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 Bruxelles, 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]

2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition32nd
DateMarch 20/21
Host cityBruxelles, 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 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.

Medallists

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)

For full event details see 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia35:52
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia36:10
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
 Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam2
Sileshi Sihine3
Yibeltal Admassu8
(Tibebu Yenew)(15)
(Ketema Nigusse)(36)
14
 Kenya
Eliud Kipchoge4
Charles Kamathi5
Wilberforce Talel10
John Cheruiyot Korir11
(Simion Tuitoek)(27)
(Richard Limo)(32)
30
 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)

For full event details see 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia11:31
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia11:36
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
 Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam2
Maregu Zewdie3
Dejene Berhanu11
(Hussen Adilo)(29)
(Mohamed Awol)(31)
17
 Qatar
Abdullah Ahmed Hassan4
Saif Saeed Shaheen5
Sultan Khamis Zaman8
Abdulaziz Al-Ameri22
(Ali Al-Dawoodi)(23)
(Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin)(95)
39
 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)

For full event details see 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Meba Tadesse Ethiopia24:01
Boniface Kiprop Uganda24:03
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
 Kenya
Ernest Meli Kimeli3
Barnabas Kosgei4
Hosea Macharinyang6
Ronald Rutto7
(Moses Masai)(16)
(Stanley Kipkosgei Salil)(21)
20
 Ethiopia
Meba Tadesse1
Mulugeta Wendimu5
Tessema Absher9
Yirefu Birhanu10
(Kabtamu Reta)(20)
25
 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)

For full event details see 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Benita Johnson Australia27:17
Ejagayehu Dibaba Ethiopia27:29
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
 Ethiopia
Ejagayehu Dibaba2
Worknesh Kidane3
Teyiba Erkesso5
Derartu Tulu16
(Eyerusalem Kuma)(43)
(Alemtsehay Hailu)(59)
26
 Kenya
Alice Timbilil4
Eunice Chepkorir7
Fridah Domongole9
Sally Barsosio10
(Jane Ngotho)(20)
(Irene Kipchumba)(34)
30
 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)

For full event details see 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Edith Masai Kenya13:07
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia13:09
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
 Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba2
Teyiba Erkesso3
Worknesh Kidane4
Ejagayehu Dibaba10
(Amane Godana)(11)
(Bezunesh Bekele)(18)
19
 Kenya
Edith Masai1
Isabella Ochichi5
Peninah Chepchumba7
Vivian Cheruiyot8
(Jane Wanjiku)(9)
(Beatrice Chepchumba)(21)
21
 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)

For full event details see 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia20:48
Aziza Aliyu Ethiopia20:53
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
 Ethiopia
Meselech Melkamu1
Aziza Aliyu2
Mestawat Tadesse3
Workitu Ayanu4
(Yenealem Ayano)(7)
(Hirut Mengestu)(15)
10
 Kenya
Chemutai Rionotukei5
Jebichi Yator6
Gladys Chemweno9
Everline Kemunto Kimwei16
(Emmy Chepkirui)(17)
(Nelly Chepkurui)(18)
36
 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 nations)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]

See also

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