The Nordic Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition that is contested between the Nordic countries. The championships are generally held in mid-November and the host nation rotates every year between the Nordic countries.
Established in 1997, the championships comprises four separate races: the men's senior and junior competitions (9 kilometres and 6 km respectively), and a senior and junior competition for women (7.5 km and 4.5 km).Sonninen, Antti-Pekka (2009-11-07). Danish men, Swedish women take Nordic Cross Country team titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-14. The women's senior race was previously the same length as the junior race, but this was modified in 2008.Sonninen, Antti-Pekka (2008-11-16). Sylta claims Norway’s first men’s title, Sandell-Hyvärinen dethrones Otterbu – Nordic XC Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-14. The distances are approximate and vary slightly from year to year depending on the course.Sonninen, Antti-Pekka (2006-11-11). Nordic Cross Country titles fall to Mohamed and Otterbu in Fredrikstad. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-14.Julin, A. Lennart (2007-11-04). Melkevik Otterbu and Utriainen take senior spoils at Nordic XC Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-14.
In addition to the individual competitions, each race doubles as a team competition in which the finishing positions of the top three athletes from each country are combined, with the lowest scoring national team winning. At the championships the years 1997-2019 performances of the top four athletes was used for the men's senior team race.Nieminen, Mikko (2004-11-14). Nyberg copes best with conditions - Nordic Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-14. After an update in June 2021 of the Rules and Regulations covering the Meetings and Competitions between the Nordic Athletic Federations the finishing positions of the top three athletes also for the men's senior team race is used (article 3.5.8 The sizes of the teams).Regulations specific to Nordic Cross Country Championships. Nordic Athletics. Retrieved on 2023-11-11.
Editions Year Edition City Country Date19971stHelsinki November19982ndÅlgård November19993rdEnhörna November20004thCopenhagen November20015thPerniö November20026thGeithus November20037thKvarnsveden9 November20048thEjby14 November20059thHamina12 November200610thFredrikstad11 November200711thSödertälje4 November200812thCopenhagen15 November200913thPerniö7 November2010 Nordic Cross Country Championship . Strindheim Friidrett. Retrieved on 2010-10-25.14thTrondheim24 November20112011 NCCC. Dansk Atletik. Retrieved on 2013-02-11.15thUddevalla12 November2012Denmark takes double victory at Nordic Cross Country champs. IAAF (2012-11-11). Retrieved on 2013-02-11.2012 NCCC. SportsTiming. Retrieved on 2013-02-11.16thTårnby11 November2013NM í ví ðavangshlaupum NM Cross Country Reykjavík, 9. nóvember . Iceland Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.17thReykjavík9 November201418thVantaa8 NovemberViralliset tulokset - Official results. Kokkens (2014-11-08). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.201519thGothenburg7 NovemberNordic cross country championships 2015 .EQtiming.com. Retrieved on 2023-11-10.201620thKristiansand12 November.friidrett.no. Retrieved on 2023-11-10.201721stMiddelfart11 NovemberNordic Cross Country Championships.nordic-athletics.org. Retrieved on 2023-11-09.201822ndReykjavík10 NovemberNordic Cross Country Championships 2018 .timataka.net. Retrieved on 2023-11-08.201923rdVierumäki10 NovemberCross Country Championships 2019 -Official results 2019 .The Sport Institute of Finland. Retrieved on 2023-11-10.202024th(Covid-19) November.friidrott.se. Retrieved on 2023-11-09.202125thStockholm7 NovemberResultat: Nordic Cross Country Championships, Tullinge 7.11.21 Terräng. Retrieved on 2023-11-10.202226thKristiansand6 NovemberResultat: Nordic Cross Country Championships, Kristiansand NOR 6.11.22 Terräng.friidrottsstatistik.se Retrieved on 2023-11-10.202327thReykjavík5 NovemberNordic Cross Country Championships 2023 .timataka.net. Retrieved on 2023-11-08.
Past medalists Men's senior YearIndividualTeam (points)GoldSilverBronzeGoldSilverBronze1997 (14) (39) (40)1998 (26) (26) (41)1999 (18) (25) (44)2000 (18) (31) (40)2001 (19) (33) (34)2002 (17) (21) (48)2003 (15) (31) (45)2004 (13) (36) (37)2005 (24) (29) (37)2006 (19) (30) (35)2007 (17) (34) (49)2008 (17) (33) (44)2009 (14) (28) (50)2010 (22) (30) (44)2011 (14) (25) (43)2012 (20) (26) (34)2013 (23) (24) (42)2014 (16) (22) (53)2015 (15) (29) (41)2016 (15) (32) (40)2017 (13) (35) (35)2018 (16) (22) (46)2019 (20) (34) (50)2021 (8) (21) (40)2022 (10) (14) (27)2023 (7) (14) (27)
Men's junior YearIndividualTeam (points)GoldSilverBronzeGoldSilverBronze1997 (14) (25) (33)1998 (6) (22) (27)1999 (13) (21) (24)2000 (11) (15) (33)2001 (14) (15) (21)2002 (14) (19) (21)2003 (11) (14) (25)2004 (12) (13) (24)2005 (15) (18) (21)2006 (12) (13) (27)2007 (9) (13) (27)2008 (8) (16) (40)2009 (11) (17) (18)2010 (7) (23) (24)2011 (10) (16) (25)2012 (14) (15) (17)2013 (14) (16) (18)2014 (10) (18) (20)2015 (7) (18) (21)2016 (12) (12) (25)2017 (7) (21) (27)2018 (17) (18) (21)2019 (11) (17) (26)2021 (10) (21) (27)2022 (6) (25) (32)2023 (6) (19) (30)
Women's senior YearIndividualTeam (points)GoldSilverBronzeGoldSilverBronze1997 (12) (15) (?)1998 (7) (19) (23)1999 (6) (16) (27)2000 (10) (20) (39)2001 (14) (20) (20)2002 (13) (19) (25)2003 (15) (18) (25)2004 (6) (21) (22)2005 (12) (15) (20)2006 (8) (14) (25)2007 (9) (22) (23)2008 (13) (22) (26)2009 (11) (14) (29)2010 (9) (21) (27)2011 (12) (18) (19)2012 (13) (14) (29)2013 (12) (15) (18)2014 (14) (19) (23)2015 (18) (19) (23)2016 (10) (18) (22)2017 (12) (20) (21)2018 (18) (19) (12)2019 (15) (18) (23)2021 (12) (18) (20)2022 (12) (17) (21)2023 (8) (19) (21)
Women's junior YearIndividualTeam (points)GoldSilverBronzeGoldSilverBronze1997 (11) (16) (36)1998 (6) (15) (20)1999 (10) (11) (30)2000 (6) (22) (30)2001 (6) (20) (26)2002 (10) (17) (28)2003 (16) (20) (22)2004 (14) (24) (27)2005 (8) (25) (29)2006 (11) (18) (20)2007 (13) (14) (19)2008 (14) (16) (17)2009 (9) (20) (23)2010 (13) (15) (18)2011 (11) (19) (20)2012 (10) (21) (30)2013 (17) (21) (23)2014 (11) (16) (26)2015 (11) (11) (27)2016 (6) (15) (36)2017 (9) (26) (27)2018 (15) (16) (23)2019 (8) (17) (26)2021 (10) (24) (24)2022 (13) (20) (21)2023 (11) (17) (25)
See also European Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cross Country Championships Nordic Council
References General Nordic Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-11-14. Specific
External links World Cross Country Championships homepage from IAAF Additional race summaries: 2003, 2005, 2010