The 2004
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...
took place on March 20/21, 2004. The races were held at the
Ossegem Park in
Brussels
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, the capital of
Belgium
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. Reports of the event were given in ''
The New York Times
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'',
[
] and for the
IAAF
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.
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The new team scores introduced in 2002 were reverted to the original form as used in 2001 and earlier.
Complete results for senior men,
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Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Men's short race (4 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (8 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Women's short race (4 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (6 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
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.][
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See also
* 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
* 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
* 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
* 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
* 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
* 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
* 2004 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
Official site
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