The 4th European Cross Country Championships

European Cross Country Championships

The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year...

were held at Oeiras in Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 on 14 December 1997. Danish orienteer

Orienteering

Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...

 Carsten Jørgensen

Carsten Jørgensen

Carsten Jørgensen is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Grimstad with the Danish Relay team. He received a bronze medal in the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold .He has been quite successful in...

 took the title in the men's competition and Joalsiae Llado won the women's race.

Men individual 10km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Carsten Jørgensen Carsten Jørgensen Carsten Jørgensen is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Grimstad with the Danish Relay team. He received a bronze medal in the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold .He has been quite successful in...	27:19
	Claes Nyberg	27:20
	Serhiy Lebid	27:23
4.	Mustapha Essaïd	27:30
5.	Alfredo Bras	27:32
6.	José Manuel García José Manuel García José Manuel García González is a retired Spanish long-distance runner. He specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 14:04.29 min...	27:33
7.	Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon....	27:33
8.	Domingos Castro Domingos Castro Domingos Silva Castro is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships...	27:37
9.	José Regalo	27:38
10.	Umberto Pusterla	27:42
11.	Bertrand Frechand	27:42
12.	Alberto Maraviha	27:44

83 runners finished.

Men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Alfredo Brás  Domingos Castro Domingos Castro Domingos Silva Castro is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships...   José Regalo  Alberto Maravilha	34
	Mustapha Essaïd  Bertrand Frechand  Yann Millon  Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar is a retired Moroccan-born French runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:35.80 min *5000 metres - 13:13.33 min...	46
	José Manuel García José Manuel García José Manuel García González is a retired Spanish long-distance runner. He specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 14:04.29 min...   Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon....   Isaac Viciosa Isaac Viciosa Isaac Viciosa is a former middle distance runner from Spain.Viciosa is European record holder at 3000m and the first European man under 7:30. He won European Championships 1998 for 5000m, and was 2nd for 1500m at European Championships 1994...   Víctor López	56
4.		74
5.		114
6.		117
7.		150
8.		151

Total 15 teams

Women individual 5km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Joalsiae Llado	17:20
	Elena Fidatov Elena Fidatov Elena Fidatov, sometimes known as Elena Fidatof, is a former Romanian middle- and long-distance runner who competed in track, road, and cross country running competitions. In a period spanning 1984 to 2002, she competed at IAAF World Cross Country Championships on thirteen occasions, making her...	17:33
	Olivera Jevtić Olivera Jevtic Olivera Jevtić is a Serbian long-distance runner. She is based in her native city of Užice, Serbia. Jevtić's coach is Slavko Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club "Mladost"...	17:37
4.	Annemari Sandell	17:39
5.	Mariana Chirila	18:10
6.	Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio Helena Sampaio is a Portuguese runner, who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 31:43.22 min *Half marathon - 1:10:15 hrs *Marathon - 2:28:06 hrs...	18:14
7.	Yanna Belkacem	18:15
8.	Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country in three Summer Olympics: 1988, 1996 and 2000. Her best finish came at her Olympic debut in Seoul, South Korea, where Alonso ended up in 25th place in the women's 10.000 metres race...	18:15
9.	Sabrina Varrone	18:19
10.	Melanie Kraus Melanie Kraus Melanie Kraus is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She has won the Frankfurt Marathon. She represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:...	18:20
11.	Vicko MacPherson	18:27
12.	Gabrielle Vijverberg	18:29

55 runners finished.

Women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
	Joalsiae Llado  Yanna Belkacem  Fatima Yvelain	21
	Elena Fidatov Elena Fidatov Elena Fidatov, sometimes known as Elena Fidatof, is a former Romanian middle- and long-distance runner who competed in track, road, and cross country running competitions. In a period spanning 1984 to 2002, she competed at IAAF World Cross Country Championships on thirteen occasions, making her...   Mariana Chirila  Stela Olteanu	22
	Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country in three Summer Olympics: 1988, 1996 and 2000. Her best finish came at her Olympic debut in Seoul, South Korea, where Alonso ended up in 25th place in the women's 10.000 metres race...   Julia Vaquero  Jacqueline Martín	46
4.		48
5.		57
6.		57
7.		78
8.		84

Total 11 teams

Junior men individual 5km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Gert-Jan Liefers Gert-Jan Liefers Gerrit Jan 'Gert-Jan' Liefers is a Dutch middle distance runner, who came 8th in the 1500 m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was also a finalist in the same event in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships....	15:45
	Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....	15:50
	Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a Somali-Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.-Biography:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mohamed moved to Sweden at the age of 11...	16:00
4.	Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Mate is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 1500 metres. He was born in Aranda de Duero, Burgos....	16:02
5.	Samuel Haughian	16:10
6.	Juan Jose Lozano	16:19

58 runners finished.

Juniors men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
		19
		43
		48
4.		55
5.		66
6.		77

Total 12 teams

Junior women individual 3km

Pos.	Runners	Time
	Sonja Stolic	9:09
	Monica Rosa Mónica Rosa Mónica Rosa is a Portuguese runner who specializes in the longer track distances as well as cross-country running and half marathon....	9:15
	Judith Heise	9:16
4.	Larissa Kleinmann	9:19
5.	Catherine Lallemand	9:21
6.	Sonja Roman Sonja Roman Sonja Roman is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She is the national record holder in the event....	9:20

58 runners finished.

Junior women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
		15
		33
		43
4.		49
5.		53
6.		59

External links

• Database containing all results between 1994-2007