1998 European Cross Country Championships

The 5th European Cross Country Championships
European Cross Country Championships
The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year...

were held at Ferrara

Ferrara

Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...

in Italy

Italy

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on 13 December 1998. Serhiy Lebid took the title in the men's competition and Paula Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe

Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...

won the women's race.

Men individual 9.7km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Serhiy Lebid	28:07
	Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder...	28:08
	Driss El Himer Driss El Himer Driss El Himer is a French long-distance runner.He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th....	28:16
4.	Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....	28:17
5.	Carsten Jørgensen Carsten Jørgensen Carsten Jørgensen is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Grimstad with the Danish Relay team. He received a bronze medal in the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold .He has been quite successful in...	28:18
6.	Eduardo Henriques Eduardo Henriques Eduardo António da Silva Henriques is a Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase and cross-country running...	28:25
7.	Giuliano Battocletti	28:36
8.	Manuel Pancorbo Manuel Pancorbo Manuel Pancorbo Chica is a retired track and field athlete. He competed in the middle distances.Pancorbo represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992...	28:40

79 runners finished

Men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Giuliano Battocletti Gabriele De Nard Umberto Pusterla Gennaro Di Napoli Gennaro Di Napoli Gennaro Di Napoli is an Italian former middle distance runner.Di Napoli was born in Naples but moved early in his life to Lombardy, in northern Italy. He excelled in the distances from 800 to 3,000 meters....	53
	Eduardo Henriques Eduardo Henriques Eduardo António da Silva Henriques is a Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase and cross-country running... Paulo Guerra Paulo Guerra Paulo Alexandre Martins Guerra is a Portuguese runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running... João Junqueira João Junqueira João Manuel Perera Junqueira is a retired Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.... José Ramos	55
	Manuel Pancorbo Manuel Pancorbo Manuel Pancorbo Chica is a retired track and field athlete. He competed in the middle distances.Pancorbo represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992... Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon.... Martín Fiz Martín Fiz Martín Fiz Martín is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg... Fabián Roncero Fabián Roncero Fabián Roncero Domínguez is a former long-distance runner from Spain.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:-External links:...	68
4.		91
5.		92
6.		108
7.		122
8.		126

Total 13 teams

Women individual 5.6km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Paula Radcliffe Paula Radcliffe Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...	18:07
	Annemari Sandell	18:10
	Olivera Jevtić Olivera Jevtic Olivera Jevtić is a Serbian long-distance runner. She is based in her native city of Užice, Serbia. Jevtić's coach is Slavko Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club "Mladost"...	18:11
4.	Fernanda Ribeiro Fernanda Ribeiro Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH , is a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. She achieved the top of her career in the 1996 Summer Olympics where she won the women's 10,000 m gold medal, giving Portugal their 3rd Olympic gold , and establishing a new Olympic record - 31:01.63.-...	18:19
5.	Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio is a Portuguese runner, who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:10,000 metres - 31:43.22 min Half marathon - 1:10:15 hrs *Marathon - 2:28:06 hrs...	18:26
6.	Yanna Belkacem	18:42
7.	Albertina Dias Albertina Dias Maria Albertina da Costa Dias Pereira is a former Portuguese long-distance runner. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988...	18:46
8.	María Luisa Larraga María Luisa Larraga María Luisa Larraga Cacho is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 4:23.5 min 3000 metres - 8:59.35i min *5000 metres - 15:28.78 min...	18:49

60 runners finished

Women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Fernanda Ribeiro Fernanda Ribeiro Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH , is a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. She achieved the top of her career in the 1996 Summer Olympics where she won the women's 10,000 m gold medal, giving Portugal their 3rd Olympic gold , and establishing a new Olympic record - 31:01.63.-... Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio is a Portuguese runner, who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:10,000 metres - 31:43.22 min Half marathon - 1:10:15 hrs *Marathon - 2:28:06 hrs... Albertina Dias Albertina Dias Maria Albertina da Costa Dias Pereira is a former Portuguese long-distance runner. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988...	16
	Yanna Belkacem Zahia Dahmani Fatima Yvelain	25
	Cristina Iloc Cristina Casandra Cristina Casandra, née Iloc is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase... Constantina Diţă Luminiţa Gogârlea	41
4.		54
5.		55
6.		71
7.		77
8.		89

Total 12 teams

Junior men individual 5.6km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Yousef El Nasri Yousef El Nasri Yousef El Nasri Serhani is a Spanish long-distance runner.He finished fifth in the 3000 metres at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championshipsand eleventh in the short race at the 2003 World Cross Country Championships....	16:50
	Ovidiu Tat	16:51
	Gareth Turnbull	16:55
4.	Sam Haughian	16:57
5.	Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....	17:02
6.	Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a Somali-Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.-Biography:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mohamed moved to Sweden at the age of 11...	17:02
7.	Miguel Angel Pinto	17:07
8.	Filipe Pedro	17:11

Junior men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
		28
		30
		36
4.		45
5.		52
6.		54
7.		73
8.		73

Junior women inidividual 3.6km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Katalin Szentgyörgyi	11:51
	Inês Monteiro Inês Monteiro Inês Alexandra das Neves Monteiro is a Portuguese athlete who competes in middle and long distance track running, as well as road running and cross country. She started out as a cross country runner, winning a silver and a gold medal at the 1998 and 1999 European junior race...	11:58
	Sonja Stolic	12:03
4.	Sebile Sibel Özyurt	12:04
5.	Tezeta Nuray Surekli	12:09
6.	Tinneke Boonen	12:19
7.	Sonja Roman Sonja Roman Sonja Roman is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She is the national record holder in the event....	12:20
8.	Helena Volná	12:22

Junior women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
		20
		46
		49
4.		56
5.		58
6.		58
7.		60
8.		83

External links

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