The 1999 European Cross-Country Championship was held on December 12 in Velenje ( Slovenia ). 8 sets of awards were played: 4 in competitions of adult athletes and 4 more in juniors.
| 1999 European Cross-Country Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Velenje ( Slovenia ) |
| Member countries | 27 |
| Of the participants | 332 |
| Medals | eight |
| Opening | December 12, 1999 |
| date | |
332 athletes from 27 European countries took part in the competition. Each country could put up to 6 people in the men's race and up to 5 in the women's and junior ones. Winners in the team championship were determined by the sum of the places of the 4 best participants among men and 3 best in the remaining categories.
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Results
Men. 9.75 km
| A place | Athlete | A country | Time ( m.s ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo guerra | Portugal | 32.45 | |
| Eduardo Enriques | Portugal | 32.50 | |
| John brown | Great Britain | 33.32 | |
| four | Mustafa El Ahmadi | France | 33.41 |
| five | Domingos Castro | Portugal | 33.44 |
| 6 | Klas Nyberg | Sweden | 33.46 |
| 7 | Sergey Lebed | Ukraine | 33.50 |
| eight | Umberto Pusterla | Italy | 33.53 |
| 9 | Karl Keska | Great Britain | 33.57 |
| ten | Stefano Baldini | Italy | 34.08 |
| eleven | Dominic Bannister | Great Britain | 34.10 |
| 12 | Keith Cullen | Great Britain | 34.12 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain John brown Karl Keska Dominic Bannister Keith Cullen Christian stevenson Nick Camerford | 35 | |
| Portugal Paulo guerra Eduardo Enriques Domingos Castro Vitor Almeida Jose Ramos Alberta Shaysa | 41 | |
| France Mustafa El Ahmadi Lahbib Hanini Augusto Gomes Laurent Wapay Mohammed Ezzer Quentin Yarmushevich | 58 | |
| four | Italy | 71 |
| five | Ireland | 94 |
| 6 | Spain | 107 |
| 7 | Belgium | 125 |
| eight | Romania | 131 |
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
Women. 4.95 km
| A place | Athlete | A country | Time ( m.s ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Vayerman | Switzerland | 18.53 | |
| Konstantin Ditsa | Romania | 01/19 | |
| Oliver Eutich | Yugoslavia | 03/19 | |
| four | Elizabeth Yelling | Great Britain | 06/19 |
| five | Tatyana Tomashova | Russia | 09/19 |
| 6 | Raquia Quetier-Maraui | France | 09/19 |
| 7 | Margarita Marusova | Russia | 10/19 |
| eight | Fatima Ewlen | France | 19.14 |
| 9 | Anya Smulders | Belgium | 19.17 |
| ten | Sabrina Varrone | Italy | 19.18 |
| eleven | Helena Sampayu | Portugal | 19.19 |
| 12 | Julia Oltyanu | Romania | 19.23 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| France Raquia Quetier-Maraui Fatima Ewlen Fatima Hajami Laurence Duquenoy Roditsa Daniela Nagel | 34 | |
| Romania Konstantin Ditsa Julia Oltyanu Lelia Papure Denis Costescu Christina Grosso | 35 | |
| Portugal Helena Sampayu Marina Bastush Analidia Torre Fernanda Ribeiro Ana Diash | 39 | |
| four | Great Britain | 41 |
| five | Italy | 63 |
| 6 | Ireland | 67 |
| 7 | Belgium | 82 |
| eight | Spain | 88 |
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
Juniors (under 20 years old). 6.55 km
| A place | Athlete | A country | Time ( m.s ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Janssens | Belgium | 23.00 | |
| Guillaume Herault | France | 12/23 | |
| Turo Inkiläinen | Finland | 12/23 | |
| four | Martin Pröll | Austria | 23.15 |
| five | Mohammed Farah | Great Britain | 23.18 |
| 6 | Carlo Schuff | Germany | 23.19 |
| 7 | Gunnar Osmunnsen | Norway | 23.20 |
| eight | Gary Murray | Ireland | 23.23 |
| 9 | Filipe Pedro | Portugal | 23.24 |
| ten | Stephen Vernon | Great Britain | 23.24 |
| eleven | Chris Thompson | Great Britain | 23.31 |
| 12 | Malik Balkhul | France | 23.34 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain Mohammed Farah Stephen Vernon Chris Thompson Robert Maycock Christopher Bolt | 26 | |
| France Guillaume Herault Malik Balkhul Kevin Polsen Michael Andre Vincent Dandrier | 38 | |
| Ireland Gary Murray Brian Keane Mark smith Joseph McAllister Robert Connolly | 43 | |
| four | Portugal | 45 |
| five | Germany | 54 |
| 6 | Austria | 80 |
| 7 | Spain | 89 |
| eight | Italy | 99 |
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
Juniors (under 20 years old). 3.35 km
| A place | Athlete | A country | Time ( m.s ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inesh Monteiro | Portugal | 12.48 | |
| Nikola Spirig | Switzerland | 12.55 | |
| Ana Maria Mutsinga | Romania | 13.02 | |
| four | Turkan Erishmish | Turkey | 07/13 |
| five | Kim Offergeld | Belgium | 09/13 |
| 6 | Cebile Ozyurt | Turkey | 13.10 |
| 7 | Minna Mullukoski | Finland | 13.10 |
| eight | Jessica augusto | Portugal | 11/13 |
| 9 | Christina Carruzzo | Switzerland | 13.13 |
| ten | Miryana Kalaidich | Yugoslavia | 13.13 |
| eleven | Carolyn Walsh | Great Britain | 13.17 |
| 12 | Ida Nilsson | Sweden | 13.22 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey Turkan Erishmish Cebile Ozyurt Elvan Jan Teseta Surekli Gülten Oztürk | 27 | |
| Portugal Inesh Monteiro Jessica augusto Sandra Diash Philip Coelho Marisa Barrush | 32 | |
| Belgium Kim Offergeld Sigrid Vanden Bumpt Melissa benumere Mike Gens | 34 | |
| four | Switzerland | 40 |
| five | Romania | 49 |
| 6 | Finland | 68 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 79 |
| eight | Italy | 92 |
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
Medal standings
Medals were won by representatives of 10 participating countries.
Host country
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Portugal | 2 | 3 | one | 6 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | one | 3 |
| 3 | France | one | 2 | one | four |
| four | Switzerland | one | one | 0 | 2 |
| five | Belgium | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 7 | Romania | 0 | 2 | one | 3 |
| eight | Ireland | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Yugoslavia | 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 December 28, 2014. Archived December 29, 2009.