1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Torino, Italy, at the Parco del Valentino on March 23, 1997. A report on the event was given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

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

Teams

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

Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 147 athletes from 42 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. Although announced, the athlete from the 🇨🇫 did not show.


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 * 🇧🇪 belgium (4)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (4)
 * 🇧🇬 bulgaria (1)
 * 🇨🇦 canada (3)
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 * 🇨🇳 china (4)
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 * 🇪🇹 ethiopia (6)
 * 🇫🇮 finland (1)
 * 🇫🇷 france (6)
 * 🇭🇺 hungary (4)
 * 🇮🇳 india (4)
 * 🇮🇪 ireland (6)
 * 🇮🇱 israel (1)
 * 🇮🇹 italy (6)
 * 🇯🇲 jamaica (2)
 * 🇯🇵 japan (6)
 * 🇰🇪 kenya (6)
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 * 🇲🇽 mexico (4)
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 * 🇳🇿 new zealand (6)
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 * 🇷🇴 romania (6)
 * 🇷🇺 russia (6)
 * 🇸🇲 san marino (1)
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 * 🇪🇸 spain (6)
 * 🇸🇪 sweden (1)
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 * 🇹🇯 tajikistan (1)
 * 🇹🇷 turkey (4)
 * 🇺🇦 ukraine (1)
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (6)
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