| 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 32nd |
| Date | March 20/21 |
| Host city | Brussels, Belgium |
| Venue | Ossegem Park |
| Events | 6 |
| Distances | 12 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 |
| Participation | 673 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 | 35:52 | Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | 36:10 | Sileshi Sihine | 36:11 |
| Men's short (4 km) | Kenenisa Bekele | 11:31 | Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | 11:36 | Maregu Zewdie | 11:42 |
| Junior men (8 km) | Meba Tadesse | 24:01 | Boniface Kiprop | 24:03 | Ernest Meli Kimeli | 24:16 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Benita Johnson | 27:17 | Ejagayehu Dibaba | 27:29 | Worknesh Kidane | 27:34 |
| Women's short (4 km) | Edith Masai | 13:07 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 13:09 | Teyiba Erkesso | 13:11 |
| Junior women (6 km) | Meselech Melkamu | 20:48 | Aziza Aliyu | 20:53 | Mestawat Tadesse | 20:56 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | 14 | 30 | 66 | |||
| Men's short | 17 | 39 | 52 | |||
| Junior men | 20 | 25 | 33 | |||
| Senior women | 26 | 30 | 74 | |||
| Women's short | 19 | 21 | 87 | |||
| Junior women | 10 | 36 | 67 | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenenisa Bekele | 35:52 | ||
| Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | 36:10 | ||
| Sileshi Sihine | 36:11 | ||
| 4 | Eliud Kipchoge | 36:34 | |
| 5 | Charles Kamathi | 36:36 | |
| 6 | Zersenay Tadesse | 36:37 | |
| 7 | Fabiano Joseph | 36:49 | |
| 8 | Yibeltal Admassu | 36:52 | |
| 9 | Yonas Kifle | 36:53 | |
| 10 | Wilberforce Talel | 37:01 | |
| 11 | John Cheruiyot Korir | 37:03 | |
| 12 | Hicham Chatt | 37:09 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | |||||||||||||
| 66 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 101 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 118 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 164 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 166 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenenisa Bekele | 11:31 | ||
| Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | 11:36 | ||
| Maregu Zewdie | 11:42 | ||
| 4 | Abdullah Ahmed Hassan | 11:44 | |
| 5 | Saif Saeed Shaheen | 11:44 | |
| 6 | Eliud Kirui | 11:45 | |
| 7 | Isaac Songok | 11:45 | |
| 8 | Sultan Khamis Zaman | 11:50 | |
| 9 | Craig Mottram | 11:51 | |
| 10 | Adil Kaouch | 11:56 | |
| 11 | Dejene Berhanu | 11:56 | |
| 12 | Tarek Boukensa | 11:56 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | |||||||||||||
| 39 | |||||||||||||
| 52 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 119 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 119 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 128 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 163 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 193 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meba Tadesse | 24:01 | ||
| Boniface Kiprop | 24:03 | ||
| Ernest Meli Kimeli | 24:16 | ||
| 4 | Barnabas Kosgei | 24:24 | |
| 5 | Mulugeta Wendimu | 24:44 | |
| 6 | Hosea Macharinyang | 24:51 | |
| 7 | Ronald Rutto | 25:04 | |
| 8 | Moses Aliwa | 25:08 | |
| 9 | Tessema Absher | 25:12 | |
| 10 | Yirefu Birhanu | 25:18 | |
| 11 | Harbert Okuti | 25:21 | |
| 12 | Nicholas Kwemoi | 25:22 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 105 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 157 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 175 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 179 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benita Johnson | 27:17 | ||
| Ejagayehu Dibaba | 27:29 | ||
| Worknesh Kidane | 27:34 | ||
| 4 | Alice Timbilil | 27:36 | |
| 5 | Teyiba Erkesso | 27:43 | |
| 6 | Lornah Kiplagat | 27:56 | |
| 7 | Eunice Chepkorir | 27:59 | |
| 8 | Émilie Mondor | 28:01 | |
| 9 | Fridah Domongole | 28:03 | |
| 10 | Sally Barsosio | 28:08 | |
| 11 | Kathy Butler | 28:13 | |
| 12 | Olivera Jevtić | 28:18 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | |||||||||||||
| 74 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 90 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 98 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 99 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 161 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 167 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Masai | 13:07 | ||
| Tirunesh Dibaba | 13:09 | ||
| Teyiba Erkesso | 13:11 | ||
| 4 | Worknesh Kidane | 13:14 | |
| 5 | Isabella Ochichi | 13:18 | |
| 6 | Olga Romanova | 13:19 | |
| 7 | Peninah Chepchumba | 13:22 | |
| 8 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 13:23 | |
| 9 | Jane Wanjiku | 13:23 | |
| 10 | Ejagayehu Dibaba | 13:23 | |
| 11 | Amane Godana | 13:27 | |
| 12 | Zahra Ouaziz | 13:33 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||||||
| 87 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 101 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 125 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 127 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 141 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 191 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meselech Melkamu | 20:48 | ||
| Aziza Aliyu | 20:53 | ||
| Mestawat Tadesse | 20:56 | ||
| 4 | Workitu Ayanu | 20:59 | |
| 5 | Chemutai Rionotukei | 21:04 | |
| 6 | Jebichi Yator | 21:05 | |
| 7 | Yenealem Ayano | 21:05 | |
| 8 | Bao Guiying | 21:05 | |
| 9 | Gladys Chemweno | 21:13 | |
| 10 | Hitomi Miyai | 21:15 | |
| 11 | Yuko Nohara | 21:19 | |
| 12 | Siham Hilali | 21:31 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | |||||||||||||
| 67 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 120 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 160 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 169 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 185 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 196 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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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