The 15th

European Cross Country Championships The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year. The championships ...

were held at

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

in Belgium on 14 December 2008.

Serhiy Lebid Serhiy Lebid or Serhii Lebid ( uk, Сергій Лебідь; born 15 July 1975 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a Ukrainian long-distance runner. Career He has won the European Cross Country championships on nine occasions, winning ...

took his eighth title in the men's competition and

Hilda Kibet Hilda Kibet (born 27 March 1981 in Keiyo District) is a Dutch runner of Kenyan birth. She is the sister of Sylvia Kibet and the niece of Lornah Kiplagat. She obtained Dutch nationality in October 2007. Kibet's longtime partner is Dutch marathon ...

won the women's race.

Results

Men individual 10.0 km

Total 77 competitors

Men teams

Total 12 teams

Women individual 8.0 km

Total 64 competitors

Women teams

Total 11 teams

Men U23 individual 8.0 km

Total 85 competitors

Men U23 teams

Total 16 teams

Women U23 individual 6.0 km

Tota 66 competitors

Women U23 teams

Total 11 teams

Junior men individual 6.0 km

Total 94 competitors

Junior men teams

Total 16 teams

Junior women individual 4.0 km

Total 81 competitors

Junior women teams

Total 11 teams

References

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