The Junior women's race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 18, 2000. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.

Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

Race results

Junior women's race (6.29 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Vivian Cheruiyot 20:34 Alice Timbilil 20:35 Viola Kibiwott 20:36 4 Hareg Sidelil 20:38 5 Merima Hashim 20:41 6 Fridah Domongole 20:43 7 Eyerusalem Kuma 20:45 8 Abebech Nigussie 20:48 9 Worknesh Kidane 20:52 10 Dorcus Inzikuru 21:02 11 Rina Fujioka 21:12 12 Pamela Kipchoge 21:19 13 Bezunesh Bekele 21:20 14 Kaori Yoshida 21:26 15 Carol Henry 21:36 16 Yolandi Neuhoff 21:38 17 Jane Makombe 21:42 18 Diane Nukuri 21:42 19 Lina Usmanova 21:44 20 Tomomi Tagao 21:50 21 Valentina Zevushkina 21:53 22 Hawa Hamis Hussein 21:55 23 Elaine du Plessis 21:56 24 Lize-Mari Venter 21:57 25 Mary Bacia 22:04 26 Lauren Fleshman 22:08 27 Hana Chaouach 22:09 28 Mia Larsson 22:09 29 Shalane Flanagan 22:10 30 Erin Sullivan 22:12 31 Hakima Takeznount 22:13 32 Jéssica Augusto 22:15 33 Ikuko Nagao 22:18 34 Gladys Ruto 22:19 35 Lyudmila Volchek 22:22 36 Nassira Taibi 22:28 37 Wahiba Ifftissen 22:29 38 Grace Chesang 22:30 39 Linda Hadjar 22:30 40 Siphuluwazi Sibindi 22:31 41 Irene Alfonso 22:32 42 Linda Roets 22:33 43 Malika Asahssah 22:35 44 Ida Nilsson 22:39 45 Clemantine Nyiraguhirwa 22:42 46 Habiba Ghribi 22:42 47 Nicola Spirig 22:42 48 Lucélia Peres 22:43 49 Riina Tolonen 22:43 50 Mami Ikeda 22:44 51 Fatiha Bahi 22:49 52 Cindy Durocher 22:49 53 Nikki Reckman 22:54 54 Xenia Luxem 22:55 55 Henrietta Freeman 22:56 56 Anastasiya Starovoytova 22:59 57 Minna Nummela 23:01 58 Catherine Webombesa 23:04 59 Mebarka Zellit 23:05 60 Letitia Pheleu 23:06 61 Sheela Agrawal 23:07 62 Tatiane Sá 23:08 63 Emma Ward 23:09 64 Emily Kroshus 23:12 65 Amal Essaki 23:13 66 Collette Fagan 23:14 67 Simret Sultan 23:15 68 Kate Bradshaw 23:16 69 Patrícia Pereira 23:17 70 Sigrid van den Bempt 23:17 71 Marina Ivanova 23:18 72 Sonia Bejarano 23:18 73 Anzhelika Simon 23:21 74 Valeria Marinoni 23:23 75 Kate Reed 23:24 76 Mercedes Aguilar 23:26 77 Khadija Nadari 23:31 78 Mieke Geens 23:37 79 Michelle Carson 23:38 80 Émilie Mondor 23:38 81 Mirjana Kalajdzic 23:39 82 Filipa Coelho 23:40 83 Simret Asmerom 23:41 84 Jane Potter 23:44 85 Olga Goncharuk 23:46 86 Valquíria Santos 23:50 87 Rosana Fernández 23:55 88 Marina Munćan 24:06 89 Fatima Lahssini 24:07 90 Rosário Pais 24:10 91 Veerle Demuynck 24:12 92 Anni Tuimala 24:13 93 Irina Kunakhavets 24:13 94 Alma Xicotencatl 24:15 95 Zoe Jelbert 24:19 96 Renata Fernandes 24:21 97 Paz Rodríguez 24:22 98 Martha Ronceria 24:23 99 Vanesse van Voskuilen 24:26 100 Yelena Kalinenko 24:38 101 Ulla Tuimala 24:49 102 Jennifer Garzón 24:50 103 Ana Pérez 24:55 104 Loyce Adiru 24:57 105 Yuliya Alyoshina 24:57 106 Luisa Jiménez 24:58 107 Preda Sreedharan 25:03 108 Dina Mijuskovic 25:05 109 Diana Martín 25:11 110 Dulce Félix 25:13 111 Sihem Mekni 25:16 112 Lamiae Omari 25:26 113 Hayet Ferahtia 25:27 114 Sonia Boubaker 25:29 115 Adriana da Silva 25:37 116 Besma Mekki 25:49 117 Aleksandra Rodigina 26:40 118 Dildar Mamedova 26:40 119 Yuliya Krepina 26:42 120 Kristina Medyanskaya 26:45 121 Kamilla Ramazanova 26:51 122 Anna Markelova 26:51 123 Ancy Scaria 27:06 124 Vaishali Chatare 27:12 125 Jishy Joseph 27:14 126 Julie Spolidoro 27:47 127 Leyla Dzhumayeva 29:02 — Btissam Lakhouad DNF — Tausi Juma DNF — Peudo Japhet DNF — Naoko Sakata DNF — Olga Mariela Das Morales DNS

Teams Rank Team Points Vivian Cheruiyot 1 Alice Timbilil 2 Viola Kibiwott 3 Fridah Domongole 6 (Pamela Kipchoge) (12) (Gladys Ruto) (34) 12 Hareg Sidelil 4 Merima Hashim 5 Eyerusalem Kuma 7 Abebech Nigussie 8 (Worknesh Kidane) (9) (Bezunesh Bekele) (13) 24 Rina Fujioka 11 Kaori Yoshida 14 Tomomi Tagao 20 Ikuko Nagao 33 (Mami Ikeda) (50) (Naoko Sakata) (DNF) 78 4 Yolandi Neuhoff 16 Elaine du Plessis 23 Lize-Mari Venter 24 Linda Roets 42 (Letitia Pheleu) (60) 105 5 Dorcus Inzikuru 10 Mary Bacia 25 Grace Chesang 38 Catherine Webombesa 58 (Loyce Adiru) (104) 131 6 Lauren Fleshman 26 Shalane Flanagan 29 Erin Sullivan 30 Sheela Agrawal 61 (Kate Bradshaw) (68) (Julie Spolidoro) (126) 146 7 Hakima Takeznount 31 Nassira Taibi 36 Wahiba Ifftissen 37 Fatiha Bahi 51 (Mebarka Zellit) (59) (Hayet Ferahtia) (113) 155 8 Carol Henry 15 Cindy Durocher 52 Nikki Reckman 53 Emily Kroshus 64 (Michelle Carson) (79) (Émilie Mondor) (80) 184 9 Lina Usmanova 19 Valentina Zevushkina 21 Marina Ivanova 71 Anzhelika Simon 73 184 10 Henrietta Freeman 55 Emma Ward 63 Collette Fagan 66 Kate Reed 75 (Jane Potter) (84) (Zoe Jelbert) (95) 259 11 Lyudmila Volchek 35 Anastasiya Starovoytova 56 Olga Goncharuk 85 Irina Kunakhavets 93 269 12 Jéssica Augusto 32 Patrícia Pereira 69 Filipa Coelho 82 Rosário Pais 90 (Renata Fernandes) (96) (Dulce Félix) (110) 273 13 Malika Asahssah 43 Amal Essaki 65 Khadija Nadari 77 Fatima Lahssini 89 (Lamiae Omari) (112) (Btissam Lakhouad) (DNF) 274 14 Xenia Luxem 54 Sigrid van den Bempt 70 Mieke Geens 78 Veerle Demuynck 91 293 15 Irene Alfonso 41 Sonia Bejarano 72 Rosana Fernández 87 Paz Rodríguez 97 (Ana Pérez) (103) (Diana Martín) (109) 297 16 Hana Chaouach 27 Habiba Ghribi 46 Sihem Mekni 111 Sonia Boubaker 114 (Besma Mekki) (116) 298 17 Riina Tolonen 49 Minna Nummela 57 Anni Tuimala 92 Ulla Tuimala 101 299 18 Lucélia Peres 48 Tatiane Sá 62 Valquíria Santos 86 Adriana da Silva 115 311 19 Mercedes Aguilar 76 Martha Ronceria 98 Jennifer Garzón 102 Luisa Jiménez 106 382 20 Yuliya Alyoshina 105 Dildar Mamedova 118 Anna Markelova 122 Leyla Dzhumayeva 127 472 21 Aleksandra Rodigina 117 Yuliya Krepina 119 Kristina Medyanskaya 120 Kamilla Ramazanova 121 477 22 Preda Sreedharan 107 Ancy Scaria 123 Vaishali Chatare 124 Jishy Joseph 125 479 Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 131 athletes from 36 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from did not show.

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See also 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race

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