The 14th 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 Toro

Toro, Zamora

Toro is a town and municipality in the province of Zamora, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located on a fertile high plain, northwest of Madrid at an elevation of 740 meters....

 in Spain

Spain

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 on 9 December 2007. Serhiy Lebid took his seventh title in the men's competition and Marta Domínguez

Marta Domínguez

Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion...

 won the women's race.

Men individual 10.7km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Ukraine Serhiy Lebid	31:47
	Sweden 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...	31:56
	Portugal Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...	31:58
4.	Sweden Erik Sjöqvist Erik Sjöqvist Erik Sjöqvist was the director of Swedish Cyprus Expedition and director of Swedish Institute at Rome, Italy and professor of classical archaeology at Princeton University....	32:00
5.	Spain José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez Fernández is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno....	32:04
6.	Spain Jesús España Jesús España Jesús España Cobo is a Spanish runner who mostly concentrates on the 3000 and 5000 metres....	32:05
7.	Republic of Ireland Martin Fagan	32:06
8.	France El Hassan Lahssini	32:08
9.	Portugal Ricardo Ribas	32:10
10.	Spain 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...	32:12
11.	United Kingdom Andrew Baddeley	32:14
12.	Spain 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...	32:16

Total 57 competitors

Men teams

Pos.	Runners	Points
	José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez Fernández is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno.... Jesús España Jesús España Jesús España Cobo is a Spanish runner who mostly concentrates on the 3000 and 5000 metres.... 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... 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...	33
	Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m... Ricardo Ribas José Rocha Leão Carvalho	64
	El Hassan Lahssini Mokhtar Benhari Simon Munyutu Simon Munyutu Simon Munyutu is a French athlete who specialises in the men's marathon. Munyutu competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... Irba Lakhal	75
4.		81
5.		83
6.		92
7.		105
8.		139

Total 9 teams

Women individual 8.2km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Spain Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion...	26:58
	France Julie Coulaud	27:01
	Spain 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,...	27:04
4.	Russia 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...	27:07
5.	Hungary 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:...	27:10
6.	United Kingdom 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...	27:10
7.	Republic of Ireland Fionnuala Britton Fionnuala Britton Fionnuala Britton is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She began her international junior career in cross country running in 2001, highlighted by 33rd place at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...	27:20
8.	France Saadia Bourgailh Haddioui	27:25
9.	United Kingdom 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....	27:28
10.	United Kingdom Liz Yelling Liz Yelling Elizabeth Anne Yelling is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset...	27:31
11.	Portugal Jessica Augusto Jessica Augusto Jéssica Augusto is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events....	27:32
12.	Spain Iris Fuentes-Pila Iris Fuentes-Pila Iris Fuentes-Pila is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She finished eleventh at the 2002 European Championships...	27:38

Total 46 competitors

Women teams

Pos.	Runners	Points
	Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion... 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,... Iris Fuentes-Pila Iris Fuentes-Pila Iris Fuentes-Pila is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She finished eleventh at the 2002 European Championships... Alessandra Aguilar Alessandra Aguilar Alessandra Aguilar is a Spanish long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. She represented her country in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the World Championships in Athletics the following year....	33
	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... 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... Helen Clitheroe Helen Clitheroe Helen Teresa Clitheroe is a British middle- and long-distance runner coached by Trevor Painter. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...	47
	Jéssica Augusto Jessica Augusto Jéssica Augusto is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events.... 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.... 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.-... Ana Dias	69
4.		77
5.		112
6.		140

Total 6 teams

Men U23 individual 8.2km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Turkey Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Istanbul.-Achievements:...	24:31
	Russia Yevgeniy Rybakov	24:33
	United Kingdom Andy Vernon Andy Vernon Andrew James Vernon is a British long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	24:35
4.	Italy Andrea Lalli Andrea Lalli Andrea Lalli is an Italian long distance runner.He started his career with medals at the European Cross Country Championships, taking the junior individual and team titles at the 2006 edition and then winning the under-23 title in 2008...	24:43
5.	Italy Stefano La Rosa Stefano La Rosa Stefano La Rosa is an Italian long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	24:44
6.	Belarus Stsiapan Rahautsou	24:45
7.	Poland Artur Kozlowski	24:45
8.	Poland Lukasz Parszczynski	24:26

Total 77 competitors

Men U23 teams

Pos.	Runners	Points
	Andrew Vernon Andrew Baker Ryan McLeod Thomas Lancashire	52
	Artur Kozłowski Artur Kozłowski Artur Kozłowski was a Polish cave diver who spent his last years in Ireland.-Introduction to cave diving:... Łukasz Parszczyński Arkadiusz Gardzielewski Radosław Kłeczek	52
	Yevgeniy Rybakov Anatoliy Rybakov Konstantin Vasilyev Stepan Kiselev	65
4.		101
5.		105
6.		108
7.		115
8.		131

Total 12 teams

Women U23 individual 6.7km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Romania 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...	22:35
	Netherlands Adrienne Herzog	22:37
	Poland Katarzyna Kowalska Katarzyna Kowalska Katarzyna Kowalska is a Polish long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented Poland at the 2008 Olympic Games and reached the final of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...	22:44
4.	Russia Tatyana Shutova	22:52
5.	United Kingdom Felicity Milton	23:02
6.	Republic of Ireland Linda Byrne	23:04
7.	Spain Marta Romo	23:05
8.	United Kingdom Katrina Wootton	23:08

Total 67 competitors

Women U23 teams

Pos.	Runners	Points
	Felicity Milton Katrina Wootton Katherine Sparke Susannah Hignett	47
	Tatyana Shutova Alina Alekseyeva Natalya Starkova Irina Sergeyeva	55
	Katarzyna Kowalska Katarzyna Kowalska Katarzyna Kowalska is a Polish long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented Poland at the 2008 Olympic Games and reached the final of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics... Dominika Główczewska Marta Wojtkuńska Agnieszka Ciołek	58
4.		82
5.		108
6.		129
7.		139
8.		152

Total 11 teams

Junior men individual 6.7km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	France Mourad Amdouni	20:08
	France Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho is a French middle and long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	20:11
	Ukraine Dmytro Lashyn	20:16
4.	United Kingdom David Forrester	20:21
5.	United Kingdom Lee Carey	20:22
6.	Norway Sondre Nordstad Moen	20:23
7.	Spain Mohamed Elbendir	20:24
8.	France Hassan Chahdi	20:25

Total 89 teams

Junior men teams

Pos.	Runners	Points
	Mourad Amdouni Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho is a French middle and long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:... Hassan Chahdi Younes el Haddad	29
	David Forrester Lee Carey Ben Lindsay Mitch Goose	48
	Alexander Hahn Florian Orth Rico Schwarz Thorsten Baumeister	57
4.		87
5.		124
6.		130
7.		136
8.		144

Total 14 teams

Junior women individual 4.2km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	United Kingdom 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...	14:12
	Poland Danuta Urbanik	14:21
	United Kingdom Charlotte Purdue Charlotte Purdue Charlotte Purdue is a British long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, as well as cross country running. After winning a number of youth titles at national level, she had her first international success at the European Cross Country Championships, winning medals in...	14:22
4.	United Kingdom Charlotte Roach	14:27
5.	Russia Olha Skrypak	14:28
6.	United Kingdom 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...	14:31
7.	Portugal Joana Costa	14:32
8.	United Kingdom Joanne Harvey	14:32

Total 87 competitors

Junior women teams

Pos.	Runners	Points
	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... Charlotte Purdue Charlotte Purdue Charlotte Purdue is a British long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, as well as cross country running. After winning a number of youth titles at national level, she had her first international success at the European Cross Country Championships, winning medals in... Charlotte Roach 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...	14
	Marina Gordeyeva Alfiya Khasanova Natalya Novichkova Yekaterina Gorbunova	50
	Olha Skrypak Viktoriya Pohorelska Lyudmyla Kovalenko Anna Mihel	57
4.		67
5.		124
6.		142
7.		151
8.		162

Total 13 teams

External links

• 14th European Cross Country Championships at the EAA
• 14th European Cross Country Championships at the RFEA
• Database containing all results between 1994-2007