2002 European Cross Country Championships
# 2002 European Cross Country Championships

The 9th European Cross Country Championships were held at Medulin in Croatia on 8 December 2002. Serhiy Lebid took his third title in the men's competition and Helena Javornik won the women's race.

## Results

### Men individual 9.83 km

| Pos. | Runners | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Serhiy Lebid | 28:58 |
| | Mustapha Essaïd | 29:03 |
| | Fabián Roncero | 29:03 |
| 4. | Eduardo Henriques | 29:05 |
| 5. | Hélder Ornelas | 29:08 |
| 6. | Juan Carlos de la Ossa | 29:10 |
| 7. | Enrique Molina | 29:12 |
| 8. | Alistair Cragg | 29:13 |
| 9. | Jevgeni Bozhko | 29:18 |
| 10. | Günther Weidlinger | 29:21 |
| 11. | Kamiel Maase | 29:24 |
| 12. | Loic Letellier | 29:29 |

Total 86 competitors

### Men teams

| Pos. | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Spain Fabián Roncero Juan Carlos de la Ossa Enrique Molina José Manuel Martínez | 31 |
| | France | 43 |
| | Portugal | 57 |
| 4. | United Kingdom | 93 |
| 5. | Ukraine | 99 |
| 6. | Ireland | 103 |
| 7. | Belgium | 113 |
| 8. | Italy | 129 |

Total 13 teams

### Women individual 6.17 km

| Pos. | Runners | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Helena Javornik | 15:48 |
| | Galina Bogomolova | 15:49 |
| | Elvan Abeylegesse | 15:51 |
| 4. | Anikó Kálovics | 15:52 |
| 5. | Hayley Tullett | 15:55 |
| 6. | Sonja Stolić | 15:55 |
| 7. | Hafida Gadi | 15:56 |
| 8. | Simona Staicu | 15:58 |
| 9. | Anita Weyermann | 16:01 |
| 10. | Anastasiya Zubova | 16:03 |
| 11. | Inês Monteiro | 16:05 |
| 12. | Analídia Torre | 16:08 |

Total 78 competitors

### Women teams

| Pos. | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Russia Galina Bogomolova Anastasiya Zubova Liliya Volkova Olga Romanova | 48 |
| | Portugal | 54 |
| | United Kingdom | 80 |
| 4. | France | 82 |
| 5. | Spain | 116 |
| 6. | Ireland | 133 |
| 7. | Poland | 169 |
| 8. | Italy | 179 |

Total 12 teams

### Junior men individual 6.17 km

| Pos. | Runners | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Yevgeniy Rybakov | 18:16 |
| | Anatoliy Rybakov | 18:17 |
| | Halil Akkaş | 18:23 |
| 4. | Pieter Desmet | 18:35 |
| 5. | Stefano Scaini | 18:36 |
| 6. | Abdel Mahmoudi | 18:38 |
| 7. | Vladimir Ponomarev | 18:38 |
| 8. | Ian de Bondt | 18:41 |

Total 93 competitors

### Junior men teams

| Pos. | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Russia Yevgeniy Rybakov Anatoliy Rybakov Vladimir Ponomarev Akmal Ishov | 37 |
| | France | 57 |
| | Italy Stefano Scaini Stefano Cugusi Dereje Rabattoni Francesco Bona | 92 |
| 4. | Romania | 104 |
| 5. | Turkey | 105 |
| 6. | Yugoslavia | 109 |
| 7. | Spain | 111 |
| 8. | United Kingdom | 119 |

Total 18 teams

### Junior women individual 3.73 km

| Pos. | Runners | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Charlotte Dale | 12:26 |
| | Elina Lindgren | 12:27 |
| | Galina Yegorova | 12:28 |
| 4. | Tatyana Petrova | 12:29 |
| 5. | Adrienne Herzog | 12:30 |
| 6. | Asly Cakyr | 12:38 |
| 7. | Freya Murray | 12:40 |
| 8. | Danielle Barnes | 12:40 |

Total 93 competitors

### Junior women teams

| Pos. | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | United Kingdom Charlotte Dale Freya Murray Danielle Barnes Rachael Nathan | 27 |
| | Russia | 35 |
| | Belgium | 105 |
| 4. | Netherlands | 109 |
| 5. | Turkey | 117 |
| 6. | Ukraine | 131 |
| 7. | Hungary | 138 |
| 8. | Germany | 144 |

Total 17 teams

