| 2005 European Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Organisers | EAA |
| Edition | 12th |
| Date | 11 December |
| Host city | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Events | 4 |
| Distances | 9.84 km – Men 6.5 km – Women 6.5 km – Junior men 4.83 km – Junior women |
The 12th European Cross Country Championships were held at Tilburg in Netherlands on 11 December 2005. Serhiy Lebid won the men's competition for the sixth time and Lornah Kiplagat won the women's race.
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Serhiy Lebid | 27:09 |
 |  Alberto García | 27:21 |
 |  Driss Maazouzi | 27:26 |
| 4. | Bouabdellah Tahri | 27:27 |
| 5. |  Günther Weidlinger | 27:28 |
| 6. | Mokhtar Benhari | 27:35 |
| 7. |  Tom Van Hooste | 27:36 |
| 8. | Khalid Zoubaa | 27:36 |
| 9. | Juan Carlos de la Ossa | 27:36 |
| 10. | José Ríos | 27:37 |
| 11. |  Fernando Silva | 27:39 |
| 12. |  Gary Murray | 27:41 |
Total 90 competitors
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| France Driss Maazouzi Bouabdellah Tahri Mokhtar Benhari Khalid Zoubaa | 20 |
| Spain Alberto García Juan Carlos de la Ossa José Ríos Iván Galán | 64 |
| Ukraine Serhiy Lebid Leonid Rybak Jevgeni Bozhko Juri Hitshun | 70 |
| 4. |  Italy | 75 |
| 5. | Portugal | 94 |
| 6. |  Russia | 124 |
| 7. |  United Kingdom | 129 |
| 8. | Ireland | 139 |
Total 15 teams
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
|  Lornah Kiplagat | 19:55 |
|  Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 20:00 |
|  Johanna Nilsson | 20:01 |
| 4. |  Olivera Jevtić | 20:04 |
| 5. |  Anikó Kálovics | 20:15 |
| 6. | Hayley Yelling | 20:16 |
| 7. | Inga Abitova | 20:16 |
| 8. | Liz Yelling | 20:17 |
| 9. | Rosa Morató | 20:18 |
| 10. | Mariya Konovalova | 20:18 |
| 11. | Mary Cullen | 20:22 |
| 12. | Veerle Dejaeghere | 20:24 |
Total 74 competitors
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Russia Inga Abitova Mariya Konovalova Lidiya Grigoryeva Liliya Shobukhova | 52 |
| United Kingdom Hayley Yelling Liz Yelling Kate Reed Natalie Harvey | 54 |
| France Latifa Essarokh Yamna Oubouhou Maria Martins Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel | 73 |
| 4. | Portugal | 87 |
| 5. | Ireland | 106 |
| 6. | Netherlands | 109 |
| 7. | Germany | 126 |
| 8. | Belgium | 157 |
Total 11 teams
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Barnabás Bene | 18:41 |
| Andrew Vernon | 18:42 |
| Dušan Markešević | 18:42 |
| 4. |  Ciprian Suhanea | 18:50 |
| 5. | Mohamed el Bendir | 18:50 |
| 6. | Stefan Patru | 18:52 |
| 7. |  Siarhei Chabiarak | 18:53 |
| 8. |  Arkadiusz Gardzielewski | 18:54 |
Total 102 competitors
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Poland Kamil Murzyn Marcin Chabowski Arkadiusz Gardzielewski Lukasz Skoczynski | 60 |
| United Kingdom | 61 |
| Romania | 80 |
| 4. | Italy | 94 |
| 5. | Spain | 111 |
| 6. | Portugal | 135 |
| 7. | Russia | 144 |
| 8. |  Turkey | 145 |
Total 17 teams
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Ancuţa Bobocel | 15:23 |
| Emily Pidgeon | 15:25 |
| Susan Kuijken | 15.33 |
| 4. | Linda Byrne | 15:39 |
| 5. | Galina Maksimova | 15:40 |
| 6. | Morag Maclarty | 15:42 |
| 7. | Stephanie Twell | 15:45 |
| 8. | Yulija Ivanova | 15:47 |
Total 82 competitors
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Emily Pidgeon Morag Maclarty Stephanie Twell Sian Edwards | 33 |
| Romania | 48 |
| Russia | 56 |
| 4. | Belgium | 114 |
| 5. | Ireland | 119 |
| 6. | Turkey | 142 |
| 7. | Spain | 147 |
| 8. | Germany | 156 |
Total 13 teams