2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
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2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races ...
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, on March 30, 2008. Reports of the event were given in ''
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. Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.


Race results


Senior women's race (7.905 km)


Individual


Teams

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


Participation

According 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. The announced athletes from , , and did not show. * (1) * (6) * (1) * (2) * (4) * (5) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (5) * (6) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (2) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (1) * (6) * (3) * (5) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (1)


See also

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2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race The Senior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', in the ''Glasgow Herald, Herald' ...
*
2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race The Junior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', in the ''Glasgow Herald, Herald' ...
* 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race


References

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IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...
2008 in women's athletics Women's sport in Scotland