| Host city | Zegama |
|---|---|
| Country |  Spain |
| Events | SkyRace |
| Opening | May 25, 2008 |
| Closing | May 25, 2008 |
| Website | skyrunning |
The 2008 Skyrunning European Championships was the 2nd edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunning European Championships, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation and was held in Zegama (Spain), took place on 25 May 2008, coinciding with the Zegama-Aizkorri Maratoia. [1]
The race of the VII Zegama-Aizkorri Maratoia (42.195 km) was the only competition with 391 athletes who reached the finish line of both sexes and nations (including non-European ones). obviously the medals of the European Championships were awarded by compiling single rankings, male and female, and not including non-European athletes. [2]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kilian Jornet Burgada | Spain | 3:59:33 |
 | Raul Garcia Castan | Spain | 3:59:45 |
 | Helmut Schiessl |  Germany | 3:59:45 |
| 4 | Fulvio Dapit |  Italy | 4:08:17 |
| 5 | Jose Felipe Larrazabal | Spain | 4:14:33 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinne Favre |  France | 5:00:46 |
| Pierangela Baronchelli | Italy | 5:12:04 |
| Stéphanie Jiménez |  Andorra | 5:15:50 |
| 4 | Alizia Olazábal | Spain | 5:17:38 |
| 5 | Oihana Azkorbebeitia Urizar | Spain | 5:20:28 |
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