The Senior women's race at the

1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Torino, Italy. A report of the event was given in ''The New York Times'', in the Herald, and for the IAAF. Compl ...

was held in Torino, Italy, at the

Parco del Valentino Parco del Valentino (also known as Valentino Park) is a popular public park in Turin, Italy. It is located along the west bank of the Po river. It covers an area of 500,000m², which makes it Turin's second largest park (Turin's largest park, the ...

on March 23, 1997. A report on the event was given in '' The New York Times'', in the Herald, and for the

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

Race results

Senior women's race (6.6 km)

Individual

Teams

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 147 athletes from 42 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. Although announced, the athlete from the did not show. * (2) * (1) * (4) * (4) * (4) * (1) * (3) * (4) * (4) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (1) * (6) * (4) * (4) * (6) * (1) * (6) * (2) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (4) * (4) * (6) * (6) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (4) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Senior women's race Senior women's race at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships