The Men's short race at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne,

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, on March 29, 2003. Reports of the event were given in '' The New York Times'', in the Herald, and for the

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. Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

Race results

Men's short race (4.03 km)

Individual

^†: Alberto García from finished about 20th in 11:42 min, but was disqualified.

Teams

*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 126 athletes from 37 countries participated in the Men's short race. The announced athletes from the , , , , and did not show. * (6) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (4) * (1) * (1) * (5) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (4) * (6) * (6) * (2) * (6) * (5) * (6) * (2) * (6) * (5) * (1) * (6) * (2) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (2)

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