi (1)
Morocco (6)
Netherlands (1)
Portugal (6)
South Africa (3)
Spain (5)
Turkmenistan (1)
United Kingdom (6)
United States (6)
Zambia (1)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - SUMMARY OF PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ "Athletics - World cross-country championships - Bekele wins sixth world cross-country title; Dibaba also wins", The New York Times, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2008), "Coronation of King Kenenisa", Herald, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ Brown, Matthew (March 30, 2008), Dibaba takes her fifth gold - Edinburgh 2008, IAAF, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ a b Senior Race - M Final, IAAF, March 30, 2008, archived from the original on November 4, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ a b Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women, IAAF, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ a b 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Results (PDF), IAAF, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ Official Team Results Senior Race - W, IAAF, March 30, 2008, archived from the original on November 4, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women - Final - Team, IAAF, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Team Standings (PDF), IAAF, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013