# 2023 European Cross Country Championships

The 2023 European Cross Country Championships was the 29th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was held on 10 December 2023 in Laeken Park in Brussels, Belgium.
Belgium staged the European Cross Country Championships for the third time after previous editions in Charleroi in 1996 and Brussels in 2008.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Belgium)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Belgium (BEL)* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men | Yann Schrub France | 30:17 | Magnus Tuv Myhre Norway | 30:20 | Robin Hendrix Belgium | 30:22 |
| Senior women | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Norway | 33:40 | Nadia Battocletti Italy | 34:25 | Abbie Donnelly Great Britain | 34:42 |
| U23 men | Will Barnicoat Great Britain | 23:42 | Valentin Bresc France | 23:42 | Matthew Stonier Great Britain | 23:51 |
| U23 women | Megan Keith Great Britain | 25:32 | Ilona Mononen Finland | 26:55 | Nathalie Blomqvist Finland | 27:06 |
| U20 men | Axel Vang Christensen Denmark | 16:09 | Niels Laros Netherlands | 16:10 | Nick Griggs Ireland | 16:24 |
| U20 women | Innes FitzGerald Great Britain | 18:19 | Sofia Thøgersen Denmark | 18:38 | Jade Le Corre France | 18:49 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men's team | Belgium (BEL) Robin Hendrix John Heymans Isaac Kimeli Marco Vanderpoorten Pieter-Jan Hannes Guillaume Grimard | 20 pts (3+6+11) | France (FRA) Yann Schrub Fabien Palcau Hugo Hay Donovan Christien Bastien Augusto | 26 pts (1+10+15) | Norway (NOR) Magnus Tuv Myhre Henrik Ingebrigtsen Jacob Boutera Eivind Øygard Even Brøndbo Dahl Fredrik Sandvik | 32 pts (2+12+18) |
| Senior women's team | Great Britain (GBR) Abbie Donnelly Jessica Warner-Judd Izzy Fry Poppy Tank Amelia Quirk Niamh Bridson-Hubbard | 18 pts (3+5+10) | Spain (ESP) Irene Sánchez-Escribano Cristina Ruiz Carolina Robles Cristina Espejo Marta García Marta Pérez | 37 pts (8+13+16) | Belgium (BEL) Lisa Rooms Chloé Herbiet Juliette Thomas Victoria Warpy Imana Truyers Sofie van Accom | 38 pts (6+9+23) |
| U23 men's team | Great Britain (GBR) Will Barnicoat Matthew Stonier James Kingston Tomer Tarragano Henry McLuckie Rory Leonard | 25 pts (1+3+21) | France (FRA) Valentin Bresc Téo Rubens Banini Flavien Szot Luc Le Baron Titouan Le Grix | 34 pts (2+15+17) | Norway (NOR) Moa Abounnachat Bollerød Vebjørn Hovdejord Ibrahim Buras Kristoffer Sagli | 42 pts (4+13+25) |
| U23 women's team | Great Britain (GBR) Megan Keith Alexandra Millard Eloise Walker Tia Wilson Lynn McKenna Olivia Mason | 27 pts (1+11+15) | Germany (GER) Lisa Merkel Anneke Vortmeier Mia Jurenka Jessica Keller | 50 pts (14+16+20) | Spain (ESP) Angela Viciosa Maria Forero María González Laura Domene Mireya Arnedillo Marta Serrano | 50 pts (4+6+40) |
| U20 men's team | Ireland (IRL) Nick Griggs Niall Murphy Jonas Stafford Seamus Robinson Shane Brosnan Harry Colbert | 22 pts (3+9+10) | Great Britain (GBR) Sam Mills Henry Dover Rowan Miell-Ingram Andrew McGill Sam Hodgson Louis Small | 24 pts (5+6+13) | Spain (ESP) Rubén Leonardo Unai Naranjo Aleix Vives Mesfin Escamilla Sergio Del Barrio Ronaldo Olivo | 43 pts (8+15+20) |
| U20 women's team | Great Britain (GBR) Innes FitzGerald Jess Bailey Lizzie Wellsted Katie Pye Moli Lyons Zoe Hunter | 22 pts (1+8+13) | Germany (GER) Kira Weis Franziska Drexler Emily Junginger Carolina Schäfer Carolin Hinrichs | 34 pts (4+9+21) | Sweden (SWE) Elsa Sundqvist Ebba Broms Tilda Månsson Towa Nilsson Hannah Kinane Majken Söderlund Larsson | 37 pts (5+14+18) |
| Relay |||||||
| Mixed relay | France (FRA) Bérénice Cleyet-Merle Antoine Senard Sarah Madeleine Alexis Miellet | 19:44 | Netherlands (NED) Kevin Viezee Jetske van Kampen Maureen Koster Bram Anderiessen | 19:46 | Great Britain (GBR) Joshua Lay Bethan Morley Adam Fogg Khahisa Mhlanga | 19:48 |
* Note: Athletes in italics did not score for the team result.

## Results
### Senior men

Individual race :
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
| | Yann Schrub | France | 30:17 |
| | Magnus Tuv Myhre | Norway | 30:20 |
| | Robin Hendrix | Belgium | 30:22 |
| 4 | Hugo Milner | Great Britain | 30:27 |
| 5 | Tadesse Getahon | Israel | 30:33 |
| 6 | John Heymans | Belgium | 30:34 |
| 7 | Abdessamad Oukhelfen | Spain | 30:40 |
| 8 | Cormac Dalton | Ireland | 30:40 |
| 9 | Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | ART | 30:43 |
| 10 | Fabien Palcau | France | 30:46 |
| 11 | Isaac Kimeli | Belgium | 30:46 |
| 12 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 30:46 |
| 13 | Yemaneberhan Crippa | Italy | 30:47 |
| 14 | Davor Aaron Bienenfeld | Germany | 30:48 |
| 15 | Hugo Hay | France | 30:48 |
| 16 | Baldvin Magnússon | Iceland | 30:48 |
| 17 | Keelan Kilrehill | Ireland | 30:52 |
| 18 | Jacob Boutera | Norway | 30:54 |
| 19 | Oliver Löfqvist | Sweden | 30:56 |
| 20 | Hugh Armstrong | Ireland | 30:56 |
| 21 | Eivind Øygard | Norway | 30:58 |
| 22 | Brian Fay | Ireland | 30:58 |
| 23 | Calum Johnson | Great Britain | 30:59 |
| 24 | Ouassim Oumaiz | Spain | 31:00 |
| 25 | Marco Vanderpoorten | Belgium | 31:01 |
| 26 | Fernando Carro | Spain | 31:04 |
| 27 | Zakariya Mahamed | Great Britain | 31:06 |
| 28 | André Pereira | Portugal | 31:15 |
| 29 | Luca Alfieri | Italy | 31:15 |
| 30 | Jáchym Kovář | Czech Republic | 31:20 |
| 31 | Pieter-Jan Hannes | Belgium | 31:23 |
| 32 | Even Brøndbo Dahl | Norway | 31:23 |
| 33 | Fredrik Sandvik | Norway | 31:25 |
| 34 | Miguel Moreira | Portugal | 31:30 |
| 35 | Guillaume Grimard | Belgium | 31:30 |
Team race :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Belgium Robin Hendrix John Heymans Isaac Kimeli Marco Vanderpoorten Pieter-Jan Hannes Guillaume Grimard | 20 pts (3+6+11) |
| | France Yann Schrub Fabien Palcau Hugo Hay Donovan Christien Bastien Augusto | 26 pts (1+10+15) |
| | Norway Magnus Tuv Myhre Henrik Ingebrigtsen Jacob Boutera Eivind Øygard Even Brøndbo Dahl Fredrik Sandvik | 32 pts (2+12+18) |
| 4 | Ireland Cormac Dalton Keelan Kilrehill Hugh Armstrong Brian Fay Kevin Mulcaire Fearghal Curtin | 45 pts (8+17+20) |

### Senior women

Individual race :
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
| | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Norway | 33:40 |
| | Nadia Battocletti | Italy | 34:25 |
| | Abbie Donnelly | Great Britain | 34:42 |
| 4 | Fionnuala McCormack | Ireland | 35:00 |
| 5 | Jessica Warner-Judd | Great Britain | 35:20 |
| 6 | Lisa Rooms | Belgium | 35:29 |
| 7 | Cecile Jarousseau | France | 35:31 |
| 8 | Irene Sánchez-Escribano | Spain | 35:32 |
| 9 | Chloé Herbiet | Belgium | 35:34 |
| 10 | Izzy Fry | Great Britain | 35:37 |
| 11 | Poppy Tank | Great Britain | 35:42 |
| 12 | Marie Bouchard | France | 35:42 |
| 13 | Cristina Ruiz | Spain | 36:00 |
| 14 | Amelia Quirk | Great Britain | 36:03 |
| 15 | Elena Burkard | Germany | 36:12 |
| 16 | Carolina Robles | Spain | 36:15 |
| 17 | Juliane Hvid | Denmark | 36:18 |
| 18 | Maria Sagnes Wågan | Norway | 36:22 |
| 19 | Niamh Bridson-Hubbard | Great Britain | 36:27 |
| 20 | Margaux Sieracki | France | 36:31 |
| 21 | Lisa Tertsch | Germany | 36:33 |
| 22 | Tereza Hrochová | Czech Republic | 36:37 |
| 23 | Juliette Thomas | Belgium | 36:41 |
| 24 | Eva Dieterich | Germany | 36:44 |
| 25 | Valentina Gemetto | Italy | 36:48 |
| 26 | Merel van der Marel | Netherlands | 36:49 |
| 27 | Sibylle Häring | Switzerland | 36:51 |
| 28 | Anna Arnaudo | Italy | 36:52 |
| 29 | Célia Tabet | France | 36:55 |
| 30 | Fionnuala Ross | Ireland | 36:56 |
| 31 | Bahar Atalay | Turkey | 36:56 |
| 32 | Victoria Warpy | Belgium | 36:58 |
| 33 | Rebecca Lonedo | Italy | 37:05 |
| 34 | Fiona Everard | Ireland | 37:06 |
| 35 | Cristina Espejo | Spain | 37:08 |
Team race :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Great Britain Abbie Donnelly Jessica Warner-Judd Izzy Fry Poppy Tank Amelia Quirk Niamh Bridson-Hubbard | 18 pts (3+5+10) |
| | Spain Irene Sánchez-Escribano Cristina Ruiz Carolina Robles Cristina Espejo Marta García Marta Pérez | 37 pts (8+13+16) |
| | Belgium Lisa Rooms Chloé Herbiet Juliette Thomas Victoria Warpy Imana Truyers Sofie van Accom | 38 pts (6+9+23) |
| 4 | France Cecile Jarousseau Marie Bouchard Margaux Sieracki Célia Tabet Mélanie Allier | 39 pts (7+12+20) |

### U23 men

Team race :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Great Britain Will Barnicoat Matthew Stonier James Kingston Tomer Tarragano Henry McLuckie Rory Leonard | pts (25) |
| | France Valentin Bresc Téo Rubens Banini Flavien Szot Luc Le Baron Titouan Le Grix | pts (34) |
| | Norway Moa Abounnachat Bollerød Vebjørn Hovdejord Ibrahim Buras Kristoffer Sagli | pts (42) |
| 4 | Spain Miguel Baidal Mario Priego Alejandro Quijada Jaime Migallon Adam Maijo Miguel Ángel Martínez | pts (46) |

### U23 women

Team race :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Great Britain Megan Keith Alexandra Millard Eloise Walker Tia Wilson Lynn McKenna Olivia Mason | pts (27) |
| | Germany Lisa Merkel Anneke Vortmeier Mia Jurenka Jessica Keller | pts (50) |
| | Spain Angela Viciosa Maria Forero María González Laura Domene Mireya Arnedillo Marta Serrano | pts (50) |
| 4 | France Manon Cumy Camille Laurent Heloise Langle Thaïs Paris Inès Hamoudi | pts (61) |

### U20 men

Team race :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ireland Nicholas Griggs Niall Murphy Jonas Stafford Seamus Robinson Shane Brosnan Harry Colbert | pts (22) |
| | Great Britain Sam Mills Henry Dover Rowan Miell-Ingram Andrew McGill Sam Hodgson Louis Small | pts (24) |
| | Spain Rubén Leonardo Unai Naranjo Aleix Vives Mesfin Escamilla Sergio Del Barrio Ronaldo Olivo | pts (43) |
| 4 | Belgium Simon Jeukenne Mathis Lievens Tristan Gevaert Casper Lievens Régis Thibert Daan Lievens | pts (51) |

### U20 women

Team race :
| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Great Britain Innes FitzGerald Jess Bailey Lizzie Wellsted Katie Pye Moli Lyons Zoe Hunter | pts (22) |
| | Germany Kira Weis Franziska Drexler Emily Junginger Carolina Schäfer Carolin Hinrichs | pts (34) |
| | Sweden Elsa Sundqvist Ebba Broms Tilda Månsson Towa Nilsson Hannah Kinane | pts (37) |
| 4 | France Adèle Gay Laly Porentru Clara Entresangle Margot Dajoux | pts (46) |

### Mixed Relay

Team race :
| Rank | Team | Time (m:s) |
| | France Bérénice Cleyet-Merle Antoine Senard Sarah Madeleine Alexis Miellet | 19:44 |
| | Netherlands Kevin Viezee Jetske van Kampen Maureen Koster Bram Anderiessen | 19:46 |
| | Great Britain Joshua Lay Bethan Morley Adam Fogg Khahisa Mhlanga | 19:48 |
| 4 | Italy [] | 20:06 |
| 5 | Belgium [] | 20:15 |
| 6 | Hungary [] | 20:24 |
| 7 | Poland [] | 20:27 |
| 8 | Spain [] | 20:44 |
| 9 | Czech Republic [] | 21:00 |
| 10 | Ukraine [] | 21:44 |
| 12 | Andorra [] | 22:59 |