The 2022 European Cross Country Championships was the 28th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was held on 11 December 2022 in La Mandria Park near Turin, Italy.
Italy became the first country to have staged the European Cross Country Championships on four occasions after previous editions in Ferrara in 1998, San Giorgio su Legnano in 2006 and Chia in 2016. Initially Turin received the right to host the event in 2021. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic and cancellation of the 2020 championship, which was supposed to be staged by Dublin, the organizers of the Turin championship agreed to hold them in Italy in 2022, so that the 2021 event could be hosted by the Irish city.
The looped course featured a steep 300 metre uphill and downhill section and a 50 metre-long indoor section through the carriage pavilion of La Mandria Castle (:it:Castello della Mandria), part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, on each long lap.
Norwegians Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal successfully defended their men's and women's senior titles from Fingal-Dublin 2021 respectively. It was Ingebrigtsen's sixth consecutive European cross country title after four victories at under-20 level. Grøvdal earned her ninth individual medal, an unsurpassed record by a female athlete in the meet history; it was her third gold after U20 success in 2009.
Great Britain's Charles Hicks and Italy's Nadia Battocletti successfully defended their men's and women's U23 titles respectively. For Battocletti it was a fourth consecutive continental cross country victory.
Great Britain and Northern Ireland topped the medal table with 10 medals, including five golds.
Medal summary IndividualSenior men 29:33 29:42 29:45Senior women 26:25 26:29 27:19U23 men 23:40 23:48 23:58U23 women 19:55 20:08 20:27U20 men 17:40 17:41 17:46U20 women 13:04 13:07 13:08TeamSenior men's team Bastien AugustoYann SchrubMorhad AmdouniValentin GondouinYoussef MekdafouDonovan Christien 24 pts(6+7+11) Yemaneberhan CrippaYohanes ChiappinelliOsama ZoghlamiNekagenet CrippaPasquale Selvarolo 25 pts(4+8+13) Mohamed KatirAbdessamad OukhelfenCarlos MayoRoberto AláizNassim HassaousSergio Paniagua 36 pts(9+10+17)Senior women's team Konstanze KlosterhalfenAlina RehHanna KleinMiriam DattkeCaterina Granz 9 pts(2+3+4) Jessica Warner-JuddAbbie DonnellyPoppy TankJessica GibbonCari HughesAmy-Eloise Markovc 30 pts(8+9+13) Eilish FlanaganRoisin FlanaganMary MulhareAnn-Marie McGlynnAoibhe RichardsonMichelle Finn 50 pts(11+12+27)U23 men's team Charles HicksZak MahamedMatthew StonierRory LeonardJoseph WigfieldTomer Tarragano 11 pts(1+2+8) Valentin BrescÉtienne DaguinosAntoine SenardLuc Le BaronPierre BordeauTéo Rubens Banini 14 pts(3+4+7) Efrem GideyKeelan KilrehillShay McEvoyDarragh McElhinneyJamie BattleThomas McStay 29 pts(5+9+15)U23 women's team Megan KeithAlexandra MillardGrace CarsonEloise WalkerAlice GoodallYasmin Marghini 10 pts(2+3+5) Nadia BattoclettiAurora BadoGiovanna SelvaAnna ArnaudoSara NestolaLudovica Cavalli 31 pts(1+14+16) Manon TrappFloriane QuesadaFlavie RenouardEugénie LorainAnaëlle GuillonnetLéatitia Croissant 38 pts(6+15+17)U20 men's team Will BarnicoatSam MillsLuke BirdseyeEdward BirdJohnny LivingstoneJacob Deacon 10 pts(1+4+5) Nick GriggsDean CaseySean McGinleyCallum MorganJonas StaffordMark Hanrahan 17 pts(2+3+12) Jaime MigallonMario MonrealDavid CanteroAleix VivesEric Lore 30 pts(6+8+16)U20 women's team María ForeroIraia MendiaAntía CastroMaría ViciosaMarta SerranoInes Docampo 21 pts(1+9+11) Ayça FidanoğluEdibe YağızPelinsu ŞahinSıla Ata 25 pts(7+8+10) Kira WeisLisa MerkelSofia BenfaresCarolina SchaferJohanna Pulte 33 pts(6+13+14)RelayMixed relay Pietro AreseFederica Del BuonoYassin BouihGaia Sabbatini 17:23 Jesús GómezSolange Andreia PereiraAdrián BenRosalía Tarraga 17:24 Romain MornetCharlotte MouchetAzeddine HabzAnaïs Bourgoin 17:31 Note: Athletes in italics did not score for the team result.
Medal table
Results Senior men
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Jakob Ingebrigtsen 29:33 Emile Cairess 29:42 Isaac Kimeli 29:45 4 Yemaneberhan Crippa 29:47 5 Filimon Abraham 29:49 6 Bastien Augusto 29:52 7 Yann Schrub 29:52 8 Yohanes Chiappinelli 30:03 9 Mohamed Katir 30:06 10 Abdessamad Oukhelfen 30:08 11 Morhad Amdouni 30:12 12 Mahamed Mahamed 30:18 13 Osama Zoghlami 30:20 14 John Heymans 30:21 15 Peter Lynch 30:23 16 Davor Aaron Bienenfeld 30:25 17 Carlos Mayo 30:27 18 Roberto Aláiz 30:30 19 Michael Somers 30:32 20 Valentin Gondouin 30:36 21 Narve Gilje Nordås 30:40 22 Nekagenet Crippa 30:40 23 Henrik Ingebrigtsen 30:44 24 Mike Foppen 30:44 25 Nassim Hassaous 30:44 26 Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu 30:46 27 Hiko Tonosa Haso 30:48 28 Emil Danielsson 30:49 29 Andreas Vojta 30:49 30 Brian Fay 30:50 31 Mikkel Dahl-Jessen 30:50 32 Hugo Milner 30:50 33 Barry Keane 30:52 34 Sergio Paniagua 30:54 35 Robin Hendrix 30:58 36 Cormac Dalton 31:01 37 Ellis Cross 31:05 38 Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed 31:12 39 Max Peter Bejmer 31:12 40 Peter Ďurec 31:13 41 Jáchym Kovář 31:15 42 Ben Connor 31:16 43 Youssef Mekdafou 31:17 44 Jack Rowe 31:19 45 Mohammad Reza 31:22 46 Pasquale Selvarolo 31:23 47 Leonid Latsepov 31:24 48 Jonas Gertsen 31:31 49 Seyd Taha Ghafari 31:34 50 Stan Niesten 31:37 51 Tachlowini Gabriyesos 31:38 52 Ersin Tekal 31:46 53 Elzan Bibić 31:50 54 Filmon Tesfu 31:51 55 Hlynur Andrésson 31:53 56 Jurjen Polderman 31:54 57 Patrick Karl 31:56 58 Marios Anagnostou 32:02 59 Donovan Christien 32:05 60 Per Svela 32:15 61 Fouad Idbafdil 32:19 62 Kaur Kivistik 32:29 63 Karel Hussar 32:32 64 Sezgin Ataç 32:32 65 Ștefan Iulius Gavril 32:42 66 Dmytro Siruk 32:46 67 Pierre Murchan 32:52 68 Tesfay Felfele 32:58 69 Luke Micallef 32:58 70 Jan Kokalj 33:47 71 Bob Bertemes 34:55 72 Arnold Rogers 36:05 73 Charel Weicherding 36:12 74 Lorenzo Bugli 36:34 75 Richard Blagg 37:44 76 Ilir Këllezi 38:16 77 Sonny Folcheri 39:04 78 Robert Matto 39:50 79 Leon Gordon 40:03 80 Maurice Turnock 42:15 — Filip Ingebrigtsen — Nahuel Carabaña — Sam Parsons
+Team raceRank Team Points Bastien AugustoYann SchruubMorhad AmdouniValentin GondouinYoussef MekdafouDonovan Christien 24 pts(6+7+11) Yemaneberhan CrippaYohanes ChiappinelliOsama ZoghlamiNekagenet CrippaPasquale Selvarolo 25 pts(4+8+13) Mohamed KatirAbdessamad OukhelfenCarlos MayoRoberto AláizNassim HassaousSergio Paniagua 36 pts(9+10+17) 4 Isaac KimeliJohn HeymansMichael SomersRobin Hendrix 36 pts(3+14+19) 5 Jakob IngebrigtsenNarve Gilje NordåsHenrik IngebrigtsenPer SvelaFilip Ingebrigtsen 45 pts(1+21+23) 6 Emile CairessMahamed MahamedHugo MilnerEllis CrossBen ConnorJack Rowe 46 pts(2+12+32) 7 Filimon AbrahamDavor Aaron BienenfeldSamuel Fitwi SibhatuPatrick KarlSam Parsons 47 pts(5+16+26) 8 Peter LynchHiko Tonosa HasoBrian FayBarry KeaneCormac DaltonPierre Murchan 72 pts(15+27+30) 9 Emil DanielssonMax Peter BejmerMohammad Reza 112 pts(28+39+45) 10 Mike FoppenStan NiestenFilmon TesfuJurjen Polderman 128 pts(24+50+54) 11 Leonid LatsepovKaur KivistikKarel Hussar 172 pts(47+62+63) 12 Arnold RogersRichard BlaggRobert MattoLeon GordonMaurice Turnock 225 pts(72+75+78)
Senior women
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal 26:25 Konstanze Klosterhalfen 26:29 Alina Reh 27:19 4 Hanna Klein 27:19 5 Selamawit Teferi 27:20 6 Miriam Dattke 27:22 7 Samrawit Mengsteab 27:27 8 Jessica Warner-Judd 27:27 9 Abbie Donnelly 27:28 10 Veerle Bakker 27:34 11 Eilish Flanagan 27:38 12 Roisin Flanagan 27:38 13 Poppy Tank 27:44 14 Jessica Gibbon 27:44 15 Irene Sánchez-Escribano 27:46 16 Marie Bouchard 27:49 17 Águeda Marqués 27:56 18 Silke Jonkman 27:58 19 Sarah Lahti 28:05 20 Caterina Granz 28:10 21 Nicole Svetlana Reina 28:11 22 Carl Hughes 28:16 23 Naima Ait Alibou 28:16 24 Isabel Barreiro 28:18 25 Cecile Jarousseau 28:19 26 Amy-Eloise Markovc 28:20 27 Mary Mulhare 28:32 28 Carolina Robles 28:32 29 Claudia Prisecaru 28:37 30 Alice Mitard 28:38 31 Ann-Marie McGlynn 28:40 32 Gaia Colli 28:41 33 Mélanie Allier 28:45 34 Hanne Verbruggen 28:46 35 Lisa Rooms 28:54 36 Johanna Peiponen 28:55 37 Sabina Jarzabek 28:55 38 Emine Hatun Mechaal 28:55 39 Sarah Madeleine 29:02 40 Militsa Mircheva 29:02 41 Marta García 29:05 42 Özlem Kaya 29:05 43 Carolien Millenaar 29:06 44 Nanna Bové 29:09 45 Sara Christiansson 29:12 46 Aoibhe Richardson 29:13 47 Karawan Halabi 29:18 48 Juliane Hvid 29:22 49 Eline Dalemans 29:25 50 Federica Zanne 29:31 51 Anastasia Denisova 29:32 52 Hadar Ophir Forer 29:36 53 Annie Saugstrup 29:46 54 Laura Maasik 29:48 55 Michelle Finn 29:57 56 Lilla Böhm 29:59 57 Anja Fink 30:01 58 Maryna Nemchenko 30:06 59 Sophie Tonneau 30:22 60 Cristina Molteni 30:46 61 Ismini Panagiotopoulou 31:10 62 Eirini Tsoupaki 32:00 63 Maria Gorette Subano 32:46 — Yasemin Can — Michela Moretton — Sara Schou Kristensen — Evgenia Papadimatou — Camilla Richardsson
+Team raceRank Team Points Konstanze KlosterhalfenAlina RehHanna KleinMiriam DattkeCaterina Granz 9 pts(2+3+4) Jessica Warner-JuddAbbie DonnellyPoppy TankJessica GibbonCari HughesAmy-Eloise Markovc 30 pts(8+9+13) Eilish FlanaganRoisin FlanaganMary MulhareAnn-Marie McGlynnAoibhe RichardsonMichelle Finn 50 pts(11+12+27) 4 Irene Sánchez-EscribanoÁgueda MarquésNaima Ait AlibouIsabel BarreiroCarolina RoblesMarta García 55 pts(15+17+23) 5 Marie BouchardCecile JarousseauAlice MitardMélanie AllierSarah MadeleineSophie Tonneau 71 pts(16+25+30) 6 Samrawit MensteabSarah LahtiSara ChristianssonAnastasia Denisova 71 pts(7+19+45) 7 Nicole Svetlana ReinaGaia ColliFederica ZanneCristina MolteniMaria Gorette SubanoMichela Moretton 103 pts(21+32+50) 8 Selamawit TeferiKarawan HalabiHadar Ophir Forer 104 pts(5+47+52) 9 Hanne VerbruggenLisa RoomsEline Dalemans 118 pts(34+35+49) 10 Carolien MillenaarNanna BovéJuliane HvidAnnie SaugstrupSara Schou Kristensen 135 pts(43+44+48)
Senior mixed relay Rank Team Time (m:s) Pietro Arese, Federica Del Buono, Yassin Bouih, Gaia Sabbatini 17:23 Jesús Gómez, Solange Andreia Pereira, Adrián Ben, Rosalía Tarraga 17:24 Romain Mornet, Charlotte Mouchet, Azeddine Habz, Anaïs Bourgoin 17:31 4 Marc Tortell, Elena Burkard, Jens Mergenthaler, Nele Weßel 17:32 5 James Heneghan, Revée Walcott-Nolan, Callum Elson, Khahisa Mhlanga 17:35 6 Gergő Kiss, Zita Urbán, István Szögi, Kinga Ohn 17:44 7 Ruben Verheyden, Mariska Parewyck, Stijn Baeten, Vanessa Scaunet 17:47 8 Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen, Stina Troest, Andreas Lindgreen, Annemarie Nissen 17:47 9 Andrew Coscoran, Georgie Hartigan, Luke McCann, Nadia Power 17:56 10 Isaac Nader, Patricia Silva, Nuno Pereira, Salomé Afonso 17:56 11 Nicolae Marian Felix Coman, Elena Adelina Panaet, Laviniu Madalin Chis, Cristina Daniela Bălan 18:19 12 Joonas Rinne, Camilla Richardsson, Topi Raitanen, Viola Westling 18:24 13 Dino Bošnjak, Tea Faber, Marino Bloudek, Bojana Bjeljac 19:04 14 Pol Moya, Aina Cinca Bons, Carles Gómez Lozano, Xènia Mourelo 19:57
U23 men