2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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], and for the IAAF.
The new team scores introduced in 2002 were reverted to the original form as used in 2001 and earlier.
Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women, for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| Kenenisa Bekele | 1 | - |
| Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | 2 | - |
| Sileshi Sihine | 3 | - |
| Yibeltal Admassu | 8 | - |
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Men's short race (4 km)
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| Kenenisa Bekele | 1 | - |
| Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | 2 | - |
| Maregu Zewdie | 3 | - |
| Dejene Berhanu | 11 | - |
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Junior men's race (8 km)
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| Ernest Meli Kimeli | 3 | - |
| Barnabas Kosgei | 4 | - |
| Hosea Macharinyang | 6 | - |
| Ronald Rutto | 7 | - |
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Senior women's race (8 km)
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| Ejagayehu Dibaba | 2 | - |
| Worknesh Kidane | 3 | - |
| Teyiba Erkesso | 5 | - |
| Derartu Tulu | 16 | - |
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Women's short race (4 km)
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| Tirunesh Dibaba | 2 | - |
| Teyiba Erkesso | 3 | - |
| Worknesh Kidane | 4 | - |
| Ejagayehu Dibaba | 10 | - |
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Junior women's race (6 km)
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| Meselech Melkamu | 1 | - |
| Aziza Aliyu | 2 | - |
| Mestawat Tadesse | 3 | - |
| Workitu Ayanu | 4 | - |
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Medal table (unofficial)
- 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. The announced athletes from did not show.*