2009 European Cross Country Championships
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The 2009 European Cross Country Championships was a continental cross country running
competition that was held on 13 December 2009 in Dublin, Ireland
. Dublin was selected as the host city in 2007 and the event was the first time that a major Europe
an athletics championships took place in Ireland. The six men's and women's races in the championship programme took place in Santry Demense on a looped course with flat and grassy ground. The 16th edition of the European Cross Country Championships
featured 323 athletes from 30 nations.
Alemayehu Bezabeh
upset the defending champion (Serhiy Lebid) to win the men's senior race: it was his first medal at a major international competition and he was the first Spanish
runner to win in the history of the championships. In the women's senior competition, Hayley Yelling
was a surprise winner, having come out of her competitive retirement just weeks before the race. The much favoured Portuguese team (which included Jessica Augusto
and Inês Monteiro
) did not reach the individual podium but they took the gold in the team competition.
Noureddine Smaïl
and Hassan Chahdi took gold and silver in the men's under-23 competition, leading the French to a team victory. Jeroen D'Hoedt was the winner of the men's junior race. Sultan Haydar
won the women's under-23 race while Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal added to her junior honours with a gold in the women's junior race, becoming the first Norwegian gold medallist of the championships' history.
Almost 7000 spectators attended the championships and, in Europe, it was broadcast live on television for free by RTÉ
, the Irish state broadcaster.
, proposed the idea at the European Athletics conference that year. After the proposal had gained the support of the Athletics Ireland board, Fingal County Council
and the Irish Sports Council
, the state broadcaster (RTÉ
) agreed to show the event live on television for free across Europe.
The bidding process concluded in October 2007, and the Irish bid to host the championships beat proposals from France
and Poland
. Ireland had hosted the World Cross Country Championships
in 1979
and 2002
, but this was the first time that Ireland had ever hosted a major European athletics competition.
stadium, Morton Stadium
, which is the home stadium for Clonliffe Harriers
– the oldest athletics club in Ireland. The course's looped design allowed for races of varying lengths through the use of laps. The four race lengths were: 9997 metres (6.2 mi) for the senior men's race, 8018 metres (5 mi) for the senior women's and men's under-23 competitions, 6039 metres (3.8 mi) for the under-23 women and junior men, and finally 4039 metres (2.5 mi) for the women's junior race. The ground of the course was grassy throughout and, while it did contain some slight dips and uphills, it did not feature any severe obstacles or inclines.
's Mo Farah representing the greatest challenge to him. For the women's race, reigning champion Hilda Kibet
had decided not to compete. This left the women's senior competition without a clear favourite: Portugal's Jessica Augusto
and Inês Monteiro
, along with former champions Hayley Yelling
and Tetyana Holovchenko
, comprised the likely medallists, while Mary Cullen
was the home favourite.
On the day of the race, an estimated 7000 spectators were in attendance and a total of 323 athletes represented 30 European nations. Although the championships only accepts athletes who are citizens of European countries, Africa
n-born athletes were highly represented among those who reached the podium: Ethiopian-born runners Alemayehu Bezabeh
and Sultan Haydar Sultan, and Algeria
n-born Noureddine Smaïl
all took gold medals, while Atelaw Yeshetela Bekele and Somalia
n-born athlete Mo Farah won minor medals.
Coming in second place, Farah collapsed after the finish line and missed the medal ceremony as he received medical assistance. Although ahead of the rest of the pack, Lebid was a clear third and was some way off the two frontrunners – an injury two weeks prior to the race had affected his preparations and he was pleased to receive the bronze medal. Spanish runners Sergio Sánchez and Ayad Lamdassem
took fourth and fifth places, all but guaranteeing Spain the men's team gold medal.
(the 2004 championships winner) had retired from athletics after a poor showing at the 2008 European Cross Country Championships
, but she returned to competition in December 2009 with a win at the British selection race for that year's race.
Yelling started with a quick pace, rapidly building up a lead over the pack of runners in the early stages of the race. During the second lap, the Portuguese runners, along with Rosa María Morató and Adriënne Herzog, remained in pursuit but Ireland's Mary Cullen had faded behind. Yelling, still leading, maintained her fast speed after the halfway point while Augusto and Morató filled out the medalling positions. Morató pulled away from Augusto, but never managed to make up the six second gap between her and Yelling. The Briton took the gold medal and Morató was next to come in, receiving the silver medal. Meanwhile, Herzog overtook a tired Jessica Augusto for the bronze. Augusto, Monteiro, and Ana Dulce Félix
of Portugal filled out the top six finishers; although they had failed to reach the individual podium, the trio and tenth-placed Sara Moreira
won the team gold medals by a significant margin.
, and Hassan Chahdi and Noureddine Smaïl of France
. The three took turns in leading the race and remained close. However, in the final lap, Smaïl broke away from the other two runners and was unchallenged at the finish line, proving his abilities after a disappointing race in 2008. Chahdi was the silver medallist and Bekele took third place, while Frenchman Florian Carvalho was fourth, setting up France as the team gold medallists of the race. Great Britain and Belgium took the team silver and bronze respectively.
As she had done in the previous year's competition, Sultan Haydar of Turkey
took the lead early on in the women's under-23 competition. By the halfway mark she was thirteen seconds clear of the other runners, but her pace started to slow. Irina Sergeyeva quickly reduced the Turkish runner's lead and on the final lap she threatened to take first place. However, Sergeyeva was beaten by Haydar's sprint finish in the final home straight
. Jessica Sparke took the bronze, and her teammates Charlotte Browning and Hollie Rowland followed shortly after to continue Great Britain's unbeaten run of gold medals in the women's under-23 team competition.
In the junior races, Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal became the first Norwegian to win at the European Championships. The European Junior Champion
quickly took control of the women's race and managed to hold off Gulshat Fazlitdinova to win the title. Kate Avery was the bronze medallist in the individual race, and Russia, Great Britain and Germany were the team medallists. Grøvdal's compatriot Sondre Nordstad Moen failed to make it a junior double for Norway in the men's race. Moen led the race for the first three laps with a comfortable pace, but Jeroen D'Hoedt pulled ahead for the final lap. Nick Goolab made up significant ground to pip teammate James Wilkinson for the silver at the finish line. Moen ended up fourth, but he won a team bronze with Norway. Britain and France won the gold and silver team medals, respectively.
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
competition that was held on 13 December 2009 in Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. Dublin was selected as the host city in 2007 and the event was the first time that a major Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an athletics championships took place in Ireland. The six men's and women's races in the championship programme took place in Santry Demense on a looped course with flat and grassy ground. The 16th edition of the 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...
featured 323 athletes from 30 nations.
Alemayehu Bezabeh
Alemayehu Bezabeh
Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta is an Ethiopian-born athlete who represents Spain internationally. He competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country...
upset the defending champion (Serhiy Lebid) to win the men's senior race: it was his first medal at a major international competition and he was the first Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
runner to win in the history of the championships. In the women's senior competition, 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....
was a surprise winner, having come out of her competitive retirement just weeks before the race. The much favoured Portuguese team (which included 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....
and 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...
) did not reach the individual podium but they took the gold in the team competition.
Noureddine Smaïl
Noureddine Smaïl
Noureddine Smaïl is an Algerian-born French athlete who specialises in middle and long distance track events as well as cross country....
and Hassan Chahdi took gold and silver in the men's under-23 competition, leading the French to a team victory. Jeroen D'Hoedt was the winner of the men's junior race. Sultan Haydar
Sultan Haydar
Sultan Haydar is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner. Her Ethiopian name is Chaltu Girma Meshesha.She started off her career as a middle distance runner and was the bronze medalist in the 800 metres at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships...
won the women's under-23 race while Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal added to her junior honours with a gold in the women's junior race, becoming the first Norwegian gold medallist of the championships' history.
Almost 7000 spectators attended the championships and, in Europe, it was broadcast live on television for free by RTÉ
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
, the Irish state broadcaster.
Bidding
Ireland's bid for the competition was first discussed in 2006 when Liam Hennessy, president of Athletics IrelandAthletics Ireland
Athletics Ireland, officially the Athletics Association of Ireland or AAI, is the governing body of Athletics in Ireland, where Athletics is defined as including Track and Field Athletics, Road Running, Race Walking, Cross Country Running, Mountain Running and Ultra Distance Running...
, proposed the idea at the European Athletics conference that year. After the proposal had gained the support of the Athletics Ireland board, Fingal County Council
Fingal County Council
Fingal County council is the local authority for the county of Fingal in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition and one of four councils in the Dublin Region. The county seat is in Swords, with another major office...
and the Irish Sports Council
Irish Sports Council
The Irish Sports Council or ISC is the organisation which directs the development of sport within the Ireland.The ISC is a statutory authority and was established in July 1999 under powers provided by the Irish Sports Council Act...
, the state broadcaster (RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
) agreed to show the event live on television for free across Europe.
The bidding process concluded in October 2007, and the Irish bid to host the championships beat proposals from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Ireland had hosted the World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
in 1979
1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 7th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 25, 1979 in Limerick, Ireland.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- External links :**...
and 2002
2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 30th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 23-24 March 2002 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :...
, but this was the first time that Ireland had ever hosted a major European athletics competition.
Course
The course was situated in Santry Demense Park adjacent the national track and fieldTrack and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
stadium, Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics stadium in Santry, in the north of Dublin City. Often called Santry Stadium, it is the centre for athletics events in Ireland, and home track of Clonliffe Harriers. It was home to Sporting Fingal FC...
, which is the home stadium for Clonliffe Harriers
Clonliffe Harriers
Clonliffe Harriers is a Dublin-based athletics club. They were founded in 1886, and are the oldest athletic club in Ireland. They have been based in Morton Stadium since the 1950s. The club has top-class international coaches in all disciplines and a lively training programme for all levels. The...
– the oldest athletics club in Ireland. The course's looped design allowed for races of varying lengths through the use of laps. The four race lengths were: 9997 metres (6.2 mi) for the senior men's race, 8018 metres (5 mi) for the senior women's and men's under-23 competitions, 6039 metres (3.8 mi) for the under-23 women and junior men, and finally 4039 metres (2.5 mi) for the women's junior race. The ground of the course was grassy throughout and, while it did contain some slight dips and uphills, it did not feature any severe obstacles or inclines.
Competition
Prior to the championships, eight-time gold medal winner Serhiy Lebid was the favourite for the men's race, with Great BritainGreat Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
's Mo Farah representing the greatest challenge to him. For the women's race, reigning champion Hilda Kibet
Hilda Kibet
Hilda Kibet is a Dutch runner of Kenyan birth. She is the sister of Sylvia Kibet and the niece of Lornah Kiplagat. She obtained Dutch nationality in October 2007....
had decided not to compete. This left the women's senior competition without a clear favourite: Portugal's 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....
and 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...
, along with former champions 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....
and Tetyana Holovchenko
Tetyana Holovchenko
Tetyana Holovchenko is a Ukrainian middle/long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:00.81 min *1500 metres - 4:05.01 min...
, comprised the likely medallists, while 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...
was the home favourite.
On the day of the race, an estimated 7000 spectators were in attendance and a total of 323 athletes represented 30 European nations. Although the championships only accepts athletes who are citizens of European countries, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n-born athletes were highly represented among those who reached the podium: Ethiopian-born runners Alemayehu Bezabeh
Alemayehu Bezabeh
Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta is an Ethiopian-born athlete who represents Spain internationally. He competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country...
and Sultan Haydar Sultan, and Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n-born Noureddine Smaïl
Noureddine Smaïl
Noureddine Smaïl is an Algerian-born French athlete who specialises in middle and long distance track events as well as cross country....
all took gold medals, while Atelaw Yeshetela Bekele and Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
n-born athlete Mo Farah won minor medals.
Men's race
There was a slow start to the men's senior race, with a large leading pack reaching the 2.5 km mark. However, soon after that point, Mo Farah made clear his intention to win the race, increasing the pace and accelerating away from the pack. He remained the leader for the first half of the race, with Alemayehu Bezabeh following closely and Lebid a little further behind. Bezabeh, competing in only his second European championships, overtook Farah in the fourth lap and began to create a lead for himself. Farah made ground on the leader in the final lap, but he tired towards the end. Bezabeh went on to win his first major title, becoming the first Spaniard to win the championships.Coming in second place, Farah collapsed after the finish line and missed the medal ceremony as he received medical assistance. Although ahead of the rest of the pack, Lebid was a clear third and was some way off the two frontrunners – an injury two weeks prior to the race had affected his preparations and he was pleased to receive the bronze medal. Spanish runners Sergio Sánchez and Ayad Lamdassem
Ayad Lamdassem
Ayad Lamdassem is a Moroccan-born long distance runner who competes for Spain internationally.He first arrived in Spain in 2002 as part of the Moroccan contingent for the World University Cross Country Championships, which was being held in Santiago de Compostela that year...
took fourth and fifth places, all but guaranteeing Spain the men's team gold medal.
Women's race
The women's senior race also had an unexpected winner: Hayley Yelling of Great BritainUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(the 2004 championships winner) had retired from athletics after a poor showing at the 2008 European Cross Country Championships
2008 European Cross Country Championships
The 15th European Cross Country Championships were held at Brussels in Belgium on 14 December 2008. Serhiy Lebid took his eighth title in the men's competition and Hilda Kibet won the women's race.-Men individual 10.0km:Total 77 competitors-Men teams:...
, but she returned to competition in December 2009 with a win at the British selection race for that year's race.
Yelling started with a quick pace, rapidly building up a lead over the pack of runners in the early stages of the race. During the second lap, the Portuguese runners, along with Rosa María Morató and Adriënne Herzog, remained in pursuit but Ireland's Mary Cullen had faded behind. Yelling, still leading, maintained her fast speed after the halfway point while Augusto and Morató filled out the medalling positions. Morató pulled away from Augusto, but never managed to make up the six second gap between her and Yelling. The Briton took the gold medal and Morató was next to come in, receiving the silver medal. Meanwhile, Herzog overtook a tired Jessica Augusto for the bronze. Augusto, Monteiro, and Ana Dulce Félix
Ana Dulce Félix
Ana Dulce Félix is a long distance runner who competes in track, cross country, and road running events.Born in Azurém, Guimarães Municipality, Portugal, Félix began her career as a junior at the 2000 and 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, although she did not break the top 60 runners on...
of Portugal filled out the top six finishers; although they had failed to reach the individual podium, the trio and tenth-placed Sara Moreira
Sara Moreira
Sara Moreira is a Portuguese female long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. She reached finals at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. She represented Portugal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
won the team gold medals by a significant margin.
Under-23 and junior races
In the men's under-23 race, there was a large group of runners at the front up until the 3.5 km mark, at which point a pack of three runners led the race throughout: Atelaw Yeshetela Bekele of BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, and Hassan Chahdi and Noureddine Smaïl of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The three took turns in leading the race and remained close. However, in the final lap, Smaïl broke away from the other two runners and was unchallenged at the finish line, proving his abilities after a disappointing race in 2008. Chahdi was the silver medallist and Bekele took third place, while Frenchman Florian Carvalho was fourth, setting up France as the team gold medallists of the race. Great Britain and Belgium took the team silver and bronze respectively.
As she had done in the previous year's competition, Sultan Haydar of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
took the lead early on in the women's under-23 competition. By the halfway mark she was thirteen seconds clear of the other runners, but her pace started to slow. Irina Sergeyeva quickly reduced the Turkish runner's lead and on the final lap she threatened to take first place. However, Sergeyeva was beaten by Haydar's sprint finish in the final home straight
Straight (racing)
In many forms of racing, the straight is that part of the race track in which the competitors travel in a straight line, as opposed to a bend. The term is used in horse racing, motor racing and track and field athletics....
. Jessica Sparke took the bronze, and her teammates Charlotte Browning and Hollie Rowland followed shortly after to continue Great Britain's unbeaten run of gold medals in the women's under-23 team competition.
In the junior races, Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal became the first Norwegian to win at the European Championships. The European Junior Champion
European Athletics Junior Championships
The European Athletics Junior Championships are the European championships open for those of age. The IAAF defines Junior as athletes who are 19 years of age or under. It is currently organized by the European Athletic Association....
quickly took control of the women's race and managed to hold off Gulshat Fazlitdinova to win the title. Kate Avery was the bronze medallist in the individual race, and Russia, Great Britain and Germany were the team medallists. Grøvdal's compatriot Sondre Nordstad Moen failed to make it a junior double for Norway in the men's race. Moen led the race for the first three laps with a comfortable pace, but Jeroen D'Hoedt pulled ahead for the final lap. Nick Goolab made up significant ground to pip teammate James Wilkinson for the silver at the finish line. Moen ended up fourth, but he won a team bronze with Norway. Britain and France won the gold and silver team medals, respectively.
Men's senior
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Alemayehu Bezabeh Alemayehu Bezabeh Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta is an Ethiopian-born athlete who represents Spain internationally. He competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country... |
30:45 | |
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Mo Farah | 31:02 | |
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Serhiy Lebid | 31:17 | |
| 4 | Sergio Sánchez | 31:26 | |
| 5 | Ayad Lamdassem Ayad Lamdassem Ayad Lamdassem is a Moroccan-born long distance runner who competes for Spain internationally.He first arrived in Spain in 2002 as part of the Moroccan contingent for the World University Cross Country Championships, which was being held in Santiago de Compostela that year... |
31:30 | |
| 6 | José Rocha | 31:34 | |
| 7 | Eduard Mbengani | 31:41 | |
| 8 | Mark Kenneally | 31:42 | |
| 9 | Daniele Meucci Daniele Meucci Daniele Meucci is an Italian athlete who specialises in long-distance running, including track running, cross country and road running.... |
31:42 | |
| 10 | Stéphane Joly | 31:46 | |
| 11 | 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.... |
31:54 | |
| 12 | Andy Vernon Andy Vernon Andrew James Vernon is a British long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:... |
31:54 | |
| 13 | Michael Skinner | 31:54 | |
| 14 | Licínio Pimentel | 31:54 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Alemayehu Bezabeh Sergio Sánchez Ayad Lamdassem Francisco Javier López |
34 |
| |
Mo Farah Andy Vernon Michael Skinner Benedict Whitby |
54 |
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Daniele Meucci Stefano La Rosa Stefano La Rosa Stefano La Rosa is an Italian long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:... 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... Gabriele De Nard |
62 |
| 4 | 67 | |
| 5 | 73 | |
| 6 | 115 | |
| 7 | 146 | |
| 8 | 149 |
- Note: Scores are calculated by combining the finishing positions of a country's top four athletes. The country with the lowest cumulative score wins.
- Totals: 67 entrants, 65 starters, 62 finishers, 10 teams
Women's senior
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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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.... |
27:49 | |
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Rosa María Morató | 27:56 | |
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Adriënne Herzog | 28:04 | |
| 4 | 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.... |
28:11 | |
| 5 | 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... |
28:14 | |
| 6 | Ana Dulce Félix Ana Dulce Félix Ana Dulce Félix is a long distance runner who competes in track, cross country, and road running events.Born in Azurém, Guimarães Municipality, Portugal, Félix began her career as a junior at the 2000 and 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, although she did not break the top 60 runners on... |
28:19 | |
| 7 | Olivera Jevtic 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"... |
28:21 | |
| 8 | Tetyana Holovchenko Tetyana Holovchenko Tetyana Holovchenko is a Ukrainian middle/long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:00.81 min *1500 metres - 4:05.01 min... |
28:25 | |
| 9 | Freya Murray Freya Murray Freya Murray is a Scottish long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, as well as cross country running. Murray represented Scotland in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. in Delhi in October 2010... |
28:25 | |
| 10 | Sara Moreira Sara Moreira Sara Moreira is a Portuguese female long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. She reached finals at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. She represented Portugal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... |
28:32 | |
| 11 | 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... |
28:39 | |
| 12 | 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... |
28:45 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Jessica Augusto Inês Monteiro Ana Dulce Félix Sara Moreira |
25 |
| |
Hayley Yelling Freya Murray Katrina Wootton Sonia Samuels |
51 |
| |
Rosa María Morató Iris María Fuentes-Pila 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.... Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Domínguez is a Spanish middle distance runner. She specializes in the 1500 metres and is the Spanish record holder in the mile run and the 1500 m indoors.... |
58 |
| 4 | 82 | |
| 5 | 130 | |
| 6 | 103 | |
| 7 | 141 | |
| 8 | 161 |
- Totals: 53 entrants, 51 starters, 50 finishers, 8 teams
Men's under-23
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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Noureddine Smaïl Noureddine Smaïl Noureddine Smaïl is an Algerian-born French athlete who specialises in middle and long distance track events as well as cross country.... |
25:11 | |
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Hassan Chahdi | 25:17 | |
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Atelaw Yeshetela Bekele | 25:21 | |
| 4 | Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho is a French middle and long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:... |
25:30 | |
| 5 | Mitch Goose | 25:33 | |
| 6 | Christoph Ryffel | 25:38 | |
| 7 | Abdi Nageeye | 25:40 | |
| 8 | Ricky Stevenson | 25:40 | |
| 9 | Musa Roba-Kinkal | 25:41 | |
| 10 | Alexander Söderberg | 25:45 | |
| 11 | Lewis Timmins | 25:45 | |
| 12 | Yegor Nikolayev | 25:46 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Noureddine Smaïl Hassan Chahdi Florian Carvalho Matthieu Le Stum |
31 |
| |
Mitch Goose Ricky Stevenson Lewis Timmins Jonathan Taylor |
45 |
| |
Atelaw Yeshetela Bekele Sanne Torfs Kim Ruell Ruben Vandevelde |
59 |
| 4 | 81 | |
| 5 | 102 | |
| 6 | 105 | |
| 7 | 128 | |
| 8 | 134 |
- Totals: 82 entrants, 81 starters, 75 finishers, 11 teams
Women's under-23
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sultan Haydar Sultan Haydar Sultan Haydar is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner. Her Ethiopian name is Chaltu Girma Meshesha.She started off her career as a middle distance runner and was the bronze medalist in the 800 metres at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships... |
21:14 | |
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Irina Sergeyeva | 21:15 | |
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Jessica Sparke | 21:26 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Browning | 21:30 | |
| 5 | Hollie Rowland | 21:31 | |
| 6 | Tatyana Shutova | 21:32 | |
| 7 | Sandra Eriksson Sandra Eriksson Sandra Elisabet Eriksson is a Finnish middle distance runner, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best is 9:45.50, achieved in September 2009 in Paris.... |
21:32 | |
| 8 | Natalya Puchkova | 21:36 | |
| 9 | Alfiya Khasanova | 21:39 | |
| 10 | Stevie Stockton | 21:39 | |
| 11 | 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... |
21:42 | |
| 12 | Anna Hahner | 21:49 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Jessica Sparke Charlotte Browning Hollie Rowland Stevie Stockton |
22 |
| |
Irina Sergeyeva Tatyana Shutova Natalya Puchkova Alfiya Khasanova |
25 |
| |
Claire Navez Louise Ghesquiere Patricia Laubertie Laura Miclo |
85 |
| 4 | 85 | |
| 5 | 98 | |
| 6 | 155 | |
| 7 | 162 | |
| 8 | 163 |
- Totals: 61 entrants, 61 starters, 59 finishers, 8 teams
Men's junior
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jeroen D'Hoedt | 18:46 | |
| |
Nick Goolab | 18:47 | |
| |
James Wilkinson | 18:47 | |
| 4 | Sondre Nordstad Moen | 18:49 | |
| 5 | Richard Goodman | 18:56 | |
| 6 | Rui Pinto | 18:57 | |
| 7 | Nemenja Cerovac | 18:59 | |
| 8 | Bryan Cantero | 19:01 | |
| 9 | Abdelatif Hadjam | 19:03 | |
| 10 | Lars Erik Malde | 19:03 | |
| 11 | Soufiane Bouchikhi | 19:05 | |
| 12 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen | 19:07 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Nick Goolab James Wilkinson Richard Goodman Matthew Gillespie |
24 |
| |
Bryan Cantero Abdelatif Hadjam Tanguy Pepiot Colin Guillard |
58 |
| |
Sondre Nordstad Moen Lars Erik Malde Henrik Ingebrigtsen Harald Kaarboe |
77 |
| 4 | 93 | |
| 5 | 98 | |
| 6 | 127 | |
| 7 | 129 | |
| 8 | 137 |
- Totals: 89 entrants, 89 starters, 88 finishers, 15 teams
Women's junior
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | 14:10 | |
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Gulshat Fazlitdinova | 14:12 | |
| |
Kate Avery | 14:27 | |
| 4 | Corinna Harrer | 14:33 | |
| 5 | Federica Bevilacqua | 14:33 | |
| 6 | Lauren Howarth | 14:35 | |
| 7 | Sandra Mosquera | 14:38 | |
| 8 | Lyudmila Lebedeva | 14:38 | |
| 9 | Ciara Mageehan | 14:40 | |
| 10 | Cataryna Ribeiro | 14:40 | |
| 11 | Carla Salomé Rocha | 14:41 | |
| 12 | Amela Terzic | 14:42 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Gulshat Fazlitdinova Lyudmila Lebedeva Yelena Sedova Tatyana Prorokova |
47 |
| |
Kate Avery Lauren Howarth Eleanor Wimshurst Beth Potter |
51 |
| |
Corrina Harrer Jana Sussman Gesa-Felicitas Krause Stephanie Platt |
73 |
| 4 | 98 | |
| 5 | 100 | |
| 6 | 103 | |
| 7 | 118 | |
| 8 | 122 |
- Totals: 76 entrants, 76 starters, 76 finishers, 11 teams
Total medal table
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7= | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7= | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.