# 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Ossegem Park in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2004. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (8 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Benita Johnson | Australia | 27:17 |
| | Ejagayehu Dibaba | Ethiopia | 27:29 |
| | Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 27:34 |
| 4 | Alice Timbilil | Kenya | 27:36 |
| 5 | Teyiba Erkesso | Ethiopia | 27:43 |
| 6 | Lornah Kiplagat | Netherlands | 27:56 |
| 7 | Eunice Chepkorir | Kenya | 27:59 |
| 8 | Émilie Mondor | Canada | 28:01 |
| 9 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 28:03 |
| 10 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 28:08 |
| 11 | Kathy Butler | United Kingdom | 28:13 |
| 12 | Olivera Jevtić | Serbia and Montenegro | 28:18 |
| 13 | Liz Yelling | United Kingdom | 28:25 |
| 14 | Margaret Maury | France | 28:29 |
| 15 | Kate O'Neill | United States | 28:37 |
| 16 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 28:39 |
| 17 | Hayley McGregor | Australia | 28:41 |
| 18 | Patrizia Tisi | Italy | 28:45 |
| 19 | Zahia Dahmani | France | 28:46 |
| 20 | Jane Ngotho | Kenya | 28:47 |
| 21 | Helena Sampaio | Portugal | 28:48 |
| 22 | Louise Damen | United Kingdom | 28:48 |
| 23 | Suzanne Ritter | Germany | 28:53 |
| 24 | Rkia Chébili | France | 28:56 |
| 25 | Kathy Newberry | United States | 28:56 |
| 26 | Anna Thompson | Australia | 28:57 |
| 27 | Katie McGregor | United States | 28:57 |
| 28 | Natalie Harvey | United Kingdom | 28:58 |
| 29 | Hayley Yelling | United Kingdom | 29:00 |
| 30 | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 29:04 |
| 31 | Ann Marie Schwabe | United States | 29:05 |
| 32 | Rebecca Stallwood | Canada | 29:06 |
| 33 | Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel | France | 29:07 |
| 34 | Irene Kipchumba | Kenya | 29:09 |
| 35 | Christelle Daunay | France | 29:15 |
| 36 | Justyna Bąk | Poland | 29:20 |
| 37 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 29:20 |
| 38 | Laura O'Neill | United States | 29:27 |
| 39 | Josephine Deemay | Tanzania | 29:31 |
| 40 | Anália Rosa | Portugal | 29:38 |
| 41 | Nadia Al-Jaffaini | Bahrain | 29:38 |
| 42 | Mounia Aboulahcen | Belgium | 29:40 |
| 43 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 29:41 |
| 44 | Teresa Recio | Spain | 29:46 |
| 45 | Malika Asahssah | Morocco | 29:48 |
| 46 | Nebiat Habtemariam | Eritrea | 29:51 |
| 47 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 29:52 |
| 48 | Rosemary Ryan | Ireland | 29:53 |
| 49 | Ana Dias | Portugal | 29:59 |
| 50 | Fatima Yvelain | France | 30:00 |
| 51 | Kenza Wahbi | Morocco | 30:01 |
| 52 | Yumi Sato | Japan | 30:02 |
| 53 | Miho Notagashira | Japan | 30:05 |
| 54 | Judit Plá | Spain | 30:06 |
| 55 | Georgie Clarke | Australia | 30:07 |
| 56 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 30:08 |
| 57 | Mónica Rosa | Portugal | 30:08 |
| 58 | Maria Zambrano | Canada | 30:09 |
| 59 | Alemtsehay Hailu | Ethiopia | 30:12 |
| 60 | Olga Machado | Portugal | 30:13 |
| 61 | Amaia Piedra | Spain | 30:16 |
| 62 | Kim Offergeld | Belgium | 30:17 |
| 63 | Kristina Rody | Canada | 30:17 |
| 64 | Kazue Ogoshi | Japan | 30:20 |
| 65 | Hafida Izem | Morocco | 30:23 |
| 66 | Elisabete Lopes | Portugal | 30:26 |
| 67 | Antje Looper | Netherlands | 30:26 |
| 68 | Stephanie de Croock | Belgium | 30:27 |
| 69 | Pauline Curley | Ireland | 30:27 |
| 70 | Stephanie Mills | Canada | 30:28 |
| 71 | Jolene Byrne | Ireland | 30:31 |
| 72 | Silvia Montane | Spain | 30:40 |
| 73 | Lisa Labrecque | Canada | 30:42 |
| 74 | Faith Kamangila | Zimbabwe | 30:43 |
| 75 | Fionnuala Britton | Ireland | 30:43 |
| 76 | Corinne Debaets | Belgium | 30:49 |
| 77 | Drissia Nadym | Morocco | 30:52 |
| 78 | Beatriz Ros | Spain | 30:55 |
| 79 | Molly Austin | United States | 31:00 |
| 80 | Sylvie Verthé | Belgium | 31:11 |
| 81 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 31:27 |
| 82 | Emeliana Joseph | Tanzania | 31:43 |
| 83 | Niamh O'Sullivan | Ireland | 31:48 |
| 84 | Kylie Risk | Australia | 32:04 |
| 85 | Maria Moraes | Brazil | 32:13 |
| 86 | Rosa Apaza | Bolivia | 32:19 |
| 87 | Zenaida Maldonado | Puerto Rico | 32:54 |
| 88 | Elsa Monterroso | Guatemala | 33:21 |
| 89 | Olesia Orlova | Kyrgyzstan | 33:23 |
| 90 | María Díaz | Puerto Rico | 33:42 |
| 91 | Regina Rendazza | U.S. Virgin Islands | 33:49 |
| 92 | Veronika Kirgizbayeva | Uzbekistan | 35:37 |
| 93 | Lisha Hamilton | U.S. Virgin Islands | 35:42 |
| 94 | Ruth David | U.S. Virgin Islands | 38:12 |
| 95 | Rachel Witty | U.S. Virgin Islands | 38:24 |
| 96 | Anna Motorina | Turkmenistan | 40:06 |
| — | Soud Kanbouchia | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Hisae Yoshimatsu | Japan | DNS |
| — | Catherine Chikwakwa | Malawi | DNS |
| — | Hawa Hussein | Tanzania | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Ejagayehu Dibaba2 Worknesh Kidane3 Teyiba Erkesso5 Derartu Tulu16 (Eyerusalem Kuma)(43) (Alemtsehay Hailu)(59) | 26 |
| | Kenya Alice Timbilil4 Eunice Chepkorir7 Fridah Domongole9 Sally Barsosio10 (Jane Ngotho)(20) (Irene Kipchumba)(34) | 30 |
| | United Kingdom Kathy Butler11 Liz Yelling13 Louise Damen22 Natalie Harvey28 (Hayley Yelling)(29) | 74 |
| 4 | France Margaret Maury14 Zahia Dahmani19 Rkia Chébili24 Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel33 (Christelle Daunay)(35) (Fatima Yvelain)(50) | 90 |
| 5 | United States Kate O'Neill15 Kathy Newberry25 Katie McGregor27 Ann Marie Schwabe31 (Laura O'Neill)(38) (Molly Austin)(79) | 98 |
| 6 | Australia Benita Johnson1 Hayley McGregor17 Anna Thompson26 Georgie Clarke55 (Kylie Risk)(84) | 99 |
| 7 | Canada Émilie Mondor8 Rebecca Stallwood32 Maria Zambrano58 Kristina Rody63 (Stephanie Mills)(70) (Lisa Labrecque)(73) | 161 |
| 8 | Portugal Helena Sampaio21 Anália Rosa40 Ana Dias49 Mónica Rosa57 (Olga Machado)(60) (Elisabete Lopes)(66) | 167 |
| 9 | Spain Teresa Recio44 Alessandra Aguilar47 Judit Plá54 Amaia Piedra61 (Silvia Montane)(72) (Beatriz Ros)(78) | 206 |
| 10 | Japan Yoshiko Ichikawa37 Yumi Sato52 Miho Notagashira53 Kazue Ogoshi64 | 206 |
| 11 | Ireland Catherina McKiernan30 Rosemary Ryan48 Pauline Curley69 Jolene Byrne71 (Fionnuala Britton)(75) (Niamh O'Sullivan)(83) | 218 |
| 12 | Belgium Mounia Aboulahcen42 Anja Smolders56 Kim Offergeld62 Stephanie de Croock68 (Corinne Debaets)(76) (Sylvie Verthé)(80) | 228 |
| 13 | Morocco Malika Asahssah45 Kenza Wahbi51 Hafida Izem65 Drissia Nadym77 (Soud Kanbouchia)(DNF) | 238 |
| 14 | U.S. Virgin Islands Regina Rendazza91 Lisha Hamilton93 Ruth David94 Rachel Witty95 | 373 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 97 athletes from 30 countries participated in the Senior women's race. The announced athlete from Malawi did not show.
* Australia (5)
* Bahrain (1)
* Belgium (6)
* Bolivia (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (6)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (6)
* Germany (1)
* Guatemala (1)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (4)
* Kenya (6)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Morocco (5)
* Netherlands (2)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (6)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* Serbia and Montenegro (1)
* Spain (6)
* Tanzania (3)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* United Kingdom (5)
* United States (6)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (4)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)