2023 European Cross Country Championships Explained

2023 European Cross Country Championships
Organisers:EAA
Edition:29th
Date:10 December
Host City:Brussels, Belgium
Location:Laeken Park
Races:7
Distances:~10 km – Men
~8 km – Women
~8 km – U23 men
~6 km – U23 women
~6 km – U20 men
~4 km – U20 women
~6 km – Mixed relay
Website:EAA
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Previous:2022 Turin
Next:2024 Antalya

The 2023 European Cross Country Championships was the 29th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was held on 10 December 2023 in Laeken Park in Brussels, Belgium.[1]

Belgium staged the European Cross Country Championships for the third time after previous editions in Charleroi in 1996 and Brussels in 2008.[2] [3] [4]

Medal table

[5]

Medal summary

Individual
Senior men30:1730:2030:22
Senior women33:4034:2534:42
U23 men23:4223:4223:51
U23 women25:3226:5527:06
U20 men16:0916:1016:24
U20 women18:1918:3818:49
Team
Senior men's teamvalign=top
Robin Hendrix
John Heymans
Isaac Kimeli
Marco Vanderpoorten
Pieter-Jan Hannes
Guillaume Grimard
20 pts
(3+6+11)
valign=top
Yann Schrub
Fabien Palcau
Hugo Hay
Donovan Christien
Bastien Augusto
26 pts
(1+10+15)
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Magnus Tuv Myhre
Henrik Ingebrigtsen
Jacob Boutera
Eivind Øygard
Even Brøndbo Dahl
Fredrik Sandvik
32 pts
(2+12+18)
Senior women's teamvalign=top
Abbie Donnelly
Jessica Warner-Judd
Izzy Fry
Poppy Tank
Amelia Quirk
Niamh Bridson-Hubbard
18 pts
(3+5+10)
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Irene Sánchez-Escribano
Cristina Ruiz
Carolina Robles
Cristina Espejo
Marta García
Marta Pérez
37 pts
(8+13+16)
valign=top
Lisa Rooms
Chloé Herbiet
Juliette Thomas
Victoria Warpy
Imana Truyers
Sofie van Accom
38 pts
(6+9+23)
U23 men's teamvalign=top
Will Barnicoat
Matthew Stonier
James Kingston
Tomer Tarragano
Henry McLuckie
Rory Leonard
25 pts
(1+3+21)
valign=top
Valentin Bresc
Téo Rubens Banini
Flavien Szot
Luc Le Baron
Titouan Le Grix
34 pts
(2+15+17)
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Moa Abounnachat Bollerød
Vebjørn Hovdejord
Ibrahim Buras
Kristoffer Sagli
42 pts
(4+13+25)
U23 women's teamvalign=top
Megan Keith
Alexandra Millard
Eloise Walker
Tia Wilson
Lynn McKenna
Olivia Mason
27 pts
(1+11+15)
valign=top
Lisa Merkel
Anneke Vortmeier
Mia Jurenka
Jessica Keller
50 pts
(14+16+20)
valign=top
Angela Viciosa
Maria Forero
María González
Laura Domene
Mireya Arnedillo
Marta Serrano
50 pts
(4+6+40)
U20 men's teamvalign=top
Nick Griggs
Niall Murphy
Jonas Stafford
Seamus Robinson
Shane Brosnan
Harry Colbert
22 pts
(3+9+10)
valign=top
Sam Mills
Henry Dover
Rowan Miell-Ingram
Andrew McGill
Sam Hodgson
Louis Small
24 pts
(5+6+13)
valign=top
Rubén Leonardo
Unai Naranjo
Aleix Vives
Mesfin Escamilla
Sergio Del Barrio
Ronaldo Olivo
43 pts
(8+15+20)
U20 women's teamvalign=top
Innes FitzGerald
Jess Bailey
Lizzie Wellsted
Katie Pye
Moli Lyons
Zoe Hunter
22 pts
(1+8+13)
valign=top
Kira Weis
Franziska Drexler
Emily Junginger
Carolina Schäfer
Carolin Hinrichs
34 pts
(4+9+21)
valign=top
Elsa Sundqvist
Ebba Broms
Tilda Månsson
Towa Nilsson
Hannah Kinane
Majken Söderlund Larsson
37 pts
(5+14+18)
Relay
Mixed relay
Bérénice Cleyet-Merle
Antoine Senard
Sarah Madeleine
Alexis Miellet
19:44
Kevin Viezee
Jetske van Kampen
Maureen Koster
Bram Anderiessen
19:46
Joshua Lay
Bethan Morley
Adam Fogg
Khahisa Mhlanga
19:48

Results

Senior men

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
30:17
30:20
30:22
4 30:27
5 30:33
6 30:34
7 30:40
8 30:40
9 30:43
10 30:46
11 30:46
12 30:46
13 30:47
14 30:48
15 30:48
16 30:48
17 30:52
18 30:54
19 30:56
20 30:56
21 30:58
22 30:58
23 30:59
24 31:00
25 31:01
26 31:04
27 31:06
28 31:15
29 31:15
30 31:20
31 31:23
32 31:23
33 31:25
34 31:30
35 31:30
[6]
Team race
Rank Team Points
align=left
Robin Hendrix
John Heymans
Isaac Kimeli
Marco Vanderpoorten
Pieter-Jan Hannes
Guillaume Grimard
20 pts
(3+6+11)
align=left
Yann Schrub
Fabien Palcau
Hugo Hay
Donovan Christien
Bastien Augusto
26 pts
(1+10+15)
align=left
Magnus Tuv Myhre
Henrik Ingebrigtsen
Jacob Boutera
Eivind Øygard
Even Brøndbo Dahl
Fredrik Sandvik
32 pts
(2+12+18)
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Cormac Dalton
Keelan Kilrehill
Hugh Armstrong
Brian Fay
Kevin Mulcaire
Fearghal Curtin
45 pts
(8+17+20)

Senior women

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
33:40
34:25
34:42
4 35:00
5 35:20
6 35:29
7 35:31
8 35:32
9 35:34
10 35:37
11 35:42
12 35:42
13 36:00
14 36:03
15 36:12
16 36:15
17 36:18
18 36:22
19 36:27
20 36:31
21 36:33
22 36:37
23 36:41
24 36:44
25 36:48
26 36:49
27 36:51
28 36:52
29 36:55
30 36:56
31 36:56
32 36:58
33 37:05
34 37:06
35 37:08
[7]
Team race
Rank Team Points
align=left
Abbie Donnelly
Jessica Warner-Judd
Izzy Fry
Poppy Tank
Amelia Quirk
Niamh Bridson-Hubbard
18 pts
(3+5+10)
align=left
Irene Sánchez-Escribano
Cristina Ruiz
Carolina Robles
Cristina Espejo
Marta García
Marta Pérez
37 pts
(8+13+16)
align=left
Lisa Rooms
Chloé Herbiet
Juliette Thomas
Victoria Warpy
Imana Truyers
Sofie van Accom
38 pts
(6+9+23)
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Cecile Jarousseau
Marie Bouchard
Margaux Sieracki
Célia Tabet
Mélanie Allier
39 pts
(7+12+20)

U23 men

+Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
23:42
23:42
23:51
4 23:56
5 23:56
6 23:57
7 24:05
8 24:05
9 24:15
10 24:17
11 24:18
12 24:20
13 24:21
14 24:23
15 24:23
16 24:25
17 24:26
18 24:26
19 24:27
20 24:27
21 24:28
22 24:30
23 24:33
24 24:34
25 24:35
26 24:41
27 24:46
28 24:46
29 24:46
30 24:49
31 24:49
32 24:50
33 24:53
34 24:55
35 24:59
[8]
Team race
Rank Team Points
align=left
Will Barnicoat
Matthew Stonier
James Kingston
Tomer Tarragano
Henry McLuckie
Rory Leonard
pts
(25)
align=left
Valentin Bresc
Téo Rubens Banini
Flavien Szot
Luc Le Baron
Titouan Le Grix
pts
(34)
align=left
Moa Abounnachat Bollerød
Vebjørn Hovdejord
Ibrahim Buras
Kristoffer Sagli
pts
(42)
4align=left
Miguel Baidal
Mario Priego
Alejandro Quijada
Jaime Migallon
Adam Maijo
Miguel Ángel Martínez
pts
(46)

U23 women

+Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
25:32
26:55
27:06
4 27:08
5 27:13
6 27:21
7 27:21
8 27:24
9 27:29
10 27:34
11 27:37
12 27:38
13 27:40
14 27:57
15 28:03
16 28:06
17 28:10
18 28:15
19 28:17
20 28:19
21 28:20
22 28:24
23 28:27
24 28:31
25 28:32
26 28:38
27 28:42
28 28:42
29 28:43
30 28:44
31 28:47
32 28:48
33 28:53
34 28:58
35 28:59
[9]
Team race
Rank Team Points
align=left
Megan Keith
Alexandra Millard
Eloise Walker
Tia Wilson
Lynn McKenna
Olivia Mason
pts
(27)
align=left
Lisa Merkel
Anneke Vortmeier
Mia Jurenka
Jessica Keller
pts
(50)
align=left
Angela Viciosa
Maria Forero
María González
Laura Domene
Mireya Arnedillo
Marta Serrano
pts
(50)
4align=left
Manon Cumy
Camille Laurent
Heloise Langle
Thaïs Paris
Inès Hamoudi
pts
(61)

U20 men

+Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
16:09
16:10
16:24
4 16:39
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
[10]
Team race
Rank Team Points
align=left
Nicholas Griggs
Niall Murphy
Jonas Stafford
Seamus Robinson
Shane Brosnan
Harry Colbert
pts
(22)
align=left
Sam Mills
Henry Dover
Rowan Miell-Ingram
Andrew McGill
Sam Hodgson
Louis Small
pts
(24)
align=left
Rubén Leonardo
Unai Naranjo
Aleix Vives
Mesfin Escamilla
Sergio Del Barrio
Ronaldo Olivo
pts
(43)
4align=left
Simon Jeukenne
Mathis Lievens
Tristan Gevaert
Casper Lievens
Régis Thibert
Daan Lievens
pts
(51)

U20 women

+Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
18:19
18:38
18:49
4 18:54
5 19:10
6 19:30
7 19:31
8 19:31
9 19:34
10 19:38
11 19:41
12 19:43
13 19:47
14 19:51
15 19:52
16 19:53
17 19:54
18 19:54
19 19:56
20 19:57
21 19:58
22 20:01
23 20:05
24 20:05
25 20:06
26 20:07
27 20:10
28 20:12
29 20:12
30 20:13
31 20:13
32 20:18
33 20:19
34 20:20
35 20:21
36 20:21
[11]
Team race
Rank Team Points
align=left
Innes FitzGerald
Jess Bailey
Lizzie Wellsted
Katie Pye
Moli Lyons
Zoe Hunter
pts
(22)
align=left
Kira Weis
Franziska Drexler
Emily Junginger
Carolina Schäfer
Carolin Hinrichs
pts
(34)
align=left
Elsa Sundqvist
Ebba Broms
Tilda Månsson
Towa Nilsson
Hannah Kinane
pts
(37)
4align=left
Adèle Gay
Laly Porentru
Clara Entresangle
Margot Dajoux
pts
(46)

Mixed Relay

Team race
Rank Team Time (m:s)
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19:44
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19:46
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19:48
4align=left
20:06
5align=left
20:15
6align=left
20:24
7align=left
20:27
8align=left
20:44
9align=left
21:00
10align=left
21:44
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22:59
[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11 January 2023 . From Oropesa del Mar to Brussels! A look ahead to an action-packed 2023 season . 25 March 2023 . European Athletics.
  2. Web site: 6 May 2022 . Bruxelles accueillera le Championnat d'Europe de cross-country en 2023 . 25 March 2023 . . French.
  3. Web site: 6 March 2023 . Belgian Athletics en Golazo halen EK veldlopen naar Brussel . 25 March 2023 . Brussels 2023 . Golazo Sports NV . Dutch.
  4. Web site: 10 November 2023 . The countdown to Brussels continues! One month to the 2023 SPAR European Cross Country Championships . 12 November 2023 . Brussels 2023 . european-athletics.com . English.
  5. https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/medal-standings/ATH 2023 European Cross Country Championships Medal Table
  6. https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/results/ATH/ATHMCROSS---SENIOR----FNL-000100--/ 2023 European Cross Country Championships Senior Men Results
  7. https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/results/ATH/ATHWCROSS---SENIOR----FNL-000100--/ 2023 European Cross Country Championships Senior Women Results
  8. https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/results/ATH/ATHMCROSS---U23-------FNL-000100--/ 2023 European Cross Country Championships U23 Men Results
  9. https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/results/ATH/ATHWCROSS---U23-------FNL-000100--/ 2023 European Cross Country Championships U23 Women Results
  10. https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/results/ATH/ATHMCROSS---U20-------FNL-000100--/ 2023 European Cross Country Championships U20 Men Results
  11. https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/results/ATH/ATHWCROSS---U20-------FNL-000100--/ 2023 European Cross Country Championships U20 Women Results
  12. https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/results/ATH/ATHX4XCROSS-----------FNL-000100--/ 2023 European Cross Country Championships Mixed Relay