2008 Skyrunning European Championships

2008 Skyrunning European Championships
Host cityZegama
Country Spain
EventsSkyRace
OpeningMay 25, 2008 (2008-05-25)
ClosingMay 25, 2008 (2008-05-25)
Websiteskyrunning.com
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The 2008 Skyrunning European Championships was the 2nd edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunning European Championships, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation and was held in Zegama (Spain), took place on 25 May 2008, coinciding with the Zegama-Aizkorri Maratoia.[1]

Results

The race of the VII Zegama-Aizkorri Maratoia (42.195 km) was the only competition with 391 athletes who reached the finish line of both sexes and nations (including non-European ones). obviously the medals of the European Championships were awarded by compiling single rankings, male and female, and not including non-European athletes.[2]

Men's SkyRace

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kilian Jornet Burgada  Spain 3:59:33
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raul Garcia Castan  Spain 3:59:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helmut Schiessl  Germany 3:59:45
4 Fulvio Dapit  Italy 4:08:17
5 Jose Felipe Larrazabal  Spain 4:14:33

Women's SkyRace

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Corinne Favre  France 5:00:46
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pierangela Baronchelli  Italy 5:12:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stéphanie Jiménez  Andorra 5:15:50
4 Alizia Olazábal  Spain 5:17:38
5 Oihana Azkorbebeitia Urizar  Spain 5:20:28

References

  1. ^ "CALENDARIO INTERNAZIONALE ISF 2009" (PDF). atleticamichele.altervista.org. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ "VII ZEGAMA AIZKORRI MENDI MARATOIA 2008/05/25" (PDF). dades.grupnaciodigital.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.