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

The Junior 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 on 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
### Junior women's race (6 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 20:48 |
| | Aziza Aliyu | Ethiopia | 20:53 |
| | Mestawat Tadesse | Ethiopia | 20:56 |
| 4 | Workitu Ayanu | Ethiopia | 20:59 |
| 5 | Chemutai Rionotukei | Kenya | 21:04 |
| 6 | Jebichi Yator | Kenya | 21:05 |
| 7 | Yenealem Ayano | Ethiopia | 21:05 |
| 8 | Bao Guiying | China | 21:05 |
| 9 | Gladys Chemweno | Kenya | 21:13 |
| 10 | Hitomi Miyai | Japan | 21:15 |
| 11 | Yuko Nohara | Japan | 21:19 |
| 12 | Siham Hilali | Morocco | 21:31 |
| 13 | Farida Makula | Tanzania | 21:32 |
| 14 | Zhu Yanmei | China | 21:38 |
| 15 | Hirut Mengestu | Ethiopia | 21:39 |
| 16 | Everline Kemunto Kimwei | Kenya | 21:41 |
| 17 | Emmy Chepkirui | Kenya | 21:42 |
| 18 | Nelly Chepkurui | Kenya | 21:44 |
| 19 | Hitomi Niiya | Japan | 21:47 |
| 20 | Sophie James | France | 21:47 |
| 21 | Marta Romo | Spain | 21:52 |
| 22 | Safa Aissaoui | Tunisia | 21:56 |
| 23 | Olga Minina | Belarus | 21:57 |
| 24 | Amber Harper | United States | 21:58 |
| 25 | Angeline Nyiransabimana | Rwanda | 21:58 |
| 26 | Carrie Hawitt | United Kingdom | 22:00 |
| 27 | Kei Terada | Japan | 22:02 |
| 28 | Christine Kalmer | South Africa | 22:06 |
| 29 | Tomoka Inadomi | Japan | 22:07 |
| 30 | Alison Costello | United States | 22:10 |
| 31 | Amanda Trotter | United States | 22:11 |
| 32 | Viktoriya Kharitonova | Russia | 22:12 |
| 33 | Misaki Katsumata | Japan | 22:16 |
| 34 | Viktoriya Ivanova | Russia | 22:19 |
| 35 | Jennifer Barringer | United States | 22:19 |
| 36 | Kathleen Trotter | United States | 22:20 |
| 37 | Nicolene Van Rooyen | South Africa | 22:24 |
| 38 | Hilarie Dusabimana | Rwanda | 22:28 |
| 39 | Binnaz Uslu | Turkey | 22:37 |
| 40 | Lucia Chandamale | Malawi | 22:39 |
| 41 | Olga Miroshnichenko | Russia | 22:39 |
| 42 | Danette Doetzel | Canada | 22:40 |
| 43 | Michelle Lynn Childs | Canada | 22:41 |
| 44 | Sarah Morgan | New Zealand | 22:43 |
| 45 | Lamberte Nyabamikazi | Rwanda | 22:51 |
| 46 | Laurane Picoche | France | 22:52 |
| 47 | Hélène Guet | France | 22:53 |
| 48 | Jiang Chengcheng | China | 22:54 |
| 49 | Azra Eminovic | Serbia and Montenegro | 22:55 |
| 50 | Virginia Riverol | Mexico | 22:57 |
| 51 | Pauline Niyongere | Burundi | 22:57 |
| 52 | Maricia Krige | South Africa | 22:58 |
| 53 | Galina Maksimova | Russia | 22:59 |
| 54 | Linda Byrne | Ireland | 22:59 |
| 55 | Svetlana Starikova | Russia | 23:00 |
| 56 | Rosie Smith | United Kingdom | 23:00 |
| 57 | Manel Jammali | Tunisia | 23:00 |
| 58 | Laila Daoud | Morocco | 23:03 |
| 59 | Biljana Jovic | Serbia and Montenegro | 23:04 |
| 60 | Asmae Ghizlane | Morocco | 23:04 |
| 61 | Victoria Webster | United Kingdom | 23:04 |
| 62 | Brittany Brockman | United States | 23:04 |
| 63 | Holly van Gestel | Canada | 23:06 |
| 64 | Maica Rodríguez | Spain | 23:08 |
| 65 | Frances Nic Reamoinn | Ireland | 23:09 |
| 66 | Amal Dafire | Morocco | 23:09 |
| 67 | Halima Rhoulila | Morocco | 23:11 |
| 68 | Este de Jager | South Africa | 23:12 |
| 69 | Danielle Barnes | United Kingdom | 23:14 |
| 70 | Marieken Verhaeghe | Belgium | 23:15 |
| 71 | Susan Kuijken | Netherlands | 23:16 |
| 72 | Teresa Urbina | Spain | 23:17 |
| 73 | Mandy McBean | Canada | 23:23 |
| 74 | Selien de Schryder | Belgium | 23:24 |
| 75 | Tarah McKay | Canada | 23:25 |
| 76 | Tereza Master | Malawi | 23:25 |
| 77 | Christel Arnold | South Africa | 23:25 |
| 78 | Farida Gusi | Tanzania | 23:26 |
| 79 | Elsa Medhanie | Eritrea | 23:28 |
| 80 | Yousra Jemmali | Tunisia | 23:28 |
| 81 | Olga Rezkaya | Belarus | 23:29 |
| 82 | Lesley van Miert | Netherlands | 23:32 |
| 83 | Katrina Wootton | United Kingdom | 23:33 |
| 84 | Ayda Regragui | Morocco | 23:33 |
| 85 | Monica Gutierrez | Spain | 23:33 |
| 86 | Liliani Mendez | Puerto Rico | 23:35 |
| 87 | Naoile Khattou | France | 23:38 |
| 88 | Claire Holme | United Kingdom | 23:39 |
| 89 | Amira Benamor | Tunisia | 23:42 |
| 90 | Estelle Oberson | Switzerland | 23:43 |
| 91 | Michele das Chaças | Brazil | 23:48 |
| 92 | Juliette Benedicto | France | 23:49 |
| 93 | Nuria Puig | Spain | 23:53 |
| 94 | Irina Padabed | Belarus | 23:55 |
| 95 | Lucie Krízová | Czech Republic | 24:02 |
| 96 | Sandrine Niyoyita | Rwanda | 24:07 |
| 97 | Sandra Schenkel | Belgium | 24:13 |
| 98 | Godelive Nyirakimuzanye | Rwanda | 24:17 |
| 99 | Zhang Yingjie | China | 24:19 |
| 100 | Anne Sophie Marechal | Belgium | 24:19 |
| 101 | Katsiaryna Shaban | Belarus | 24:21 |
| 102 | Lieselot Matthys | Belgium | 24:22 |
| 103 | Elena García | Spain | 24:23 |
| 104 | Eunice Tavares | Portugal | 24:24 |
| 105 | Ingrid van Peteghem | Belgium | 24:36 |
| 106 | Beverly Ramos | Puerto Rico | 25:02 |
| 107 | Krishnawori Sintakalan | Nepal | 25:03 |
| 108 | Dana Hastie | New Zealand | 25:26 |
| 109 | Irina Moroz | Uzbekistan | 25:38 |
| 110 | Tamaris Rivera | Puerto Rico | 26:28 |
| 111 | Doraly Román | Puerto Rico | 27:47 |
| 112 | Elnara Kurbanova | Turkmenistan | 30:46 |
| — | Wisam Al-Bekheet | Palestine | DNF |
| — | Anesie Kwizera | Burundi | DNF |
| — | Marelise Retief | South Africa | DNF |
| — | Alyson Kohlmeier | Canada | DNS |
| — | Ledwin Mushanagwenzi | Zimbabwe | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Meselech Melkamu1 Aziza Aliyu2 Mestawat Tadesse3 Workitu Ayanu4 (Yenealem Ayano)(7) (Hirut Mengestu)(15) | 10 |
| | Kenya Chemutai Rionotukei5 Jebichi Yator6 Gladys Chemweno9 Everline Kemunto Kimwei16 (Emmy Chepkirui)(17) (Nelly Chepkurui)(18) | 36 |
| | Japan Hitomi Miyai10 Yuko Nohara11 Hitomi Niiya19 Kei Terada27 (Tomoka Inadomi)(29) (Misaki Katsumata)(33) | 67 |
| 4 | United States Amber Harper24 Alison Costello30 Amanda Trotter31 Jennifer Barringer35 (Kathleen Trotter)(36) (Brittany Brockman)(62) | 120 |
| 5 | Russia Viktoriya Kharitonova32 Viktoriya Ivanova34 Olga Miroshnichenko41 Galina Maksimova53 (Svetlana Starikova)(55) | 160 |
| 6 | China Bao Guiying8 Zhu Yanmei14 Jiang Chengcheng48 Zhang Yingjie99 | 169 |
| 7 | South Africa Christine Kalmer28 Nicolene Van Rooyen37 Maricia Krige52 Este de Jager68 (Christel Arnold)(77) (Marelise Retief)(DNF) | 185 |
| 8 | Morocco Siham Hilali12 Laila Daoud58 Asmae Ghizlane60 Amal Dafire66 (Halima Rhoulila)(67) (Ayda Regragui)(84) | 196 |
| 9 | France Sophie James20 Laurane Picoche46 Hélène Guet47 Naoile Khattou87 (Juliette Benedicto)(92) | 200 |
| 10 | Rwanda Angeline Nyiransabimana25 Hilarie Dusabimana38 Lamberte Nyabamikazi45 Sandrine Niyoyita96 (Godelive Nyirakimuzanye)(98) | 204 |
| 11 | United Kingdom Carrie Hawitt26 Rosie Smith56 Victoria Webster61 Danielle Barnes69 (Katrina Wootton)(83) (Claire Holme)(88) | 212 |
| 12 | Canada Danette Doetzel42 Michelle Lynn Childs43 Holly van Gestel63 Mandy McBean73 (Tarah McKay)(75) | 221 |
| 13 | Spain Marta Romo21 Maica Rodríguez64 Teresa Urbina72 Monica Gutierrez85 (Nuria Puig)(93) (Elena García)(103) | 242 |
| 14 | Tunisia Safa Aissaoui22 Manel Jammali57 Yousra Jemmali80 Amira Benamor89 | 248 |
| 15 | Belarus Olga Minina23 Olga Rezkaya81 Irina Padabed94 Katsiaryna Shaban101 | 299 |
| 16 | Belgium Marieken Verhaeghe70 Selien de Schryder74 Sandra Schenkel97 Anne Sophie Marechal100 (Lieselot Matthys)(102) (Ingrid van Peteghem)(105) | 341 |
| 17 | Puerto Rico Liliani Mendez86 Beverly Ramos106 Tamaris Rivera110 Doraly Román111 | 413 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 115 athletes from 35 countries participated in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from Zimbabwe did not show.
* Belarus (4)
* Belgium (6)
* Brazil (1)
* Burundi (2)
* Canada (5)
* China (4)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (5)
* Ireland (2)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Malawi (2)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Nepal (1)
* Netherlands (2)
* New Zealand (2)
* Palestine (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* Russia (5)
* Rwanda (5)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (1)
* Tanzania (2)
* Tunisia (4)
* Turkey (1)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Uzbekistan (1)