The Senior women's race at the 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, at the Meadowlands Racetrack on March 25, 1984. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Race results

Senior women's race (5 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Maricica Puică 15:56 Galina Zakharova 15:58 Grete Waitz 15:58 4 Ingrid Kristiansen 16:04 5 Jane Furniss 16:10 6 Christine Benning 16:15 7 Midde Hamrin 16:16 8 Angela Tooby 16:18 9 Betty Springs 16:20 10 Cathy Branta 16:21 11 Eva Ernström 16:21 12 Francine Peeters 16:26 13 Zhanna Tursunova 16:26 14 Dianne Rodger 16:27 15 Ruth Smeeth 16:28 16 Sabrina Dornhoefer 16:30 17 Cathie Twomey 16:31 18 Lynn Williams 16:31 19 Mary O'Connor 16:33 20 Tina Krebs 16:35 21 Regina Joyce 16:35 22 Roisin Smyth 16:36 23 Aurora Cunha 16:37 24 Rosa Mota 16:38 25 Brenda Webb 16:38 26 Monica Joyce 16:41 27 Christine Hughes 16:41 28 Alba Milana 16:41 29 Faina Andreyeva 16:43 30 Jacqueline Lefeuvre 16:44 31 Sue Bruce 16:45 32 Nan Doak 16:48 33 Nancy Rooks 16:50 34 Paula Ilie 16:50 35 Christel Jennis 16:51 36 Louise McGrillen 16:51 37 Pilar Fernandez 16:52 38 Avril McClung 16:52 39 Carole Bradford 16:52 40 Elena Fidatof 16:53 41 Fiona McQueen 16:53 42 Albertina Machado 16:54 43 Birgitta Wåhlin 16:55 44 Corinne Debaets 16:55 45 Linda Milo 16:56 46 Kim Lock 16:56 47 Tuija Toivonen 16:56 48 Montserrat Abello 16:57 49 Agnese Possamai 16:58 50 Linden Wilde 17:00 51 Christine Loiseau 17:00 52 Margareta Keszeg 17:02 53 Ellen Wessinghage 17:05 54 Carol Haigh 17:06 55 Julie Laughton 17:07 56 Charlotte Kaagh 17:09 57 Isabelle Matthys 17:10 58 Mary Friel 17:10 59 Maria Lelut 17:11 60 Rita Marchisio 17:11 61 Annika Lewin 17:11 62 Kate Wiley 17:12 63 Marie-Christine Deurbroeck 17:12 64 Debbie Scott 17:13 65 Sinikka Keskitalo 17:16 66 Asuncion Sinobas 17:16 67 Conceição Ferreira 17:17 68 Magda Ilands 17:17 69 Martine Fays 17:17 70 Susan French 17:18 71 Rosanna Munerotto 17:21 72 Marion Josefsen 17:23 73 Jennifer Christiansen 17:23 74 Mercedes Calleja 17:24 75 Kirsti Voldnes 17:26 76 Marciela Hurtado 17:26 77 Elise Lyon 17:28 78 Roberta Brunet 17:29 79 Mona Kleppe 17:33 80 Lucilia Soares 17:34 81 Christine Whittingham 17:34 82 Sara Harnett 17:34 83 Kersti Jakobsen 17:35 84 Kirsty Husband 17:43 85 Anneli Edling 17:45 86 Lone Dybdahl 17:46 87 Kathy Mearns 17:50 88 Cristina Agusti 17:52 89 Mitica Junghiatu 17:55 90 Maria Curatolo 17:55 91 Ana Isabel Alonso 17:56 92 Marit Holtklimpen 18:07 93 Mie Poulsen Jensen 18:12 94 Helle Jørgensen 18:12 95 Jean Lochhead 18:12 96 Louise Copp 18:13 97 Sally James 18:15 98 Elizabeth Oldfield 18:18 99 Angela McCullagh 18:22 100 Andrea Everett 18:36 101 Marisela de Díaz 18:42 102 Kay McGowan 19:02 103 Una Barry 19:06 104 Allison O'Neill 19:29 105 Susanna Herrera 20:06 106 Veneranda Avila 20:56 107 Fanny Lopez 20:58 108 Elizabeth Gladfelter 21:39 — Joëlle De Brouwer DNF

Teams Rank Team Points Betty Springs 9 Cathy Branta 10 Sabrina Dornhoefer 16 Cathie Twomey 17 (Brenda Webb) (25) (Nan Doak) (32) 52 Jane Furniss 5 Christine Benning 6 Ruth Smeeth 15 Carole Bradford 39 (Carol Haigh) (54) (Julie Laughton) (55) 65 Dianne Rodger 14 Mary O'Connor 19 Christine Hughes 27 Sue Bruce 31 (Linden Wilde) (50) (Sara Harnett) (82) 91 4 Regina Joyce 21 Roisin Smyth 22 Monica Joyce 26 Louise McGrillen 36 (Mary Friel) (58) 105 5 Midde Hamrin 7 Eva Ernström 11 Birgitta Wåhlin 43 Annika Lewin 61 (Anneli Edling) (85) 122 6 Maricica Puică 1 Paula Ilie 34 Elena Fidatof 40 Margareta Keszeg 52 (Mitica Junghiatu) (89) 127 7 Francine Peeters 12 Christel Jennis 35 Corinne Debaets 44 Linda Milo 45 (Marie-Christine Deurbroeck) (63) (Magda Ilands) (68) 136 8 Grete Waitz 3 Ingrid Kristiansen 4 Marion Josefsen 72 Kirsti Voldnes 75 (Mona Kleppe) (79) (Marit Holtklimpen) (92) 154 9 Aurora Cunha 23 Rosa Mota 24 Albertina Machado 42 Conceição Ferreira 67 (Lucilia Soares) (80) 156 10 Lynn Williams 18 Nancy Rooks 33 Kate Wiley 62 Debbie Scott 64 (Susan French) (70) (Jennifer Christiansen) (73) 177 11 Jacqueline Lefeuvre 30 Christine Loiseau 51 Isabelle Matthys 57 Maria Lelut 59 (Martine Fays) (69) (Joëlle Debrouwer) (DNF) 197 12 Alba Milana 28 Agnese Possamai 49 Rita Marchisio 60 Rosanna Munerotto 71 (Roberta Brunet) (78) (Maria Curatolo) (90) 208 13 Pilar Fernandez 37 Montserrat Abello 48 Asuncion Sinobas 66 Mercedes Calleja 74 (Cristina Agusti) (88) (Ana Isabel Alonso) (91) 225 14 Tina Krebs 20 Charlotte Kaagh 56 Kersti Jakobsen 83 Lone Dybdahl 86 (Mie Poulsen Jensen) (93) (Helle Jørgensen) (94) 245 15 Angela Tooby 8 Kim Lock 46 Jean Lochhead 95 Louise Copp 96 (Sally James) (97) (Elizabeth Oldfield) (98) 245 16 Fiona McQueen 41 Elise Lyon 77 Christine Whittingham 81 Kirsty Husband 84 (Kathy Mearns) (87) (Andrea Everett) (100) 283 17 Avril McClung 38 Angela McCullagh 99 Kay McGowan 102 Una Barry 103 (Allison O'Neill) (104) 342 Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 109 athletes from 24 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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See also 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

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