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2008 European Mountain Running Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 2008 European Mountain Running Championships |
| Organisers | EAA |
| Edition | 7th |
| Date | 12 July |
| Host city | Zell am Harmersbach, Germany Germany |
| Nations participating | 25 |
| Athletes participating | 227 |
| Races | 4 |
| Distances | 12 km – Men |
| 8.75 km – Women | |
| 8.75 km – U20 men | |
| 4 km – U20 women | |
| Previous | 2007 Cauterets |
| Next | 2009 Telfes |
8.75 km – Women 8.75 km – U20 men 4 km – U20 women The 2008 European Mountain Running Championships were held on 12 July in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany. Held by the European Athletic Association, the competition was held on an up- and downhill course in the Black Forest. The championships featured 227 athletes representing 25 nations.
The championships comprised four races: the men's race which was 12 km long with an 804 m ascent and 714 m descent, the women's and under-20s men's competitions over 8.75 km and containing a 566 m ascent and 476 m descent, and finally the under-20s women's race which was competed over 4 km with a rise and fall of 238 m.
Ahmet Arslan defended his title in the men's senior race while Elisa Desco took the gold medal in the women's race. Bernard Dematteis headed home Italy to the senior men's team gold medal and Great Britain won the women's team gold, with bronze medallist Sarah Tunstall the nation's best finisher. The junior men's competition was largely a Turkish affair, with Hasan Pak winning gold and leading a 1-2-3 for his country. The women's junior race was won by Mariya Bykova who, along with Tatyana Prorokova, took the team gold.
Results
Men's senior race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | Ahmet Arslan | 50:01 | |
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | Bernard Dematteis | 50:29 | |
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | Marco De Gasperi | 50:57 | |
| 4 | Jose Gaspar | 51:09 | |
| 5 | Julien Rancon | 51:13 | |
| 6 | Marco Gaiardo | 51:22 | |
| 7 | Gabriele Abate | 51:33 | |
| 8 | Mitja Kosovelj | 51:39 | |
| 9 | Javier Crespo | 51:46 | |
| 10 | Cristofol Castañer | 51:51 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | 11 | |
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | 32 | |
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | 32 | |
| 4 | 32 | |
| 5 | 41 |
- Total participants: 82 runners and 19 teams.
Women's senior race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | Elisa Desco | 40:00 | |
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | Constance Devillers | 40:18 | |
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | Sarah Tunstall | 40:48 | |
| 4 | Mateja Kosovelj | 41:20 | |
| 5 | Victoria Wilkinson | 41:28 | |
| 6 | Bernadette Meier-Brändle | 41:31 | |
| 7 | Isabelle Guillot | 41:49 | |
| 8 | Maria Grazia Roberti | 41:54 | |
| 9 | Katie Ingram | 42:00 | |
| 10 | Milka Mikhaylova | 42:04 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | 17 | |
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | 21 | |
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | 22 | |
| 4 | 57 | |
| 5 | 61 |
- Total participants: 71 runners and 17 teams.
Men's under-20s race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | Hasan Pak | 35:23 | |
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | Alper Demir | 35:58 | |
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | Emrah Akalın | 36:09 | |
| 4 | Renè Stöckert | 36:27 | |
| 5 | Adem Karataş | 36:46 | |
| 6 | Xavier Chevrier | 37:04 | |
| 7 | Marc Tolstikhin | 37:16 | |
| 8 | Candide Pralong | 37:18 | |
| 9 | Luca Re | 37:39 | |
| 10 | Peter Oblak | 37:44 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | 6 | |
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | 31 | |
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | 32 | |
| 4 | 52 | |
| 5 | 54 |
- Total participants: 44 runners and 10 teams.
Women's under-20s race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | Mariya Bykova | 18:45 | |
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | Esra Gullu | 18:48 | |
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | Tatyana Prorokova | 18:54 | |
| 4 | Natalia Strzelecka | 19:02 | |
| 5 | Hannah Bateson | 19:03 | |
| 6 | Cansu Turan | 19:10 | |
| 7 | Hülya Ongun | 19:15 | |
| 8 | Kateřina Beroušková | 19:18 | |
| 9 | Anastasiya Mikhaylova | 19:20 | |
| 10 | Helen Wolfson | 19:26 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | 4 | |
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | 8 | |
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | 17 | |
| 4 | 25 | |
| 5 | 28 |
- Total participants: 30 runners and 10 teams.
References
References
- (September 2018)
- (September 2018)
- [http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/eaa11931560.htm Zell am Harmersbach GER 12 July]. [[European Athletics]] (2008-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-02.
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