The Women's short race at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Ossegem Park in Brussels, Belgium, on March 21, 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

Women's short race (4 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Edith Masai 13:07 Tirunesh Dibaba 13:09 Teyiba Erkesso 13:11 4 Worknesh Kidane 13:14 5 Isabella Ochichi 13:18 6 Olga Romanova 13:19 7 Peninah Chepchumba 13:22 8 Vivian Cheruiyot 13:23 9 Jane Wanjiku 13:23 10 Ejagayehu Dibaba 13:23 11 Amane Godana 13:27 12 Zahra Ouaziz 13:33 13 Émilie Mondor 13:33 14 Shalane Flanagan 13:34 15 Sarah Jamieson 13:40 16 Bouchra Chaâbi 13:40 17 Carmen Douma-Hussar 13:41 18 Bezunesh Bekele 13:42 19 Helen Clitheroe 13:45 20 Kathy Butler 13:47 21 Beatrice Chepchumba 13:49 22 Malindi Elmore 13:49 23 Valentina Belotti 13:51 24 Lauren Fleshman 13:56 25 Kazue Ogoshi 13:57 26 Anália Rosa 13:58 27 Hayley McGregor 13:58 28 Seloua Ouaziz 13:58 29 Justyna Bąk 14:01 30 Helena Sampaio 14:04 31 Ana Dias 14:06 32 Elodie Olivares 14:07 33 Anna Thompson 14:07 34 Kate Reed 14:08 35 Tina Connelly 14:10 36 Iris Fuentes-Pila 14:12 37 Courtney Inman 14:14 38 Dorcus Inzikuru 14:16 39 Fatiha Baouf 14:17 40 Marina Bastos 14:17 41 Simret Sultan 14:18 42 Mirja Jenni-Moser 14:19 43 Christin Wurth 14:21 44 Rachel Penney 14:21 45 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 14:24 46 Fatma Lanouar 14:25 47 Cristina Casandra 14:25 48 Rocío Martínez 14:26 49 Sonia Bejarano 14:26 50 Eliane Murer 14:26 51 Veerle van Linden 14:26 52 Freya Murray 14:27 53 Mary Davies 14:27 54 Saori Makishima 14:27 55 Yamna Oubouhou 14:29 56 Véronique Collard 14:29 57 Leah Pells 14:29 58 Jacqueline Martín 14:30 59 Yamina Bouchaouante 14:31 60 Melissa Buttry 14:33 61 Jéssica Augusto 14:33 62 Susana Rebolledo 14:34 63 Christine Bardelle 14:37 64 Sarah Hann 14:38 65 Zulema Fuentes-Pila 14:39 66 Faye Fullerton 14:40 67 Christina Carruzzo 14:40 68 Habiba Ghribi 14:43 69 Monique Zimmer 14:45 70 Andrea Etter 14:45 71 Mieke Geens 14:47 72 Jessica Wright 14:48 73 Cláudia Pereira 14:50 74 Liesbeth van de Velde 14:52 75 Natsumi Fujita 14:53 76 Marzena Michalska 14:55 77 Janet Trujillo 14:57 78 Julie Coulaud 14:59 79 Sigrid van den Bempt 15:04 80 Fiona Crombie 15:05 81 Michela Zanatta 15:11 82 Elsa Monterroso 15:53 83 Ziyodahon Abdullaeva 15:58 84 Nigiste Neguse 16:12 85 Zubeda Gussi 16:16 86 Francine Nzilampa 16:25 87 Tania Poma 16:57 88 Tika Kumari Choudhari 17:53 89 Yekaterina Ilyazova 17:57 — Rosa Morató DNF — Ouafa Frekech DNF — Georgie Clarke DNS — Benita Willis DNS — Maiama Baïlo Souare DNS — Patrizia Tisi DNS — Lornah Kiplagat DNS — Hawa Hussein DNS

Teams Rank Team Points Tirunesh Dibaba 2 Teyiba Erkesso 3 Worknesh Kidane 4 Ejagayehu Dibaba 10 (Amane Godana) (11) (Bezunesh Bekele) (18) 19 Edith Masai 1 Isabella Ochichi 5 Peninah Chepchumba 7 Vivian Cheruiyot 8 (Jane Wanjiku) (9) (Beatrice Chepchumba) (21) 21 Émilie Mondor 13 Carmen Douma-Hussar 17 Malindi Elmore 22 Tina Connelly 35 (Courtney Inman) (37) (Leah Pells) (57) 87 4 Zahra Ouaziz 12 Bouchra Chaâbi 16 Seloua Ouaziz 28 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 45 (Ouafa Frekech) (DNF) 101 5 Helen Clitheroe 19 Kathy Butler 20 Kate Reed 34 Freya Murray 52 (Faye Fullerton) (66) 125 6 Anália Rosa 26 Helena Sampaio 30 Ana Dias 31 Marina Bastos 40 (Jéssica Augusto) (61) (Cláudia Pereira) (73) 127 7 Shalane Flanagan 14 Lauren Fleshman 24 Christin Wurth 43 Melissa Buttry 60 (Sarah Hann) (64) (Janet Trujillo) (77) 141 8 Iris Fuentes-Pila 36 Rocío Martínez 48 Sonia Bejarano 49 Jacqueline Martín 58 (Zulema Fuentes-Pila) (65) (Rosa Morató) (DNF) 191 9 Elodie Olivares 32 Yamna Oubouhou 55 Yamina Bouchaouante 59 Christine Bardelle 63 (Julie Coulaud) (78) 209 10 Fatiha Baouf 39 Veerle van Linden 51 Véronique Collard 56 Mieke Geens 71 (Liesbeth van de Velde) (74) (Sigrid van den Bempt) (79) 217 11 Mirja Jenni-Moser 42 Eliane Murer 50 Christina Carruzzo 67 Monique Zimmer 69 (Andrea Etter) (70) 228 12 Rachel Penney 44 Mary Davies 53 Jessica Wright 72 Fiona Crombie 80 249 Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation According to an unofficial count, 91 athletes from 29 countries participated in the Women's short race. The announced athletes from and the did not show.

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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 – Junior women's race

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