1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior 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.

Individual
†: Krista Ranta-Pere of 🇫🇮 came in 90th in 16:00 min, Savita Birajdar of 🇮🇳 98th in 16:12 min, and Lakshmaiah Manjula of 🇮🇳 99th in 16:16 min, but all three were disqualified.

Teams

 * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 115 athletes from 30 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


 * 🇧🇾 belarus (4)
 * 🇧🇪 belgium (4)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (4)
 * 🇨🇦 canada (6)
 * 🇨🇳 china (3)
 * 🇨🇴 colombia (4)
 * undefined (1)
 * 🇨🇿 czech republic (1)
 * 🇪🇹 ethiopia (6)
 * 🇫🇮 finland (5)
 * 🇫🇷 france (6)
 * 🇭🇺 hungary (2)
 * 🇮🇳 india (4)
 * 🇮🇹 italy (6)
 * 🇯🇵 japan (6)
 * 🇰🇪 kenya (5)
 * 🇲🇽 mexico (1)
 * 🇲🇦 morocco (1)
 * 🇲🇿 mozambique (2)
 * undefined (2)
 * undefined (1)
 * 🇷🇴 romania (6)
 * 🇷🇺 russia (4)
 * undefined (6)
 * 🇪🇸 spain (6)
 * undefined (2)
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (5)
 * 🇺🇸 united states (6)
 * undefined (1)
 * undefined (5)