The 2003 European Cross-Country Championship was held on December 14 in Edinburgh ( Great Britain ). 8 sets of awards were played: 4 in competitions of adult athletes and 4 more in juniors. The competition was attended by 305 athletes from 27 European countries. Each country could put up to 6 people in each of the races. Winners in the team championship were determined by the sum of the places of the 4 best participants.
| European Cross-Country Championship 2003 | |
|---|---|
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| Host city |  Edinburgh ( UK ) |
| Member countries | 27 |
| Of the participants | 305 |
| Medals | eight |
| Opening | December 14, 2003 |
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Content
Results
Men. 10,095 km
| A place | Athlete | A country | Time ( m.s ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Lebed | Ukraine | 30.47 | |
| Juan Carlos de la Ossa | Spain | 08/31 | |
| Eduardo Enriques | Portugal | 31.15 | |
| four | Tom Van Hoste | Belgium | 31.18 |
| five | Evgeny Bozhko | Ukraine | 31.19 |
| 6 | Fabian Roncero | Spain | 31.23 |
| 7 | Mustafa Essaid | France | 31.26 |
| eight | Al Hassan Lahssini | France | 31.29 |
| 9 | Umberto Pusterla | Italy | 31.32 |
| ten | Driss el chimera | France | 31.34 |
| eleven | Gunter Weidlinger | Austria | 31.35 |
| 12 | Ivan Hierro | Spain | 31.35 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| France Mustafa Essaid Al Hassan Lahssini Driss el chimera Khalid Zubaa Mustafa El Ahmadi Moulay Ali Wadih | 47 | |
| Spain Juan Carlos de la Ossa Fabian Roncero Ivan Hierro Kamal Ziani Ricardo Serrano Jose Rios | 47 | |
| Portugal Eduardo Enriques Fernando silva Ricardo Ribash Jose Ramos Paulo guerra Manuel Damian | 65 | |
| four | Italy | 71 |
| five | Belgium | 96 |
| 6 | Russia | 117 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 126 |
| eight | Sweden | 132 |
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
Women. 6,595 km
| A place | Athlete | A country | Time ( m.s ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 04/22 | |
| Elvan Abelegesse | Turkey | 22.13 | |
| Aniko Kalovich | Hungary | 22.26 | |
| four | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 22.36 |
| five | Haley yelling | Great Britain | 22.44 |
| 6 | Oliver Eutich | Serbia and Montenegro | 22.45 |
| 7 | Justina Bonk | Poland | 22.47 |
| eight | Elizabeth Yelling | Great Britain | 22.49 |
| 9 | Patricia tizi | Italy | 22.50 |
| ten | Galina Bogomolova | Russia | 22.54 |
| eleven | Hayley Tullett | Great Britain | 22.59 |
| 12 | Katie Butler | Great Britain | 23.00 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain Paula Radcliffe Haley yelling Elizabeth Yelling Hayley Tullett Katie Butler Susan Partridge | 25 | |
| Ireland Sonia O'Sullivan Rosemary Ryan Ann Keenan Katherine McKiernan Mary davenport Jolen Byrne | 78 | |
| Portugal Analia rose Helena Sampayu Analidia Torre Inesh Monteiro Ana Diash Fernanda Miranda | 84 | |
| four | France | 84 |
| five | Russia | 114 |
| 6 | Belgium | 116 |
| 7 | Italy | 126 |
| eight | Spain | 130 |
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
Juniors (under 20 years old). 6,595 km
| A place | Athlete | A country | Time ( m.s ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Rybakov | Russia | 20.52 | |
| Anatoly Rybakov | Russia | 20.52 | |
| Alexey Reunkov | Russia | 20.53 | |
| four | Cosmin Shuteu | Romania | 20.58 |
| five | Marius Ionescu | Romania | 04/21 |
| 6 | Marc christie | Ireland | 07/21 |
| 7 | Francisco Jose Bachillier | Spain | 09/21 |
| eight | Jeremy Pierra | France | 12/21 |
| 9 | Alejandro Fernandez | Spain | 21.15 |
| ten | Stefan Patru | Romania | 21.19 |
| eleven | Mark Roig | Spain | 21.21 |
| 12 | Kristinel Irimia | Romania | 21.23 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| Russia Evgeny Rybakov Anatoly Rybakov Alexey Reunkov Sergey Ryazantsev Sergey Reunkov | 20 | |
| Romania Cosmin Shuteu Marius Ionescu Stefan Patru Kristinel Irimia Marcel Jonascu Raymond Guiyash | 31 | |
| Spain Francisco Jose Bachillier Alejandro Fernandez Mark Roig Francisco Espana Javier Marigno Joaquim Carlus | 44 | |
| four | Great Britain | 92 |
| five | France | 108 |
| 6 | Germany | 129 |
| 7 | Ireland | 142 |
| eight | Poland | 161 |
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
Juniors (under 20 years old). 4.52 km
| A place | Athlete | A country | Time ( m.s ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inna Polushkina | Latvia | 15.32 | |
| Snezhana Kostich | Serbia and Montenegro | 15.57 | |
| Charlotte Dale | Great Britain | 04/16 | |
| four | Olga Minina | Belarus | 06/16 |
| five | Faye Fullerton | Great Britain | 07/16 |
| 6 | Victoria Trushenko | Russia | 16.10 |
| 7 | Azra Eminovich | Serbia and Montenegro | 16.20 |
| eight | Regina Khamzina | Russia | 16.23 |
| 9 | Danielle Barnes | Great Britain | 16.23 |
| ten | Binnaz Uslu | Turkey | 16.24 |
| eleven | Isabelle Macias | Spain | 16.32 |
| 12 | Anke van Kampen | Belgium | 16.34 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain Charlotte Dale Faye Fullerton Danielle Barnes Eine Hoban Ruth Proctor Laura Kenny | 32 | |
| Russia Victoria Trushenko Regina Khamzina Victoria Kharitonova Ekaterina Bespalova Tatyana Chugainova | 53 | |
| Germany Ferena Dreyer Ante Möldner Saskia Janssen Regina Schnurrenberger Felicitas mensing | 63 | |
| four | Romania | 112 |
| five | Belarus | 116 |
| 6 | Spain | 129 |
| 7 | France | 135 |
| eight | Ireland | 137 |
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
Medal standings
Medals were won by representatives of 13 participating countries.
Host country
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | one | four |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 2 | one | five |
| 3 | Latvia | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| Ukraine | one | 0 | 0 | one | |
| France | one | 0 | 0 | one | |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 2 | one | 3 |
| 7 | Ireland | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Romania | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Turkey | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| eleven | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | eight | eight | eight | 24 | |
Links
- Nicolas Russi. European Cross Country Championships Statistical Handbook (English) (PDF). EA . - Statistical reference book of the European Athletics Association with the full results of the European Championships in cross-country (1994-2005). Date of treatment July 22, 2016. Archived December 29, 2009.