2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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OrganisersIAAF
Edition32nd
DateMarch 20/21
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium
2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition32nd
DateMarch 20/21
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium
VenueOssegem Park
Events6
Distances12 km – Senior men
4 km – Men's short
8 km – Junior men
8 km – Senior women
4 km – Women's short
6 km – Junior women
Participation673 athletes from
72 nations

The 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 20/21, 2004. The races were held at the Ossegem Park in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1] and for the IAAF.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The new team scores introduced in 2002 were reverted to the original form as used in 2001 and earlier.

Complete results for senior men,[8][9][10] for senior men's teams,[8][11][12] for men's short race,[13][14][15] for men's short race teams,[13][16][17] for junior men,[18][19][20] for junior men's teams,[18][21][22] senior women,[23][24][25] for senior women's teams,[23][26][27] for women's short race,[28][29][30] for women's short race teams,[28][31][32] for junior women,[33][34][35] for junior women's teams,[33][36][37] medallists,[38] and the results of British athletes who took part[39] were published.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia		35:52 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
 Ethiopia		36:10 Sileshi Sihine
 Ethiopia		36:11
Men's short
(4 km)		 Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia		11:31 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
 Ethiopia		11:36 Maregu Zewdie
 Ethiopia		11:42
Junior men
(8 km)		 Meba Tadesse
 Ethiopia		24:01 Boniface Kiprop
 Uganda		24:03 Ernest Meli Kimeli
 Kenya		24:16
Senior women
(8 km)		 Benita Johnson
 Australia		27:17 Ejagayehu Dibaba
 Ethiopia		27:29 Worknesh Kidane
 Ethiopia		27:34
Women's short
(4 km)		 Edith Masai
 Kenya		13:07 Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia		13:09 Teyiba Erkesso
 Ethiopia		13:11
Junior women
(6 km)		 Meselech Melkamu
 Ethiopia		20:48 Aziza Aliyu
 Ethiopia		20:53 Mestawat Tadesse
 Ethiopia		20:56
Team
Senior men  Ethiopia14  Kenya30  Eritrea66
Men's short  Ethiopia17  Qatar39  Kenya52
Junior men  Kenya20  Ethiopia25  Uganda33
Senior women  Ethiopia26  Kenya30 United Kingdom74
Women's short  Ethiopia19  Kenya21  Canada87
Junior women  Ethiopia10  Kenya36  Japan67

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia35:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia36:10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia36:11
4Eliud Kipchoge Kenya36:34
5Charles Kamathi Kenya36:36
6Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea36:37
7Fabiano Joseph Tanzania36:49
8Yibeltal Admassu Ethiopia36:52
9Yonas Kifle Eritrea36:53
10Wilberforce Talel Kenya37:01
11John Cheruiyot Korir Kenya37:03
12Hicham Chatt Morocco37:09
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam2
Sileshi Sihine3
Yibeltal Admassu8
(Tibebu Yenew)(15)
(Ketema Nigusse)(36)
 14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya
Eliud Kipchoge4
Charles Kamathi5
Wilberforce Talel10
John Cheruiyot Korir11
(Simion Tuitoek)(27)
(Richard Limo)(32)
 30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eritrea
Zersenay Tadesse6
Yonas Kifle9
Tesfayohannes Mesfen22
Samson Kiflemariam29
(Tekle Menghisteab)(74)
 66
4 Morocco68
5 Australia101
6 Tanzania118
7 Rwanda164
8 Spain166
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Men's short race (4 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia11:31
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia11:36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Maregu Zewdie Ethiopia11:42
4Abdullah Ahmed Hassan Qatar11:44
5Saif Saeed Shaheen Qatar11:44
6Eliud Kirui Kenya11:45
7Isaac Songok Kenya11:45
8Sultan Khamis Zaman Qatar11:50
9Craig Mottram Australia11:51
10Adil Kaouch Morocco11:56
11Dejene Berhanu Ethiopia11:56
12Tarek Boukensa Algeria11:56
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam2
Maregu Zewdie3
Dejene Berhanu11
(Hussen Adilo)(29)
(Mohamed Awol)(31)
 17
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Qatar
Abdullah Ahmed Hassan4
Saif Saeed Shaheen5
Sultan Khamis Zaman8
Abdulaziz Al-Ameri22
(Ali Al-Dawoodi)(23)
(Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin)(95)
 39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kenya
Eliud Kirui6
Isaac Songok7
Abraham Chebii19
Kiplimo Muneria20
(Boniface Kiprotich Songok)(21)
(John Kibowen)(32)
 52
4 Algeria119
5 Morocco119
6 Canada128
7 United States163
8 Spain193
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Meba Tadesse Ethiopia24:01
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Boniface Kiprop Uganda24:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ernest Meli Kimeli Kenya24:16
4Barnabas Kosgei Kenya24:24
5Mulugeta Wendimu Ethiopia24:44
6Hosea Macharinyang Kenya24:51
7Ronald Rutto Kenya25:04
8Moses Aliwa Uganda25:08
9Tessema Absher Ethiopia25:12
10Yirefu Birhanu Ethiopia25:18
11Harbert Okuti Uganda25:21
12Nicholas Kwemoi Uganda25:22
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Ernest Meli Kimeli3
Barnabas Kosgei4
Hosea Macharinyang6
Ronald Rutto7
(Moses Masai)(16)
(Stanley Kipkosgei Salil)(21)
 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Meba Tadesse1
Mulugeta Wendimu5
Tessema Absher9
Yirefu Birhanu10
(Kabtamu Reta)(20)
 25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Uganda
Boniface Kiprop2
Moses Aliwa8
Harbert Okuti11
Nicholas Kwemoi12
 33
4 Morocco61
5 Japan105
6 Algeria157
7 United States175
8 Russia179
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (8 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Benita Johnson Australia27:17
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ejagayehu Dibaba Ethiopia27:29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia27:34
4Alice Timbilil Kenya27:36
5Teyiba Erkesso Ethiopia27:43
6Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands27:56
7Eunice Chepkorir Kenya27:59
8Émilie Mondor Canada28:01
9Fridah Domongole Kenya28:03
10Sally Barsosio Kenya28:08
11Kathy Butler United Kingdom28:13
12Olivera Jevtić Serbia and Montenegro28:18
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Ejagayehu Dibaba2
Worknesh Kidane3
Teyiba Erkesso5
Derartu Tulu16
(Eyerusalem Kuma)(43)
(Alemtsehay Hailu)(59)
 26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya
Alice Timbilil4
Eunice Chepkorir7
Fridah Domongole9
Sally Barsosio10
(Jane Ngotho)(20)
(Irene Kipchumba)(34)
 30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United Kingdom
Kathy Butler11
Liz Yelling13
Louise Damen22
Natalie Harvey28
(Hayley Yelling)(29)
 74
4 France90
5 United States98
6 Australia99
7 Canada161
8 Portugal167
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Women's short race (4 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Edith Masai Kenya13:07
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia13:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Teyiba Erkesso Ethiopia13:11
4Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia13:14
5Isabella Ochichi Kenya13:18
6Olga Romanova Russia13:19
7Peninah Chepchumba Kenya13:22
8Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya13:23
9Jane Wanjiku Kenya13:23
10Ejagayehu Dibaba Ethiopia13:23
11Amane Godana Ethiopia13:27
12Zahra Ouaziz Morocco13:33
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba2
Teyiba Erkesso3
Worknesh Kidane4
Ejagayehu Dibaba10
(Amane Godana)(11)
(Bezunesh Bekele)(18)
 19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya
Edith Masai1
Isabella Ochichi5
Peninah Chepchumba7
Vivian Cheruiyot8
(Jane Wanjiku)(9)
(Beatrice Chepchumba)(21)
 21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada
Émilie Mondor13
Carmen Douma-Hussar17
Malindi Elmore22
Tina Connelly35
(Courtney Inman)(37)
(Leah Pells)(57)
 87
4 Morocco101
5 United Kingdom125
6 Portugal127
7 United States141
8 Spain191
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (6 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia20:48
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Aziza Aliyu Ethiopia20:53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mestawat Tadesse Ethiopia20:56
4Workitu Ayanu Ethiopia20:59
5Chemutai Rionotukei Kenya21:04
6Jebichi Yator Kenya21:05
7Yenealem Ayano Ethiopia21:05
8Bao Guiying China21:05
9Gladys Chemweno Kenya21:13
10Hitomi Miyai Japan21:15
11Yuko Nohara Japan21:19
12Siham Hilali Morocco21:31
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Meselech Melkamu1
Aziza Aliyu2
Mestawat Tadesse3
Workitu Ayanu4
(Yenealem Ayano)(7)
(Hirut Mengestu)(15)
 10
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya
Chemutai Rionotukei5
Jebichi Yator6
Gladys Chemweno9
Everline Kemunto Kimwei16
(Emmy Chepkirui)(17)
(Nelly Chepkurui)(18)
 36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
Hitomi Miyai10
Yuko Nohara11
Hitomi Niiya19
Kei Terada27
(Tomoka Inadomi)(29)
(Misaki Katsumata)(33)
 67
4 United States120
5 Russia160
6 China169
7 South Africa185
8 Morocco196
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ethiopia96520
2 Kenya2428
3 Australia1001
4 Uganda0112
5 Qatar0101
6 Canada0011
 Eritrea0011
 Great Britain0011
 Japan0011
Totals (9 entries)12121236
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 673 athletes from 72 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[39] The announced athletes from  Guinea did not show.[19][20][29][30]

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