European Crosscountry Championships

  Dates/Venues/Medalists (24 runnings)

10 Dec 2017, Somorin SVK (10.18 km & 8.23 km)

G

29:45 Mike KIpruto Kigen Ozbilen (TUR) 26:48 Yasemin Can (TUR)

S

29:54 Adel Mechaal (ESP) 27:03 Meraf Bahta (SWE)

B

30:00 Andrew Butchart (SCO) 27:04 Karoline-Bjerkeli Grovdal (NOR)

11 Dec 2016, Chia ITA (9.94 km & 8.1 km)

G

27:39 Aras Kaya (TUR) 24:46 Yasemin Can (TUR)

S

27:42 Paul Kemboi (TUR) 24:56 Meryem Akda (TUR)

B

27:49 Callum Hawkins (SCO) 25:26 Karoline-Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR)

13 Dec 2015, Hyères FRA (10.1 km & 8.1 km)

G

29:20 Ali Kaya (TUR) 25:47 Sifan Hassan (NED)

S

29:31 Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (ESP) 25:55 Kate Avery (ENG)

B

29:51 Adel Mechaal (ESP) 25:57 Karoline-Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR)

14 Dec 2014, Samokov BUL (10 km & 7.8 km)

G

32:19 Paul Kemboi (TUR) 28:27 Gemma Steel (ENG)

S

32:19 Ali Kaya (TUR) 28:27 Kate Avery (ENG)

B

32:30 Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (ESP) 28:52 Meraf Bahta (SWE)

08 Dec 2013, Belgrade SER (10 km & 8 km)

G

29:11 Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (ESP) 26:34 Sophie Duarte (FRA)

S

29:32 Paul Kemboi (TUR) 26:39 Gemma Steel (ENG)

B

29:35 Andrew Vernon (ENG) 26:41 Ana-Dulce Felix (POR)

09 Dec 2012, Budapest HUN (9.88 km & 8.05 km)

G

30:01 Andrea Lalli (ITA) 27:45 Fionnuala Britton (IRL)

S

30:11 Hassan Chahdi (FRA) 27:47 Ana-Dulce Felix (POR)

B

30:13 Daniele Meucci (ITA) 27:48 Adrienne Herzog (NED)

11 Dec 2011, Velenje SLO (10 km & 8 km)

G

29:15 Atelaw Bekele Yeshetela (BEL) 25:55 Fionnuala Britton (IRL)

S

29:20 Ayad Lamdassem (ESP) 26:02 Ana-Dulce Felix (POR)

B

29:22 Hassan Chahdi (FRA) 26:04 Gemma Steel (ENG)

12 Dec 2010, Albufeira POR (9.87 km & 8.17 km)

G

29:15 Sergey Lebed (UKR) 26:52 Jessica Augusto (POR)

S

29:18 Ayad Lamdassem (ESP) 26:57 Binnaz Uslu (TUR)

B

29:19 Yousef El Kalay (POR) 26:59 Ana Dulce Felix (POR)

13 Dec 2009, Dublin IRL (10 km & 8 km)

G

30:45 Alemayehu Bezabeh (ESP) 27:49 Hayley Yelling (ENG)

S

31:02 Mohammed Farah (ENG) 27:56 Rosa Maria Morato (ESP)

B

31:17 Sergey Lebed (UKR) 28:04 Adrienne Herzog (NED)

14 Dec 2008, Brussels BEL (10 km & 8 km)

G

30:49

Sergey Lebed (UKR) 27:45 Hilda Kibet (NED)

S

30:57 Mohammed Farah (ENG) 27:54 Jessica Augusto (POR)

B

31:13 Mustafa Mohamed (SWE) 28:02 Ines Monteiro (POR)

09 Dec 2007, Toro ESP (10.7 km & 8.2 km)

G

31:47

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

26:58

Marta Dominguez (ESP)

S

31:56

Mustafa Mohamed (SWE)

27:01

Julie Coulaud (FRA)

B

31:58

Rui Manuel Silva (POR)

27:04

Rosa Maria Morato (ESP)

10 Dec 2006, San Giorgio su Legnano ITA (10 km & 8 km)

G

27:56

Mohammed Farah (ENG)

25:17

Tatyana Holovchenko (UKR)

S

28:03

Fernando Silva (POR)

25:18

Marina Konovalova (RUS)

B

28:06

Juan Carlos delaOssa (ESP)

25:21

Olivera Jevtic (SER)

11 Dec 2005, Tilburg NED (9.84 km & 6.5 km)

G

27:09

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

19:55

Lornah Kiplagat (NED)

S

27:21

Alberto Garcia (ESP)

20:00

Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER)

B

27:26

Driss Maazouzi (FRA)

20:01

Johanna Nilsson (SWE)

12 Dec 2004, Seebad Heringsdorf GER (9.64 km & 5.64 km)

G

27:31

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

18:06

Hayley Yelling (ENG)

S

27:54

Juan Carlos delaOssa (ESP)

18:07

Justyna Bak (POL)

B

28:05

Driss Maazouzi (FRA)

18:08

Joanne Pavey (ENG)

14 Dec 2003, Edinburgh SCO (10 km & 6.6 km)

G

30:47

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

22:04

Paula Radcliffe (ENG)

S

31:08

Juan Carlos delaOssa (ESP)

22:13

Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)

B

31:15

Eduardo Henriques (POR)

22:26

Anikó Kalovics (HUN)

08 Dec 2002, Medulin CRO (9.83 km & 6.17 km)

G

28:58

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

20:16

Helena Javornik (SLO)

S

29:03

Mustapha Essaid (FRA)

20:18

Galina Bogomolova (RUS)

B

29:03

Fabián Roncero (ESP)

20:19

Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)

09 Dec 2001, Thun SUI (9.15 km & 4.65 km)

G

27:52

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

15:48

Yamna Belkacem-Oubouhou (FRA)

S

28:05

Kamiel Maase (NED)

15:49

Olga Romanova (RUS)

B

28:10

Antonio David Jiménez (ESP)

15:51

Justyna Bak (POL)

10 Dec 2000, Malmö SWE (9.75 km & 4.95 km)

G

29:29

Paulo Guerra (POR)

16:34

Katalin Szentgyörgyi (HUN)

S

29:39

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

16:35

Analidia Torre (POR)

B

29:45

Driss El Himer (FRA)

16:39

Olivera Jevtic (SER)

12 Dec 1999, Velenje SLO (9.75 km & 4.95 km)

G

32:45

Paulo Guerra (POR)

18:53

Anita Weyermann (SUI)

S

32:50

Eduardo Henriques (POR)

19:01

Constantina Tomescu (ROM)

B

33:32

Jonathan Brown (WAL)

19:03

Olivera Jevtic (SER)

13 Dec 1998, Ferrara ITA (9.7 km & 5.6 km)

G

28:07

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

18:07

Paula Radcliffe (ENG)

S

28:08

Mohamed Mourhit (BEL)

18:10

Annemari Sandell (FIN)

B

28:16

Driss El Himer (FRA)

18:11

Olivera Jevtic (SER)

14 Dec 1997, Oeiras POR (9.3 km & 5.45 km)

G

27:19

Carsten Jørgensen (DEN)

17:20

Josianne Llado (FRA)

S

27:20

Claes Nyberg (SWE)

17:33

Elena Fidatov (ROM)

B

27:23

Sergey Lebed (UKR)

17:37

Olivera Jevtic (SER)

15 Dec 1996, Charleroi BEL (Monceau-sur-Sambre) (9.65 km & 4.55 km)

G

32:37

Jonathan Brown (WAL)

17:04

Sara Wedlund (SWE)

S

33:12

Paulo Guerra (POR)

17:14

Julia Vaquero (ESP)

B

33:19

Mustapha Essaid (FRA)

17:19

Annemari Sandell (FIN)
Note: Iulia Negura-Olteanu (ROM) finished 1st but was later disqualifed for drug use.

02 Dec 1995, Alnwick ENG (9.1 km & 4.5 km)

G

26:40

Paulo Guerra (POR)

13:52

Annemari Sandell (FIN)

S

26:46

Alejandro Gómez (ESP)

14:07

Sara Wedlund (SWE)

B

26:47

Andrew Pearson (ENG)

14:09

Nina Belikova (RUS)

10 Dec 1994, Alnwick ENG (9.5 km & 4.5 km)

G

27:43

Paulo Guerra (POR)

14:29

Catherina McKiernan (IRL)

S

27:59

Domingos Castro (POR)

14:30

Julia Vaquero (ESP)

B

28:03

Antonio Serrano (ESP)

14:36

Elena Fidatov (ROM)


Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
UKR    9   1   2     50
ESP    2   8   6     40
POR    5   3   4     38
TUR    4   3   0     29
GBR    2   2   5     21
FRA    0   2   5     11
BEL    1   1   0      8
SWE    0   2   1      7
ITA    1   0   1      6
DEN    5   0   0      5
NED    0   1   0      3

Women
       G   S   B   Score
GBR    5   3   2     36
TUR    2   3   1     20
FRA    3   1   1     19
POR    1   4   2     19
ESP    1   3   1     15
IRL    3   0   0     15
NED    3   0   2     17
SWE    1   2   2     13
RUS    0   3   1     10
FIN    1   1   1      9
ROM    0   2   1      7
HUN    1   0   1      6
SER    0   0   5      5
SLO    1   0   0      5
SUI    1   0   0      5
UKR    1   0   0      5
POL    0   1   1      4
GER    0   1   0      3
NOR    0   0   3      3

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1


Multiple Medal Winners

Men 
50  Sergey Lebed (UKR)              B (1997) G (1998) S (2000) G (2001) G (2002) G (2003) G (2004) G (2005) 
                                    G (2007) G (2008) B (2009) G (2010)
23  Paulo Guerra (POR)              G (1994) G (1995) S (1996) G (1999) G (2000)
14  Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta(ESP)    G (2009) G (2013) B (2014) S (2015)
13  Paul Kemboi (TUR)               S (2013) G (2014) G (2016)
11  Mohammed Farah (ENG)            G (2006) S (2008) S (2009)
 8  Ali Kaya (TUR)                  S (2014) G (2015)
 7  Juan Carlos delaOssa (ESP)      S (2003) S (2004) B (2006)
 6  Jonathan Brown (WAL)            G (1996) B (1999)
 6  Ayad Lamdassem (ESP)            S (2010) S (2011)
 4  Mustapha Essaid (FRA)           B (1996) S (2002)
 4  Eduardo Henriques (POR)         S (1999) B (2003)
 4  Mustafa Mohamed (SWE)           S (2007) B (2008)
 4  Hassan Chahdi (FRA)             B (2011) S (2012)
 4  Adel Mechaal (ESP)              B (2016) S (2017)
 2  Driss El Himer (FRA)            B (1998) B (2000)
 2  Driss Maazouzi (FRA)            B (2004) B (2005)

Women 
10  Paula Radcliffe (ENG)           G (1998) G (2003)
10  Hayley Yelling (ENG)            G (2004) G (2009)
10  Fionnuala Britton (IRL)         G (2011) G (2012)
10  Yasemin Can (TUR)               G (2016) G (2017)
 9  Annemari Sandell (FIN)          G (1995) B (1996) S (1998)
 9  Gemma Steel (ENG)               B (2011) S (2013) G (2014)
 8  Sara Wedlund (SWE)              S (1995) G (1906)
 8  Jessica Augusto (POR)           S (2008) G (2010)
 8  Ana Dulce Felix (POR)           B (2010) S (2011) S (2012) B (2013)
 6  Julia Vaquero (ESP)             S (1994) S (1996)
 6  Kate Avery (ENG)                S (2014) S (2015)
 5  Olivera Jevtic (SCG)            B (1997) B (1998) B (1999) B (2000) B (2006)
 4  Elena Fidatov (ROM)             B (1994) S (1997)
 4  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)         B (2002) S (2003)
 4  Justyna Bak (POL)               B (2001) S (2004)
 3  Karoline-Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR) B (2015) B (2016) B(2017)
 2  Adrienne Herzog (NED)           B (2009) B (2012)


Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)
No prize money has been awarded in these championships according to available information.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2017    +3.1    +3.8
2016    -2.5    -0.8   
2015    +3.3    -2.0
2014   +23.8   +28.1
2013    +3.4    +7.7
2012    +8.9   +14.0
2011    +0.5    +1.7
2010    +4.3    +4.4
2009   +15.1   +18.3
2008   +13.3   +18.5
2007    +3.3    +4.7
2006    -5.2    -2.7
2005    -6.0    -5.5
2004    +1.2    +3.9
2003   +13.8   +16.8 
2002    +5.5    +9.2
2001   +12.6   +20.1
2000   +11.5   +15.4
1999   +36.9   +46.4
1998    +3.7   +11.2
1997    +9.7   +11.8
1996   +40.5   +46.7
1995    +8.0    +3.9
1994    +7.3   +11.0

Note: Large positive values usually indicate a difficult course and/or weather conditions; negative values generally indicate that the reported distance was longer than actually run.

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2017     580     702
2016     671     707   
2015     552     698
2014     561     752
2013     551     617
2012     536     647
2011     532     600
2010     615     628
2009     645     713
2008     656     687
2007     588     673
2006     605     771
2005     599     711
2004     586     780
2003     672     895
2002     744     733
2001     617     776
2000     647     695
1999     758     765
1998     681     910
1997     717     776
1996     636     868
1995     706     813
1994     776     902

Team Scores

Men
2017  TUR  (17)   ESP  (20)   GBR  (35)
2016  GBR  (28)   ESP  (32)   TUR  (38)
2015  ESP  (14)   FRA  (35)   GBR  (78)
2014  TUR  (33)   ESP  (36)   ITA  (59)
2013  ESP  (31)   BEL  (49)   GBR  (60)
2012  ESP  (35)   GBR  (38)   ITA  (63)
2011  FRA  (34)   GBR  (59)   ESP  (67)
2010  FRA  (33)   POR  (35)   ESP  (58)
2009  ESP  (34)   GBR  (54)   ITA  (62)
2008  ESP  (39)   FRA  (49)   GBR  (54)
2007  ESP  (33)   POR  (64)   FRA  (75)
2006  FRA  (29)   ESP  (40)   POR  (54)
2005  FRA  (20)   ESP  (64)   UKR  (70)
2004  FRA  (28)   ITA  (50)   GBR  (63)
2003  FRA  (47)   ESP  (47)   POR  (57)
2002  ESP  (31)   FRA  (43)   POR  (57)
2001  ESP  (40)   FRA  (50)   POR  (72)
2000  FRA  (23)   ESP  (51)   IRL  (72)
1999  GBR  (35)   POR  (41)   FRA  (58)
1998  ITA  (53)   POR  (55)   ESP  (68)
1997  POR  (34)   FRA  (46)   ESP  (56)
1996  POR  (27)   FRA  (47)   BEL  (59)
1995  ESP  (32)   POR  (37)   GBR  (55)
1994  POR  (20)   ESP  (27)   FRA  (50)

Women
2017  GBR  (23)   ROM  (31)   TUR  (54)
2015  GBR  (33)   FRA  (78)   IRL  (83)
2014  GBR  (21)   ESP  (70)   IRL  (87)
2013  GBR  (35)   FRA  (54)   ESP  (61)
2012  IRL  (52)   FRA  (52)   GBR  (60)
2011  GBR  (42)   POR  (51)   GER  (83)
2010  POR  (19)   GBR  (65)   ESP  (72)
2009  POR  (25)   GBR  (51)   ESP  (58)
2008  POR  (29)   GBR  (49)   FRA  (78)
2007  ESP  (33)   GBR  (47)   POR  (69)
2006  POR  (47)   GBR  (47)   FRA  (69)
2005  RUS  (52)   GBR  (54)   FRA  (73)
2004  POR  (38)   GBR  (43)   FRA  (97)
2003  GBR  (25)   IRL  (78)   POR  (84)
2002  RUS  (48)   POR  (54)   GBR  (80)
2001  POR  (41)   GBR  (49)   FRA  (66)
2000  POR  (18)   GBR  (33)   GER  (54)
1999  FRA  (34)   ROM  (35)   POR  (39)
1998  POR  (16)   FRA  (25)   ROM  (41)
1997  FRA  (21)   ROM  (22)   ESP  (46)
1996  FRA  (27)   GBR  (39)   BEL  (43)
1995  RUS  (20)   ROM  (23)   FRA  (41)
1994  ROM  (26)   FRA  (28)   POR  (29)

Note: Four runners to score (3 scored 9in 2017).

Team Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B  Score
ESP    9   8   4     73
FRA    7   6   3     56
POR    3   5   4     34
GBR    2   3   6     25
ITA    1   1   3     11
TUR    2   0   1     11
BEL    0   1   1      4
IRL    0   0   1      1
UKR    0   0   1      1

Women
       G   S   B  Score
GBR    6  11   2     65
POR    8   2   4     50
FRA    3   5   6     36
ROM    1   4   2     19
RUS    3   0   0     15  
ESP    1   1   4     12
IRL    1   1   2     10
TUR    1   0   1      6
GER    0   0   2      2
BEL    0   0   1      1 
 
scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1      

Last Updated on 13 Dec 2017

Contributors: Paul Michiels (50), Juraj Gasparovic (1)