2010 European Cross Country Championships

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2010 European Cross Country Championships
Albufeira2010logo.png
Organisers EAA
Edition17th
Date12 December
Host city Albufeira, Portugal
Events6
Distances9870 m – Men
8170 m – Women
8170 m – U23 men
6070 m – U23 women
6070 m – Junior men
3970 m – Junior women
Participation468 athletes from
34 nations
Official website Albufeira2010

The 2010 European Cross Country Championships was a continental cross country running competition that took place on 12 December in Albufeira, Portugal. It was the second time that the country hosted the event, building upon the 1997 edition held in Oeiras.

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Serhiy Lebid won the men's race for his ninth victory of the championship – a record for the competition. France took the men's team title. Jessica Augusto comprehensively won the women's race for the host nation and also led the Portuguese team to a team gold medal. At total of 468 athletes from a record number of 34 nations competed at the event. [1]

Competition

Preparation

The race took place on a purpose-built course near the city, which also hosts the annual Almond Blossom Cross Country. Albufeira was chosen as the host at the 120th European Athletics Council Meeting in October 2008, defeating a rival bid from Velenje (which was chosen for the 2011 edition instead). [2]

Hayley Yelling entered the race as the defending women's champion while Alemayehu Bezabeh, the reigning men's champion, did not take part in the competition. [3] High-profile investigations into doping in Spain immediately preceded the championships and Bezabeh was among the athletes implicated in Operación Galgo. [4] [5] As both the reigning champion and the 2009 silver medallist Mo Farah were absent, the men's race was seen as a relatively open competition, with Ukrainian Serhiy Lebid, Spanish runners Ayad Lamdassem and Jesús España being the foremost protagonists. [6] The withdrawal of Rosa Morató (runner-up in 2009) left Jessica Augusto as the provisional favourite for the women's race. [7] Forming a strong team, three other Portuguese runners (Ana Dulce Félix, Marisa Barros and Sara Moreira) were expected to challenge for medals, as were Yelling and Adriënne Herzog (also directly implicated in Operación Galgo), who was third the previous year. [6] [8]

Races

The men's race 2010 European Cross Country Championships.jpg
The men's race

The men's race remained relatively tight until the final lap. Six men were on equal footing at the bell: Lebid, Lamdassem, French duo Morhad Amdouni and Abdellatif Meftah, and Rui Pedro Silva and Yousef El Kalai, both representing the hosts. Lamdassem was the first to move away from the pack, seizing the lead, and only Lebid followed. The Ukrainian overhauled Lamdassem in the final stages and maintained a clear lead to win his ninth title – a record for the competition. Lamdassem just held off a late sprint from El Kalai to take the runner-up spot. Meftah and Amdouni finished shortly after for fourth and fifth, leading the French men to a team victory. [9] [10]

Jessica Augusto made her gold medal intentions known as she took the lead in the opening stages. The Portuguese athlete never relinquished the position and produced a largely unrivalled, solo performance. Spaniard Alessandra Aguilar shadowed her in the middle part of the race but later dropped out of contention. With Augusto clear in front, Binnaz Uslu, Ana Dulce Félix, Fionnuala Britton and Tetyana Holovchenko battled for the minor medals in the second half of the race. Félix and Uslu fought for the runner-up spot with the Turk eventually winning out. Augusto's lead was so significant that she slowed and celebrated throughout the home straight, still crossing the line with a five-second advantage. Félix took the bronze just ahead Britton, helping the Portuguese women to the team gold medal, and Holovchenko rounded out the top five. [9] [11]

Hassan Chahdi of France took the men's under-23 title while Ethiopian-born Meryem Erdoğan won the women's under-23 section for Turkey. The junior races were won by Abdelaziz Merzougui and Charlotte Purdue. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Race results

Senior men

Serhiy Lebid took the men's title for a record ninth time. Serhiy Lebid Bruxelles 2008.JPG
Serhiy Lebid took the men's title for a record ninth time.
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Serhiy Lebid Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 29:15
Silver medal icon.svg Ayad Lamdassem Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 29:18
Bronze medal icon.svg Yousef El Kalai Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 29:19
4 Abdellatif Meftah Flag of France.svg  France 29:21
5 Morhad Amdouni Flag of France.svg  France 29:21
6 Andrea Lalli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 29:28
7 Eduardo Mbengani Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 29:29
8 Rui Pedro Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 29:32
9 Jesús España Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 29:32
10 Mokhtar Benhari Flag of France.svg  France 29:34
11 Yevgeniy Rybakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 29:35
12 Steffen Uliczka Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29:36
Rui Pedro Silva was eighth and earned a team silver with Portugal. 20090817 rui silva.jpg
Rui Pedro Silva was eighth and earned a team silver with Portugal.
Team race
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg  France
Meftah
Amdouni
Benhari
Driss El Himer
33
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
El Kalai
Mbengani
Rui Pedro Silva
Rui Silva
35
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Lamdassem
España
Ricardo Serrano
Francisco Javier López
58
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 96
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 99
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 106
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 142
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 181

Senior women

Race winner Jessica Augusto also led Portugal to the team title. Jessica Augusto Barcelona 2010.jpg
Race winner Jessica Augusto also led Portugal to the team title.
Sara Moreira was one of five Portuguese women in the top ten. Sara Moreira Barcelona2010.jpg
Sara Moreira was one of five Portuguese women in the top ten.
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Jéssica Augusto Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26:52
Silver medal icon.svg Binnaz Uslu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 26:57
Bronze medal icon.svg Ana Dulce Félix Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26:59
4 Fionnuala Britton Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 26:59
5 Tetyana Holovchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 27:04
6 Marisa Barros Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 27:06
7 Hatti Dean Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 27:08
8 Alessandra Aguilar Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27:09
9 Sara Moreira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 27:26
10 Ana Dias Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 27:27
11 Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel Flag of France.svg  France 27:27
12 Maria Sig Møller Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 27:31
The Spanish team was led to the bronze by Alessandra Aguilar. Alessandra Aguilar.jpg
The Spanish team was led to the bronze by Alessandra Aguilar.
Team race
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Augusto
Félix
Barros
Moreira
19
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Dean
Louise Damen
Stephanie Twell
Helen Clitheroe
65
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Aguilar
Diana Martín
Nuria Fernández
Irene Pelayo
72
4Flag of France.svg  France 79
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 101
6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 132
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 147

Under-23 men

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Hassan Chahdi Flag of France.svg  France 24:11
Silver medal icon.svg Florian Carvalho Flag of France.svg  France 24:14
Bronze medal icon.svg Yegor Nikolayev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 24:15
4 Jeroen d'Hoedt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 24:23
5 Ricardo Mateus Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 24:25
6 Siarhei Platonau Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 24:28
7 Tiago Costa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 24:32
8 Sindre Buraas Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 24:34
9Ricky StevensonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 24:34
10Florian OrthFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 24:44
11David McCarthyFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 24:46
12Sebastián MartosFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 24:47
Team race
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
McCarthy
Brendan O'Neill
Michael Mulhare
David Rooney
60
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg  France
Chahdi
Carvalho
Abdelatif Hadjam
Etienne Diemunsch
78
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Martos
Antonia Abadía
Javier García
Víctor Corrales
79
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 104
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 112
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 114
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 133
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 134

Under-23 women

Finland's Sandra Eriksson was sixth in the under-23 race. Sandra Eriksson 2009 SM22.jpg
Finland's Sandra Eriksson was sixth in the under-23 race.
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Meryem Erdoğan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20:08
Silver medal icon.svg Cristina Jordán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20:17
Bronze medal icon.svg Emma Pallant Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 20:28
4 Hanna Nosenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 20:36
5 Roxana Birca Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 20:39
6 Sandra Eriksson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 20:41
7 Nathalie Gray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 20:43
8 Viktoriya Pohorielska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 20:46
9Yekatyerina GorbunovaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 20:46
10Lucie SekanováFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 20:47
11Patricia LaubertieFlag of France.svg  France 20:47
12Natalya VlasovaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 20:47
Team race
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Pallant
Gray
Emily Pidgeon
Sarah Waldron
47
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Gorbunova
Vlasova
Lyudmila Lebedeva
Alfiya Khasanova
49
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Nosenko
Pohorielska
Olha Skrypak
Lyudmyla Kovalenko
65
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 94
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 107
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 117
7Flag of France.svg  France 118
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 194

Junior men

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Abdelaziz Merzougui Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 18:07
Silver medal icon.svg Nemanja Cerovac Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 18:07
Bronze medal icon.svg Rui Pinto Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 18:09
4 Ivan Strebkov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 18:09
5 Sondre Nordstad Moen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 18:16
6Andrey RusakovFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 18:18
7Jesper van der WielenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 18:19
8Sándor SzáboFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 18:23
9Marek KowalskiFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 18:25
10Ryan SaundersFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18:27
11Romain Collenot-SprietFlag of France.svg  France 18:31
12Shane QuinnFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 18:31
Team race
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Saunders
Jonathan Hay
John McDonnell
Andrew Combs
62
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Pinto
Emanuel Rolim
José Costa
Nuno Santos
74
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Rusakov
Victor Saenko
Ilgizar Safiulin
Nikolai Lialikov
85
4Flag of France.svg  France 88
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 120
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 130
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 145
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 155

Junior women

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Charlotte Purdue Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 12:42
Silver medal icon.svg Amela Terzić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12:59
Bronze medal icon.svg Emelia Gorecka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 13:00
4 Gulshat Fazlitdinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 13:03
5 Corrina Harrer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13:08
6Zenobie VangansbekeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13:09
7Ciara MageeanFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 13:16
8Ioana DoagaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 13:18
9Lily PartridgeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 13:19
10Annabel GummowFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 13:19
11 Gesa Krause Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13:22
12 Kate Avery Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 13:24
Team race
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Purdue
Gorecka
Partridge
Gummow
23
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Harrer
Krause
Maya Rehberg
Jannika John
53
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Doaga
Mirela Lavric
Anca Maria Bunea
Dana Elena Login
64
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 99
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 103
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 128
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 149
8Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 165

Total medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)4127
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)2237
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2204
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1236
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)1102
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1012
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1001
8Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)0202
9Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0123
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0101
11Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0011
Totals (11 entries)12121236

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