title: 2006 European Cross Country Championships
text: # 2006 European Cross Country Championships
  
  The 13th European Cross Country Championships were held at San Giorgio su Legnano in Italy on 10 December 2006. Mo Farah took the title in the men's competition, while Tetyana Holovchenko won the women's race.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men individual 9.95 km
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Mo Farah | 27:56 |
  | | Juan Carlos de la Ossa | 28:06 |
  | | Mustafa Mohamed | 28:08 |
  | 4. | Khalid Zoubaa | 28:16 |
  | 5. | Rui Pedro Silva | 28:17 |
  | 6. | Driss El Himer | 28:17 |
  | 7. | Mustapha Essaïd | 28:17 |
  | 8. | Luís Feiteira | 28:21 |
  | 9. | Christian Belz | 28:22 |
  | 10. | Carles Castillejo | 28:23 |
  | 11. | Serhiy Lebid | 28:26 |
  | 12. | Driss Maazouzi | 28:27 |
  
  Fernando Silva (originally second place in 28:03) was disqualified for doping according to IAAF Rule 32.2.a. Total 64 competitors
  
  ### Men teams
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | France Khalid Zoubaa Driss El Himer Mustapha Essaïd Driss Maazouzi | 29 |
  | | Spain Juan Carlos de la Ossa Carles Castillejo Eliseo Martín José Manuel Martínez | 40 |
  | | Portugal Rui Pedro Silva Luís Feiteira Ricardo Ribas Licínio Pimentel | 54 |
  | 4. | United Kingdom Mo Farah Chris Thompson Gavin Thompson Michael Skinner | 79 |
  | 5. | Italy Gabriele de Nard Giovanni Gualdi Umberto Pusterla Ruggero Pertile | 89 |
  | 6. | Ukraine | 109 |
  | 7. | Sweden | 119 |
  | 8. | Ireland | 153 |
  
  Total 10 teams
  
  ### Women individual 8.03 km
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Tetyana Holovchenko | 25:17 |
  | | Mariya Konovalova | 25:18 |
  | | Olivera Jevtić | 25:21 |
  | 4. | Anikó Kálovics | 25:26 |
  | 5. | Julie Coulaud | 25:28 |
  | 6. | Hayley Yelling | 25:28 |
  | 7. | Nathalie De Vos | 25:34 |
  | 8. | Joanne Pavey | 25:38 |
  | 9. | Jessica Augusto | 25:38 |
  | 10. | Anália Rosa | 25:45 |
  | 11. | Leonor Carneiro | 25:52 |
  | 12. | Rosa María Morató | 25:53 |
  
  Total 59 competitors
  
  ### Women teams
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Portugal Jessica Augusto Anália Rosa Leonor Carneiro Mónica Rosa | 47 |
  | | United Kingdom Hayley Yelling Joanne Pavey Liz Yelling Kate Reed | 47 |
  | | France Julie Coulaud Samira Chellah Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel Christelle Daunay | 69 |
  | 4. | Russia Mariya Konovalova Alevtina Ivanova Inga Abitova Marina Ivanova | 88 |
  | 5. | Spain Rosa María Morató Maria Azucena Diaz Judith Plá Irene Pelayo | 94 |
  | 6. | Italy | 96 |
  | 7. | Serbia | 128 |
  | 8. | Ireland | 153 |
  
  Total 9 teams
  
  ### Men U23 individual 8.03 km
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Barnabás Bene | 23:14 |
  | | Dušan Markešević | 23:16 |
  | | Daniele Meucci | 23:16 |
  | 4. | Yevgeniy Rybakov | 23:17 |
  | 5. | Anatoliy Rybakov | 23:22 |
  | 6. | Stsiapan Rahautsou | 23:24 |
  | 7. | Mario Van Waeyenberghe | 23:25 |
  | 8. | Aleksey Aleksandrov | 23:26 |
  | 9. | Khalid Choukoud | 23:29 |
  | 10. | Stefano la Rosa | 23:29 |
  
  ### Men U23 teams
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Russia Yevgeniy Rybakov Anatoliy Rybakov Aleksey Aleksandrov Dmitriy Nizelskiy | 28 |
  | | Italy Daniele Meucci Stefano La Rosa Martin Dematteis Luca Tocco | 78 |
  | | Poland Kamil Murzyn Łukasz Parszczyński Artur Kozłowski Hubert Prokop | 94 |
  | 4. | Ireland Joseph Sweeney Mark Christie Andrew Ledwith Mick Clohisey | 102 |
  | 5. | United Kingdom Andy Vernon Tom Humphries Andrew Baker Tom Russell | 105 |
  
  ### Women U23 individual 5.975km
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Binnaz Uslu | 18:47 |
  | | Fionnuala Britton | 18:56 |
  | | Türkan Erismis | 19:09 |
  | 4. | Aine Hoban | 19:10 |
  | 5. | Adelina De Soccio | 19:16 |
  | 6. | Viktoriya Trushenko | 19:19 |
  | 7. | Adriënne Herzog | 19:20 |
  | 8. | Laura Kenney | 19:23 |
  | 9. | Katarzyna Kowalska | 19:24 |
  | 10. | Anke Van Campen | 19:34 |
  
  ### Women U23 teams
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | United Kingdom Aine Hoban Laura Kenney Claire Holme Faye Fullerton | 56 |
  | | Poland Katarzyna Kowalska Sylwia Ejdys Marta Wojtkunska Justyna Mudy | 65 |
  | | Italy Adelina De Soccio Sara Dossena Giorgia Robaudo Giulia Francario | 96 |
  | 4. | Netherlands Adriënne Herzog Andrea Deelstra Susan Kuijken Yvonne Hak | 97 |
  | 5. | Turkey Binnaz Uslu Türkan Erismis Dudu Karakaya Mulkiye Yilmaz | 105 |
  
  ### Junior men individual 5.975km
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Andrea Lalli | 16:53 |
  | | Siarhei Chebiarak | 17:03 |
  | | Ciprian Suhanea | 17:06 |
  | 4. | Aleksey Popov | 17:12 |
  | 5. | Simone Gariboldi | 17:14 |
  
  ### Junior men teams
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Italy Andrea Lalli Simone Gariboldi Antonio Garavello Merihun Crespi | 68 |
  | | Spain Mohamed Elbendir Javier García Juan Antonio Pousa Álvaro Lozano | 74 |
  | | France Noureddine Smaïl Mourad Amdouni David Vuste Anthony Gauthier | 74 |
  | 4. | Turkey Osman Baş Adem Belir Muğdat Öztürk Ercan Muslu | 83 |
  | 5. | United Kingdom Kevin Deighton Jonathon Pepper Lewis Timmins Rory Fraser | 97 |
  
  ### Junior women individual 4.1 km
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Stephanie Twell | 12:33 |
  | | Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal | 12:36 |
  | | Ancuţa Bobocel | 12:51 |
  | 4. | Emily Pidgeon | 12:59 |
  | 5. | Viktoriya Ivanova | 13:08 |
  
  ### Junior women teams
  
  | Pos. | Runners | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | United Kingdom Stephanie Twell Emily Pidgeon Sian Edwards Abby Westley | 21 |
  | | Russia Viktoriya Ivanova Tatyana Shutova Yekaterina Gorbunova Alfiya Khasanova | 76 |
  | | Romania Ancuţa Bobocel Andreea David Cristiana Frumuz Daniela Donisa | 83 |
  | 4. | Spain Marta Romo Maria Sánchez Cristina Jordan Ainhoa Sanz | 98 |
  | 5. | Germany Julia Hiller Carolin Ähling Mira Glocker Cornelia Schwennen | 102 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | | | | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United Kingdom | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
  | 3 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 4 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 5 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 5 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 12 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 15 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 16 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
  