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{{Infobox XC Championships
|Name       = 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
|Logo       = 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
|Size       = 257px
|Caption    = 
|Organisers = [[IAAF]]
|Edition    = 32nd
|Date       = March 20/21
|Host city  = [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] {{flagicon|Belgium}}
|Location   = [[Ossegem Park]]
|Nations participating  = 72
|Athletes participating = 673
|Races      = 6
|Distances  = 12 km – Senior men <br/> 4 km – Men's short <br/> 8 km – Junior men <br /> 8 km – Senior women<br/> 4 km – Women's short <br/> 6 km – Junior women 
|Website    = 
|Previous   = [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2003 Lausanne]]
|Next       = [[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2005 Saint-Galmier]]
}}
The '''2004 [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]]''' took place on March 20/21, 2004.  The races were held at the [[Ossegem Park]] in [[Brussels]], the capital of [[Belgium]].  Reports of the event were given in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref name=times_01>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 22, 2004
| title = Sports Briefing - CROSS-COUNTRY - Ethiopian Sweeps World Titles Again
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/22/sports/sports-briefing.html
| work = The New York Times
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> and for the [[IAAF]].<ref name=iaaf_21>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 21, 2004
| title = Bekele’s triple double leads Ethiopia to break Kenyan team hold - Men's Long Course race
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/bekeles-triple-double-leads-ethiopia-to-break
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_25>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 20, 2004
| title = The World has no answer to Bekele - Men's Short course race
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/the-world-has-no-answer-to-bekele-mens-shor
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_22>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 21, 2004
| title = Tadesse continues Ethiopian parade - Junior men's race
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/tadesse-continues-ethiopian-parade-junior-m
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_23>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 20, 2004
| title = Johnson drowns out Ethiopian anthem - Women's Long Course race
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/johnson-drowns-out-ethiopian-anthem-womens
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_26>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 21, 2004
| title = Ageless Masai salvages some Kenyan pride - Women's Short Course race
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/ageless-masai-salvages-some-kenyan-pride-wo
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_24>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 20, 2004
| title = Melkamu leads Ethiopian sweep of medals - Junior Women's race 
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/melkamu-leads-ethiopian-sweep-of-medals-jun
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref>

The new team scores introduced in 2002 were reverted to the original form as used in 2001 and earlier.

Complete results for senior men,<ref name=archive_01>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=March 24, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Bruxelles Ossegem Park Date: Sunday, March 21, 2004 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2004S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 1, 2013 
 |url-status=bot: unknown 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110720/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2004S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_01>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 21, 2004
 |title        = Long Race - M   Final
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041049/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_31>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 21, 2004
| title = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Long Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/men/long-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for senior men's teams,<ref name=archive_01/><ref name=iaaf_11>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 21, 2004
 |title        = Official Team Results Long Race - M
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041026/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_41>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 21, 2004
| title = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Long Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/men/long-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's short race,<ref name=archive_05>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=September 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Men - Bruxelles Ossegem Park Date: Saturday, March 20, 2004 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2004C.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 1, 2013 
 |url-status=bot: unknown 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110714/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2004C.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_05>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 20, 2004
 |title        = Short Race - M   Final - revised
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041017/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_35>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 20, 2004
| title = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Short Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/men/short-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's short race teams,<ref name=archive_05/><ref name=iaaf_15>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 20, 2004
 |title        = Official Team Results Short Race - M
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041001/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_45>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 20, 2004
| title = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Short Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/men/short-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for junior men,<ref name=archive_02>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=July 4, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Bruxelles Ossegem Park Date: Sunday, March 21, 2004 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2004S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 1, 2013 
 |url-status=bot: unknown 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110208/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2004S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_02>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 21, 2004
 |title        = Junior Race - M   Final
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041148/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_32>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 21, 2004
 |title        = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Junior Race - men
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/men/junior-race/final/result
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105031512/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/men/junior-race/final/result
 |archive-date = 2013-11-05
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> for junior men's teams,<ref name=archive_02/><ref name=iaaf_12>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 21, 2004
 |title        = Official Team Results Junior Race - M
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041206/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_42>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 21, 2004
 |title        = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/men/junior-race/final/team
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105031531/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/men/junior-race/final/team
 |archive-date = 2013-11-05
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> senior women,<ref name=archive_03>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=July 4, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships  - 8.0km CC Women - Bruxelles Ossegem Park Date: Saturday, March 20, 2004 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2004S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 1, 2013 
 |url-status=bot: unknown 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016111043/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2004S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_03>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 20, 2004
 |title        = Long Race - W   Final
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041054/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_33>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 20, 2004
| title = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Long Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/women/long-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for senior women's teams,<ref name=archive_03/><ref name=iaaf_13>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 20, 2004
 |title        = Official Team Results Long Race - W
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106040932/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_43>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 20, 2004
| title = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Long Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/women/long-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for women's short race,<ref name=archive_06>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=February 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Bruxelles Ossegem Park Date: Sunday, March 21, 2004 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2004C.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 1, 2013 
 |url-status=bot: unknown 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016111038/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2004C.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_06>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 21, 2004
 |title        = Short Race - W   Final
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041013/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_36>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 21, 2004
| title = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Short Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/women/short-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for women's short race teams,<ref name=archive_06/><ref name=iaaf_16>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 21, 2004
 |title        = Official Team Results Short Race - W
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041046/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_46>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 21, 2004
| title = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Short Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/women/short-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for junior women,<ref name=archive_04>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=September 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships  - 6.0km CC Women - Bruxelles Ossegem Park Date: Saturday, March 20, 2004 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2004S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 1, 2013 
 |url-status=bot: unknown 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110348/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2004S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_04>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 20, 2004
 |title        = Junior Race - W   Final
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106041021/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
 |archive-date = 2013-11-06
 |url-status     = usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_34>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 20, 2004
 |title        = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Junior Race - women
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/women/junior-race/final/result
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105031502/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/women/junior-race/final/result
 |archive-date = 2013-11-05
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>  for junior women's teams,<ref name=archive_04/><ref name=iaaf_14>{{ Citation
 |date       = March 20, 2004
 |title      = Official Team Results Junior Race - W
 |url        = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
 |archive-date = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20131101145914/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2004/eventCode=3227/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html%23det
 |url-status   = usurped
 |publisher  = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date = November 1, 2013
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_44>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 20, 2004
 |title        = Results - 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bruxelles, BELGIUM 20 MAR 2004 - 21 MAR 2004 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team
 |url          = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/women/junior-race/final/team
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = November 1, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105031317/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/32nd-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3227/results/women/junior-race/final/team
 |archive-date = 2013-11-05
 |url-status     = dead
}}</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 = November 1, 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=November 1, 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.

==Medallists==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Individual'''
|-
|Senior men<br />(12&nbsp;km)
|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:52
|[[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 36:10
|[[Sileshi Sihine]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 36:11
|-
|Men's short<br />(4&nbsp;km)
|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:31
|[[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:36
|[[Maregu Zewdie]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:42
|-
|Junior men<br />(8&nbsp;km)
|[[Meba Tadesse]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24:01
|[[Boniface Kiprop]]<br />{{flagcountry|UGA}} || 24:03
|[[Ernest Meli Kimeli]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 24:16
|-
|Senior women<br />(8&nbsp;km)
|[[Benita Johnson]]<br />{{flagcountry|AUS}} || 27:17
|[[Ejagayehu Dibaba]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 27:29
|[[Worknesh Kidane]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 27:34
|-
|Women's short<br />(4&nbsp;km)
|[[Edith Masai]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:07
|[[Tirunesh Dibaba]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:09
|[[Teyiba Erkesso]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:11
|-
|Junior women<br />(6&nbsp;km)
|[[Meselech Melkamu]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:48
|[[Aziza Aliyu]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:53
|[[Mestawat Tadesse]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:56
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Team'''
|-
|Senior men
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 14
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 30
|{{flagcountry|ERI}} || 66
|-
|Men's short
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 17
|{{flagcountry|QAT}} || 39
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 52
|-
|Junior men
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25
|{{flagcountry|UGA}} || 33
|-
|Senior women
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 26
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 30
|{{flag|United Kingdom}} || 74
|-
|Women's short
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 19
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21
|{{flagcountry|CAN}} || 87
|-
|Junior women
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 10
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36
|{{flagcountry|JPN}} || 67
|}

==Race results==

===Senior men's race (12 km)===
{{main|2004 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}} || 35:52
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 36:10
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Sileshi Sihine]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 36:11
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Eliud Kipchoge]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:34
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Charles Kamathi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:36
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Zersenay Tadesse]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 36:37
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Fabiano Joseph]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 36:49
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Yibeltal Admassu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 36:52
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Yonas Kifle]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 36:53
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Wilberforce Talel]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 37:01
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[John Cheruiyot Korir]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 37:03
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Hicham Chatt]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 37:09
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2004 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|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"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Sileshi Sihine]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yibeltal Admassu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Tibebu Yenew]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (15)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Ketema Nigusse]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (36)
|}
|| 14
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Eliud Kipchoge]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Charles Kamathi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Wilberforce Talel]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[John Cheruiyot Korir]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Simion Tuitoek]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (27)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Richard Limo]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (32)
|}
|| 30
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Zersenay Tadesse]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yonas Kifle]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tesfayohannes Mesfen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 22
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Samson Kiflemariam]] || align=right style="border:0"| 29
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Tekle Menghisteab]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (74)
|}
|| 66
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 68
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 101
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 118
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RWA}} || 164
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 166
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Men's short race (4 km)===
{{main|2004 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}} || 11:31
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:36
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Maregu Zewdie]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:42
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Abdullah Ahmed Hassan]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 11:44
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Saif Saeed Shaheen]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 11:44
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Eliud Kirui]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:45
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Isaac Songok]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:45
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Sultan Khamis Zaman]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 11:50
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Craig Mottram]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 11:51
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Adil Kaouch]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 11:56
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Dejene Berhanu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:56
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Tarek Boukensa]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 11:56
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2004 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|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"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Maregu Zewdie]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Dejene Berhanu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Hussen Adilo]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (29)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Mohammed Awol|Mohamed Awol]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (31)
|}
|| 17
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abdullah Ahmed Hassan]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Saif Saeed Shaheen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Sultan Khamis Zaman]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abdulaziz Al-Ameri]] || align=right style="border:0"| 22
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Ali Al-Dawoodi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (23)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (95)
|}
|| 39
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Eliud Kirui]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Isaac Songok]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abraham Chebii]] || align=right style="border:0"| 19
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kiplimo Muneria]] || align=right style="border:0"| 20
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Boniface Kiprotich Songok]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (21)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[John Kibowen]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (32)
|}
|| 52
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 119
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 119
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 128
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 163
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 193
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Junior men's race (8 km)===
{{main|2004 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 | [[Meba Tadesse]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24:01
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Boniface Kiprop]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 24:03
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Ernest Meli Kimeli]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 24:16
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Barnabas Kosgei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 24:24
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Mulugeta Wendimu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24:44
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Hosea Macharinyang]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 24:51
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Ronald Rutto]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 25:04
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Moses Aliwa]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 25:08
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Tessema Absher]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:12
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Yirefu Birhanu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:18
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Harbert Okuti]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 25:21
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Nicholas Kwemoi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 25:22
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2004 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"| [[Ernest Meli Kimeli]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Barnabas Kosgei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hosea Macharinyang]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ronald Rutto]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Moses Masai]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (16)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Stanley Kipkosgei Salil]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (21)
|}
|| 20
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Meba Tadesse]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mulugeta Wendimu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tessema Absher]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yirefu Birhanu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Kabtamu Reta]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (20)
|}
|| 25
|-
|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"| [[Moses Aliwa]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Harbert Okuti]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Nicholas Kwemoi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|}
|| 33
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 61
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 105
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 157
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 175
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 179
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Senior women's race (8 km)===
{{main|2004 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 | [[Benita Johnson]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 27:17
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Ejagayehu Dibaba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 27:29
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 27:34
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Alice Timbilil]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 27:36
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Teyiba Erkesso]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 27:43
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Lornah Kiplagat]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} || 27:56
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Eunice Chepkorir]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 27:59
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Émilie Mondor]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 28:01
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Fridah Domongole]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 28:03
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Sally Barsosio]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 28:08
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Kathy Butler]] || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 28:13
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Olivera Jevtić]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|SCG}} || 28:18
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2004 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"| [[Ejagayehu Dibaba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Teyiba Erkesso]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Derartu Tulu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 16
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Eyerusalem Kuma]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (43)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Alemtsehay Hailu]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (59)
|}
|| 26
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Alice Timbilil]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Eunice Chepkorir]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Fridah Domongole]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Sally Barsosio]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Jane Ngotho]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (20)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Irene Kipchumba]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (34)
|}
|| 30
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kathy Butler]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Liz Yelling]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Louise Damen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 22
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Natalie Harvey]] || align=right style="border:0"| 28
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Hayley Yelling]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (29)
|}
|| 74
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 90
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 98
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 99
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 161
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 167
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Women's short race (4 km)===
{{main|2004 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}} || 13:07
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:09
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Teyiba Erkesso]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:11
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:14
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Isabella Ochichi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:18
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Olga Romanova (athlete)|Olga Romanova]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 13:19
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Peninah Chepchumba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:22
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:23
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Jane Wanjiku]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:23
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Ejagayehu Dibaba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:23
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Amane Godana]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:27
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Zahra Ouaziz]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 13:33
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2004 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|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Teyiba Erkesso]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ejagayehu Dibaba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Amane Godana]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (11)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Bezunesh Bekele]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (18)
|}
|| 19
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || 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"| [[Isabella Ochichi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Peninah Chepchumba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Jane Wanjiku]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (9)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Beatrice Chepchumba]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (21)
|}
|| 21
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Émilie Mondor]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Carmen Douma-Hussar]] || align=right style="border:0"| 17
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Malindi Elmore]] || align=right style="border:0"| 22
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tina Connelly]] || align=right style="border:0"| 35
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Courtney Inman]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (37)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Leah Pells]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (57)
|}
|| 87
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 101
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 125
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 127
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 141
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 191
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Junior women's race (6 km)===
{{main|2004 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 | [[Meselech Melkamu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:48
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Aziza Aliyu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:53
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Mestawat Tadesse]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:56
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Workitu Ayanu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:59
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Chemutai Rionotukei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21:04
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Jebichi Yator]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21:05
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Yenealem Ayano]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 21:05
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Bao Guiying]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|CHN}} || 21:05
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Gladys Chemweno]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21:13
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Hitomi Miyai]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 21:15
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Yuko Nohara]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 21:19
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Siham Hilali]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 21:31
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2004 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"| [[Meselech Melkamu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Aziza Aliyu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mestawat Tadesse]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Workitu Ayanu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Yenealem Ayano]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (7)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Hirut Mengestu]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (15)
|}
|| 10
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Chemutai Rionotukei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Jebichi Yator]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Gladys Chemweno]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Everline Kemunto Kimwei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 16
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Emmy Chepkirui]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (17)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Nelly Chepkurui]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (18)
|}
|| 36
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hitomi Miyai]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yuko Nohara]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hitomi Niiya]] || align=right style="border:0"| 19
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kei Terada]] || align=right style="border:0"| 27
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Tomoka Inadomi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (29)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Misaki Katsumata]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (33)
|}
|| 67
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 120
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 160
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CHN}} || 169
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RSA}} || 185
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 196
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

==Medal table (unofficial)==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_ETH = 9 | silver_ETH = 6 | bronze_ETH = 5
 | gold_KEN = 2 | silver_KEN = 4 | bronze_KEN = 2
 | gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 0
 | gold_UGA = 0 | silver_UGA = 1 | bronze_UGA = 1
 | gold_QAT = 0 | silver_QAT = 1 | bronze_QAT = 0
 | gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
 | gold_ERI = 0 | silver_ERI = 0 | bronze_ERI = 1
 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 1
 | gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 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, 673 athletes from 72 countries participated.  This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.<ref name=iaaf_00/>  The announced athletes from {{GUI}} did not show.<ref name=iaaf_02/><ref name=iaaf_32/><ref name=iaaf_06/><ref name=iaaf_36/>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagcountry|ALG}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|AND}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|AUS}} (16)
*{{flagcountry|AZE}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|BHR}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|BLR}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|BEL}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|BOL}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|BOT}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|BRA}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|BDI}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|CAN}} (33)
*{{flagcountry|CAF}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|CHI}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|CHN}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|COD|2003}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|CRO}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|CZE}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|ECU}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|EGY}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|GEQ}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|ERI}} (19)
*{{flagcountry|ETH}} (30)
*{{flagcountry|FRA}} (32)
*{{flagcountry|GER}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|GUA}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|HKG}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|HUN}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|ISL}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|IRL}} (17)
*{{flagcountry|ITA}} (11)
*{{flagcountry|JPN}} (23)
*{{flagcountry|KAZ}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|KEN}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|KGZ}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|LIB}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|MAC}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|MAW|1964}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|MEX}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|MAR}} (34)
*{{flagcountry|NEP}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|NED}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|NZL}} (9)
*{{flagcountry|PLE}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|PER}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|POL}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|POR}} (23)
*{{flagcountry|PUR}} (13)
*{{flagcountry|QAT}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|ROU}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|RUS}} (15)
*{{flagcountry|RWA}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|SCG}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|SEY}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|SLO}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|RSA}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|ESP}} (35)
*{{flagcountry|SUI}} (13)
*{{flagcountry|TJK}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|TAN}} (13)
*{{flagcountry|TUN}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|TUR}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|TKM}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|UGA}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|UKR}} (4)
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} (30)
*{{flagcountry|USA}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|ISV}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|UZB}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|VEN}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|ZAM}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|ZIM}} (3)
{{div col end}}

==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==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iaaf.net/WXC04/index.html Official site]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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