1996_European_Cross_Country_Championships
The 3rd European Cross Country Championships were held at Charleroi in Belgium on 15 December 1996. Jon Brown took the title in the men's competition and Sara Wedlund won the women's race.
Men individual 9.65 km
More information Pos., Runners ...
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Jon Brown | 32:37 |
 |  Paulo Guerra | 33:12 |
 |  Mustapha Essaïd | 33:19 |
| 4. |  Carsten Jørgensen | 33:20 |
| 5. | Eduardo Henriques | 33:28 |
| 6. |  Umberto Pusterla | 33:36 |
| 7. |  Vincent Rousseau | 33:42 |
| 8. | Yann Millon | 33:42 |
| 9. | Vítor Almeida | 33:43 |
| 10. | Andrea Arlati | 33:44 |
| 11. | José Regalo | 33:54 |
| 12. |  Alejandro Gómez | 27:17 |
Close
100 runners finished.
Men teams
More information Pos., Team ...
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal Paulo Guerra Eduardo Henriques Vítor Almeida José Regalo | 27 2 5 9 11 |
| France Mustapha Essaïd Yann Millon Cédric Dehouck Mohamed Ezzher | 47 3 8 17 19 |
| Belgium Vincent Rousseau Marc Vanderstraeten Koen Van Rie Eric Bouffioux | 59 7 14 15 23 |
| 4. | Italy Umberto Pusterla Andrea Arlati Michele Gamba Gabriele de Nard | 62 6 10 22 24 |
| 5. | United Kingdom Jonathan Brown Andrew Pearson Spencer Barden Darrius Burrows | 76 1 16 27 32 |
| 6. | Spain Alejandro Gomez Carlos Adan Antonio Serrano José Manuel Martinez | 86 12 18 21 35 |
| 7. |  Russia | 124 |
| 8. |  Ireland | 138 |
Close
Total 24 teams
Women individual 4.55 km
More information Pos., Runners ...
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
|  Sara Wedlund | 17:04 |
| Julia Vaquero | 17:14 |
|  Annemari Sandell | 17:19 |
| 4. |  Elene Fidatov | 17:24 |
| 5. | Albertina Dias | 17:29 |
| 6. |  Claudia Lokar | 17:35 |
| 7. | Yanna Oubouhou | 17:36 |
| 8. | Hayley Haining | 17:37 |
| 9. | Laurence Vivier | 17:39 |
| 10. | Anja Smolders | 17:41 |
| 11. | Chryssie Girard | 17:42 |
| 12. | Laurence Duquenoy | 17:46 |
Close
Iulia Negura from Romania finished first (16:58), but was disqualified because of doping violation.[1] 73 runners finished.
Women teams
More information Pos., Team ...
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| France Yanna Oubouhou Laurence Viver Chryssie Girard | 27 7 9 11 |
| United Kingdom Hayley Haining Andrea Whitcombe Suzanne Rigg | 39 8 14 17 |
| Belgium Anja Smolders Veronique Collard Lieve Slegers | 43 10 15 18 |
| 4. | Sweden Sara Wedlund Magdalena Thorsell Maria Lundgren | 45 1 16 28 |
| 5. | Germany Claudia Lokar Petra Wassiluk Sonja Krolik | 64 6 23 35 |
| 6. | Romania Elena Fidatov Nuta Olaru Luminita Gogirlea | 66 4 26 36 |
| 7. | Ireland | 71 |
| 8. | Spain | 71 |
Close
Total 19 teams
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