1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Senior women's race at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition2nd
DateMarch 16
Host cityMonza, Lombardia, Italy Italy
VenueMirabello Racecourse
Events1
Distances4 km – Senior women
Participation69 athletes from
13 nations

The Senior women's race at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Monza, Italy, at the Mirabello Racecourse on March 16, 1974. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results

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Senior women's race (4 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paola Pigni  Italy 12:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nina Holmén  Finland 12:47.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rita Ridley  England 12:54
4 Ann Yeoman  England 12:58.6
5 Pirjo Vihonen  Finland 13:02
6 Bronisława Ludwichowska  Poland 13:03.2
7 Joyce Smith  England 13:04.4
8 Mary Stewart  Scotland 13:05.6
9 Carmen Valero  Spain 13:13.4
10 Margherita Gargano  Italy 13:14.8
11 Josee van Santberghe  Belgium 13:18.6
12 Clara Choate  United States 13:20.8
13 Silvana Cruciata  Italy 13:21.8
14 Carol Gould  England 13:23.8
15 Christine Tranter  England 13:24.2
16 Sinikka Tyynelä  Finland 13:25
17 Marleen Mols  Belgium 13:28.8
18 Joëlle De Brouwer  France 13:29.8
19 Maria Paz de Lucas  Spain 13:30.2
20 Christa Kofferschläger  West Germany 13:31
21 Charlotte Teske  West Germany 13:31.8
22 Glynis Goodburn  England 13:31.8
23 Deirdre Foreman  Ireland 13:32.8
24 Renata Pentlinowska  Poland 13:33
25 Magda Versluys  Belgium 13:33.6
26 Bruna Lovisolo  Italy 13:34.2
27 Julie Brown  United States 13:34.8
28 Cheryl Bridges  United States 13:36.8
29 Mary Lynch  Ireland 13:37.8
30 Joëlle Audibert  France 13:38.4
31 Katy McIntyre  United States 13:38.6
32 Urszula Prasek  Poland 13:39.2
33 Christine Haskett  Scotland 13:39.6
34 Christine Klemme  West Germany 13:40.8
35 Catherine Bultez  France 13:42.8
36 Danuta Siemieniuk  Poland 13:43.8
37 Celina Magala  Poland 13:44
38 Irja Pettinen  Finland 13:45
39 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 13:50.4
40 Brenda Webb  United States 13:53.2
41 Christel Rosenthal  West Germany 13:53.4
42 Françoise Papelard  France 13:55
43 Moire O'Boyle  Scotland 13:57.4
44 Maria Steels  Belgium 13:58
45 Vicki Foltz  United States 14:01
46 Ann Cumming  Ireland 14:02
47 Waltraud Egger  Italy 14:03.6
48 Veronica Sherry  Ireland 14:05
49 Vera Kemper  West Germany 14:05.4
50 Begona Zuñiga  Spain 14:09.4
51 Françoise Nicolas  France 14:12.8
52 Montserrat Abello  Spain 14:13.1
53 Anne-Marie Saugnac  France 14:13.2
54 Bronwen Smith  Wales 14:13.4
55 Encarnación Escudero  Spain 14:13.6
56 Renate Kieninger  West Germany 14:13.8
57 Giovanna Leone  Italy 14:17.8
58 Sheelagh Morrissey  Ireland 14:20.2
59 Ewa Kuty  Poland 14:20.4
60 Jean Lochhead  Wales 14:20.6
61 Arlene Pursglove  Scotland 14:27
62 Pilar San Martin  Spain 14:36.4
63 Palm Gunstone  Scotland 14:54.2
64 Bernadette van Roy  Belgium 14:57.6
65 Marie Mellerick  Ireland 14:59.8
66 Delyth Davies  Wales 15:03
67 Ann Roblin  Wales 15:18.4
68 Ann Disley  Wales 15:20.4
69 Anna Klemenjak  Austria 17:00.2

Teams

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
Rita Ridley 3
Ann Yeoman 4
Joyce Smith 7
Carol Gould 14
(Christine Tranter) (15)
(Glynis Goodburn) (22)
28
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
Paola Cacchi 1
Margherita Gargano 10
Silvana Cruciata 13
Bruna Lovisolo 26
(Waltraud Egger) (47)
(Giovanna Leone) (57)
50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland
Nina Holmén 2
Pirjo Vihonen 5
Sinikka Tyynelä 16
Irja Pettinen 38
61
4  Belgium
Josee van Santberghe 11
Marleen Mols 17
Magda Versluys 25
Maria Steels 44
(Bernadette van Roy) (64)
97
5  United States
Clara Choate 12
Julie Brown 27
Cheryl Bridges 28
Katy McIntyre 31
(Brenda Webb) (40)
(Vicki Foltz) (45)
98
6  Poland
Bronislawa Ludwichowska 6
Renata Pentlinowska 24
Urszula Prasek 32
Danuta Siemieniuk 36
(Celina Magala) (37)
(Ewa Kuty) (59)
98
7  West Germany
Christa Kofferschläger 20
Charlotte Teske 21
Christine Klemme 34
Christel Rosenthal 41
(Vera Kemper) (49)
(Renate Kieninger) (56)
116
8  Scotland
Mary Stewart 8
Christine Haskett 33
Margaret Coomber 39
Moire O'Boyle 43
(Arlene Pursglove) (61)
(Palm Gunstone) (63)
123
9  France
Joëlle De Brouwer 18
Joëlle Audibert 30
Catherine Bultez 35
Françoise Papelard 42
(Françoise Nicolas) (51)
(Anne-Marie Saugnac) (53)
125
10  Spain
Carmen Valero 9
Maria Paz de Lucas 19
Begona Zuñiga 50
Montserrat Abello 52
(Encarnación Escudero) (55)
(Pilar San Martin) (62)
130
11  Ireland
Deirdre Foreman 23
Mary Lynch 29
Ann Cumming 46
Veronica Sherry 48
(Sheelagh Morrissey) (58)
(Marie Mellerick) (65)
146
12  Wales
Bronwen Smith 54
Jean Lochhead 60
Delyth Davies 66
Ann Roblin 67
(Ann Disley) (68)
247
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 69 athletes from 13 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marshal, Ron (March 18, 1974), Athletics - Brown excels on a good day for Scots - Scotland's cross-country teams returned yesterday after a bid to make an impression on the outcome of the International championships on Saturday at Monza..., Glasgow Herald, p. 5, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 16, 2013
  4. ^ 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 16, 2013
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