2008 European Mountain Running Championships

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2008 European Mountain Running Championships
Organisers EAA
Edition7th
Date12 July
Host city Zell am Harmersbach, Germany Flag of Germany.svg
Events4
Distances12 km – Men
8.75 km – Women
8.75 km – U20 men
4 km – U20 women
Participation227 athletes from
25 nations

The 2008 European Mountain Running Championships were held on 12 July in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany. Held by the European Athletic Association, the competition was held on an up- and downhill course in the Black Forest. The championships featured 227 athletes representing 25 nations. [1]

Contents

The championships comprised four races: the men's race which was 12 km long with an 804 m ascent and 714 m descent, the women's and under-20s men's competitions over 8.75 km and containing a 566 m ascent and 476 m descent, and finally the under-20s women's race which was competed over 4 km with a rise and fall of 238 m. [2]

Ahmet Arslan defended his title in the men's senior race while Elisa Desco took the gold medal in the women's race. Bernard Dematteis headed home Italy to the senior men's team gold medal and Great Britain won the women's team gold, with bronze medallist Sarah Tunstall the nation's best finisher. The junior men's competition was largely a Turkish affair, with Hasan Pak winning gold and leading a 1-2-3 for his country. The women's junior race was won by Mariya Bykova who, along with Tatyana Prorokova, took the team gold. [1]

Results

Men's senior race

RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Ahmet Arslan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 50:01
Silver medal icon.svg Bernard Dematteis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50:29
Bronze medal icon.svg Marco De Gasperi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50:57
4 Jose Gaspar Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 51:09
5 Julien Rancon Flag of France.svg  France 51:13
6Marco GaiardoFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 51:22
7Gabriele AbateFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 51:33
8Mitja KosoveljFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 51:39
9Javier CrespoFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 51:46
10Cristofol CastañerFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 51:51
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 32
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg  France 32
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 32
5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 41

Women's senior race

RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Elisa Desco Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 40:00
Silver medal icon.svg Constance Devillers Flag of France.svg  France 40:18
Bronze medal icon.svg Sarah Tunstall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 40:48
4 Mateja Kosovelj Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 41:20
5 Victoria Wilkinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 41:28
6 Bernadette Meier-Brändle Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 41:31
7 Isabelle Guillot Flag of France.svg  France 41:49
8 Maria Grazia Roberti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 41:54
9 Katie Ingram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 42:00
10 Milka Mikhaylova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 42:04
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 17
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg  France 21
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 57
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 61

Men's under-20s race

RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Hasan Pak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 35:23
Silver medal icon.svg Alper Demir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 35:58
Bronze medal icon.svg Emrah Akalın Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 36:09
4Renè StöckertFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 36:27
5Adem KarataşFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 36:46
6Xavier ChevrierFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:04
7Marc TolstikhinFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 37:16
8Candide PralongFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 37:18
9Luca ReFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:39
10Peter OblakFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 37:44
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 32
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 52
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 54

Women's under-20s race

RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Mariya Bykova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18:45
Silver medal icon.svg Esra Gullu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 18:48
Bronze medal icon.svg Tatyana Prorokova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18:54
4Natalia StrzeleckaFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 19:02
5Hannah BatesonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19:03
6Cansu TuranFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19:10
7Hülya OngunFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19:15
8 Kateřina Beroušková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 19:18
9Anastasiya MikhaylovaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 19:20
10Helen WolfsonFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 19:26
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 8
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 17
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 28

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