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International athletics championship event
2010 European Mountain Running Championships Organisers
EAA Edition 9th Date 4 July 2012 (2012-07-04 ) Host city
Sapareva Banya ,
Bulgaria
Events 4 Distances 12.2 km – Men 9 km – Women 9 km – Junior men 4.6 km – Junior women Participation 24 nations
The 2010
European Mountain Running Championships were held on 4 July in
Sapareva Banya ,
Bulgaria . They were that year's area championships for
mountain running , held by the
European Athletic Association in conjunction with the
Bulgarian Athletic Federation . The competition featured four races, with senior and junior races for both men and women. The 2010 competition featured an uphill–downhill course format. A total of 237 runners from 24 nations started the competition and two further nations (
Norway and
Greece ) were present as observers.
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The men's race was 12.2 km long and featured an ascent and descent of 685 m on each of its three laps. The women's and junior men's races were 9 km long comprising two laps with a rise and fall of 495 m. The junior women's race was one lap of 4.6 km over a hill of 235 m.
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Ahmet Arslan took his fourth consecutive men's title by some distance, while Italians
Martin Dematteis and
Marco De Gasperi completed the podium and helped
Italy retain its undefeated streak in the men's team competition. The 2010
Grand Ballon race winner
Marie Laure Dumergues took the women's title continuing her good form in a breakthrough year.
Valentina Belotti was the women's runner-up for a second year running and
Elena Nagovitsyna was the bronze medallist.
Hüseyin Pak won the junior men's race while
Denisa Dragomir was the women's junior champion.
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Results
Men
Marco De Gasperi reached the podium for the fourth consecutive time.
Totals: 80 starters, 78 finishers, 19 national teams.
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Women
Italian
cross-country skier
Antonella Confortola came in fourth place.
Totals: 64 starters, 60 finishers, 13 national teams.
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Junior men
Totals: 59 starters, 58 finishers, 15 national teams.
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Junior women
Totals: 39 starters, 38 finishers, 12 national teams.
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Participation
A total of 24 nations had athletes which took part in the 2010 Championships. On top of this, Norway and Greece had observers present.
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References
External links
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