2009 European Mountain Running Championships

2009 European Mountain Running Championships EAA 8th 12 July Telfes im Stubai, Austria Austria 25 241 4 11 km – Men9.5 km – Women9.5 km – U20 men4 km – U20 women 2008 Zell am Harmersbach 2010 Sapareva Banya The 2009 European Mountain Running Championships were held on 12 July in Telfes im Stubai, Austria. They were that year's area championships for mountain running, held by the European Athletic Association. The 2009 edition saw the introduction of two under-20s competitions into the championships programme, complementing the usual men's and women's senior races. The men's race was 11 km long and featured a total climb of 1300 m in altitude, while the women's and under-20s men's competitions were over 9.5 km and scaled a height of 950 m.Keen contest on cards at European Mountain Running Championship in Telfes im Stubai https://web.archive.org/web/20090921043433/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7511&Itemid=78 2009-09-21 . European Athletics (2009-07-10). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. The women's junior competition was held over 4 km with a total climb of 400 m.Final entries for European Mountain Running Championships now available online https://web.archive.org/web/20090921043346/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7493&Itemid=78 2009-09-21 . European Athletics (2009-07-07). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. Turkish runner Ahmet Arslan retained his European title for a second time in the men's senior race, following wins in 2007 and 2008. In the women's senior race, Martina Strähl took the honours over home favourite Andrea Mayr. Italian athletes dominated the team competitions at the championships, taking the gold medals in the senior men's and women's races, as well as the men's under-20s event. Turkish runners topped the podium in both the under-20s contests; Yusuf Alici and Derya Altintas won the boys and girls titles respectively.Arslan and Strähl rule mountains in Telfes im Stubai https://web.archive.org/web/20100113051739/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7516&Itemid=78 2010-01-13 . European Athletics (2009-07-13). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. Results Men Rank Runner Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Ahmet Arslan58:26 Image:Silver medal icon.svgMarco De Gasperi59:09 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgSébastien Epiney59:19 4Timo Zeiler59:31 5Raymond Fontaine59:37 6Martin Dematteis60:04 7 Said Jandari60:29 8Emmanuel Meyssat60:58 9Riccardo Sterni61:05 10Javier Crespo61:09 thumb|Marco De Gasperi (left) won the men's silver and Andrea Mayr took the women's bronze. +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg 17 Image:Silver medal icon.svg20 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg32 445 548 Total participants: 80 runners and 19 teams.Telfes im Stubai AUT 12 July Mountain running. Tilastopaja (2009-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. Women Rank Runner Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Martina Strähl54:39 Image:Silver medal icon.svgValentina Belotti55:28 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgAndrea Mayr56:55 4Renate Rungger57:17 5Natalya Leontyeva57:29 6Bernadette Meier-Brändle57:36 7 Zhanna Vokuyeva58:01 8Kate Goodhead58:34 9Katie Ingram58:37 10Maria Grazia Roberti58:40 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg Valentina BelottiRenate RunggerMaria Grazia Roberti16 Image:Silver medal icon.svg19 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg34 454 557 Total participants: 64 runners and 16 teams.Telfes im Stubai AUT 12 July Mountain running. Tilastopaja (2009-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. Under-20s men Rank Runner Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Yusuf Alici50:29 Image:Silver medal icon.svgXavier Chevrier50:44 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgCandide Pralong51:39 4Jakub Bajza52:58 5Scott McDonald53:06 6Didrik Tønseth53:13 7 Michael Gras53:28 8Luca Cagnati53:37 9Jørgen Bye Brevik53:51 10Kelemu Crippa53:54 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg 20 Image:Silver medal icon.svg26 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg32 439 558 Total participants: 59 runners and 14 teams.Telfes im Stubai AUT 12 July Mountain running. Tilastopaja (2009-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. Under-20s women Rank Runner Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Derya Altintas23:15 Image:Silver medal icon.svgElif Karabulut23:20 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgYasemin Can23:29 4Andra Ologu23:39 5Tatyana Prorokova23:43 6Gina Paletta23:45 7 Ludmila Horká23:51 8Raluca Morjan23:59 9Victoria Graves24:03 10Kaja Obidic24:15 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg 3 Image:Silver medal icon.svg12 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg15 418 526 Total participants: 38 runners and 14 teams.Telfes im Stubai AUT 12 July Mountain running. Tilastopaja (2009-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. NB: The women's under-20s team competition was decided by the performances of each country's top two performers. References External links Official website at European Athletics Category:European Mountain Running Championships European Mountain Running Championships, 2009 European Mountain Running Championships, 2009 European Mountain Running Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Austria