The Women's short race at the

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was held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne,

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, on March 30, 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

Women's short race (4.03 km)

Individual

^†: Asmae Leghzaoui from finished 12th in 13:05 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, 99 athletes from 28 countries participated in the Women's short race. The announced athlete from did not show. * (1) * (6) * (1) * (4) * (5) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (5) * (6) * (5) * (1) * (5) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (4) * (6) * (6) * (6) * (5) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (5) * (2) * (1)

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