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{{Infobox XC Championships
|Name       = 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
|Logo       = 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
|Size       = 257px
|Caption    = 
|Organisers = [[IAAF]]
|Edition    = 31st
|Date       = March 29/30
|Host city  = [[Lausanne]], [[Vaud]], [[Switzerland]] {{flagicon|Switzerland}}
|Location   = [[L'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches]]
|Nations participating  = 65
|Athletes participating = 605
|Races      = 6
|Distances  = 12.355 km – Senior men <br/> 4.03 km – Men's short <br/> 7.92 km – Junior men <br /> 7.92 km – Senior women<br/> 4.03 km – Women's short <br/> 6.215 – Junior women 
|Website    = 
|Previous   = [[2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2002 Dublin]]
|Next       = [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2004 Bruxelles]]
}}
The '''2003 [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]]''' took place on March 29/30, 2003.  The races were held at the [[L'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches|L'Institut Équestre National]] in [[Avenches]] near [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]].  Reports of the event were given in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref name=times_01>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Kidane of Ethiopia Wins World Title
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/30/sports/plus-cross-country-kidane-of-ethiopia-wins-world-title.html
| work = The New York Times
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=times_02>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 31, 2003
| title = PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Bekele and Masai Victorious Again
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/31/sports/plus-cross-country-bekele-and-masai-victorious-again.html
| work = The New York Times
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> in the [[Glasgow Herald|Herald]],<ref name=herald_01>
{{ Citation 
| last = Gillon
| first =  Doug
| date = March 31, 2003
| title = Bekele blazes a trail past all others - Ethiopian defends long- and short-course crowns 
| url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/bekele-blazes-a-trail-past-all-others-ethiopian-defends-long-and-short-course-crowns-1.122568
| publisher = [[Glasgow Herald|Herald]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> and for the [[IAAF]].<ref name=iaaf_21>
{{ Citation 
| last = Gillon
| first = Doug
| date =  March 30, 2003
| title = Double-double for Bekele - men's long course race in Lausanne
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/double-double-for-bekele-mens-long-course-r
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_25>
{{ Citation 
| last = Gillon
| first = Doug
| date =  March 29, 2003
| title = Invincible Bekele - men's short course race in Lausanne
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/invincible-bekele-mens-short-course-race-in
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_22>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 30, 2003
| title = Kipchoge restores Kenyan pride - men's junior race in Lausanne
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/kipchoge-restores-kenyan-pride-mens-junior
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_23>
{{ Citation 
| last = Henderson
| first = Jason
| date =  March 29, 2003
| title = Kidane completes Ethiopian first day triumph - women's long course race in Lausanne
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/kidane-completes-ethiopian-first-day-triumph
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_26>
{{ Citation 
| last = Henderson
| first = Jason
| date =  March 30, 2003
| title = Masai sprints to successful defence - women's short course race in Lausanne
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/masai-sprints-to-successful-defence-womens-1
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_24>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 29, 2003
| title = Dibaba’s alchemy defies Chepchumba - women's junior race in Lausanne
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/dibabas-alchemy-defies-chepchumba-womens-ju
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref>

Complete results for senior men,<ref name=archive_01>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=July 4, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.4km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2003S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 31, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110710/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2003S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_01>{{Citation
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Long Race - M   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105195214/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_31>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/men/long-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> for senior men's teams,<ref name=archive_01/><ref name=iaaf_11>{{Citation
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Official Team Results Long Race - M
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105195033/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_41>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/men/long-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's short race,<ref name=archive_05>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=March 24, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2003C.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 31, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110704/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2003C.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_05>{{Citation
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Short Race - M   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105194716/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_35>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/men/short-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's short race teams,<ref name=archive_05/><ref name=iaaf_15>{{Citation
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Official Team Results Short Race - M
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105194613/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_45>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/men/short-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> for junior men,<ref name=archive_02>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=March 24, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.9km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2003S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 31, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110203/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2003S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_02>{{Citation
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Junior Race - M   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105195003/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_32>
{{ Citation
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/men/junior-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131102065432/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/men/junior-race/final/result
| archive-date = 2 November 2013
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> for junior men's teams,<ref name=archive_02/><ref name=iaaf_12>{{Citation
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Official Team Results Junior Race - M
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105195243/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_42>
{{ Citation
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/men/junior-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131102065700/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/men/junior-race/final/team
| archive-date = 2 November 2013
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> senior women,<ref name=archive_03>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=July 4, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships  - 7.9km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2003S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 31, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016111032/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2003S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_03>{{Citation
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Long Race - W   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105195240/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_33>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/women/long-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> for senior women's teams,<ref name=archive_03/><ref name=iaaf_13>{{Citation
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Official Team Results Long Race - W
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105194222/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_43>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/women/long-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> for women's short race,<ref name=archive_06>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=March 24, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2003C.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 31, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016111027/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2003C.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_06>{{Citation
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Short Race - W   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105194529/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_36>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/women/short-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> for women's short race teams,<ref name=archive_06/><ref name=iaaf_16>{{Citation
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Official Team Results Short Race - W
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105195237/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_46>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 30, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/women/short-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> for junior women,<ref name=archive_04>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=September 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships  - 6.2km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2003S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 31, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110341/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2003S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_04>{{Citation
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Junior Race - W   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105194924/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_34>
{{ Citation
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/women/junior-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131102065447/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/women/junior-race/final/result
| archive-date = 2 November 2013
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref>  for junior women's teams,<ref name=archive_04/><ref name=iaaf_14>{{Citation
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Official Team Results Junior Race - W
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105194719/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2003/eventCode=2960/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 5, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_44>
{{ Citation
| date = March 29, 2003
| title = Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/women/junior-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 31, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131102065437/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/31st-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2960/results/women/junior-race/final/team
| archive-date = 2 November 2013
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> medallists,<ref name=gbr_01>
{{ Citation 
| title = IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm
| publisher = Athletics Weekly
| access-date = October 31, 2013
}}
</ref> and the results of British athletes who took part<ref name=iaaf_00>
{{ Citation
 |title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 
 |url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf
 |publisher=[[IAAF]] 
 |page=2ff 
 |access-date=October 31, 2013 
 |url-status=usurped
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf 
 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 
}}
</ref> were published.

==Doping==
There were several doping positives at the championships.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=2d853208-7ab9-4860-8146-e3cc0bf862eb.pdf&urlslug=2003 IAAF News 2003: POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY]</ref>

===Positives at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships===
* [[Pamela Chepchumba]] {{KEN}} &ndash; 2-year ban (EPO) 
* [[Alberto García (athlete)|Alberto García Fernandez]] {{ESP}} &ndash; 2-year ban (EPO)
* [[Soumiya Labani]] {{MAR}} &ndash; 2-year ban
* [[Asmae Leghzaoui]] {{MAR}} &ndash; 2-year ban (EPO)

==Medallists==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Individual'''
|-
|Senior men<br />(12.355&nbsp;km)
|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:56
|[[Patrick Ivuti]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:09
|[[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 36:17
|-
|Men's short<br />(4.03&nbsp;km)
|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:01
|[[John Kibowen]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:04
|[[Benjamin Limo]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:06
|-
|Junior men<br />(7.92&nbsp;km)
|[[Eliud Kipchoge]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:47
|[[Boniface Kiprop]]<br />{{flagcountry|UGA}} || 22:49
|[[Solomon Bushendich]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:51
|-
|Senior women<br />(7.92&nbsp;km)
|[[Worknesh Kidane]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:53
|[[Deena Drossin]]<br />{{flagcountry|USA}} || 26:02
|[[Merima Denboba]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 26:28
|-
|Women's short<br />(4.03&nbsp;km)
|[[Edith Masai]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12:43
|[[Worknesh Kidane]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:44
|[[Jane Wanjiku]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12:46
|-
|Junior women<br />(6.215)
|[[Tirunesh Dibaba]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:21
|[[Peninah Chepchumba]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:22
|[[Gelete Burka]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:28
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Team'''
|-
|Senior men
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 17
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 23
|{{flagcountry|MAR}} || 51
|-
|Men's short
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 14
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 31
|{{flagcountry|MAR}} || 44
|-
|Junior men
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 15
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 28
|{{flagcountry|UGA}} || 48
|-
|Senior women
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 17
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 30
|{{flagcountry|USA}} || 36
|-
|Women's short
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 18
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24
|{{flagcountry|RUS}} || 76
|-
|Junior women
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 14
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22
|{{flagcountry|MAR}} || 78
|}

==Race results==

===Senior men's race (12.355 km)===
{{main|2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:56
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Patrick Ivuti]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:09
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 36:17
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Richard Limo]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:39
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Paul Koech]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:42
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[John Cheruiyot Korir]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:50
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Sileshi Sihine]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 37:03
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Hicham Chatt]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 37:07
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Zersenay Tadesse]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 37:10
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Khalid El Amri]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 37:12
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Meb Keflezighi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 37:16
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Abraham Cherono]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 37:17
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Patrick Ivuti]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Richard Limo]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Paul Koech]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[John Cheruiyot Korir]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Abraham Cherono]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Sammy Kipketer]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 17
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Sileshi Sihine]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ketema Nigusse]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Dejene Berhanu]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Yibeltal Admassu]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 23
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hicham Chatt]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Khalid El Amri]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abderrahim Goumri]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Jaouad Gharib]] || align=right style="border:0"| 20
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Mohamed Saïd El Wardi|Saïd El Wardi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Ahmed El Hamzaoui]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 51
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 68
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 85
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 101
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 112
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 134
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)</small>

===Men's short race (4.03 km)===
{{main|2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:01
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[John Kibowen]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:04
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Benjamin Limo]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:06
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Mike Kipyego]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:18
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Thomas Kiplitany]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:20
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Khalid El Amri]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 11:22
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Meba Tadesse]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:24
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[David Kilel]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:25
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Smail Sghir]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 11:27
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Abderrahim Goumri]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 11:28
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Yousef El Nasri]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 11:28
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Tessema Absher]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:29
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[John Kibowen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Benjamin Limo]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mike Kipyego]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Thomas Kiplitany]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[David Kilel]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Evans Kipchumba]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 14
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Meba Tadesse]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tessema Absher]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abiyote Endale]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Ketema Nigusse|Ketema Nigussie]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Dehe Woyesha]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 31
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Khalid El Amri]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abderrahim Goumri]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ahmed Baday]] || align=right style="border:0"| 14
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abdelkader Hachlaf]] || align=right style="border:0"| 15
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Mohamed Saïd El Wardi|Saïd El Wardi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Salah Hissou]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 44
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 78
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 93
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 110
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|SUI}} || 138
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 148
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)</small>

===Junior men's race (7.92 km)===
{{main|2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Eliud Kipchoge]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:47
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Boniface Kiprop]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 22:49
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Solomon Bushendich]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:51
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Augustine Choge]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:55
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Girma Assefa]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 22:58
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Getachew Dinku]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 23:10
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Moses Mosop]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:17
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Tessema Absher]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 23:22
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Solomon Molla]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 23:27
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Barnabas Kosgei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:45
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Dehe Woyesha]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24:03
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Kipkorir Chepkwony]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 24:06
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Eliud Kipchoge]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Solomon Bushendich]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Augustine Choge]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Moses Mosop]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Barnabas Kosgei]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Kipkorir Chepkwony]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 15
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Girma Assefa]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Getachew Dinku]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tessema Absher]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Solomon Molla]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Dehe Woyesha]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Tesfaye Mengistu]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 28
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Boniface Kiprop]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[James Kibet]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Moses Kipsiro]] || align=right style="border:0"| 14
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Isaac Kiprop]] || align=right style="border:0"| 22
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Martin Kiplimo]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 48
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 63
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 72
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 103
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 108
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 121
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)</small>

===Senior women's race (7.92 km)===
{{main|2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:53
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Deena Drossin]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 26:02
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Merima Denboba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 26:28
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Eyerusalem Kuma]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 26:30
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Magdaline Chemjor]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:33
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Elizabeth Rumokol]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:37
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Colleen de Reuck]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 26:49
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Caroline Kilel]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:55
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Tereza Yohanes]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 27:06
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Asha Gigi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 27:12
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Anália Rosa]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 27:19
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Jepkorir Ayabei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 27:27
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Merima Denboba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Eyerusalem Kuma]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tereza Yohanes]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Asha Gigi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Bizunesh Deba]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 17
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Magdaline Chemjor]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Elizabeth Rumokol]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Caroline Kilel]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Jepkorir Ayabei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Alice Timbilil]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 30
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Deena Drossin]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Colleen de Reuck]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Katie McGregor]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Elva Dryer]] || align=right style="border:0"| 14
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Milena Glusac]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Sara Wells]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 36
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 63
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 64
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 90
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)</small>

===Women's short race (4.03 km)===
{{main|2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Edith Masai]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12:43
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:44
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Jane Wanjiku]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12:46
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Isabella Ochichi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12:48
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Benita Johnson]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 12:48
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Merima Denboba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:52
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:54
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Alla Zhilyayeva]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 12:56
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Ejagayehu Dibaba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:59
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Eyerusalem Kuma]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:59
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Prisca Ngetich]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:04
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Émilie Mondor]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 13:07
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Edith Masai]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Jane Wanjiku]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Isabella Ochichi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Prisca Ngetich]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Viola Kibiwott]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 18
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Merima Denboba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ejagayehu Dibaba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Eyerusalem Kuma]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Bezunesh Bekele]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 24
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|RUS}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Alla Zhilyayeva]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Olga Romanova (athlete)|Olga Romanova]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Anastasiya Zubova]] || align=right style="border:0"| 26
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Viktoriya Klimina]] || align=right style="border:0"| 29
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Mariya Pantyukhova]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Yekaterina Priladnykh]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 76
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 84
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 94
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 100
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 109
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 127
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)</small>

===Junior women's race (6.215)===
{{main|2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:21
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Peninah Chepchumba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:22
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Gelete Burka]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:28
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Meselech Melkamu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:33
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Emily Chebet]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:39
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Sentayehu Ejigu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:56
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Gladys Chemweno]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21:09
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Anesie Kwizera]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|BDI}} || 21:13
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Chemutai Rionotukei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21:33
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Valentine Koech]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21:34
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Sharon Kipsang]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21:40
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Aziza Aliyu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 21:49
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Gelete Burka]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Meselech Melkamu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Sentayehu Ejigu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Aziza Aliyu]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Belaynesh Fekadu]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 14
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Peninah Chepchumba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Emily Chebet]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Gladys Chemweno]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Chemutai Rionotukei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Valentine Koech]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Sharon Kipsang]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 22
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mariem Alaoui Selsouli]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Siham Hilali]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Najat El Fiddi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Loubna Jao]] || align=right style="border:0"| 45
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Laila Klilech]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Fatna Chtoina]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (n/s)
|}
|| 78
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 82
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 82
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CHN}} || 91
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|TUN}} || 94
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 147
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)</small>

==Medal table (unofficial)==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_ETH = 6 | silver_ETH = 5 | bronze_ETH = 3
 | gold_KEN = 6 | silver_KEN = 5 | bronze_KEN = 3
 | gold_UGA = 0 | silver_UGA = 1 | bronze_UGA = 1
 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 1
 | gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 3
 | gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1
}}
*<small>Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.</small>

==Participation==
According to an unofficial count, 605 athletes from 65 countries participated.  This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.<ref name=iaaf_00/>  The announced athletes from the {{COD}}, from {{GUI}}, {{LIB}}, and {{SLE}} did not show.<ref name=iaaf_05/><ref name=iaaf_35/><ref name=iaaf_04/><ref name=iaaf_34/>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagcountry|ALG}} (20)
*{{flagcountry|AND}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|ARG}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|AUS}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|AZE}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|BHR}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|BLR}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|BEL}} (24)
*{{flagcountry|BOL}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|BOT}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|BRA}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|BDI}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|CAN}} (33)
*{{flagcountry|CAF}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|CHI}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|CHN}} (9)
*{{flagcountry|CRO}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|DEN}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|EGY}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|ERI}} (16)
*{{flagcountry|ETH}} (28)
*{{flagcountry|FRA}} (22)
*{{flagcountry|GIB}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|GUA}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|HKG}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|IRI}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|ISL}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|IRL}} (14)
*{{flagcountry|ITA}} (18)
*{{flagcountry|JPN}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|KAZ}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|KEN}} (35)
*{{flagcountry|KGZ}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|LBA|1977}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|MAW|1964}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|MAR}} (31)
*{{flagcountry|NED}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|NZL}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|PER}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|POL}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|POR}} (24)
*{{flagcountry|ROU}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|RUS}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|RWA}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|SEN}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|SEY}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|SLO}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|RSA}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|ESP}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|SUD}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|SUI}} (23)
*{{flagcountry|TJK}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|TAN}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|TUN}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|TUR}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|TKM}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|UGA}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|UKR}} (3)
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} (29)
*{{flagcountry|USA}} (35)
*{{flagcountry|ISV}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|UZB}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|VEN}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|FR Yugoslavia}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|ZIM}} (3)
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race]]
* [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race]]
* [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race]]
* [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race]]
* [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race]]
* [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race]]
* [[2003 in athletics (track and field)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080124012342/http://www.iaaf.org/WXC03/index.html Official site]

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