The 8th Asian Cross Country Championships took place on March 12, 2005, in Guiyang, China. Team rankings were decided by a combination of each nation's top three athletes finishing positions.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men Individual |  Han Gang (CHN)
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Zhang Yunshan (CHN)
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 Ahmad Juma Jaber (QAT)
|
| Senior Men Team | Qatar (QAT)
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China (CHN)
|
 Iran (IRI)
|
| Junior Men Individual | Lin Xiangqian (CHN)
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Zhang Wenliang (CHN)
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 Yuji Saito (JPN)
|
| Junior Men Team | China (CHN)
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Japan (JPN)
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Iran (IRI)
|
| Senior Women Individual | Li Helan (CHN)
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Rina Fujioka (JPN)
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Chen Xiaofang (CHN)
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| Senior Women Team | China (CHN)
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Japan (JPN)
|
 India (IND)
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| Junior Women Individual | Zhu Yanmei (CHN)
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Akie Oshiyama (JPN)
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Wang Shijuan (CHN)
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| Junior Women Team | China (CHN)
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Japan (JPN)
|
 Singapore (SIN)
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |