European Cross Country Championships 2011

The 18th European Cross Country Championships the EAA took place on 11. December 2011 in Velenje instead. The Slovenian city ​​hosted the EM for the second time since 1999.

The race took place on the south bank of Lake Velenje on a large lap of 1500 m and a small lap of 500 m. The men completed six large and two small laps (10 km), the women and the U23 men five large and one small laps (8 km), the U23 women and the juniors four large laps (6 km) and the juniors two large and two small laps (4 km).

Results

Men

Individual evaluation

Atelaw Yeshetela won the men's race.

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Atelaw Yeshetela	BEL	29:15
2	Ayad Lamdassem	ESP	29:20
3	José Rocha	POR	29:21
4th	Hassan Chahdi	FRA	29:22
5	Morhad Amdouni	FRA	29:23
6th	Joseph Sweeney	IRL	29:24
7th	Javier Guerra	ESP	29:26
8th	Mourad Amdouni	FRA	29:37

Of the 76 athletes who started, 73 reached the finish line.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 34: Steffen Uliczka ( GER ), 30:16
• 39: Julian Flügel ( GER ), 30:25
• 41: Filmon Ghirmai ( GER ), 30:26
• 46: Rico Schwarz ( GER ), 30:43
• 48: Rolf Rüfenacht ( SUI ), 30:50
• 52: Sebastian Hallmann ( GER ), 31:05
• 55: Sven Weyer ( GER ), 31:18
• 69: Christoph Sander ( AUT ), 32:59

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	France Hassan Chahdi Mourad Amdouni Mokhtar Benhari Benjamin Malaty	34 0 4 07 11 12
2	United Kingdom Andrew Vernon Ryan McLeodi James Walsh Mark Draper	59 0 9 13 15 22
3	Spain Ayad Lamdassem Javier Guerra Ricardo Serrano Youssef Aakaou	67 0 2 06 27 32

A total of ten teams were rated, the German team achieved eighth place with 160 points.

Women

Individual evaluation

Fionnuala Britton at the award ceremony

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Fionnuala Britton	IRL	25:55
2	Ana Dulce Félix	POR	26:02
3	Gemma Steel	GBR	26:04
4th	Nadia Ejjafini	ITA	26:13
5	Adriënne Duke	NED	26:34
6th	Sophie Duarte	FRA	26:36
7th	Roxana Bârca	ROU	26:39
8th	Leonor Carneiro	POR	26:39

Of the 54 athletes who started, 49 made it to the finish line.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 9: Simret Restle ( GER ), 26:40
• 16: Sabrina Mockenhaupt ( GER ), 27:02
• 28: Verena Dreier ( GER ), 27:40
• 30: Susanne Hahn ( GER ), 27:44

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Gemma Steel Freya Murray Julia Bleasdale Elle Baker	42 0 3 12 13 14
2	Portugal Ana Dulce Félix Leonor Carneiro Anália Rosa Ana Dias	51 0 2 08 17 24
3	Germany Simret Restle Sabrina Mockenhaupt Verena Dreier Susanne Hahn	83 0 9 16 28 30

A total of eight teams were rated.

U23 men

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Florian Carvalho	FRA	23:44
2	James Wilkinson	GBR	23:47
3	Sondre Nordstad Moen	NOR	23:48

Of 98 athletes who started, 97 made it to the finish line.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 4: Richard Ringer ( GER ), 23:48
• 22: Florian Orth ( GER ), 24:12
• 24: Christoph Ryffel ( SUI ), 24:16
• 35: Andreas Vojta ( AUT ), 24:25
• 46: Michael Schramm ( GER ), 24:36
• 59: Timo Göhler ( GER ), 25:04
• 62: Adrian Lehmann ( SUI ), 25:09
• 73: Leif Schröder-Groeneveld ( GER ), 25:29

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Norway Sondre Nordstad Moen Sindre Buraas Henrik Ingebrigtsen Hans Kristian Fløystad	59 0 3 09 15 32
2	United Kingdom James Wilkinson Mitch Goose Derek Hawkins Phillip Berntsen	76 0 2 08 26 40
3	France Florian Carvalho Simon Denissel Matthieu Garel Bryan Cantero	94 0 1 07 42 44

A total of 15 teams were rated. The German team finished seventh with 131 points.

U23 women

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Emma Pallant	GBR	19:57
2	Naomi Taschimowitz	GBR	20:02
3	Corinna Harrer	GER	20:03

Of the 43 athletes who started, 42 reached the finish line.

Further participants from German-speaking countries:

• 5: Anna Hahner ( GER ), 20:05
• 10: Jennifer Wenth ( AUT ), 8:26 pm
• 12: Lisa Hahner ( GER ), 20:31
• 21: Jana Soethout ( GER ), 21:00
• 30: Fabienne Schlumpf ( SUI ), 21:31
• 36: Tanja Eberhart ( AUT ), 22:19

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Emma Pallant Naomi Taschimowitz Stephanie Twell Hannah Walker	14 0 1 02 04 07
2	Germany Corinna Harrer Anna Hahner Lisa Hahner Jana Soethout	41 0 3 05 12 21
3	Portugal Carla Salomé Rocha Caterina Ribeiro Daniela Cunha Catarina Sónia Lima	41 0 9 15 19 34

A total of six teams were rated.

Juniors

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Ilgisar Safjulin	RUS	17:49
2	Richard Goodman	GBR	17:51
3	Vladimir Nikitin	RUS	17:51

Out of 112 athletes who started, 109 reached the finish.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 18: Stig Rehberg ( GER ), 18:27
• 22: Hendrik Pfeiffer ( GER ), 18:29
• 42: Johannes Motschmann ( GER ), 18:47
• 44: Fabian Jucker ( SUI ), 18:49
• 45: Bastian Grau ( GER ), 18:49
• 53: Martin Grau ( GER ), 18:56
• 71: Moritz Steininger ( GER ), 19:09
• 88: Adriano Engelhardt ( SUI ), 7:30 p.m.
• 99: Yanick Jäger ( SUI ), 19:47

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Richard Goodman Jonathan Hay Kieren Clements Niall Fleming	30 0 2 08 09 11
2	Russia Ilgisar Safjulin Vladimir Nikitin Andrei Russakow Michail Strelkow	60 0 1 03 07 49
3	France Romain Collenot-Spiret Djilali Bedrani Julien Detre François Barrer	103 0 4 21 26 52

A total of 19 teams were rated. The German team finished seventh with 127 points.

Juniors

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Emelia Gorecka	GBR	13:13
2	Ioana Doagă	ROU	13:14
3	Amela Terzić	SRB	13:22

Of the 93 athletes who started, 92 made it to the finish line.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 9: Gesa Felicitas Krause ( GER ), 13:42
• 10: Maya Rehberg ( GER ), 13:47
• 11: Elena Burkard ( GER ), 13:50
• 18: Priska Auf der Maur ( SUI ), 13:57
• 20: Jannika John ( GER ), 13:58
• 59: Anne Reischmann ( GER ), 14:34
• 69: Katharina Kreundl ( AUT ), 14:43
• 74: Magdalena Asamer ( AUT ), 14:59
• 81: Sophie Wallner ( AUT ), 3:15 p.m.
• 87: Susanne Mair ( AUT ), 3:43 pm
• DNF: Johanna Schulz ( GER )

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Emelia Gorecka Annabel Gummow Gemma Kersey Katie Holt	40 0 1 06 16 17
2	Russia Gulschat Faslitdinowa Swetlana Rjasanzewa Alexandra Guljajewa Wera Wassiljewa	43 0 4 07 13 19
3	Germany Gesa Felicitas Krause Maya Rehberg Elena Burkard Jannika John	50 0 9 10 11 20

A total of 16 teams were rated. The Austrian team finished 16th with 311 points.

Web links

• 18th SPAR European Cross Country Championships on the EAA website
• Velenje SLO 11 December Cross country at the European Athletics Results Service
• Team Manual on the website of the Spanish Athletics Federation RFEA
• Website of the local organizing committee ( Memento of September 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) in the Internet Archive
• Results lists on Leichtathletik.de

Coordinates: 46 ° 22 ′ 9 ″  N , 15 ° 5 ′ 22 ″  E