The 2011 European Mountain Running Championships were held on 10 July at Uludağ in Bursa, Turkey. They were that year's area championships for mountain running, held by the European Athletic Association in conjunction with the Turkish Athletic Federation. The competition featured four races, with senior and junior races for both men and women. A total of 221 runners from 26 nations started the competition.
The men's race was 12.0 km long and featured an ascent of 1,245 m. The women's and junior men's races were 8.5 km long comprising a rise of 865 m. The junior women's race was 3.5 km over a hill of 405 m.
Ahmet Arslan from Turkey took his fifth consecutive men's title,Turkey's Arslan lays claim to 'greatest' title after 5th straight victory . 2011 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13. while Swiss Martina Strahl won the gold medal in senior women's category. Italian senior men's and senior women's teams were the champions. In the junior men's category, Turkish Nuri Kömür became the champion followed by two of his countrymen. Denisa Ionela Dragomir from Romania was the gold medalist in junior women's race. Turkish junior men's and junior women's teams took the gold medals in team ranking.
The event was dominated by the host nation Turkey, which won in total nine medals (four gold, three silver and two bronze) in three categories. It was the senior women's race, at which Turkey was not able to win any medal.Wonderful 10. European Mountain Running Championships 2011 in Bursa-Uludag. World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
Results Men Rank Athlete Country Time (h:m:s) Ahmet Arslan58:08 Gabriele Abate58:40 Bernard Dematteis59:41 4Süleyman Büyükbezgin59:56 5Alex Baldaccini1:00:25 6Andi Jones1:00:39 7Anders Kleist1:00:47 8Georges Burrier1:01:03
+Teams Rank Team Points (Gabriele Abate, Bernard Dematteis, Alex Baldaccini, Martin Dematteis)12 34 36 439 567
Totals: 78 starters, 74 finishers, 17 national teams. Finish List Senior Men. 2011 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13.Team Rankings Senior Men. 2010 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13. Jose Gaspar, who had finished third, was disqualified for a doping offence.European Mountain Running Championships 2011: new bronze medallist.
Women Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Martina Strähl48:44 Antonella Confortola49:09 Lucija Krkoc49:24 4Valentina Belotti49:40 5Marina Ivanova49:57 6Pavla Schorna50:10 7 Cristina Alexandra Frumuz50:20 8Bernadette Meier-Brändle50:22
+Teams Rank Team Points 22 28 38 444 562
Totals: 57 starters, 54 finishers, 12 national teams. Finish List Senior Women. 2011 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13.Team Rankings Senior Women. 2011 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13.
Junior men Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Nuri Kömür43:08 Sönmez Dağ43:12 Murat Orak43:40 4Szabolcs Istvan Gheorgy45:27 5Anton Palzer45:41
+Teams Rank Team Points 6 39 43
Totals: 54 starters, 54 finishers, 12 national teams. Finish List Junior Men. 2011 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13.Team Rankings Junior Men. 2011 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13.
Junior women Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Denisa Ionela Dragomir21:43 Yasemin Can22:08 Sevilay Eytemis22:16 4Susanne Mair22:23 5Rebeca Rus23:08
+Teams Rank Team Points 5 6 16
Totals: 32 starters, 32 finishers, 10 national teams. Finish List Junior Women. 2011 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13.Team Rankings Junior Women. 2011 European Mountain Running Championships. Retrieved on 2011-07-13.
Participation A total of 26 nations had athletes, which took part in the 2011 Championships.
References
External links Official website European Athletics competition page