| 2018 European Cross Country Championships | |
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| Organisers | EAA |
| Edition | 25th |
| Date | 9 December |
| Host city | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Events | 7 |
| Distances | 10.3 km – Men 8.3 km – Women 5.8 km – Mixed relay 8.3 km – U23 men 6.3 km – U23 women 6.3 km – U20 men 4.30 km – U20 women |
| Participation | 555 athletes from 38 nations |
The 2018 European Cross Country Championships was the 25th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was hosted in Tilburg, Netherlands. [1]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |  Turkey Aras Kaya Kaan Kigen Özbilen Polat Kemboi Arıkan | 14 (3+4+7) |
 |  Great BritainMarc Scott Kristian Jones Dewi Griffiths | 34 (9+12+13) |
 |  ItalyYemaneberhan Crippa Daniele Meucci Nekagenet Crippa Ahmed El Mazoury Andrea Sanguinetti Marouan Razine | 37 (6+11+20) |
| 4 |  BelgiumIsaac Kimeli Robin Hendrix Dame Tasama Michael Somers | 38 (2+15+21) |
| 5 |  SpainAdel Mechaal Antonio Abadía Daniel Mateo | 38 (8+14+16) |
| 6 |  Norway | 55 |
| 7 |  Ireland | 70 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 78 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 90 |
| 10 |  France | 110 |
| 11 |  Germany | 121 |
| 12 |  Portugal | 129 |
| 13 |  Netherlands | 131 |
| 14 |  Ukraine | 176 |
| 15 |  Estonia | 207 |
| 16 |  Switzerland | 238 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Susan Krumins Jip Vastenburg Maureen Koster | 20 (4+5+11) |
| Great Britain Charlotte Arter Melissa Courtney Pippa Woolven | 24 (7+8+9) |
| Germany Elena Burkard Fabienne Amrhein Caterina Granz | 50 (6+19+25) |
| 4 | France Liv Westphal Marie Bouchard Aurore Guerin | 70 (16+17+37) |
| 5 | Sweden | 80 |
| 6 | Spain | 85 |
| 7 | Turkey | 88 |
| 8 | Norway | 91 |
| 9 |  Romania | 106 |
| 10 | Belgium | 112 |
| 11 | Ireland | 120 |
| 12 | Portugal | 127 |
| 13 | Italy | 135 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 137 |
| Rank | Team | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|
| Spain Saúl Ordóñez, Esther Guerrero, Víctor Ruiz, Solange Andreia Pereira | 16:10 |
| France Alexis Miellet, Rénelle Lamote, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Johanna Geyer-Carles | 16:12 |
|  Belarus Artsiom Lohish, Ilona Ivanau, Siarhei Platonau, Volha Nemahai | 16:21 |
| 4 | Great Britain Jamie Williamson, Alexandra Bell, Phil Sesemann, Jessica Judd | 16:24 |
| 5 | Ukraine Oleh Kayafa, Orysya Demyanyuk, Volodymyr Kyts, Iryna Bubnyak | 16:30 |
| 6 | Sweden Emil Blomberg, Hanna Hermansson, Elmar Engholm, Anna Silvander | 16:32 |
| 7 | Belgium Ismael Debjani, Elise Vanderelst, Pieter-Jan Hannes, Sofie Van Accom | 16:34 |
| 8 |  Latvia Alberts Blajs, Līga Velvere, Ugis Jocis, Agata Strausa | 16:40 |
| 9 | Ireland Paul Robinson, Síofra Cléirigh Büttner, John Travers, Claire Tarplee | 16:40 |
| 10 | Portugal Emanuel Rolim, Salomé Afonso, Paulo Pinheiro, Susana Francisco | 16:44 |
| 11 | Italy Abdikadar Sheikh Ali, Eleonora Vandi, Ala Zoghlami, Giulia Aprile | 16:51 |
| 12 | Denmark Nick Jensen, Dagmar Olsen, Andreas Holst Lindgreen, Laura Rosing Møller | 17:02 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Gressier | France | 23:37 |
| Samuel Fitwi | Germany | 23:45 |
| Hugo Hay | France | 23:48 |
| 4 | Ryan Forsyth | Ireland | 23:49 |
| 5 | Patrick Dever | Great Britain | 24:05 |
| 6 | Tariku Novales | Spain | 24:05 |
| 7 | Fabien Palcau | France | 24:06 |
| 8 | Emile Cairess | Great Britain | 24:07 |
| 9 | Louis Gilavert | France | 24:11 |
| 10 | Adrian Ben | Spain | 24:12 |
| 11 | Stan Niesten | Netherlands | 24:13 |
| 12 | Simone Colombini | Italy | 24:13 |
| 13 | Markus Görger | Germany | 24:17 |
| 14 | Dorian Boulvin | Belgium | 24:19 |
| 15 | Amanuel Gergis | Sweden | 24:20 |
| 16 | Tadesse Getahon |  Israel | 24:23 |
| 17 | Mahamed Mahamed | Great Britain | 24:24 |
| 18 | Yann Schrub | France | 24:25 |
| 19 | Oliver Fox | Great Britain | 24:25 |
| 20 | Mike Foppen | Netherlands | 24:29 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| France Jimmy Gressier, Hugo Hay, Fabien Palcau | 1+3+7=11 |
| Great Britain Patrick Dever, Emile Cairess, Mahamed Mahamed | 5+8+17=30 |
| Spain Tariku Novales, Adrian Ben, Amin Houkmi | 6+10+26=42 |
| 4 | Germany Samuel Fitwi, Markus Görger, Davor Aaron Bienenfeld | 2+13+33=48 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Emilie Møller | Denmark | 20:34 |
| Anna Gehring | Germany | 20:36 |
| Weronika Pyzik |  Poland | 20:46 |
| 4 | Chiara Scherrer | Switzerland | 20:48 |
| 5 | Célia Antón | Spain | 20:57 |
| 6 | Miriam Dattke | Germany | 20:58 |
| 7 | Amy Griffiths | Great Britain | 21:04 |
| 8 | Carmela Cardama | Spain | 21:04 |
| 9 | Poppy Tank | Great Britain | 21:05 |
| 10 | Mathilde Senechal | France | 21:06 |
| 11 | Eglė Morėnaitė |  Lithuania | 21:07 |
| 12 | Marta García | Spain | 21:13 |
| 13 | Yayla Kiliç | Turkey | 21:13 |
| 14 | Lisa Tertsch | Germany | 21:13 |
| 15 | Lea Meyer | Germany | 21:14 |
| 16 | Eilish Flanagan | Ireland | 21:17 |
| 17 | Abbie Donnelly | Great Britain | 21:19 |
| 18 | Kristýna Dvořáková |  Czech Republic | 21:22 |
| 19 | Rebecca Lonedo | Italy | 21:24 |
| 20 | Flavia Stutz | Switzerland | 21:24 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Germany Anna Gehring, Miriam Dattke, Lisa Tertsch | 2+6+14=22 |
| Spain Célia Antón, Carmela Cardama, Marta García | 5+8+12=25 |
| Great Britain Amy Griffiths, Poppy Tank, Abbie Donnelly | 7+9+17=33 |
| 4 | France Mathilde Senechal, Leila Hadji, Emeline Delanis | 10+22+24=56 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 18:00 |
| Ouassim Oumaiz | Spain | 18:09 |
| Elzan Bibić |  Serbia | 18:11 |
| 4 | Jake Heyward | Great Britain | 18:16 |
| 5 | Simen Halle Haugen | Norway | 18:18 |
| 6 | Mohamed Mohumed | Germany | 18:27 |
| 7 | Mohamed-Amine Kodad | France | 18:28 |
| 8 | Ayetullah Aslanhan | Turkey | 18:45 |
| 9 | Nick Jäger | Germany | 18:47 |
| 10 | Valentin Bresc | France | 18:47 |
| 11 | Bram Anderiessen | Netherlands | 18:47 |
| 12 | Isaac Akers | Great Britain | 18:48 |
| 13 | Ramazan Baştuğ | Turkey | 18:48 |
| 14 | Matthew Willis | Great Britain | 18:49 |
| 15 | Tim Van De Velde | Belgium | 18:53 |
| 16 | Darragh McElhinney | Ireland | 18:53 |
| 17 | Marios Anagnostou |  Greece | 18:54 |
| 18 | Seán O'Leary | Ireland | 19:01 |
| 19 | Ryan Oosting | Netherlands | 19:02 |
| 20 | Omar Ismail | Sweden | 19:02 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Simen Halle Haugen, Håkon Stavik | 1+5+22=28 |
| Great Britain Jake Heyward, Isaac Akers, Mathew Willis | 4+12+14=30 |
| Germany Mohamed Mohumed, Nick Jäger, Dominik Müller | 6+9+23=38 |
| 4 | France Mohamed-Amine Kodad, Valentin Bresc, Arthur Gervais | 7+10+24=41 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadia Battocletti | Italy | 13:46 |
| Delia Sclabas | Switzerland | 13:47 |
| İnci Kalkan | Turkey | 13:48 |
| 4 | Jasmijn Lau | Netherlands | 13:51 |
| 5 | Amelia Quirk | Great Britain | 13:57 |
| 6 | Carla Gallardo | Spain | 13:58 |
| 7 | Khahisa Mhlanga | Great Britain | 14:00 |
| 8 | Emma O'Brien | Ireland | 14:01 |
| 9 | Sarah Healy | Ireland | 14:03 |
| 10 | Famke Heinst | Netherlands | 14:04 |
| 11 | Grace Brock | Great Britain | 14:05 |
| 12 | Sibylle Häring | Switzerland | 14:06 |
| 13 | Cari Hughes | Great Britain | 14:10 |
| 14 | Roos Blokhuis | Netherlands | 14:11 |
| 15 | Mariana Machado | Portugal | 14:12 |
| 16 | Cristina Ruiz | Spain | 14:12 |
| 17 | Emine Akbingöl | Turkey | 14:16 |
| 18 | Elisa Palmero | Italy | 14:19 |
| 19 | Derya Kunur | Turkey | 14:22 |
| 20 | Anna MacFadyen | Great Britain | 14:22 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain Amelia Quirk, Khahisa Mhlanga, Grace Brock | 5+7+11=23 |
| Netherlands Jasmijn Lau, Famke Heinst, Roos Blokhuis | 4+10+14=28 |
| Turkey İnci Kalkan, Emine Akbingöl, Derya Kunur | 3+17+19=39 |
| 4 | Switzerland Delia Sclabas, Sibylle Häring, Carolina Hernandez-Pita | 2+12+26=40 |
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