2023 European Cross Country Championships

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2023 European Cross Country Championships
OrganisersEAA
Edition29th
Date10 December
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium
VenueLaeken Park
Events7
Distances~10 km – Men
~8 km – Women
~8 km – U23 men
~6 km – U23 women
~6 km – U20 men
~4 km – U20 women
~6 km – Mixed relay
Official websiteEAA
Golazo Sports

The 2023 European Cross Country Championships was the 29th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was held on 10 December 2023 in Laeken Park in Brussels, Belgium.[1]

Belgium staged the European Cross Country Championships for the third time after previous editions in Charleroi in 1996 and Brussels in 2008.[2][3][4]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Belgium)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)71311
2 France (FRA)2316
3 Norway (NOR)1124
4 Denmark (DEN)1102
5 Belgium (BEL)*1023
6 Ireland (IRL)1012
7 Germany (GER)0202
 Netherlands (NED)0202
9 Spain (ESP)0123
10 Finland (FIN)0112
11 Italy (ITA)0101
12 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (12 entries)13131339

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Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men  Yann Schrub (FRA) 30:17  Magnus Tuv Myhre (NOR) 30:20  Robin Hendrix (BEL) 30:22
Senior women  Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR) 33:40  Nadia Battocletti (ITA) 34:25  Abbie Donnelly (GBR) 34:42
U23 men  Will Barnicoat (GBR) 23:42  Valentin Bresc (FRA) 23:42  Matthew Stonier (GBR) 23:51
U23 women  Megan Keith (GBR) 25:32  Ilona Mononen (FIN) 26:55  Nathalie Blomqvist (FIN) 27:06
U20 men  Axel Vang Christensen (DEN) 16:09  Niels Laros (NED) 16:10  Nick Griggs (IRL) 16:24
U20 women  Innes FitzGerald (GBR) 18:19  Sofia Thøgersen (DEN) 18:38  Jade Le Corre (FRA) 18:49
Team
Senior men's team  Belgium (BEL)
Robin Hendrix
John Heymans
Isaac Kimeli
Marco Vanderpoorten
Pieter-Jan Hannes
Guillaume Grimard
20 pts
(3+6+11)
 France (FRA)
Yann Schrub
Fabien Palcau
Hugo Hay
Donovan Christien
Bastien Augusto
26 pts
(1+10+15)
 Norway (NOR)
Magnus Tuv Myhre
Henrik Ingebrigtsen
Jacob Boutera
Eivind Øygard
Even Brøndbo Dahl
Fredrik Sandvik
32 pts
(2+12+18)
Senior women's team  Great Britain (GBR)
Abbie Donnelly
Jessica Warner-Judd
Izzy Fry
Poppy Tank
Amelia Quirk
Niamh Bridson-Hubbard
18 pts
(3+5+10)
 Spain (ESP)
Irene Sánchez-Escribano
Cristina Ruiz
Carolina Robles
Cristina Espejo
Marta García
Marta Pérez
37 pts
(8+13+16)
 Belgium (BEL)
Lisa Rooms
Chloé Herbiet
Juliette Thomas
Victoria Warpy
Imana Truyers
Sofie van Accom
38 pts
(6+9+23)
U23 men's team  Great Britain (GBR)
Will Barnicoat
Matthew Stonier
James Kingston
Tomer Tarragano
Henry McLuckie
Rory Leonard
25 pts
(1+3+21)
 France (FRA)
Valentin Bresc
Téo Rubens Banini
Flavien Szot
Luc Le Baron
Titouan Le Grix
34 pts
(2+15+17)
 Norway (NOR)
Moa Abounnachat Bollerød
Vebjørn Hovdejord
Ibrahim Buras
Kristoffer Sagli
42 pts
(4+13+25)
U23 women's team  Great Britain (GBR)
Megan Keith
Alexandra Millard
Eloise Walker
Tia Wilson
Lynn McKenna
Olivia Mason
27 pts
(1+11+15)
 Germany (GER)
Lisa Merkel
Anneke Vortmeier
Mia Jurenka
Jessica Keller
50 pts
(14+16+20)
 Spain (ESP)
Angela Viciosa
Maria Forero
María González
Laura Domene
Mireya Arnedillo
Marta Serrano
50 pts
(4+6+40)
U20 men's team  Ireland (IRL)
Nick Griggs
Niall Murphy
Jonas Stafford
Seamus Robinson
Shane Brosnan
Harry Colbert
22 pts
(3+9+10)
 Great Britain (GBR)
Sam Mills
Henry Dover
Rowan Miell-Ingram
Andrew McGill
Sam Hodgson
Louis Small
24 pts
(5+6+13)
 Spain (ESP)
Rubén Leonardo
Unai Naranjo
Aleix Vives
Mesfin Escamilla
Sergio Del Barrio
Ronaldo Olivo
43 pts
(8+15+20)
U20 women's team  Great Britain (GBR)
Innes FitzGerald
Jess Bailey
Lizzie Wellsted
Katie Pye
Moli Lyons
Zoe Hunter
22 pts
(1+8+13)
 Germany (GER)
Kira Weis
Franziska Drexler
Emily Junginger
Carolina Schäfer
Carolin Hinrichs
34 pts
(4+9+21)
 Sweden (SWE)
Elsa Sundqvist
Ebba Broms
Tilda Månsson
Towa Nilsson
Hannah Kinane
Majken Söderlund Larsson
37 pts
(5+14+18)
Relay
Mixed relay  France (FRA)
Bérénice Cleyet-Merle
Antoine Senard
Sarah Madeleine
Alexis Miellet
19:44  Netherlands (NED)
Kevin Viezee
Jetske van Kampen
Maureen Koster
Bram Anderiessen
19:46  Great Britain (GBR)
Joshua Lay
Bethan Morley
Adam Fogg
Khahisa Mhlanga
19:48
  • Note: Athletes in italics did not score for the team result.

Results

Senior men

Senior women

U23 men

U23 women

U20 men

U20 women

Mixed Relay

Team race
Rank Team Time (m:s)
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France
]
19:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands
]
19:46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain
]
19:48
4  Italy
]
20:06
5  Belgium
]
20:15
6  Hungary
]
20:24
7  Poland
]
20:27
8  Spain
]
20:44
9  Czech Republic
]
21:00
10  Ukraine
]
21:44
12  Andorra
]
22:59

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References

  1. ^ "From Oropesa del Mar to Brussels! A look ahead to an action-packed 2023 season". European Athletics. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Bruxelles accueillera le Championnat d'Europe de cross-country en 2023". RTBF (in French). 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Belgian Athletics en Golazo halen EK veldlopen naar Brussel". Brussels 2023 (in Dutch). Golazo Sports NV. 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "The countdown to Brussels continues! One month to the 2023 SPAR European Cross Country Championships". Brussels 2023. European Athletics. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ 2023 European Cross Country Championships Medal Table
  6. ^ "2023 European Cross Country Championships Senior Men Results". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 European Cross Country Championships Senior Women Results". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ 2023 European Cross Country Championships U23 Men Results
  9. ^ "2023 European Cross Country Championships U23 Women Results". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ^ 2023 European Cross Country Championships U20 Men Results
  11. ^ "2023 European Cross Country Championships U20 Women Results". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. ^ 2023 European Cross Country Championships Mixed Relay