1996 European Cross Country Championships Explained

The 3rd European Cross Country Championships were held at Charleroi in Belgium on 15 December 1996. Jon Brown took the title in the men's competition and Sara Wedlund won the women's race.

Results

Men individual 9.65 km

Pos.	Runners	Time
		32:37
		33:12
		33:19
4.		33:20
5.		33:28
6.		33:36
7.		33:42
8.		33:42
9.		33:43
10.		33:44
11.		33:54
12.		27:17

100 runners finished.

Men teams

Pos.	Team	Points
		27 2 5 9 11
		47 3 8 17 19
		59 7 14 15 23
4.		62 6 10 22 24
5.		76 1 16 27 32
6.		86 12 18 21 35
7.		124
8.		138

Total 24 teams

Women individual 4.55 km

Pos.	Runners	Time
		17:04
		17:14
		17:19
4.		17:24
5.		17:29
6.		17:35
7.		17:36
8.		17:37
9.		17:39
10.		17:41
11.		17:42
12.		17:46

Iulia Negura from Romania finished first (16:58), but was disqualified because of doping violation.^[1] 73 runners finished.

Women teams

Pos.	Team	Points
		27 7 9 11
		39 8 14 17
		43 10 15 18
4.		45 1 16 28
5.		64 6 23 35
6.		66 4 26 36
7.		71
8.		71

Total 19 teams

External links

• Database containing all results between 1994–2007

Notes and References

1. Web site: Musse får EM-brons i efterhand. Marathon. sv. 9 April 2007. 24 March 2017.