European Cross Country Championships 2019

The 26th European Cross Country Championships the EAA found in the Portuguese capital on December 8th, 2019 Lisbon instead. After Oeiras in 1997 and Albufeira in 2010, the European Cross-Country Championships were held in Portugal for the third time.

The course in the Parque da Bela Vista park consisted of a large lap of 1500 m and a small lap of 500 m, plus a start straight (125 m) and a home straight (100 m) in each race. The men completed six large and two small laps (10,225 m), the women and the U23 men five large and one small laps (8225 m), the U23 women and the U20 men each 4 large laps (6225 m) and the U20 women two large and two small laps (4225 m). In the mixed relay (6225 m), each participant went through the big round once.

Results

Men

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Robel Fsiha	SWE	29:59
2	Aras Kaya	DOOR	30:10
3	Yemaneberhan Crippa	ITA	30:21
4th	Julien Wanders	SUI	30:25
5	Andrew Butchart	GBR	30:38
6th	Samuel Fitwi	GER	30:39
7th	Soufiane Bouchikhi	BEL	30:41
8th	Isaac Kimeli	BEL	30:46
9	Ben Connor	GBR	30:47
10	Jonas Raess	SUI	30:53

Of 92 athletes who started, 82 made it to the finish line.

Other participants from German-speaking countries:

• 15: Simon Boch ( GER ), 31:07
• 39: Andreas Vojta ( AUT ), 31:52
• 48: Johannes Motschmann ( GER ), 32:24
• 73: Christoph Graf ( SUI ), 34:26
• 77: Bob Bertemes ( LUX ), 34:54

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Andrew Butchart Ben Connor Kristian Jones Patrick Dever Adam Hickey Tom Evans	36 0 5 09 22 26 36 44
2	Belgium Soufiane Bouchikhi Isaac Kimeli Lahsene Bouchikhi Michael Somers	38 0 7 08 23 24
3	Spain Antonio Abadía Carlos Mayo Fernando Carro Hamid Ben Daoud Nassim Hassaous Ouassim Oumaiz	45 11 14 20 53 DNF DNF

A total of sixteen teams were rated. The German team came in sixth place with 69 points, the Swiss team in ninth place with 87 points.

Women

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Yasemin Can	DOOR	26:52
2	Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal	NOR	27:07
3	Samrawit Mengsteab	SWE	27:43
4th	Fionnuala McCormack	IRL	27:45
5	Liv Westphal	FRA	28:02
6th	Jessica Judd	GBR	28:05
7th	Charlotte Arter	GBR	28:07
8th	Dulce Felix	POR	28:09
9	Elena Burkard	GER	28:10
10	Carla Salomé Rocha	POR	28:13

Of the 59 athletes who started, 53 reached the finish line.

Further participants from German-speaking countries:

• 22: Julia Mayer ( AUT ), 29:01
• 23: Deborah Schöneborn ( GER ), 29:02
• 26: Domenika Mayer ( GER ), 29:10
• 32: Nicole Egger ( SUI ), 29:34
• 44: Vera Hoffmann ( LUX ), 30:34
• 46: Rea Iseli ( SUI ), 30:46
• DNF: Chiara Scherrer ( SUI )

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Jessica Judd Charlotte Arter Abbie Donnelly Amy Griffiths Jenny Nesbitt Kate Avery	26 0 6 07 13 15 29 30
2	Ireland Fionnuala McCormack Aoibhe Richardson Ciara Mageean Mary Mulhare Una Britton Fionnuala Ross	41 0 4 17 20 35 37 47
3	Portugal Dulce Félix Carla Salomé Rocha Susana Francisco	43 0 8 10 25

A total of ten teams were rated. The German team came in sixth with 58 points, a Swiss team would not have come about without Chiara Scherrer, who had dropped out.

U23 men

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Jimmy Gressier	FRA	24:17
2	Elzan Bibic	SRB	24:25
3	Abdessamad Oukhelfen	ESP	24:34
4th	Tadesse Getahon	ISR	24:50
5	Yohanes Chiappinelli	ITA	24:51
6th	Fabien Palcau	FRA	24:52
7th	Jacopo De Marchi	ITA	24:55
8th	Mahamed Mahamed	GBR	24:56
9	Oussama Lonneux	BEL	24:57
10	Mohamed-Amine El Bouajaji	FRA	24:57

Of the 85 athletes who started, 81 reached the finish.

Other participants from German-speaking countries:

• 14: Aaron Bienenfeld ( GER ), 25:02
• 15: Markus Görger ( GER ), 25:03
• 16: Mohamed Mohumed ( GER ), 25:04
• 43: Nils Voigt ( GER ), 25:57
• 55: Jannik Seelhöfer ( GER ), 26:19
• 75: Tobias Rattinger ( AUT ), 27:27
• 79: Bjarne Kölle ( SUI ), 27:50

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	France Jimmy Gressier Fabien Palcau Mohamed-Amine El Bouajaji Hugo Hay Pierrik Jocteur-Monrozier Louis Gilavert	17 0 1 06 10 18 20 40
2	Italy Yohanes Chiappinelli Jacopo De Marchi Sebastiano Parolini Riccardo Mugnosso Pasquale Selvarolo Sergiy Polikarpenko	29 0 5 07 17 30 31 61
3	Germany Aaron Bienenfeld Markus Görger Mohamed Mohumed Nils Voigt Jannik Seelhöfer	45 14 15 16 43 55

A total of fifteen teams were rated.

U23 women

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Anna Emilie Møller	THE	20:30
2	Jasmijn Lau	NED	21:09
3	Stephanie Cotter	IRL	21:15
4th	Jasmijn Bakker	NED	21:21
5	Federica Zanne	ITA	21:24
6th	Aneta Chlebiková	CZE	21:25
7th	Bronwen Owen	GBR	21:35
8th	Lisa Tertsch	GER	21:41
9	Eilish Flanagan	IRL	21:47
10	Cristina Ruiz	ESP	21:51

Of 61 athletes who started, 58 reached the finish.

Further participants from German-speaking countries:

• 12: Lea Meyer ( GER ), 21:53
• 27: Sarah Kistner ( GER ), 22:25
• 36: Lena Millonig ( AUT ), 22:44
• 41: Leah Hanle ( GER ), 22:58
• 49: Katharina Pesendorfer ( AUT ), 23:29

Miriam Dattke ( GER ) had to cancel her participation at short notice due to a gastrointestinal virus.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Netherlands Jasmijn Lau Jasmijn Bakker Diane van Es Famke Heinst	17 0 2 04 11 DNF
2	Ireland Stephanie Cotter Eilish Flanagan Roisin Flanagan Fian Sweeney Claire Fagan Sorcha McAllister	29 0 3 09 17 38 47 57
3	United Kingdom Bronwen Owen Amelia Quirk Poppy Tank Hannah Nuttall Eleanor Bolton Cari Hughes	40 0 7 15 18 31 33 DNF

A total of eleven teams were rated. The German team came fourth with 47 points.

U20 men

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	NOR	18:20
2	Ayetullah Aslanhan	DOOR	18:58
3	Efrem Gidey	IRL	19:01
4th	Etson Barros	POR	19:05
5	Charles Hicks	GBR	19:05
6th	Dereje Chekole	ISR	19:05
7th	Omar Nuur	SWE	19:18
8th	Håkon Stavik	NOR	19:18
9	Matthew Willis	GBR	19:19
10	Flavien Szot	FRA	19:20

Of the 106 athletes who started, 99 made it to the finish line.

Other participants from German-speaking countries:

• 25: Elias Schreml ( GER ), 19:33
• 41: Florian Bremm ( GER ), 19:44
• 45: Dominik Müller ( GER ), 19:52
• 60: Jonathan Hofer ( SUI ), 20:08
• 65: Paul Specht ( GER ), 20:13
• 73: Maurice Christen ( SUI ), 20:25
• 78: Paul Feuerer ( GER ), 20:28
• 83: Tim Thull ( LUX ), 20:37
• 90: Gil Weicherding ( LUX ), 20:59
• DNF: Sebastian Frey ( AUT )
• DNF: Leon Berthold ( SUI )
• DNF: Julien Stalhandske ( SUI )

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Charles Hicks Matthew Willis Zakariya Mahamed Will Barnicoat Hamish Armitt Matthew Stonier	25 0 5 09 11 22 31 72
2	Norway Jakob Ingebrigtsen Håkon Stavik Ibrahim Buras Magnus Tuv Myhre Jonathan Vedvik	38 0 1 08 29 40 47
3	Portugal Etson Barros Duarte Gomes Miguel Moreira Rúben Amaral Miguel Ribeiro Nuno Pereira	39 0 4 14 21 44 62 DNF

A total of 19 teams were rated. The German team came in tenth place with 111 points, a Swiss team did not come about after the two tasks.

U20 women

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Nadia Battocletti	ITA	13:58
2	Klara Lukan	SLO	14:01
3	Mariana Machado	POR	14:10
4th	Delia Sclabas	SUI	14:22
5	Zofia Dudek	POLE	14:22
6th	Izzy Fry	GBR	14:33
7th	Greta Varga	HUN	14:34
8th	Sibylle Haring	SUI	14:35
9	Manon Trapp	FRA	14:37
10	Flavie Renouard	FRA	14:37

All 93 athletes who started reached the finish.

Further participants from German-speaking countries:

• 20: Josina Papenfuß ( GER ), 15:01
• 23: Paula Schneiders ( GER ), 15:02
• 26: Antje Pfüller ( GER ), 15:06
• 29: Anneke Vortmeier ( GER ), 3:08 pm
• 33: Carina Reicht ( AUT ), 15:12
• 36: Livia Wespe ( SUI ), 3:16 pm
• 38: Blanka Dörfel ( GER ), 15:16
• 52: Valentina Rosamilia ( SUI ), 15:32
• 53: Alina Sönning ( SUI ), 15:32
• 68: Leonie Saurer ( SUI ), 15:56
• 74: Lotte Luise Seiler ( AUT ), 16:06
• 81: Katharina Götschl ( AUT ), 16:20
• 89: Margaux Bruls ( LUX ), 16:50

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	United Kingdom Izzy Fry Saskia Millard Amelia Samuels Cera Gemmell Megan Keith Olivia Mason	29 0 6 11 12 17 27 45
2	Italy Nadia Battocletti Angela Mattevi Ludovica Cavalli Anna Arnaudo Giada Licandro Laura Pellicoro	29 0 1 13 15 32 42 49
3	France Manon Trapp Flavie Renouard Ana Egler Bérénice Fulchiron Emilie Renaud Claire Palou	38 0 9 10 19 21 24 31

A total of 16 teams were rated. The Swiss team came fourth with 48 points, the German team came in seventh with 69 points and the Austrian team came in twelfth with 188 points.

Mixed relay

space	Country and athletes	Time (min)
1	United Kingdom Sarah McDonald James McMurray Alexandra Bell Jonny Davies	17:55
2	Belarus Katsiaryna Karneyenka Artsiom Kalachou Volha Nemahai Siarhei Platonau	18:01
3	France Aurore Fleury Yani Khelaf Sandra Beuviere Alexis Miellet	18:05

All 12 started seasons reached the goal.

Web links

• Results on the website of the EAA (English)
• European Cross Country Championships on the EAA website
• Official website (Portuguese and English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Cross Country Championships Lisboa 2019 Team Manual. (PDF; 9.21 MB) In: european-athletics.org. P. 27 , accessed on December 11, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Simon Boch runs in Europe's top 15. In: Mittelbayerische.de. December 8, 2019, accessed December 11, 2019 .