The Senior women's race at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Gateshead, England, at the Riverside Park on March 20, 1983. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald and in the Evening Times.

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

Race results

Senior women's race (4.072 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Grete Waitz 13:29 Alison Wiley 13:37 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 13:37 4 Joan Benoit 13:57 5 Betty Springs 14:00 6 Svetlana Ulmasova 14:01 7 Francine Peeters 14:03 8 Fiţa Lovin 14:04 9 Margaret Groos 14:04 10 Aurora Cunha 14:06 11 Alla Yushina 14:08 12 Nancy Rooks 14:09 13 Jan Merrill 14:12 14 Agnese Possamai 14:14 15 Doina Melinte 14:15 16 Anne-Marie Malone 14:17 17 Pilar Fernandez 14:18 18 Christine Benning 14:19 19 Christina Boxer 14:20 20 Carolyn Schuwalov 14:20 21 Yelena Sipatova 14:21 22 Midde Hamrin 14:21 23 Lynn Kanuka 14:22 24 Rosa Mota 14:24 25 Nadia Dandolo 14:24 26 Christine Hughes 14:26 27 Sue Bruce 14:26 28 Kath Binns 14:26 29 Jane Furniss 14:27 30 Jacqueline Lefeuvre 14:30 31 Mary O'Connor 14:31 32 Mehan Sloane 14:31 33 Eva Ernström 14:32 34 Albertina Machado 14:34 35 Ingrid Kristiansen 14:35 36 Maria Radu 14:36 37 Wendy van Mierlo 14:36 38 Barbara Moore 14:36 39 Adriana Mustață 14:36 40 Nan Doak 14:36 41 Janis Hams 14:37 42 Kathy Hadler 14:38 43 Montserrat Abello 14:39 44 Debbie Elsmore 14:40 45 Lizanne Bussières 14:40 46 Joëlle De Brouwer 14:41 47 Patricia Deneuville 14:41 48 Deirdre Nagle 14:44 49 Laura Blanco 14:44 50 Kim Lock 14:46 51 Fiona McQueen 14:47 52 Mona Kleppe 14:48 53 Kathy Mearns 14:48 54 Lucilia Soares 14:48 55 Asuncion Sinobas 14:49 56 Alba Milana 14:49 57 Ana Isabel Alonso 14:50 58 Linda Milo 14:51 59 Zehava Shmueli 14:53 60 Teresa Purton 14:55 61 Randi Bjørn 14:57 62 Birgitta Wåhlin 14:57 63 Sharon Dalton 14:58 64 Lyudmila Medvedeva 14:58 65 Charlotte Kaagh 15:01 66 Sylvie Bornet 15:02 67 Elise Lyon 15:04 68 Maria Rébélo 15:07 69 Marie-Christine Deurbroeck 15:08 70 Debbie Peel 15:10 71 Louise Copp 15:11 72 Glenys Kroon 15:12 73 Conceição Ferreira 15:12 74 Jeanette Nordgren 15:13 75 Cristina Agusti 15:15 76 Véronique Renties 15:16 77 Jean Lorden 15:16 78 Rita Borralho 15:17 79 Ann Hilliard 15:19 80 Betty van Steenbroeck 15:20 81 Rhonda Mallinder 15:21 82 Laura Fogli 15:23 83 Louise McGrillen 15:24 84 Eefje van Wissen 15:24 85 Ann-Marie Fox 15:33 86 Sicau West 15:36 87 Marit Holtklimpen 15:37 88 Greta Hickey 15:38 89 Jean Lochhead 15:39 90 Dalila Mehira 15:39 91 Mie Poulsen Jensen 15:39 92 Linda van Vliet 15:41 93 Trijnie Smeenge 15:42 94 Yvonne Murray 15:45 95 Eithne Kenny 15:47 96 Yvonne Haglund 15:54 97 Lynne MacDougall 15:54 98 Mébarka El Hadj Abdellah 15:59 99 Noeleen Mullan 15:59 100 Fiona Harwood 16:02 101 Desirée Heijnen 16:04 102 Rosemary Harron 16:06 103 Sally James 16:07 104 Sally Pierson 16:08 105 Paula Hawtin 16:09 106 Angela McCullagh 16:10 107 Mary Martin 16:18 108 Camilla Harron 16:28 109 Baukje Hiemstra 16:49 110 Christine Lord 16:55 — Alla Libutina DNF

Teams Rank Team Points Joan Benoit 4 Betty Springs 5 Margaret Groos 9 Jan Merrill 13 (Nan Doak) (40) (Kathy Hadler) (42) 31 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 3 Svetlana Ulmasova 6 Alla Yushina 11 Yelena Sipatova 21 (Lyudmila Medvedeva) (64) (Alla Libutina) (DNF) 41 Alison Wiley 2 Nancy Rooks 12 Anne-Marie Malone 16 Lynn Kanuka 23 (Wendy van Mierlo) (37) (Lizanne Bussières) (45) 53 4 Christine Benning 18 Christina Boxer 19 Kath Binns 28 Jane Furniss 29 (Teresa Purton) (60) (Debbie Peel) (70) 94 5 Fiţa Lovin 8 Doina Melinte 15 Maria Radu 36 Adriana Mustata 39 (Sicau West) (86) 98 6 Christine Hughes 26 Sue Bruce 27 Mary O'Connor 31 Barbara Moore 38 (Debbie Elsmore) (44) (Glenys Kroon) (72) 122 7 Aurora Cunha 10 Rosa Mota 24 Albertina Machado 34 Lucilia Soares 54 (Conceição Ferreira) (73) (Rita Borralho) (78) 122 8 Grete Waitz 1 Ingrid Kristiansen 35 Mona Kleppe 52 Randi Bjørn 61 (Marit Holtklimpen) (87) 149 9 Carolyn Schuwalov 20 Mehan Sloane 32 Janis Hams 41 Sharon Dalton 63 (Rhonda Mallinder) (81) (Sally Pierson) (104) 156 10 Pilar Fernandez 17 Montserrat Abello 43 Laura Blanco 49 Asuncion Sinobas 55 (Ana Isabel Alonso) (57) (Cristina Agusti) (75) 164 11 Agnese Possamai 14 Nadia Dandolo 25 Alba Milana 56 Laura Fogli 82 177 12 Jacqueline Lefeuvre 30 Joëlle Debrouwer 46 Patricia Deneuville 47 Sylvie Bornet 66 (Maria Rébélo) (68) (Véronique Renties) (76) 189 13 Midde Hamrin 22 Eva Ernström 33 Birgitta Wåhlin 62 Jeanette Nordgren 74 (Yvonne Haglund) (96) 191 14 Francine Peeters 7 Linda Milo 58 Marie-Christine Deurbroeck 69 Betty van Steenbroeck 80 214 15 Fiona McQueen 51 Kathy Mearns 53 Elise Lyon 67 Jean Lorden 77 (Yvonne Murray) (94) (Lynne MacDougall) (97) 248 16 Kim Lock 50 Louise Copp 71 Ann-Marie Fox 85 Jean Lochhead 89 (Fiona Harwood) (100) (Sally James) (103) 295 17 Deirdre Nagle 48 Ann Hilliard 79 Louise McGrillen 83 Greta Hickey 88 (Eithne Kenny) (95) (Mary Martin) (107) 298 18 Eefje van Wissen 84 Linda van Vliet 92 Trijnie Smeenge 93 Desirée Heijnen 101 (Baukje Hiemstra) (109) 370 19 Noeleen Mullan 99 Rosemary Harron 102 Paula Hawtin 105 Angela McCullagh 106 (Camilla Harron) (108) (Christine Lord) (110) 412 Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 111 athletes from 22 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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See also 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

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