The 12th 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 Tilburg

Tilburg

Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....

 in Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 on 11 December 2005. Serhiy Lebid won the men's competition for the sixth time and Lornah Kiplagat

Lornah Kiplagat

Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...

 won the women's race.

Men individual 9.84km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Serhiy Lebid	27:09
	Alberto García Alberto García Alberto García is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner.-Career:Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997...	27:21
	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....	27:26
4.	Bouabdellah Tahri	27:27
5.	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....	27:28
6.	Mokhtar Benhari	27:35
7.	Tom Van Hooste	27:36
8.	Khalid Zoubaa Khalid Zoubaa Khalid Zoubaa is a French long-distance runner.He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup....	27:36
9.	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...	27:36
10.	José Ríos José Ríos José Ríos Ortega is a Spanish runner. He specializes in the 10,000 metres and marathon.He won the Lake Biwa Marathon in 2006.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:42.08 min...	27:37
11.	Fernando Silva	27:39
12.	Gary Murray	27:41

Total 90 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....   Bouabdellah Tahri  Mokhtar Benhari  Khalid Zoubaa Khalid Zoubaa Khalid Zoubaa is a French long-distance runner.He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup....	20
	Alberto García Alberto García Alberto García is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner.-Career:Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997...   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...   José Ríos José Ríos José Ríos Ortega is a Spanish runner. He specializes in the 10,000 metres and marathon.He won the Lake Biwa Marathon in 2006.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:42.08 min...   Iván Galán	64
	Serhiy Lebid  Leonid Rybak  Jevgeni Bozhko  Juri Hitshun	70
4.		75
5.		94
6.		124
7.		129
8.		139

Total 15 teams

Women individual 6.5km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...	19:55
	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...	20:00
	Johanna Nilsson	20:01
4.	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"...	20:04
5.	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:...	20:15
6.	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....	20:16
7.	Inga Abitova Inga Abitova Inga Eduardovna Abitova is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. She was the 2006 European Champion in the 10,000 m and reached the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	20:16
8.	Liz Yelling Liz Yelling Elizabeth Anne Yelling is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset...	20:17
9.	Rosa Morató Rosa Morató Rosa María Morató is a Catalan runner who specializes in the steeplechase. She finished eighth at the 2007 World Championships. She represented Spain in the steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her personal best time is 9:26.23 minutes, which she achieved in July 2007 in Heusden-Zolder,...	20:18
10.	Mariya Konovalova Mariya Konovalova Mariya Ivanovna Konovalova is a Russian long-distance runner. She has represented Russia in both track running and cross country running and was the silver medallist at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships...	20:18
11.	Mary Cullen Mary Cullen Mary Teresa Cullen is an Irish long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres on the track, and cross country running...	20:22
12.	Veerle Dejaeghere	20:24

Total 74 competitors

Women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Inga Abitova Inga Abitova Inga Eduardovna Abitova is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. She was the 2006 European Champion in the 10,000 m and reached the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics...   Mariya Konovalova Mariya Konovalova Mariya Ivanovna Konovalova is a Russian long-distance runner. She has represented Russia in both track running and cross country running and was the silver medallist at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships...   Lidiya Grigoryeva  Liliya Shobukhova Liliya Shobukhova Liliya Bulatovna Shobukhova is a Russian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She previously specialized in the 3000 and 5000 metres track events....	52
	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....   Liz Yelling Liz Yelling Elizabeth Anne Yelling is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset...   Kate Reed Kate Reed Kate Amelia Reed is a British long-distance runner.She finished second at the 2006 World University Cross Country Championships and second in the team event at the 2007 European Cross Country Championships...   Natalie Harvey	54
	Latifa Essarokh  Yamna Oubouhou  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...   Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel	73
4.		87
5.		106
6.		109
7.		126
8.		157

Total 11 teams

Junior men individual 6.5km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Barnabás Bene	18:41
	Andrew Vernon	18:42
	Dusan Markesevic	18:42
4.	Ciprian Suhanea	18:50
5.	Mohamed el Bendir	18:50
6.	Stefan Patru	18:52
7.	Siarhei Chabiarak	18:53
8.	Arkadiusz Gardzielewski	18:54

Total 102 competitors

Junior men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Kamil Murzyn  Marcin Chabowski  Arkadiusz Gardzielewski  Lukasz Skoczynski	60
		61
		80
4.		94
5.		111
6.		135
7.		144
8.		145

Total 17 teams

Junior women individual 4.83km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	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...	15:23
	Emily Pidgeon Emily Pidgeon Emily Pidgeon is a British athlete competing in the sport of running at international level. She is a former 5000 metres European Junior Champion . She was bronze medallist in the 2007 European Junior Championships in Hengelo...	15:25
	Susan Kuijken	15.33
4.	Linda Byrne	15:39
5.	Galina Maksimova	15:40
6.	Morag Maclarty	15:42
7.	Stephanie Twell Stephanie Twell Stephanie April "Steph" Twell is a Scottish middle distance runner. She was the winner of the 1500 metres at the World Junior Championships in 2008, and is a three time winner of the European Cross Country Championships junior women's race as well as being part of four winning Great Britain...	15:45
8.	Yulija Ivanova	15:47

Total 82 competitors

Junior women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Emily Pidgeon Emily Pidgeon Emily Pidgeon is a British athlete competing in the sport of running at international level. She is a former 5000 metres European Junior Champion . She was bronze medallist in the 2007 European Junior Championships in Hengelo...   Morag Maclarty  Stephanie Twell Stephanie Twell Stephanie April "Steph" Twell is a Scottish middle distance runner. She was the winner of the 1500 metres at the World Junior Championships in 2008, and is a three time winner of the European Cross Country Championships junior women's race as well as being part of four winning Great Britain...   Sian Edwards Sian Edwards Sian Edwards is an English conductor, best known as music director of English National Opera in the 1990s.Edwards was born in West Chiltington, West Sussex. She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and later with the conductors Sir Charles Groves, Ilya Musin and Neeme Järvi...	33
		48
		56
4.		114
5.		119
6.		142
7.		147
8.		156

Total 13 teams

External links

• Database containing all results between 1994-2007