| 2004 European Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Organisers | EAA |
| Edition | 11th |
| Date | 12 December |
| Host city | Heringsdorf, Germany |
| Events | 4 |
| Distances | 9.64 km – Men 5.64 km – Women 5.64 km – Junior men 3.64 km – Junior women |
The 11th European Cross Country Championships were held at Seebad Heringsdorf in Germany on 12 December 2004. Serhiy Lebid took his fifth title in the men's competition and Hayley Yelling won the women's race.
Complete results at the archive of The Sports.org. [1]
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Serhiy Lebid | 27:31 |
 |  Juan Carlos de la Ossa | 27:54 |
 |  Driss Maazouzi | 28:05 |
| 4. |  Günther Weidlinger | 28:08 |
| 5. | Mounir el Housni | 28:14 |
| 6. | Mustapha Essaïd | 28:23 |
| 7. |  Karl Keska | 28:23 |
| 8. |  Umberto Pusterla | 28:24 |
| 9. |  Tom van Hooste | 28:25 |
| 10. |  Sergei Jemeljanov | 28:25 |
| 11. |  Fernando Silva | 28:25 |
| 12. | Maurizio Leone | 28:25 |
Total 89 competitors
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| France Driss Maazouzi Mounir el Housni Mustapha Essaïd Mokhtar Benhari | 28 |
| Italy Umberto Pusterla (8th) Maurizio Leone (12th) Michele Gamba (13th) Gabriele De Nard (17th) Luciano Di Pardo (49th) Giuliano Battocletti (50th) | 50 |
| United Kingdom | 63 |
| 4. | Spain | 71 |
| 5. | Portugal | 104 |
| 6. | Russia | 114 |
| 7. | Belgium | 126 |
| 8. | Ukraine | 128 |
Total 15 teams
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Hayley Yelling | 22:04 |
|  Justyna Bąk | 22:13 |
| Jo Pavey | 22:26 |
| 4. |  Mihaela Botezan | 22:36 |
| 5. |  Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 22:44 |
| 6. | Mónica Rosa | 22:45 |
| 7. | Inês Monteiro | 22:47 |
| 8. |  Anikó Kálovics | 22:49 |
| 9. | Maria Martins | 22:50 |
| 10. | Anália Rosa | 22:54 |
| 11. | Lilia Shobukhova | 22:59 |
| 12. | Veerle Dejaeghere | 23:00 |
Total 74 competitors
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal Mónica Rosa Inês Monteiro Anália Rosa Fernanda Ribeiro | 38 |
| United Kingdom | 43 |
| France | 97 |
| 4. | Germany | 97 |
| 5. | Hungary | 106 |
| 6. | Russia | 111 |
| 7. | Belgium | 117 |
| 8. | Spain | 122 |
Total 13 teams
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Barnabás Bene | 20:52 |
| Yevgeniy Rybakov | 20:52 |
| Anatoliy Rybakov | 20:53 |
| 4. | Łukasz Parszczyński | 20:58 |
| 5. |  Mark Christie | 21:04 |
| 6. | Stefan Patru | 21:07 |
| 7. | Luke Gunn | 21:09 |
| 8. | Andrew Ledwith | 21:12 |
Total 107 competitors
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Russia Yevgeniy Rybakov Anatoliy Rybakov Stepan Kiselev Aleksey Chistov | 40 |
| Ireland | 54 |
| United Kingdom | 59 |
| 4. | Italy | 120 |
| 5. | Romania | 128 |
| 6. | Poland | 135 |
| 7. | Spain | 136 |
| 8. | Belgium | 153 |
Total 18 teams
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
|  Binnaz Uslu | 15:32 |
| Ancuţa Bobocel | 15:57 |
| Marta Romo | 16:04 |
| 4. |  Adrienne Herzog | 16:06 |
| 5. |  Ingunn Opsal | 16:07 |
| 6. |  Volha Minina | 16:10 |
| 7. | Verena Dreier | 16:20 |
| 8. | Helene Guet | 16:23 |
Total 89 competitors
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Romania Ancuţa Bobocel Larisa Arcip Catalina Oprea Paula Todoran | 51 |
| United Kingdom | 65 |
| Russia | 68 |
| 4. | Belarus | 84 |
| 5. | Germany | 96 |
| 6. | France | 123 |
| 7. | Poland | 127 |
| 8. | Italy | 166 |
Total 15 teams
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