2021 European Cross Country Championships

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2021 European Cross Country Championships
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Organisers EAA
Edition27th
Date12 December
Host city Dublin, Ireland
Venue National Sports Campus
Events7
Distances~10 km – Men
~8 km – Women
~6 km – Mixed relay
~8 km – U23 men
~6 km – U23 women
~6 km – U20 men
~4 km – U20 women
Participation606 athletes from
37 nations
Video on YouTube
Men's Senior Race - official video TV-icon-2.svg
Video on YouTube
Men's Senior Race – official video
Video on YouTube
Women's Senior Race - official video TV-icon-2.svg
Video on YouTube
Women's Senior Race – official video

The 2021 European Cross Country Championships was the 27th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was held on 12 December 2021 in Dublin, Ireland. [1]

Contents

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Senior men (10 km)Flag of Norway.svg  Jakob Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)30:15Flag of Turkey.svg  Aras Kaya  (TUR)30:29Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Gressier  (FRA)30:34
Senior women (8 km)Flag of Norway.svg  Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal  (NOR)26:34Flag of Sweden.svg  Meraf Bahta  (SWE)26:44Flag of Germany.svg  Alina Reh  (GER)26:53
U23 men (8 km)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Charles Hicks  (GBR)24:29Flag of Ireland.svg  Darragh McElhinney  (IRL)24:33Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Ruben Querinjean  (LUX)24:36
U23 women (6 km)Flag of Italy.svg  Nadia Battocletti  (ITA)20:32Flag of Slovenia.svg  Klara Lukan  (SLO)20:36Flag of Portugal.svg  Mariana Machado  (POR)20:36
U20 men (6 km)Flag of Denmark.svg  Axel Vang Christensen  (DEN)17:53Flag of Norway.svg  Abdullahi Dahir Rabi  (NOR)18:18Flag of Denmark.svg  Joel Ibler Lillesø  (DEN)18:21
U20 women (4 km)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Megan Keith  (GBR)13:41Flag of Norway.svg  Ingeborg Østgård  (NOR)13:44Flag of Germany.svg  Emma Heckel  (GER)13:46
Senior men's teamFlag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Jimmy Gressier
Hugo Hay
Yann Schrub
Felix Bour
Duncan Perrillat
Mehdi Frère
13 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Nassim Hassaous
Carlos Mayo
Abdessamad Oukhelfen
Raúl Celada
Adel Mechaal
Ayad Lamdassem
30 ptsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Bjørnar Sandnes Lillefosse
Narve Gilje Nordås
Zerei Kbrom Mezngi
Tom Erling Kårbø
Filip Ingebrigtsen
47 pts
Senior women's teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Jessica Judd
Jennifer Nesbitt
Jessica Gibbon
Abbie Donnelly
Kate Avery
Lauren Heyes
25 ptsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Alina Reh
Konstanze Klosterhalfen
Domenika Mayer
Vera Coutellier
Céline Kaiser
29 ptsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Meraf Bahta
Samrawit Mengsteab
Sara Christiansson
Charlotte Andersson
38 pts
U23 men's teamFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)
Darragh McElhinney
Keelan Kilrehill
Micheal Power
Donal Devane
Jamie Battle
Thomas Devaney
21 ptsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Charles Hicks
Zakariya Mahamed
Thomas Mortimer
Rory Leonard
Matthew Stonier
Samuel Charlton
24 ptsFlag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Antoine Senard
Valentin Gondouin
Florian Le Pallec
Baptiste Fourmont
Baptiste Guyon
Bastien Augusto
36 pts
U23 women's teamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Nadia Battocletti
Anna Arnaudo
Giovanna Selva
Sara Nestola
Ludovica Cavalli
Michela Moretton
18 pkt.Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Manon Trapp
Margaux Sieracki
Aude Clavier
Flavie Renouard
Mélody Julien
Eugénie Lorain
25 ptsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Izzy Fry
Amelia Quirk
Cari Hughes
Eloise Walker
Eleanor Bolton
Jemima Elgood
37 pts
U20 men's teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Will Barnicoat
Hamish Armitt
Henry McLuckie
Osian Perrin
Liam Rawlings
Lewis Hannigan
34 ptsFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)
Abdel Laadjel
Dean Casey
Nick Griggs
Scott Fagan
Sean Kay
Cathal O'Reilly
35 ptsFlag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)
Matan Ivri
Adisu Guadia
Derba Ayale
Dego Abebe
Ataka Damsia
Harel Shain
37 pts
U20 women's teamFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Emma Heckel
Anneke Vortmeier
Mia Jurenka
Johanna Pulte
Jasmina Nanette Stahl
15 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Mireya Arnedillo
Ángela Viciosa
María Forero
Marta Serrano
Claudia Gómez
Carla Domínguez
27 ptsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Megan Keith
Ellen Weir
Phoebe Anderson
Beatrice Wood
Alice Garner
Ella Greenway
32 pts
Mixed relayFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Hannah Nuttall
Luke Duffy
Alexandra Bell
Benjamin West
18:01Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Aurore Fleury
Azeddine Habz
Alexa Lemitre
Alexis Miellet
18:05Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Elise Vanderelst
Ruben Verheyden
Vanessa Scaunet
Stijn Baeten
18:06

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)4127
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)2215
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2002
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1225
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1203
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1124
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1012
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0202
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0112
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)0101
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0101
12Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)0011
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)0011
Totals (14 entries)12131237

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