10,000 meters European Challenge for Running 1997

10,000 meters European Challenge for Running 1997
10,000 meters European Challenge for Running 1997
Host city	Baracaldo , Spain
Member countries	14
Of the participants	54
Medals	2
Opening	April 5, 1997
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Stadium	San Vicente

The first European 10,000-meter running challenge in history took place on April 5, 1997 at the San Vicente Stadium in Baracaldo ( Spain ). Participants played a team prize in competitions for men and women. 54 athletes from 14 European countries, including 31 men and 23 women, took to the start. Each country could put up to 5 people in each of the two team tournaments. Winners were determined by the sum of the results of the 3 best participants.

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Results

Team Championship

The first winners of the European challenge in the team event were the Portuguese national teams.

Men
A place	Team	Time	Total time
01!	Portugal Domingos Castro Jose Ramos Vitor Almeida Alfred Brush Jose Santos	27.34.77 08/28/83 09/28/91 (28.13,10) (29.00,43)	1: 23.53.51
02!	Italy Vincenzo Modica Simone Zanon Antonio Armuci Domenico D'Ambrosio	12/28/74 28.15.29 28.33.18 (02.29.93)	1: 01/25/21
03!	Spain Jose Manuel Martinez Julio Rey Theodoro Cunyado Javier Caballero Jose Carlos Adan	11/28/67 28.41.34 01/29/79 (04.29.71) (DNF)	1: 25.54.80
four	Great Britain		1: 26.48.43
five	Finland		1: 04/27/15

Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.

Women
A place	Team	Time	Total time
01!	Portugal Marina Bastush Ana Correia Teresa Nunes Fatima Silva Ana Paula Oliveira	09/32/95 32.35.01 32.49.96 (32.52.85) (DNF)	1: 37.34.92
02!	France Zahia Dahmani Chantal Dellenbach Rkiya Yaju Nicole Leveck Chrissy Girard	32.27.60 32.42,99 32.47.38 (33.15,20) (35.00.41)	1: 37.56.37
03!	Spain Julia Vaquero Beatrice Santiago Maria Louise Larraga Teresa Recio Maria Rocio Rios	14.14.51 33.44.25 07/34.55 (DNF) (DNF)	1: 39.06.31