2011 European Cross Country Championships

October 2019 2011 European Cross Country Championships Velenje2011logo.png 220px EAA 18th 11 December Velenje, Slovenia 6 9870 m – Men8170 m – Women8170 m – U23 men6070 m – U23 women6070 m – Junior men3970 m – Junior women Velenje 2011 2010 Albufeira 2012 Budapest The 2011 European Cross Country Championships was the 18th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes which was held in Velenje, Slovenia on 11 December. Atelaw Yeshetela of Belgium won the men's title to become the country's first ever champion at the competition. The French men's team retained their title from 2010.SENIOR MEN’S FINAL: Bekele from gun to tape https://web.archive.org/web/20120111081541/http://www.european-athletics.org/18th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/10628-senior-mens-final-bekele-from-gun-to-tape.html 11 January 2012 . European Athletics (11 December 2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. Fionnuala Britton was the winner in the senior women's race, becoming Ireland's second champion in the history of the event after Catherina McKiernan (who won the inaugural race in 1994).http://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2011/1211/brittonf_crosscountry.html Britton breezes to gold in Slovenia 11 December 2011 RTÉ Sport 15 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120107053734/http://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2011/1211/brittonf_crosscountry.html 7 January 2012 http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/fionnuala-britton-wins-gold-in-european-crosscountry-championship-2960515.html Fionnuala Britton wins gold in European cross-country championship 11 December 2011 Irish Independent 15 December 2011 The senior women's team race was won by Great Britain.SENIOR WOMEN'S FINAL: Fabulous Fionnuala https://web.archive.org/web/20120108153041/http://www.european-athletics.org/18th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/10627-senior-womens-fabulous-fionnuala.html 8 January 2012 . European Athletics (11 December 2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. Preparation The city won the rights to the event at the 120th meeting of the European Athletics Council in 2007. It was the second time that Velenje hosted the event, following its hosting of the 1999 edition.https://archive.today/20120909004254/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&catid=68&id=6749&view=article Albufeira (POR) & Velenje (SLO) to host the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in 2010 & 2011. European Athletics (2007). Retrieved 8 December 2011. The event mascot, Ligi (an anthropomorphic black mole), returned after its introduction in 1999. In the intervening years, the mascot was used for a number of events in the city and represents the importance of lignite (brown coal) in the city's economy.Ligi the mole unveiled as SPAR European Cross Country Championships mascot https://web.archive.org/web/20111201233605/http://www.european-athletics.org/18th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/10164-ligi-the-mole-unveiled-as-spar-european-cross-country-championships-mascot.html 1 December 2011 . European Athletics (10 July 2011). Retrieved 8 December 2011. Alongside international television broadcasts, European Athletics broadcast the event live on the governing body's official website.European Athletics to stream live SPAR European Cross Country Championships https://web.archive.org/web/20130610070436/http://www.european-athletics.org/18th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/10595-european-athletics-to-stream-live-spar-european-cross-country-championships.html 10 June 2013 . European Athletics (5 December 2011). Retrieved 8 December 2011. thumb|The 2010 champion Jéssica Augusto was absent from the competition. The championships featured six races: there were senior, under-23, and under-20 junior categories for each of the sexes. The men's senior race had a 9870-metre distance, while the women's senior and men's under-23 races were held over 8040 m. The men's junior race and women's under-23 contests were over 6070 m. The junior women had a 3970 m distance to cover.Timetable EXCCH Velenje 2011. Velenje 2011 (21 November 2011). Retrieved 8 December 2011. The course for the competition was based near the grounds of the Atletski Klub Velenje (Velenje Athletics Club). It had a relatively flat race profile with no significant inclines and comprised two loops (a 1500 m loop and a shorter 300 m circuit).Competition Venue. Velenje 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011. Five European Athletics permit meetings preceded the championships on the weekend of 26–27 November: the Skanzen meeting in Budapest, the Cross de l'Acier in Leffrinckoucke, the Warandecross in Tilburg, the Lotto CrossCup van West-Vlaanderen in Roeselare, and the Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio in Llodio.Calendar 2012 – Cross Country https://web.archive.org/web/20120123163840/http://www.european-athletics.org/calendar/european-athletics-cross-country-permit-races-20112012.html 23 January 2012 . European Athletics (2011). Retrieved 8 December 2011. These races and national-level trial events were the primary means of athletes gaining selection for the championships. Ukraine's Serhiy Lebid returned to defend his 2010 title and the nine-time champion was the pre-race favourite. The 2010 women's champion, Jéssica Augusto, did not enter the competition as she was still recovering from her outing at the 2011 New York City Marathon.Ramsak, Bob (9 December 2011). Lebid looking to add to his continental legend in Velenje – European XC champs preview. IAAF. Retrieved 10 December 2011. The other leading finishers from 2010 – Binnaz Uslu, Ana Dulce Félix and Fionnuala Britton – were among the favourites for the women's race.Senior women's preview: Who will succeed Augusto in Velenje? https://web.archive.org/web/20120106003808/http://www.european-athletics.org/18th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/10605-senior-womens-preview-who-will-succeed-augusto-in-velenje.html 6 January 2012 . European Athletics (7 December 2011). Retrieved 8 December 2011. Race results thumb|Atelaw Yeshetela became the first Belgian to win the competition. Senior men +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Atelaw Yeshetela29:15 Image:Silver medal icon.svgAyad Lamdassem29:20 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgJosé Rocha29:21 4Hassan Chahdi29:22 5Joseph Sweeney29:23 6Javier Guerra29:24 7 Morhad Amdouni29:26 8Khalid Choukoud29:27 9Andy Vernon29:39 10Morten Toft Munkholm29:42 11Mohktar Benhari29:43 12Benjamin Malaty29:44 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg ChahdiAmdouniMokhtariMalaty34 Image:Silver medal icon.svg VernonRyan McLeodJames WalshMark Draper59 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgLamdassemGuerraRicardo SerranoYousseff Aakaou 67 476 584 6116 7 135 8160 Totals: 76 entrants, 76 starters, 73 finishers, 10 teams.2011 European XC Championships – Senior Men's FinalAugust 2024. European Athletics (2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. Senior women thumb|Ireland's Fionnuala Britton won the women's title. +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Fionnuala Britton25:55 Image:Silver medal icon.svgAna Dulce Félix26:02 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgGemma Steel26:04 4Nadia Ejjafini26:13 5Adriënne Herzog26:34 6Sophie Duarte26:36 7 Roxana Bârcă26:39 8Leonor Carneiro26:39 9Simret Restle26:40 10Valeria Straneo26:42 11Christine Bardelle26:50 12Freya Murray26:51 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg SteelMurrayJulia BleasdaleElle Baker42 Image:Silver medal icon.svgFélixCarneiroAnália RosaAna Dias51 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgRestleSabrina MockenhauptVerena DreierSusanne Hahn 83 483 588 6101 7 116 8133 Totals: 54 entrants, 54 starters, 49 finishers, 8 teams.2011 European XC Championships – Senior Women's Final https://web.archive.org/web/20140821175648/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/velenje/pdf/re1310040.pdf 21 August 2014 . European Athletics (2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. Under-23 men +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Florian Carvalho23:44 Image:Silver medal icon.svgJames Wilkinson23:47 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgSondre Nordstad Moen23:48 4Richard Ringer23:48 5Siarhei Platonau23:51 6Abdi Nageeye23:54 7 Simon Denissel23:56 8Mitch Goose23:57 9Sindre Buraas24:02 10Cihat Ulus24:03 11Patrick Nasti24:04 12Jesper Van Der Wielen24:04 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg MoenBuraasHenrik IngebrigtsenHans Kristian Fløystad58 Image:Silver medal icon.svg WilkinsonGooseDerek HawkinsPhillip Berntsen76 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgCarvalhoDenisselMattheiu GarelBryan Cantero 94 497 5107 6128 7 131 8141 Totals: 99 entrants, 98 starters, 97 finishers, 15 teams.2011 European XC Championships – Under-23 Men's FinalAugust 2024. European Athletics (2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. Under-23 women +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Emma Pallant19:57 Image:Silver medal icon.svgNaomi Taschimowitz20:02 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgCorrina Harrer20:03 4Stephanie Twell20:03 5Anna Hahner20:05 6Viktoriya Pohoryelska20:08 7 Hannah Walker20:12 8Clémence Calvin20:16 9Carla Salomé Rocha20:20 10Jennifer Wenth20:26 11Laura Suur20:28 12Lisa Hahner20:31 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg PallantTaschimowitzTwellWalker14 Image:Silver medal icon.svgHarrerAnna HahnerLisa HahnerJana Soethout41 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgRochaCatarina RibeiroDaniela CunhaSónia Catarina Lima 77 499 5101 6102 Totals: 43 entrants, 43 starters, 42 finishers, 6 teams.2011 European XC Championships – Under-23 women's FinalAugust 2024. European Athletics (2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. Junior men +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Ilgizar Safiullin17:49 Image:Silver medal icon.svgRichard Goodman17:51 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgVladimir Nikitin17:51 4Roman Collenot-Spiret17:53 5Pieter-Jan Hannes17:58 6Rui Pinto18:01 7 Andrey Rusakov18:07 8Jonathan Hay18:09 9Kieren Clements18:10 10Yehor Zhukov18:10 11Niall Fleming18:18 12Daniel Arce18:20 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg GoodmanHayClementsFleming30 Image:Silver medal icon.svgSafiulinNikitinRusakovMikhail Strelkov60 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgCollenot-SpiretDjilali BedraniJulien DetreFrancois Barrer 103 4109 5118 6120 7 127 8134 Totals: 114 entrants, 112 starters, 109 finishers, 19 teams.2011 European XC Championships – Junior men's Final https://web.archive.org/web/20141217014218/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/velenje/pdf/re8320040.pdf 17 December 2014 . European Athletics (2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. Junior women +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Image:Gold medal icon.svg Emelia Gorecka13:13 Image:Silver medal icon.svgIoana Doaga13:14 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgAmela Terzić13:22 4Gulshat Fazlitdinova13:24 5Zenobie Vangansbeke13:32 6Annabel Gummow13:34 7 Svetlana Ryazantseva13:37 8Esma Aydemir13:41 9Gesa-Felicitas Krause13:42 10Maya Rehberg13:47 11Elena Burkard13:50 12Mariya Hodakyvska13:51 +Teams Rank Team Points Image:Gold medal icon.svg GoreckaGummowGemma KerseyKatie Holt40 Image:Silver medal icon.svgFazlitdinovaRyazantsevaAlexandra GulyaevaVera Vasilyeva43 Image:Bronze medal icon.svgKrauseRehbergBurkardJannika John 50 475 5117 6122 7 126 8132 Totals: 93 entrants, 93 starters, 92 finishers, 16 teams.2011 European XC Championships – Junior women's Final https://web.archive.org/web/20120127135408/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/velenje/pdf/re9310040.pdf 27 January 2012 . European Athletics (2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. Total medal table 6 5 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.Medal Table https://web.archive.org/web/20120130083304/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/eaa2.asp?module=medals&event_id=10411100000001&lang=en 30 January 2012 . European Athletics (2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011. References External links Official website Competition site on European Athletics European Cross Country Championships Category:European Cross Country Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Slovenia Category:2011 in Slovenian sport Category:Velenje Category:Cross country running in Slovenia Category:December 2011 sports events in Europe