1996 European Cross Country Championships
The 3rd European Cross Country Championships were held at Charleroi in Belgium on 15 December 1996. Jon Brown took the title in the men's competition and Sara Wedlund won the women's race.
Results[1]
Men individual 9.65km
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |
 Jon Brown |
32:37 |
 |
 Paulo Guerra |
33:12 |
 |
 Mustapha Essaïd |
33:19 |
| 4. |  Carsten Jørgensen |
33:20 |
| 5. | Eduardo Henriques |
33:28 |
| 6. |  Umberto Pusterla |
33:36 |
| 7. |  Vincent Rousseau |
33:42 |
| 8. | Yann Millon |
33:42 |
| 9. | Vítor Almeida |
33:43 |
| 10. | Andrea Arlati |
33:44 |
| 11. | José Regalo |
33:54 |
| 12. |  Alejandro Gómez |
27:17 |
100 runners finished.
Men teams
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
Portugal Paulo Guerra Eduardo Henriques Vítor Almeida José Regalo |
27 |
|
France Mustapha Essaïd Yann Millon Cédric Dehouck Mohamed Ezzher |
47 |
|
Belgium Vincent Rousseau Marc Vanderstraeten Koen Van Rie Eric Bouffioux |
59 |
| 4. | Italy |
62 |
| 5. | United Kingdom |
76 |
| 6. | Spain |
86 |
| 7. |  Russia |
124 |
| 8. |  Ireland |
138 |
Total 24 teams
Women individual 4.55km
| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Sara Wedlund |
17:04 |
|
Julia Vaquero |
17:14 |
|
 Annemari Sandell |
17:19 |
| 4. |  Elene Fidatov |
17:24 |
| 5. | Albertina Dias |
17:29 |
| 6. |  Claudia Lokar |
17:35 |
| 7. | Yanna Oubouhou |
17:36 |
| 8. | Hayley Haining |
17:37 |
| 9. | Laurence Vivier |
17:39 |
| 10. | Anja Smolders |
17:41 |
| 11. | Chryssie Girard |
17:42 |
| 12. | Laurence Duquenoy |
17:46 |
Iulia Negura from Romania finished first (16:58), but was disqualified because of doping violation. 73 runners finished.
Women teams
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
France Yanna Oubouhou Laurence Viver Chryssie Girard |
27 |
|
United Kingdom Hayley Haining Andrea Whitcombe Suzanne Rigg |
39 |
|
Belgium Anja Smolders Veronique Collard Lieve Slegers |
43 |
| 4. | Sweden |
45 |
| 5. | Germany |
64 |
| 6. | Romania |
69 |
| 7. | Ireland |
71 |
| 8. | Spain |
71 |
Total 19 teams