2003 European 10,000m Challenge

The 2003 European 10,000m Cup was the 7th edition of the annual 10,000 metres competition between European athletes, which was held at Agios Kosmas Stadium in Athens, Greece on 12 April. A total of 66 athletes (36 men and 30 women) from 17 European nations entered the competition, plus three Kenyan pacemakers running as guests.

7th European 10,000m Cup
Venue	Athens, Greece
Location	Agios Kosmas Stadium
Date	12 April 2003
Champions
Men	Portugal (1:24:43.85)
Women	Portugal (1:36:27.97)
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Portugal won both the men's and women's team events with combined times of 1:24:43.85 and 1:36:27.97 hours, led by men's individual runner-up Eduardo Henriques and women's individual winner Fernanda Ribeiro. Ismaïl Sghyr of France won the men's individual race in 27:45.14 minutes.

Results

Men's individual

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Ismaïl Sghyr	France	27:45.14
	Eduardo Henriques	Portugal	28:05.09
	Juan Carlos de la Ossa	Spain	28:07.19
4	José Ramos	Portugal	28:15.03
5	Marco Mazza	Italy	28:15.66
6	Hélder Ornelas	Portugal	28:23.73
7	Enrique Molina	Spain	28:26.11
8	Erik Sjöqvist	Sweden	28:32.45
9	Aleksandr Vasilyev	Russia	28:38.57
10	Eliseo Martín	Spain	28:42.90
11	Dennis Jensen	Denmark	28:52.74
12	Yuriy Abramov	Russia	28:54.44
13	Slavko Petrović	Croatia	28:55.12
14	Ioannis Kanellopoulos	Greece	28:55.62
15	Giovanni Gualdi	Italy	29:01.30
16	Marco Bartoletti	Italy	29:09.31
17	Mustapha El Ahmadi	France	29:15.60
18	Isaac Viciosa	Spain	29:25.14
19	Christian Nemeth	Belgium	29:30.12
20	Glynn Tromans	United Kingdom	29:31.44
21	Mattia Maccagnan	Italy	29:32.64
22	Simo Wannas	Finland	29:42.31
23	Matthew Smith	United Kingdom	29:42.45
24	Joakim Johansson	Sweden	29:48.49
25	Oliver Bodor	Hungary	29:56.89
26	Marko Kotila	Finland	30:08.03
27	Dmitry Semyonov	Russia	30:14.41
28	Jari Matinlauri	Finland	30:24.42
30	Christos Zarkadas	Greece	30:43.43
—	Alfredo Brás	Portugal	DNF
—	Mustafa Mohamed	Sweden	DNF
—	Kent Claesson	Sweden	DNF
—	Antonios Papantonis	Greece	DNF
—	Frederic Collignon	Belgium	DNF
—	Domingos Castro	Portugal	DNF
—	Moses Mosop	Kenya	DNF
—	Solomon Busendich	Kenya	DNF

Women's individual

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Fernanda Ribeiro	Portugal	31:13.42
	Irina Mikitenko	Germany	31:37.15
	Ana Dias	Portugal	31:38.48
4	Helena Javornik	Slovenia	31:56.90
5	Rocío Ríos	Spain	32:03.99
6	María Abel	Spain	32:20.12
7	Liz Yelling	United Kingdom	32:22.21
8	Amaia Piedra	Spain	32:23.08
9	Gloria Marconi	Italy	32:28.65
10	Beatriz Santiago	Spain	32:33.34
11	Hayley Yelling	United Kingdom	32:37.12
12	Rodica Nagel	France	32:40.70
13	Alessandra Aguilar	Spain	32:42.49
14	Dorte Vibjerg	Denmark	32:42.73
15	Agata Balsamo	Italy	32:49.06
16	Charlotte Dale	United Kingdom	32:52.60
17	Silvia Weissteiner	Italy	32:56.43
18	Maria Protopappa	Greece	33:13.78
19	Bente Landøy	Norway	33:14.75
20	Anália Rosa	Portugal	33:26.23
21	Louise Damen	United Kingdom	33:28.61
22	Vera Notz-Umberg	Switzerland	33:46.69
23	Patrizia Tisi	Italy	33:47.8
24	Fátima Cabral	Portugal	33:50.9
—	Margaret Maury	France	DNF
—	Sabrina Mockenhaupt	Germany	DNF
—	Hrisostomia Iakovou	Greece	DNF
—	Rita Jeptoo	Kenya	DNF
—	Mónica Rosa	Portugal	DNF
—	Yamna Oubouhou	France	DNF
—	Malin Öhrn	Sweden	DNF

Men's team

Rank	Nation	Total time
	Portugal Eduardo Henriques (28:05.09) José Ramos (28:15.03) Hélder Ornelas (28:23.73) Alfredo Brás DNF Domingos Castro DNF	1:24:43.85
	Spain Juan Carlos de la Ossa (28:07.19) Enrique Molina (28:26.11) Eliseo Martín (28:42.90) Isaac Viciosa (29:25.14)	1:25:16.20
	Italy Marco Mazza (28:15.66) Giovanni Gualdi (29:01.30) Marco Bartoletti (29:09.31) Mattia Maccagnan (29:32.64)	1:26:26.27
4	Russia Aleksandr Vasilyev (28:38.57) Yuriy Abramov (28:54.44) Dmitry Semyonov (30:14.41)	1:27:07.41
5	Finland Simo Wannas (29:42.31) Marko Kotila (30:08.03) Jari Matinlauri (30:24.42)	1:30:14.76

Athletes in italics did not score for their team but received medals

Women's team

Rank	Nation	Total time
	Portugal Fernanda Ribeiro (31:13.42) Ana Dias (31:38.48) Anália Rosa (33:26.23) Fátima Cabral (33:50.9) Mónica Rosa DNF	1:36:27.97
	Spain Rocío Ríos (32:03.99) María Abel (32:20.12) Amaia Piedra (32:23.08) Beatriz Santiago (32:33.34) Alessandra Aguilar (32:42.49)	1:36:47.19
	United Kingdom Liz Yelling (32:22.21) Hayley Yelling (32:37.12) Charlotte Dale (32:52.60) Louise Damen (33:28.61)	1:37:11.93
4	Italy Gloria Marconi (32:28.65) Agata Balsamo (32:49.06) Silvia Weissteiner (32:56.43) Patrizia Tisi (33:47.8)	1:37:34.14

Athletes in italics did not score for their team but received medals