2007 European Mountain Running Championships

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2007 European Mountain Running Championships
Organisers EAA
Edition6th
Date14 July
Host city Cauterets, France Flag of France.svg
Events4
Distances12.8 km +1,570 m– Men
8.5 km +1,010 m– Women
8.5 km +1,010 m– U20 men
4 km +400 m– U20 women

The 2007 European Mountain Running Championships were held on 14 July in Cauterets, France. Held by the European Athletic Association.

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The championships comprised four races, incorporating junior races for the first time: the men's race, which was 12.8 km long with a 1,570 m ascent, the women's and under-20s men's competitions over 8.5 km and containing a 1,010 m ascent, and finally the under-20s women's race which was competed over 4 km with a rise of 400 m. [1]

Ahmet Arslan of Turkey won the title in the men's senior race while the Norwegian Anita Evertsen took the gold medal in the women's race. Italy reached to the senior men's team gold medal and Switzerland won the women's team gold. The junior men's competition was largely a Turkish affair, with Mehmet Akkoyun winning gold and leading a 1-2-3 for his country. The women's junior race was won by Lucija Krkoc from Slovenia. United Kingdom took the team gold. [1]

Results

Men's senior race

RankAthleteCountryTime (h:m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Ahmet Arslan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:08:39
Silver medal icon.svg Marco De Gasperi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:08:50
Bronze medal icon.svg Marco Gaiardo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:09:09
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg  France 31
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 36

Women's senior race

RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Anita Evertsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 51:45
Silver medal icon.svg Anna Pichrtova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 52:34
Bronze medal icon.svg Kirsten Otterbu Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 52:56
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 17
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 22
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 29

Men's under-20s race

RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Mehmet Akkoyun Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 48:27
Silver medal icon.svg Emrah Akalın Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 48:34
Bronze medal icon.svg Mahmut Uruclu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 48:40
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 34

Women's under-20s race

RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Lucija Krkoc Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 23:33
Silver medal icon.svg Kerstin Strauss Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 23:58
Bronze medal icon.svg Hannah Bateson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 24:50
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 13

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