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2003 Lausanne 2005 Saint-Galmier All 46 editions

Global Global championships · since 1973

2004 World XC

Brussels, Belgium 20–21 Mar 2004

events: 12
medals awarded: 36
nations on the podium: 9
world records: 0

Podiums

Cross country

Senior race

1

Kenenisa Bekele 35:52

2

Gebregziabher Gebremariam 36:10

3

Sileshi Sihine 36:11

Cross country

Senior team

1

Ethiopia

Kenenisa Bekele Gebregziabher Gebremariam Sileshi Sihine Yebeltal Admasu Tibebu Yenew (1984) Ketema Nigusse

14 1

2

Kenya

Eliud Kipchoge Charles Kamathi Wilberforce Talel John Cheruiyot Korir Simion Tuitoek Richard Limo

30 4

3

Eritrea

Zersenay Tadese Yonas Kifle Tesfayohannes Mesfin Samson Kiflemariam Tekle Menghisteab

66 6

Cross country

Senior short course

1

Kenenisa Bekele Short Course 11:31

2

Gebregziabher Gebremariam Short Course 11:36

3

Zewdie Merega Short Course 11:42

Cross country

Senior team, short course

1

Ethiopia

Kenenisa Bekele Gebregziabher Gebremariam Zewdie Merega Dejene Birhanu Hussen Adilo Roba Mohamed Awol

17 1

2

Qatar

Abdullah Ahmad Hassan Saif Saeed Shaheen Sultan Khamis Zaman Abdulaziz Al-Ameri Ali Saadoun Al-Dawoodi Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin

39 4

3

Kenya

Eliud Kirui Isaac Songok Abraham Chebii Kiplimo Muneria Boniface Songok John Kibowen

52 6

Cross country

U20 race

1

Meba Tadesse 24:01

2

Boniface Kiprop 24:03

3

Ernest Kimeli 24:16

Cross country

U20 team

1

Kenya

Ernest Kimeli Barnabas Kosgei Hosea Macharinyang Ronald Kipchumba Moses Ndiema Masai Stanley Salil

20 3

2

Ethiopia

Meba Tadesse Mulugeta Wendimu Tesema Abshero Yirefu Birhanu Kabtamu Reta (1986)

25 1

3

Uganda

Boniface Kiprop Moses Aliwa Harbert Okuti Nicholas Kwemoi

33 2

Medal table

9 nations · 36 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Ethiopia ETH	9	6	5	20
2	Kenya KEN	2	4	2	8
3	Australia AUS	1	0	0	1
4	Uganda UGA	0	1	1	2
5	Qatar QAT	0	1	0	1
6	Canada CAN	0	0	1	1
7	Eritrea ERI	0	0	1	1
8	Great Britain & NI GBR	0	0	1	1
9	Japan JPN	0	0	1	1