The 8th 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 Thun

Thun

Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....

 in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 on 9 December 2001. Serhiy Lebid took his second title in the men's competition and Yamna Belkacem won the women's race.

Men individual 9.15km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Ukraine Serhiy Lebid	27:52
	Netherlands Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. He also holds the national record in the marathon, which he ran on 21 October 2007 in the Amsterdam Marathon.-Achievements:-External links:...	28:05
	Spain Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel is a Spanish long-distance runner.He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...	28:10
4.	Italy Gabriele De Nard	28:11
5.	Switzerland Christian Belz Christian Belz Christian Belz is a Swiss long-distance runner. He was initially a steeplechaser and represented Switzerland in the event at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999 and 2001 as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics. He broke the national record with a run of 8:22.24 in June 2001...	28:12
6.	United Kingdom Sam Haughian	28:12
7.	Spain José Carlos Adán José Carlos Adán José Carlos Adán is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 13:19.71 min *10,000 metres - 27:59.49 min...	28:13
8.	France Mustapha El Ahmadi	28:13
9.	Sweden Claes Nyberg	28:14
10.	Portugal Paulo Guerra Paulo Guerra Paulo Alexandre Martins Guerra is a Portuguese runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running...	28:15
11.	France Augusto Gomes	28:17
12.	Spain José Manuel García José Manuel García José Manuel García González is a retired Spanish long-distance runner. He specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 14:04.29 min...	28:18

Total 77 competitors

Men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel is a Spanish long-distance runner.He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...   José Carlos Adán José Carlos Adán José Carlos Adán is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 13:19.71 min *10,000 metres - 27:59.49 min...   José Manuel García José Manuel García José Manuel García González is a retired Spanish long-distance runner. He specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 14:04.29 min...   Alejandro Gómez Alejandro Gómez (athlete) Alejandro Gómez Cabral is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:39.18 min...	40
		50
		72
4.		74
5.		92
6.		135
7.		143
8.		160

Total 12 teams

Women individual 4.65km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	France Yamna Belkacem	15:48
	Russia Olga Romanova Olga Romanova (athlete) Olga Romanova is a Russian long-distance runner.At the 2003 World Cross Country Championships she finished fourteenth in the short race, while the Russian team, of which Romanova was a part, won the bronze medal in the team competition...	15:49
	Poland 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...	15:51
4.	Serbia and Montenegro 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"...	15:52
5.	United Kingdom Liz Yelling Liz Yelling Elizabeth Anne Yelling is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset...	15:55
6.	Portugal Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio is a Portuguese runner, who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 31:43.22 min *Half marathon - 1:10:15 hrs *Marathon - 2:28:06 hrs...	15:55
7.	Portugal 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...	15:56
8.	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....	15:58
9.	Russia Anastasiya Zubova Anastasiya Zubova Anastasiya Zubova is a retired Russian long-distance runner.At the 2003 World Cross Country Championships she finished 30th in the short race, while the Russian team, of which Zubova was a part, won the bronze medal in the team competition...	16:01
10.	Portugal Analídia Torre Analídia Torre Analídia Torre is a retired Portuguese long-distance runner who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 4:15.61 min *3000 metres - 9:06.95 min...	16:03
11.	Romania Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Maria Botezan is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 10000 metres and the half marathon....	16:05
12.	United Kingdom Kathy Butler Kathy Butler Kathy Butler is a Scottish long-distance runner who competes in the 10000 metres and Marathon, as well as cross country running and Road running .Kathy lives in Nederland, Colorado Kathy is the track coach at Nederland High School....	16:08

Total 84 competitors

Women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio is a Portuguese runner, who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 31:43.22 min *Half marathon - 1:10:15 hrs *Marathon - 2:28:06 hrs...   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...   Analídia Torre Analídia Torre Analídia Torre is a retired Portuguese long-distance runner who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 4:15.61 min *3000 metres - 9:06.95 min...   Ana Dias	41
		49
		66
4.		71
5.		116
6.		137
7.		138
8.		140

Total 13 teams

Junior men individual 6.15km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Ukraine Vasyl Matviychuk	19:29
	United Kingdom Mohammed Farah Mohammed Farah Mohammed "Mo" Farah is a Somalia-born British international track and field athlete. On the track, he generally competes over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, but also runs the 3000 metres and occasionally the 1500 metres...	19:38
	Italy Stefano Scaini	19:39
4.	Romania Mircea Bogdan	19:39
5.	Romania Cosmin Suteu	19:43
6.	United Kingdom Adam Bowden Adam Bowden Adam Bowden is a British international triathlete and former international runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Early Life and Education:...	19:43
7.	Portugal Bruno Saramago	19:44
8.	France Jeremy Pierrat	19:45

Total 90 competitors

Junior men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Mohammed Farah Mohammed Farah Mohammed "Mo" Farah is a Somalia-born British international track and field athlete. On the track, he generally competes over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, but also runs the 3000 metres and occasionally the 1500 metres...   Adam Bowden Adam Bowden Adam Bowden is a British international triathlete and former international runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Early Life and Education:...   Matthew Bowser  Andrew Lemoncello Andrew Lemoncello Andrew Lemoncello is a Scottish long distance runner who competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and the marathon events. He won a team junior gold medal at the 2001 European Cross Country Championships and won a scholarship to attend Florida State University in 2004...	54
		67
		68
4.		79
5.		98
6.		118
7.		140
8.		147

Total 13 teams

Junior women individual 3.15km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Turkey Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...	10:35
	Russia Tatyana Chulakh	10:53
	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Snezana Kostic	10:54
4.	Russia 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...	11:02
5.	United Kingdom Charlotte Dale	11:07
6.	Belgium Mieke Geens	11:09
7.	Turkey Türkan Erismis	11:11
8.	Finland Elina Lindgren	11:11

Total 84 competitors

Junior women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Tatyana Chulakh  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...   Marina Ivanova  Tatyana Petrova Tatyana Petrova Tatyana Valeriyevna Petrova is a Russian runner, who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase as well as the marathon.As a junior, Petrova finished nineteenth at the 2001 European Cross Country Championships and reached the finals of both the 3000 metres and 5000 metres at the 2002 World Junior...	35
		54
		79
4.		96
5.		115
6.		129
7.		147
8.		154

Total 15 teams

External links

• Database containing all results between 1994-2007