The U20 women's race at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships was held at the Bathurst in Australia, on February 18, 2023. Senayet Getachew from Ethiopia won the gold medal by 7 seconds over Ethiopian Medina Eisa (who was later given a two-year ban for age falsification violations and stripped of her silver medal),Dickinson, Marley. "World Athletics rejects five U20 world records due to age cheating" Canadian Running Magazine, March 5, 2026, accessed March 5, 2026 at https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/world-athletics-rejects-five-u20-world-records-due-to-age-cheating/ while Pamela Kosgei finished second and Faith Cherotich finished third.
Race results
U20 women's race (6 km)
Individual RankAthleteCountryTime Senayet Getachew20:53 Pamela Kosgei21:01 Faith Cherotich21:104Lemlem Nibret21:165Joyline Chepkemoi21:176Meseret Yeshaneh21:277Tinebeb Asres21:328Diana Chepkemoi21:469Ellie Shea21:4810Irene Riggs22:0311Karrie Baloga22:1212Bentalin Yeko22:2413Charity Cherop22:3614Felister Chekwemoi22:3615Kana Mizogami22:3716Aya Kotajima22:4617Zariel Macchia23:0518Miku Muraoka23:0719Mariya Noda23:1120Xela Martínez23:1121Rebecca Flaherty23:1122Hannah Ryding23:1823Yuya Sawada23:2024María Viciosa23:2225Catherine Lund23:2426Nanaka Yonezawa23:2927Eva Klingbeil23:2928Peace Chebet23:4629Mariam Benkert23:5130Li-mari Dekker23:5131Zoe Gilbody23:5132Allie Zealand24:0033Aspen Anderson24:0334Bella Earl24:1135Risper Cherop24:1436Marika Couture24:1537Charli-Rose Carlyon24:2838Megan Harris24:3239Boh Ritchie24:3840Gabrielle Schmidt24:5441Jimena Blanco24:5742Muriel Lovshin25:0543Wiepke Schoeman25:1444Emily Cescon25:1945Phemelo Matshaba25:5446Laura Rojas26:5647Omaatla Dikao26:5848Shahd Mohamed Abdo27:0549Maya Postrzygacz31:11Amy BunnageDNFClaudia MeakerDNFGabrielle VincentDNFElla BallardDNFErin VringerDNFMackenzie MorganDNFNaledi MakgathaDNFAkeneta LutuDNFMichelle GrayDNSSherifa MoroDNS Medina Eisa 21:00 DQ World Athletics have determined that the athlete was born in 2002, so she was not eligible for this age group Melknat Wudu 21:57 DQ Date of birth not established to the satisfaction of the AIU
Team
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