European Cross Country Championships 2018

The 25th European Cross Country Championships the EAA took place on December 9, 2018 at Tilburg ( Netherlands instead). Tilburg hosted the competitions for the second time since 2005. The races were held in the Beekse Bergen nature reserve in the neighboring municipality of Hilvarenbeek .

Results

Men

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Filip Ingebrigtsen	NOR	28:49
2	Isaac Kimeli	BEL	28:52
3	Aras Kaya	DOOR	28:56
4th	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	DOOR	29:04
5	Napoleon Solomon	SWE	29:12
6th	Yemaneberhan Crippa	ITA	29:14
7th	Polat Kemboi Arıkan	DOOR	29:14
8th	Nobility Mechaal	ESP	29:20
9	Marc Scott	GBR	29:21
10	Sean Tobin	IRL	29:22

Of the 88 athletes who started, 85 made it to the finish line.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 23: Florian Orth ( GER ), 29:49
• 42: Simon Boch ( GER ), 30:25
• 56: Philipp Reinhardt ( GER ), 30:44
• 60: Konstantin Wedel ( GER ), 30:53
• 66: Andreas Vojta ( AUT ), 31:09
• 75: Timon Theuer ( AUT ), 31:48
• 76: Marco Kern ( SUI ), 31:54
• 80: Ilias Hernandez ( SUI ), 32:17
• 82: Florian Lussy ( SUI ), 32:38

Jannik Arbogast ( GER ) had to cancel his participation at short notice due to an infection.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Turkey Aras Kaya Kaan Kigen Özbilen Polat Kemboi Arıkan Cihat Ulus	14 0 3 04 07 70
2	United Kingdom Marc Scott Kristian Jones Dewi Griffiths Charlie Hulson Ross Millington Nick Goolab	34 0 9 12 13 17 30 47
3	Italy Yemaneberhan Crippa Daniele Meucci Nekagenet Crippa Ahmed El Mazoury Andrea Sanguinetti Marouan Razine	37 0 6 11 20 29 48 DNF

A total of sixteen teams were rated. The German team came in eleventh place with 121 points, the Swiss team in sixteenth place with 238 points.

Women

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Yasemin Can	DOOR	26:05
2	Fabienne Smurf	SUI	26:06
3	Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal	NOR	26:07
4th	Susan Krumins	NED	26:16
5	Jip Vastenburg	NED	26:45
6th	Elena Burkard	GER	26:53
7th	Charlotte Arter	GBR	26:57
8th	Melissa Courtney	GBR	26:59
9	Pippa Woolven	GBR	27:02
10	Jess Piasecki	GBR	27:03

Of the 72 athletes who started, 69 reached the finish line.

Further participants from German-speaking countries:

• 19: Fabienne Amrhein ( GER ), 27:26
• 25: Caterina Granz ( GER ), 27:43
• 27: Deborah Schöneborn ( GER ), 27:47
• 31: Hanna Klein ( GER ), 27:53

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Netherlands Susan Krumins Jip Vastenburg Maureen Koster Julia van Velthoven Jill Holterman	20 0 4 05 11 21 68
2	United Kingdom Charlotte Arter Melissa Courtney Pippa Woolven Jess Piasecki Kate Avery Verity Ockenden	24 0 7 08 09 10 15 20
3	Germany Elena Burkard Fabienne Amrhein Caterina Granz Deborah Schöneborn Hanna Klein	50 0 6 19 25 27 31

A total of fourteen teams were rated.

U23 men

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Jimmy Gressier	FRA	23:37
2	Samuel Fitwi	GER	23:45
3	Hugo Hay	FRA	23:48
4th	Ryan Forsyth	IRL	23:49
5	Patrick Dever	GBR	24:05
6th	Tariku Novales	ESP	24:05
7th	Fabien Palcau	FRA	24:06
8th	Emile Cairess	GBR	24:07
9	Louis Gilavert	FRA	24:11
10	Adrian Ben	ESP	24:12

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

Other participants from German-speaking countries:

• 13: Markus Görger ( GER ), 24:17
• 33: Aaron Bienenfeld ( GER ), 24:56
• 34: Jannik Seelhöfer ( GER ), 24:57
• 38: Lukas Eisele ( GER ), 25:01
• 42: Luca Sinn ( AUT ), 25:07
• 90: Julian Kreutzer ( AUT ), 26:59

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	France Jimmy Gressier Hugo Hay Fabien Palcau Louis Gilavert Yann Schrub Yani Khelaf	11 0 1 03 07 09 18 77
2	United Kingdom Patrick Dever Emile Cairess Mahamed Mahamed Oliver Fox Paulos Surafel John Millar	30 0 5 08 17 19 27 28
3	Spain Tariku Novales Adrián Ben Amin Houkmi Pablo Sánchez Ignacio Fontes Andres Jimenez	42 0 6 10 26 37 55 62

A total of sixteen teams were rated. The German team came fourth with 48 points.

U23 women

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Anna Emilie Møller	THE	20:34
2	Anna Gehring	GER	20:36
3	Weronika Pyzik	POLE	20:46
4th	Chiara Scherrer	SUI	20:48
5	Celia Antón	ESP	20:57
6th	Miriam Dattke	GER	20:58
7th	Amy Griffiths	GBR	21:04
8th	Carmela Cardama	ESP	21:04
9	Poppy tank	GBR	21:05
10	Mathilde Senechal	FRA	21:06

Of the 70 athletes who started, 69 reached the finish.

Further participants from German-speaking countries:

• 14: Lisa Tertsch ( GER ), 21:13
• 15: Lea Meyer ( GER ), 21:14
• 20: Flavia Stutz ( SUI ), 21:24
• 32: Svenja Pingpank ( GER ), 21:44
• 57: Lara Alemanni ( SUI ), 10:30 pm

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Germany Anna Gehring Miriam Dattke Lisa Tertsch Lea Meyer Svenja Pingpank	22 0 2 06 14 15 32
2	Spain Celia Antón Carmela Cardama Marta García Noemi Cano Paula González Maider Leoz Garciandia	25 0 5 08 12 33 60 61
3	United Kingdom Amy Griffiths Poppy Tank Abbie Donnelly Dani Chattenton Lydia Turner Emily Moyes	33 0 7 09 17 21 30 45

A total of thirteen teams were rated. The Swiss team came eighth with 81 points.

U20 men

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	NOR	18:00
2	Ouassim Oumaiz	ESP	18:09
3	Elzan Bibic	SRB	18:11
4th	Jake Heyward	GBR	18:16
5	Simen Halle Haugen	NOR	18:18
6th	Mohamed Mohumed	GER	18:27
7th	Mohamed-Amine Kodad	FRA	18:28
8th	Ayetullah Aslanhan	DOOR	18:45
9	Nick Hunter	GER	18:47
10	Valentin Bresc	FRA	18:47

Of the 96 athletes who started, 95 made it to the finish line.

Other participants from German-speaking countries:

• 23: Dominik Müller ( GER ), 19:06
• 37: Jannik Weiß ( GER ), 19:15
• 42: Elias Schreml ( GER ), 19:19
• 57: Julien Stalhandske ( SUI ), 7:30 p.m.
• 63: Albert Kokaly ( AUT ), 19:35
• 68: Bjarne Kölle ( SUI ), 19:40
• 72: Loris Pellaz ( SUI ), 19:48
• 80: Maurice Christen ( SUI ), 19:56
• 83: Nicola Hagger ( SUI ), 20:04
• 92: Yves Cornillie ( SUI ), 20:22

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Norway Jakob Ingebrigtsen Simen Halle Haugen Håkon Stavik Jonatan Andersen Vedvik Simon Steinshamn	28 0 1 05 22 59 74
2	United Kingdom Jake Heyward Isaac Akers Matthew Willis Jack Meijer Tom Mortimer Rory Leonard	30 0 4 12 14 28 32 71
3	Germany Mohamed Mohumed Nick Jäger Dominik Müller Jannik Weiß Elias Schreml	38 0 6 09 23 37 42

A total of 17 teams were rated. The Swiss team came in fifteenth with 197 points.

U20 women

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Nadia Battocletti	ITA	13:46
2	Delia Sclabas	SUI	13:47
3	Inci Kalkan	DOOR	13:48
4th	Jasmijn Lau	NED	13:51
5	Amelia Quirk	GBR	13:57
6th	Carla Gallardo	ESP	13:58
7th	Khahisa Mhlanga	GBR	14:00
8th	Emma O'Brien	IRL	14:01
9	Sarah Healy	IRL	14:03
10	Famke Heinst	NED	14:04

Of the 88 female athletes who started, 86 reached the finish.

Further participants from German-speaking countries:

• 12: Sibylle Häring ( SUI ), 14:06
• 23: Lisa Oed ( GER ), 14:24
• 26: Carolina Hernandez-Pita ( SUI ), 14:27
• 34: Joceline Wind ( SUI ), 14:32
• 37: Paula Schneiders ( GER ), 14:34
• 38: Anneke Vortmeier ( GER ), 14:34
• 52: Laura Giudice ( SUI ), 14:47
• 54: Carina Reicht ( AUT ), 14:48
• 63: Aita Ammann ( SUI ), 3:01 pm
• 64: Annasophie Drees ( GER ), 15:01
• 67: Klara Koppe ( GER ), 15:02

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Amelia Quirk Khahisa Mhlanga Grace Brock Cari Hughes Anna Macfadyen Tiffany Penfold	23 0 5 07 11 13 20 36
2	Netherlands Jasmijn Lau Famke Heinst Roos Blokhuis Diane van Es Jasmijn Bakker Anna Hightower	28 0 4 10 14 29 40 51
3	Turkey Inci Kalkan Emine Akbingöl Derya Kunur Sabriye Güzelyurt	39 0 3 17 19 78

A total of 15 teams were rated. The Swiss team came fourth with 40 points, the German team eighth with 98 points.

Mixed relay

space	Country and athletes	Time (min)
1	Spain Saúl Ordóñez Esther Guerrero Víctor Ruiz Solange Pereira	16:10
2	France Alexis Miellet Rénelle Lamote Mahiedine Mekhissi Johanna Geyer-Carles	16:12
3	Belarus Arzjom Lohisch Ilona Iwanowa Sjarhej Platonau Wolha Nemahaj	16:21

Web links

• Results on the website of the EAA (English)
• European Cross Country Championships on the EAA website
• Local Organizing Committee website (Dutch and English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Active: Elena Burkard wins bronze with the DLV team. In: Leichtathletik.de. December 9, 2018, accessed December 9, 2018 . 

Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '27.2 "  N , 5 ° 7' 14.7"  E