2012 European Mountain Running Championships

2012 competition held in Turkey 2012 European Mountain Running Championships EAA 11th 7 July Denizli, Turkey Turkey 12.2 km +700m– Men8.3 km +470m– Women8.3 km +470m– Junior men4.4 km +240m– Junior women 2011 Bursa 2013 Sofia The 2012 European Mountain Running Championships were held on 7 July at Pamukkale in Denizli, Turkey. They were that year's area championships for mountain running, held by the European Athletic Association in conjunction with the Turkish Athletic Federation. The competition featured four races, with senior and junior races for both men and women. A total of 163 runners from 21 nations started the competition. The men's race was 12.2 km long and featured an ascent of 700 m.http://www.wmra.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=567&Itemid=4&year=2012&discode=3101&cat=i World Mountain Running Association European Trophy/European Championships - Results - Details-Men individual 2013-09-01 The women's and junior men's races were 8.3 km long comprising a rise of 470 m.http://www.wmra.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=567&Itemid=4&year=2012&discode=3151&cat=i World Mountain Running Association European Trophy/European Championships - Results - Details-Women individual 2013-09-01 http://www.wmra.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=567&Itemid=4&year=2012&discode=3171&cat=i World Mountain Running Association European Trophy/European Championships - Results - Details-Junior Men individual 2013-09-01 The junior women's race was 4.4 km over a hill of 240 m.http://www.wmra.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=567&Itemid=4&year=2012&discode=3181&cat=i World Mountain Running Association European Trophy/European Championships - Results - Details-Junior Women individual 2013-09-01 Ahmet Arslan from Turkey took his sixth consecutive men's title, while Swiss Monika Furholz won the gold medal in senior women's category. Italian senior men's and British senior women's teams were the champions.http://www.wmra.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=567&Itemid=4&year=2012&cat=t World Mountain Running Association European Trophy/European Championships - Results - Details-Teams 2013-09-01 In the junior men's category, Turkish Ahmet Özrek became the champion. Annabel Mason from United Kingdom was the gold medalist in junior women's race. Turkish junior men's and junior women's teams took the gold medals in team ranking. The event was dominated by the host nation Turkey, which won in total eight medals (four gold, three silver and one bronze) in six categories. It was the senior women's race, at which Turkey was not able to win any medal. Results Men Rank Athlete Country Time (h:m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Ahmet Arslan49:46 Image:Silver medal icon.svgErcan Muslu49:57 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgIonut Zinca50:19 4Gabriele Abate50:33 5Marco De Gasperi50:49 6Julien Rancon51:00 7 Xavier Chevrier 51:23 8Simon Lechleitner51:26 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg 16 Image:Silver medal icon.svg19 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg48 456 560 664 765 869 Totals: 49 starters Women Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Monika Furholz39:54 Image:Silver medal icon.svgNadezhda Leschinskaia40:03 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgPavla Schorna Matyasova40:07 4Mary Wilkinson40:10 5Veronica Perez40:21 6Emma Clayton40:27 7 Antonella Confortola40:54 8Sarah McCormack40:55 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg 20 Image:Silver medal icon.svg30 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg 30 431 564 665 778 885 Totals: 47 Junior men Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Ahmet Özrek35:18 Image:Silver medal icon.svgAnton Palzer36:26 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgVitaly Lagushin36:42 4Rodion Reshetnikov36:52 5Yetkin Tunçtan37:04 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg 17 Image:Silver medal icon.svg28 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg29 Totals: 39 starters Junior women Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Annabel Mason20:25 Image:Silver medal icon.svgSevilay Eytemis21:14 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgÇeşminaz Yılmaz21:45 4Melanie Hyder22:25 5Marinela Nineva22:31 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg 5 Image:Silver medal icon.svg5 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg12 Totals: 28 starters Medal table RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 4 3 1 82 2 1 33 1 2 34 1 15 1 2 36 1 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Total 8 8 8 24 Participation A total of 21 nations had athletes, which took part in the 2012 Championships. 22em References Category:European Mountain Running Championships European Mountain Running Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Turkey Category:Sport in Denizli