The 2015 European Cross Country Championships was the 22nd edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was hosted in Hyères, France.Media Guide 2015 European Cross Country Championships. European Athletics. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
The 2014 runner-up Ali Kaya took the men's senior title, retaining the crown for Turkey. Spain, led by 2013 champion Alemayehu Bezabeh, returned to the top of the team rankings in that category. Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands was the women's senior winner, building upon her under-23 title win of 2013. Great Britain defended the women's team title, led by Kate Avery, who was runner-up for a second time running.Hassan and Kaya victorious at European Cross Country Championships. IAAF (13 December 2015). Retrieved 13 December 2015. Both senior individual runners were non-European born (Kenya for Kaya and Ethiopia for Hassan). All of the top five finishers in the men's race were born outside Europe.SPAR European Cross Country Championships – Hyères 2015 Senior Men Final . European Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
Race results
Senior men +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Ali Kaya 29:20 Alemayehu Bezabeh 29:31 Adel Mechaal 29:51 4 Ayad Lamdassem 29:57 5 Ilias Fifa 30:02 6 Florian Carvalho 30:06 7 Roberto Aláiz 30:20 8 Yohan Durand 30:20 9 Morhad Amdouni 30:24 10 David Nilsson 30:25
+Teams Rank Team Points Alemayehu BezabehAdel MechaalAyad LamdassemIlias Fifa 14 Florian CarvalhoYohan DurandMorhad AmdouniTimothée Bommier 35 Tom LancashireRoss MillingtonDewi GriffithsJonathan Taylor 78
Senior women +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Sifan Hassan 25:47 Kate Avery 25:55 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal 25:57 4 Fionnuala McCormack 26:00 5 Ancuta Bobocel 26:07 6 Steph Twell 26:08 7 Clémence Calvin 26:17 8 Gemma Steel 26:25 9 Maureen Koster 26:28 10 Johana Peiponen 26:34
+Teams Rank Team Points Kate AverySteph TwellGemma SteelLauren Howarth 33 Clémence CalvinChristelle DaunayLiv WestphalChristine Bardelle 78 Fionnuala McCormackLizzie LeeCaroline CrowleyCiara Durkan 83
Under-23 men +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Jonathan Davies 23:32 Carlos Mayo 23:35 Amanal Petros 23:29 4 Marc Scott 23:29 5 Djilali Bedrani 23:41 6 Lorenzo Dini 23:41 7 Nassim Hassaous 23:47 8 Napoleon Soloman 23:49 9 Jaime Escriche 23:50 10 Peter Glans 23:52
+Teams Rank Team Points Carlos MayoNassim HassaousJaime EscricheHoussane Benabbou 39 Jonathan DaviesMarc ScottRichard GoodmanHenry Pearce 41 Djilali BedraniAlexandre SaddedineFrancois BarrerFélix Bour 59
Under-23 women +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Louise Carton 19:46 Jip Vastenburg 19:46 Amela Terzić 19:49 4 Laura Muir 19:53 5 Viktoria Kushnir 20:05 6 Sarah Lahti 20:06 7 Federica Del Buono 20:12 8 Emma Oudiou 20:14 9 Molly Renfer 20:14 10 Madeleine Murray 20:15
+Teams Rank Team Points Laura MuirMadeleine MurrayJennifer NesbittRebecca Murray 41 Emma OudiouMaëva DanoisMarie BouchardCécile Jarousseau 71 Federica Del BuonoChristine SantiCostanza MartinettiFrancesca BertoniIsabella PapaSilvia Oggioni 82
Junior men +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Yemaneberhan Crippa 17:39 Fabien Palcau 17:45 El Madhi Lahoufi 17:46 4 Jimmy Gressier 17:48 5 Said Ettaqy 17:49 6 Stan Niesten 17:51 7 Mohamed-Amine El Bouajaji 17:52 8 Dieter Kersten 17:53 9 Alexander Yee 17:53 10 Pietro Riva 17:55
+Teams Rank Team Points Fabien PalcauJimmy GressierMohamed-Amine El BouajajiMaxime Hueber Moosbrugger 27 Yemaneberhan CrippaSaid EttaqyPietro RivaAlessandro Giacobazzi 29 Alexander YeeChristopher OlleyBen DijkstraMahamed Mahamed 67
Junior women +Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Konstanze Klosterhalfen 13:12 Harriet Knowles-Jones 13:16 Alina Reh 13:20 4 Célia Antón 13:27 5 Bobby Clay 13:29 6 Sarah Kistner 13:35 7 Carolina Johnson 13:36 8 Anna Emilie Møller 13:37 9 Yuliya Moroz 13:40 10 Franziska Reng 13:40
+Teams Rank Team Points Konstanze KlosterhalfenAlina RehSarah KistnerFranziska Reng 20 Harriet Knowles-JonesBobby ClaySabrina SinhaMari Smith 40 Anna Emilie MøllerMaria LarsenAlberte Kjær PedersenLine Schutz 62
References
External links
Results at European Athletics 2015 European Athletics Cross Country Championships at InterSportStats