The Senior women's race at the 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald, and a report in The New York Times.

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

Race results

Senior women's race (6.3 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Gete Wami 20:12 Rose Cheruiyot 20:18 Naomi Mugo 20:21 4 Derartu Tulu 20:21 5 Colleen de Reuck 20:21 6 Fernanda Ribeiro 20:23 7 Julia Vaquero 20:28 8 Jane Ngotho 20:31 9 Gabriela Szabo 20:37 10 Berhane Adere 20:37 11 Sally Barsosio 20:43 12 Iulia Negura 20:55 13 Catherina McKiernan 20:57 14 Farida Fatès 21:02 15 Florence Barsosio 21:04 16 Kate Anderson 21:08 17 Elena Fidatof 21:08 18 Chiemi Takahashi 21:12 19 Paula Radcliffe 21:13 20 Odile Ohier 21:14 21 Kylie Risk 21:17 22 Hiromi Masuda 21:17 23 Marie McMahon 21:18 24 Annette Sergent 21:18 25 Joan Nesbit 21:19 26 Carmen Fuentes 21:21 27 Margaret Crowley 21:21 28 Carolyn Schuwalov 21:22 29 Getenesh Urge 21:22 30 Stefanija Statkuvienė 21:23 31 Albertina Dias 21:23 32 Mariana Chirila 21:26 33 Ana Dias 21:30 34 Conceição Ferreira 21:32 35 Annemarie Danneels 21:34 36 Silvia Skvortsova 21:35 37 Beatriz Santíago 21:36 38 Viorica Ghican 21:37 39 Miki Kitashima 21:40 40 Melissa Moon 21:41 41 Lelia Deselnicu 21:41 42 Gwen Griffiths 21:43 43 Asha Gigi 21:43 44 Natalie Harvey 21:43 45 Yoshiko Imura 21:46 46 Teresa Recio 21:47 47 Ana Correia 21:48 48 Liz Wilson 21:49 49 Vikki McPherson 21:49 50 Nadezhda Tatarenkova 21:50 51 Anne Hare 21:50 52 Carole Zajac 21:53 53 Laurence Duquénoy 21:53 54 Gabrielle Vijverberg 21:54 55 Miwa Sugawara 21:57 56 Maree Bunce 21:57 57 Kore Alemu 21:57 58 Angie Hulley 21:58 59 Zola Pieterse 21:59 60 Carlien Cornelissen 22:00 61 Sonia Barry 22:04 62 Zahra Ouaziz 22:08 63 Alison Wyeth 22:10 64 Andrea Whitcombe 22:14 65 Anja Smolders 22:15 66 Nuria Pastor 22:16 67 Joalsiae Llado 22:18 68 Mieke Aanen 22:20 69 Teresa Duffy 22:22 70 Patrizia Di Napoli 22:23 71 Nadezhda Galyamova 22:24 72 Jana Klimesová 22:25 73 Christine Mallo 22:30 74 Agata Balsamo 22:32 75 Lukose Leelamma 22:32 76 Paulina Phaho 22:32 77 Clair Fearnley 22:33 78 Kristijna Loonen 22:35 79 Anne Keenan-Buckley 22:37 80 Lornah Kiplagat 22:40 81 Rosanna Martin 22:42 82 Nelly Glauser 22:43 83 Patrizia Ragno 22:45 84 Kristen Hall 22:45 85 Isabel Carreno 22:48 86 Elisabeth Mongudhi 22:48 87 Taeko Terauchi 22:50 88 Erica van der Bilt 22:51 89 Elisa Rea 22:51 90 Samukeliso Moyo 22:54 91 Restituta Joseph 23:04 92 Grethe Koens 23:08 93 Nadir de Siqueira 23:08 94 Ana Elias 23:10 95 Maureen Harrington 23:14 96 Liz Talbot 23:14 97 Lyudmila Derevyankina 23:16 98 Verónica Páez 23:19 99 Charné Rademeyer 23:22 100 Maimuna Margwe 23:23 101 Sibelia Vasconcelos 23:24 102 Vally Satayabhama 23:25 103 Marvelous Kativhu 23:30 104 Sicalile Moyo 23:31 105 Paola Testa 23:31 106 Maria Fernández 23:33 107 Monica Samila 23:34 108 Rani Saini 23:34 109 Mardrea Hyman 23:42 110 Luciene de Deus 23:50 111 Madhuri Saxena 23:53 112 Jorilda Sabino 24:01 113 Tuelo Setswamorago 24:04 114 Zulma Ortíz 24:05 115 Esther Nherera 24:15 116 Lucy Nusrala 24:31 117 Sandra Torres 24:38 118 Angelina Pitso 24:48 119 Neelo Phutegelo 24:49 120 Evette Turner 24:52 121 Tijana Pavicic 25:42 122 Rasheda Amer 25:50 123 Sarah Changati 26:09 124 Nicole Carty 26:22 125 Hsu Yu-Fang 26:30 126 Guylene Duval 26:33 127 Karen Smith 27:23 128 Onkemetse Solotate 27:39 129 Hussein Hawa 27:51 — Kathy Butler DNF — María Isabel Martinez DNF — Manuela Dias DNF — Geraldine Macdonald DNF

Teams Rank Team Points Rose Cheruiyot 2 Naomi Mugo 3 Jane Ngotho 8 Sally Barsosio 11 (Florence Barsosio) (15) (Lornah Kiplagat) (80) 24 Gete Wami 1 Derartu Tulu 4 Berhane Adere 10 Getenesh Urge 29 (Asha Gigi) (43) (Kore Alemu) (57) 44 Gabriela Szabo 9 Iulia Negura 12 Elena Fidatof 17 Mariana Chirila 32 (Viorica Ghican) (38) (Lelia Deselnicu) (41) 70 4 Kate Anderson 16 Kylie Risk 21 Margaret Crowley 27 Carolyn Schuwalov 28 (Natalie Harvey) (44) (Clair Fearnley) (77) 92 5 Fernanda Ribeiro 6 Albertina Dias 31 Ana Dias 33 Conceição Ferreira 34 (Ana Correia) (47) (Manuela Dias) (DNF) 104 6 Farida Fatès 14 Odile Ohier 20 Annette Sergent 24 Laurence Duquénoy 53 (Joalsiae Llado) (67) (Christine Mallo) (73) 111 7 Julia Vaquero 7 Carmen Fuentes 26 Beatriz Santíago 37 Teresa Recio 46 (Nuria Pastor) (66) (María Isabel Martinez) (DNF) 116 8 Chiemi Takahashi 18 Hiromi Masuda 22 Miki Kitashima 39 Yoshiko Imura 45 (Miwa Sugawara) (55) (Taeko Terauchi) (87) 124 9 Colleen de Reuck 5 Gwen Griffiths 42 Zola Pieterse 59 Carlien Cornelissen 60 (Paulina Phaho) (76) (Charné Rademeyer) (99) 166 10 Catherina McKiernan 13 Marie McMahon 23 Teresa Duffy 69 Anne Keenan-Buckley 79 (Maureen Harrington) (95) 184 11 Paula Radcliffe 19 Vikki McPherson 49 Angie Hulley 58 Alison Wyeth 63 (Andrea Whitcombe) (64) (Liz Talbot) (96) 189 12 Melissa Moon 40 Anne Hare 51 Maree Bunce 56 Sonia Barry 61 (Geraldine Macdonald) (DNF) 208 13 Joan Nesbit 25 Liz Wilson 48 Carole Zajac 52 Kristen Hall 84 (Lucy Nusrala) (116) 209 14 Silvia Skvortsova 36 Nadezhda Tatarenkova 50 Nadezhda Galyamova 71 Lyudmila Derevyankina 97 254 15 Gabrielle Vijverberg 54 Mieke Aanen 68 Kristijna Loonen 78 Erica van der Bilt 88 (Grethe Koens) (92) 288 16 Patrizia Di Napoli 70 Agata Balsamo 74 Rosanna Martin 81 Patrizia Ragno 83 (Elisa Rea) (89) (Paola Testa) (105) 308 17 Lukose Leelamma 75 Vally Satayabhama 102 Rani Saini 108 Madhuri Saxena 111 396 18 Samukeliso Moyo 90 Marvelous Kativhu 103 Sicalile Moyo 104 Esther Nherera 115 412 19 Nadir de Siqueira 93 Sibelia Vasconcelos 101 Luciene de Deus 110 Jorilda Sabino 112 416 20 Restituta Joseph 91 Maimuna Margwe 100 Monica Samila 107 Hussein Hawa 129 427 21 Verónica Páez 98 Maria Fernández 106 Zulma Ortíz 114 Sandra Torres 117 435 22 Mardrea Hyman 109 Evette Turner 120 Nicole Carty 124 Karen Smith 127 480 23 Tuelo Setswamorago 113 Neelo Phutegelo 119 Sarah Changati 123 Onkemetse Solotate 128 483 Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 133 athletes from 37 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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See also 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

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