The 11th 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 Heringsdorf in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 on 12 December 2004. Serhiy Lebid took his fifth title in the men's competition and Hayley Yelling

Hayley Yelling

Hayley Higham is a British runner. She is the sister-in-law of fellow British runner Liz Yelling. She married Jamie Higham in 2009....

 won the women's race.

Men individual 9.64km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Serhiy Lebid	27:31
	Juan Carlos de la Ossa Juan Carlos de la Ossa Juan Carlos de la Ossa is a Spanish middle distance runner who mostly concentrates on the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He won a bronze medal in the latter event at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics. His personal best time is 27:27.80 minutes, achieved in April 2005 in...	27:54
	Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships....	28:05
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....	28:08
5.	Mounir el Housni	28:14
6.	Mustapha Essaïd	28:23
7.	Karl Keska Karl Keska Karl Keska is an English long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.College: University of Oregon from 1992–1996-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:50.04 min...	28:23
8.	Umberto Pusterla	28:24
9.	Tom van Hooste	28:25
10.	Sergei Jemeljanov	28:25
11.	Fernando Silva	28:25
12.	Maurizio Leone	28:25

Total 89 competitors

Men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships....   Mounir el Housni  Mustapha Essaïd  Mokhtar Benhari	28
		50
		63
4.		71
5.		104
6.		114
7.		126
8.		128

Total 15 teams

Women individual 5.64km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Hayley Yelling Hayley Yelling Hayley Higham is a British runner. She is the sister-in-law of fellow British runner Liz Yelling. She married Jamie Higham in 2009....	22:04
	Justyna Bąk Justyna Bak Justyna Bąk is a long-distance runner from Poland, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She is a four-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres, and a former world record holder in the 3,000 metres steeple. She was born in Tarnogród.Bak won the 2003 edition of the Cross...	22:13
	Jo Pavey Jo Pavey Joanne Pavey is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Great Britain. She competes mainly in the 5000 metres distance but also on 1500 metres, 3000 metres and 10,000 metres events, and road racing. In 2006 she won silver in the 5000 m in the Commonwealth Games...	22:26
4.	Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Maria Botezan is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 10000 metres and the half marathon....	22:36
5.	Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half Marathon...	22:44
6.	Mónica Rosa Mónica Rosa Mónica Rosa is a Portuguese runner who specializes in the longer track distances as well as cross-country running and half marathon....	22:45
7.	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...	22:47
8.	Anikó Kálovics Anikó Kálovics Anikó Kálovics is a Hungarian runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. She is a three-time Olympian and has won both the Venice Marathon and Italian Marathon.-Career:...	22:49
9.	Maria Martins Maria Martins Maria Martins is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:02.83 min *1500 metres - 4:04.55 min...	22:50
10.	Anália Rosa Anália Rosa Anália de Oliveira Rosa is a Portuguese long-distance runner who competes in cross country, track and road running events, including the marathon. She has represented Portugal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships a total of nine times.Rosa began her career as a cross country specialist...	22:54
11.	Lilia Shobukhova	22:59
12.	Veerle Dejaeghere	23:00

Total 74 competitors

Women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Mónica Rosa Mónica Rosa Mónica Rosa is a Portuguese runner who specializes in the longer track distances as well as cross-country running and half marathon....   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...   Anália Rosa Anália Rosa Anália de Oliveira Rosa is a Portuguese long-distance runner who competes in cross country, track and road running events, including the marathon. She has represented Portugal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships a total of nine times.Rosa began her career as a cross country specialist...   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.-...	38
		43
		97
4.		97
5.		106
6.		111
7.		117
8.		122

Total 13 teams

Junior men individual 5.64km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Barnabás Bene	20:52
	Yevgeniy Rybakov	20:52
	Anatoliy Rybakov	20:53
4.	Lukas Parszczynski	20:58
5.	Mark Christie	21:04
6.	Stefan Patru	21:07
7.	Luke Gunn	21:09
8.	Andrew Ledwith	21:12

Total 107 competitors

Junior men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Yevgeniy Rybakov  Anatoliy Rybakov  Stepan Kiselev  Aleksey Chistov	40
		54
		59
4.		120
5.		128
6.		135
7.		136
8.		153

Total 18 teams

Junior women individual 3.64km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...	15:32
	Ancuţa Bobocel Ancuta Bobocel Ancuţa Bobocel is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:* 3000 metres - 9:19.98 min...	15:57
	Marta Romo	16:04
4.	Adrienne Herzog	16:06
5.	Ingunn Opsal	16:07
6.	Volha Minina	16:10
7.	Verena Dreier	16:20
8.	Helene Guet	16:23

Total 89 competitors

Junior women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Ancuţa Bobocel Ancuta Bobocel Ancuţa Bobocel is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:* 3000 metres - 9:19.98 min...   Larisa Arcip  Catalina Oprea  Paula Todoran Paula Todoran Paula Todoran is a female long-distance runner from Romania.-Career highlights:European Championships-Personal bests:-External links:...	51
		65
		68
4.		84
5.		96
6.		123
7.		127
8.		166

Total 15 teams

External links

• Database containing all results between 1994-2007