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 Participation 24 nations
The2010European Mountain Running Championships were held on 4 July inSapareva Banya ,Bulgaria . They were that year's area championships formountain running , held by theEuropean Athletic Association in conjunction with theBulgarian 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 andGreece ) were present as observers.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
Ahmet Arslan took his fourth consecutive men's title by some distance, while ItaliansMartin Dematteis andMarco De Gasperi completed the podium and helpedItaly retain its undefeated streak in the men's team competition. The 2010Grand Ballon race winnerMarie 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 andElena Nagovitsyna was the bronze medallist.Hüseyin Pak won the junior men's race whileDenisa Dragomir was the women's junior champion.[ 3]
Marco De Gasperi reached the podium for the fourth consecutive time.Totals: 80 starters, 78 finishers, 19 national teams.[ 4] [ 5] Italiancross-country skier Antonella Confortola came in fourth place. Totals: 64 starters, 60 finishers, 13 national teams.[ 6] [ 7] Totals: 59 starters, 58 finishers, 15 national teams.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Totals: 39 starters, 38 finishers, 12 national teams.[ 11] [ 12] A total of 24 nations had athletes which took part in the 2010 Championships. On top of this, Norway and Greece had observers present.[ 1]
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