The Junior women's race at the 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerp, Belgium, at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24, 1991. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.

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

Race results

Junior women's race (4.435 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Lydia Cheromei 13:59 Jane Ekimat 14:20 Melody Fairchild 14:28 4 Azumi Miyazaki 14:30 5 Gete Wami 14:33 6 Catherine Kirui 14:34 7 Hayley Haining 14:36 8 Minori Hayakari 14:42 9 Lina Chesire 14:43 10 Emebet Shiferaw 14:45 11 Egigayehu Worku 14:46 12 Akiko Kato 14:47 13 Suzy Walsham 14:49 14 Muluwork Kassa 14:50 15 Paula Radcliffe 14:50 16 Kore Alemu 14:50 17 Danuta Marczyk 14:51 18 Sacha Stephens 14:53 19 Natsue Koikawa 14:56 20 Shiho Okayama 14:58 21 Carmen Naranjo 14:59 22 Michelle Lafleur 15:01 23 Pamela Hunt 15:02 24 Julie Beckhaus 15:05 25 Janeth Caizalitín 15:06 26 Sandra Ruales 15:07 27 Andrea Duke 15:08 28 Genet Gebregiorgis 15:09 29 Kay Gooch 15:11 30 Anja Smolders 15:13 31 Mihaela Ciu 15:16 32 Dessy Muchimba 15:17 33 Karen Whetton 15:18 34 Ann Mwangi 15:18 35 Gabriela Szabo 15:19 36 Angelika Grabianowska 15:20 37 Giovanna Tessitore 15:21 38 Addeh Mwamba 15:21 39 Malin Ewerlöf 15:23 40 Deena Drossin 15:24 41 Hozumi Otani 15:24 42 Monica Tapia 15:24 43 Irina Volynskaya 15:25 44 Michelle Dillon 15:26 45 Kate Anderson 15:26 46 Sonia Alvarez 15:26 47 Kathy Butler 15:28 48 Marta Kosmowska 15:29 49 Nathalie Braem 15:30 50 Wendy Ticehurst 15:32 51 Renáta Fülöp 15:33 52 Carmen Fülop 15:33 53 Zhor El Kamch 15:34 54 Annie Tembo 15:34 55 Ana Gimeno 15:35 56 Szilvia Csoszánszky 15:37 57 Edurne Fuente 15:38 58 Inna Kozina 15:38 59 Patricia Lossouarn 15:39 60 Fabiana Bavaresco 15:39 61 Karen Harvey 15:40 62 Firmana Novelli 15:40 63 Juanita Sanchez 15:41 64 Rachael Chileshe 15:41 65 Stela Apetre 15:42 66 Najat Ouali 15:42 67 Janice Turner 15:42 68 Celeste Susnis 15:42 69 Natalia Requena 15:45 70 Constanze Effler 15:45 71 Nadia Ouaziz 15:47 72 Fatima Zouhair 15:49 73 Christine Taruvinga 15:49 74 Fleur Deconihout 15:49 75 Mónika Tóth 15:49 76 Soledad Nieto 15:50 77 Sithabiso Taperwa 15:50 78 Kristin Liebich 15:51 79 Susana Rios 15:51 80 Grazyna Grzesikowska 15:52 81 Helena Sampaio 15:52 82 Marie-Luce Romanens 15:52 83 Patrizia Ragno 15:52 84 Evette Turner 15:52 85 Claudia Stalder 15:52 86 Aruna Rani 15:52 87 Annick van Daele 15:52 88 Denisa Costescu 15:55 89 Fatima Anbar 15:57 90 Annie Chileshe 15:58 91 Diana Montes 15:59 92 Daisy Colibry 16:00 93 Denise Vandeputte 16:01 94 Elisa Vagnini 16:02 95 Laureen Mumba 16:02 96 Veronica López 16:03 97 Andrea Bertoia 16:03 98 Lori Durward 16:04 99 Patricia Sainton 16:05 100 Korene Hinds 16:07 101 Mounia Aboulahcen 16:08 102 Megan Thompson 16:08 103 Monika Ganska 16:12 104 Tania Cevallos 16:13 105 Tanya Blake 16:13 106 Nathalie Côté 16:14 107 Poonam Singh 16:15 108 Nicole Kresse 16:16 109 Helga Rauch 16:16 110 Mangal Phonde 16:16 111 Mariëlle Schiltmans 16:17 112 Anikó Behán 16:18 113 Svenja Lütje 16:19 114 Maren Östringer 16:20 115 Petra Drajzajtlová 16:25 116 Ann Noe 16:25 117 Laurence Roobaert 16:28 118 Ágnes Jakab 16:35 119 Su Su-Ning 16:38 120 Florina Pană 16:38 121 Veerle Dejaeghere 16:39 122 Michelle Clarke 16:40 123 Rashmi Bhoyar 17:06 124 Ann Toelen 17:22 — Alemitu Bekele DNF — Gillian Stacey DNF — Helene Gilliet DNF

Teams Rank Team Points Lydia Cheromei 1 Jane Ekimat 2 Catherine Kirui 6 Lina Chesire 9 (Ann Mwangi) (34) 18 Gete Wami 5 Emebet Shiferaw 10 Egigayehu Worku 11 Muluwork Kassa 14 (Kore Alemu) (16) (Genet Gebregiorgis) (28) (Alemitu Bekele) (DNF) 40 Azumi Miyazaki 4 Minori Hayakari 8 Akiko Kato 12 Natsue Koikawa 19 (Shiho Okayama) (20) (Hozumi Otani) (41) 43 4 Hayley Haining 7 Paula Radcliffe 15 Andrea Duke 27 Karen Whetton 33 (Tanya Blake) (105) (Gillian Stacey) (DNF) 82 5 Melody Fairchild 3 Michelle Lafleur 22 Pamela Hunt 23 Deena Drossin 40 (Celeste Susnis) (68) (Megan Thompson) (102) 88 6 Suzy Walsham 13 Sacha Stephens 18 Julie Beckhaus 24 Michelle Dillon 44 (Kate Anderson) (45) (Wendy Ticehurst) (50) 99 7 Carmen Naranjo 21 Janeth Caizalitín 25 Sandra Ruales 26 Monica Tapia 42 (Soledad Nieto) (76) (Tania Cevallos) (104) 114 8 Danuta Marczyk 17 Angelika Grabianowska 36 Marta Kosmowska 48 Grazyna Grzesikowska 80 (Monika Ganska) (103) 181 9 Mihaela Ciu 31 Gabriela Szabo 35 Carmen Fülop 52 Stela Apetre 65 (Denisa Costescu) (88) (Florina Pană) (120) 183 10 Dessy Muchimba 32 Addeh Mwamba 38 Annie Tembo 54 Rachael Chileshe 64 (Annie Chileshe) (90) (Laureen Mumba) (95) 188 11 Sonia Alvarez 46 Ana Gimeno 55 Edurne Fuente 57 Natalia Requena 69 (Susana Rios) (79) (Diana Montes) (91) 227 12 Giovanna Tessitore 37 Fabiana Bavaresco 60 Firmana Novelli 62 Patrizia Ragno 83 (Elisa Vagnini) (94) (Helga Rauch) (109) 242 13 Zhor El Kamch 53 Najat Ouali 66 Nadia Ouaziz 71 Fatima Zouhair 72 (Fatima Anbar) (89) (Mounia Aboulahcen) (101) 262 14 Nathalie Braem 49 Patricia Lossouarn 59 Fleur Deconihout 74 Daisy Colibry 92 (Patricia Sainton) (99) (Helene Gilliet) (DNF) 274 15 Renáta Fülöp 51 Szilvia Csoszánszky 56 Mónika Tóth 75 Anikó Behán 112 (Ágnes Jakab) (118) 294 16 Kathy Butler 47 Karen Harvey 61 Denise Vandeputte 93 Andrea Bertoia 97 (Lori Durward) (98) (Nathalie Côté) (106) 298 17 Anja Smolders 30 Annick van Daele 87 Ann Noe 116 Laurence Roobaert 117 (Veerle Dejaeghere) (121) (Ann Toelen) (124) 350 18 Constanze Effler 70 Kristin Liebich 78 Nicole Kresse 108 Svenja Lütje 113 (Maren Östringer) (114) 369 19 Janice Turner 67 Evette Turner 84 Korene Hinds 100 Michelle Clarke 122 373 20 Aruna Rani 86 Poonam Singh 107 Mangal Phonde 110 Rashmi Bhoyar 123 426 Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 127 athletes from 30 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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See also 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

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