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Nordic Cross Country Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)November
Frequencyannual
Countryvarying
InauguratedNovember 1997 (1997-11)

The Nordic Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition that is contested between the Nordic countries. The championships are generally held in mid-November and the host nation rotates every year between the Nordic countries.

Established in 1997, the championships comprises four separate races: the men's senior and junior competitions (9 kilometres and 6 km respectively), and a senior and junior competition for women (7.5 km and 4.5 km). [1] The women's senior race was previously the same length as the junior race, but this was modified in 2008. [2] The distances are approximate and vary slightly from year to year depending on the course. [3] [4]

In addition to the individual competitions, each race doubles as a team competition in which the finishing positions of the top three athletes from each country are combined, with the lowest scoring national team winning. At the championships the years 1997-2019 performances of the top four athletes was used for the men's senior team race. [5] After an update in June 2021 of the Rules and Regulations covering the Meetings and Competitions between the Nordic Athletic Federations the finishing positions of the top three athletes also for the men's senior team race is used (article 3.5.8 The sizes of the teams). [6]

Editions

Year Edition City Country Date
1997 1st Helsinki   Finland November
1998 2nd Ålgård   Norway November
1999 3rd Enhörna   Sweden November
2000 4th Copenhagen   Denmark November
2001 5th Perniö   Finland November
2002 6th Geithus   Norway November
2003 7th Kvarnsveden   Sweden 9 November
2004 8th Ejby   Denmark 14 November
2005 9th Hamina   Finland 12 November
2006 10th Fredrikstad   Norway 11 November
2007 11th Södertälje   Sweden 4 November
2008 12th Copenhagen   Denmark 15 November
2009 13th Perniö   Finland 7 November
2010 [7] 14th Trondheim   Norway 24 November
2011 [8] 15th Uddevalla   Sweden 12 November
2012 [9] [10] 16th Tårnby   Denmark 11 November
2013 [11] 17th Reykjavík   Iceland 9 November
2014 18th Vantaa   Finland 8 November [12]
2015 19th Gothenburg   Sweden 7 November [13]
2016 20th Kristiansand   Norway 12 November [14]
2017 21st Middelfart   Denmark 11 November [15]
2018 22nd Reykjavík   Iceland 10 November [16]
2019 23rd Vierumäki   Finland 10 November [17]
2020 24th (Covid-19) November [18]
2021 25th Stockholm   Sweden 7 November [19]
2022 26th Kristiansand   Norway 6 November [20]
2023 27th Reykjavík   Iceland 5 November [21]

Past medalists

Men's senior

Year Individual Team (points)
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
1997   Carsten Jørgensen ( DEN)   Claes Nyberg ( SWE)   Dennis Jensen ( DEN)   Denmark (14)   Sweden (39)   Finland (40)
1998   Carsten Jørgensen ( DEN)   Claes Nyberg ( SWE)   Dennis Jensen ( DEN)   Sweden (26)   Denmark (26)   Norway (41)
1999   Klaus Hansen ( DEN)   Claes Nyberg ( SWE)   Erik Sjöqvist ( SWE)   Sweden (18)   Denmark (25)   Finland (44)
2000   Dennis Jensen ( DEN)   Erik Sjöqvist ( SWE)   Knut Erik Rame ( NOR)   Denmark (18)   Sweden (31)   Finland (40)
2001   Jari Matinlauri ( FIN)   Claes Nyberg ( SWE)   Dennis Jensen ( DEN)   Finland (19)   Sweden (33)   Denmark (34)
2002   Jari Matinlauri ( FIN)   Claes Nyberg ( SWE)   Henrik Skoog ( SWE)   Sweden (17)   Finland (21)   Norway (48)
2003   Samuli Vasala ( FIN)   Mustafa Mohamed ( SWE)   Claes Nyberg ( SWE)   Sweden (15)   Finland (31)   Norway (45)
2004   Claes Nyberg ( SWE)   Erik Sjöqvist ( SWE)   Henrik Skoog ( SWE)   Sweden (13)   Denmark (36)   Finland (37)
2005   Henrik Ahnström ( SWE)   Øystein Sylta ( NOR)   Jussi Utriainen ( FIN)   Sweden (24)   Finland (29)   Denmark (37)
2006   Mustafa Mohamed ( SWE)   Øystein Sylta ( NOR)   Henrik Skoog ( SWE)   Sweden (19)   Finland (30)   Norway (35)
2007   Jussi Utriainen ( FIN)   Erik Sjöqvist ( SWE)   Øystein Sylta ( NOR)   Sweden (17)   Finland (34)   Norway (49)
2008   Øystein Sylta ( NOR)   Oskar Käck ( SWE)   Erik Sjöqvist ( SWE)   Sweden (17)   Denmark (33)   Norway (44)
2009   Morten Munkholm ( DEN)   Andreas Bueno ( DEN)   Henrik Them ( DEN)   Denmark (14)   Sweden (28)   Finland (50)
2010   Sondre Nordstad Moen ( NOR)   Dabaya Badhaso ( NOR)   Mustafa Mohamed ( SWE)   Norway (22)   Sweden (30)   Finland (44)
2011   Urige Buta ( NOR)   Mikael Ekvall ( SWE)   Audun Nordtveit ( NOR)   Norway (14)   Sweden (25)   Denmark (43)
2012   Abdi Hakin Ulad ( DEN)   Mikael Ekvall ( SWE)   Asbjørn Ellefsen Persen ( NOR)   Norway (20)   Denmark (26)   Sweden (34)
2013   Abdi Hakin Ulad ( DEN)   Ørjan Grönnevig ( NOR)   Michael Nielsen ( DEN)   Norway (23)   Denmark (24)   Sweden (42)
2014   Hans Kristian Fløystad ( NOR)   Alexander Palm ( SWE)   Mikael Ekvall ( SWE)   Sweden (16)   Norway (22)   Denmark (53)
2015   Olle Walleräng ( SWE)   Ole Hesserbjerg ( DEN)   David Nilsson ( SWE)   Sweden (15)   Denmark (29)   Norway (41)
2016   Ørjan Grønnevig  ( NOR)   David Nilsson ( SWE)   Marius Vedvik ( SWE)   Norway (15)   Sweden (32)   Denmark (40)
2017   Napolen Solomon ( SWE)   David Nilsson ( SWE)   Mikael Ekvall ( SWE)   Sweden (13)   Denmark (35)   Norway (35)
2018   Amanuel Gergis  ( SWE)   Peter Glans ( DEN)   David Nilsson ( SWE)   Sweden (16)   Denmark (22)   Norway (46)
2019   David Nilsson ( SWE)   Hlynur Andrésson ( ISL)   Adhanom Abraha ( SWE)   Sweden (20)   Norway (34)   Denmark (50)
2021   David Nilsson ( SWE)   Bjørnar Lillefosse ( NOR)   Oliver Löfqvist ( SWE)   Sweden (8)   Norway (21)   Denmark (40)
2022   Mohammadreza Abootorabi ( SWE)   Max Peter Bejmer ( SWE)   Kasper Fosser ( NOR)   Sweden (10)   Norway (14)   Denmark (27)
2023   Even Brøndbo DAHL ( NOR)   Jacob BOUTERA ( NOR)   Joel Ibler LILLESØ ( DEN)   Norway (7)   Denmark (14)   Sweden (27)

Men's junior

Year Individual Team (points)
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
1997   Jussi Utriainen ( FIN)   Ivar Arnesen ( NOR)   Mustafa Mohamed ( SWE)   Finland (14)   Sweden (25)   Denmark (33)
1998   Johan Bergström ( SWE)   Gustav Svedbrant ( SWE)   Henrik Ahnström ( SWE)   Sweden (6)   Norway (22)   Finland (27)
1999   Gunnar Osmundsen ( NOR)   Gustav Svedbrant ( SWE)   Henrik Ahnström ( SWE)   Sweden (13)   Norway (21)   Finland (24)
2000   Ingemund Askeland ( NOR)   Erik Emilsson ( SWE)   Jukka Keskisalo ( FIN)   Sweden (11)   Norway (15)   Finland (33)
2001   Mats Granström ( SWE)   Bjørnar Kristensen ( NOR)   Mårten Boström ( FIN)   Sweden (14)   Norway (15)   Finland (21)
2002   Mats Granström ( SWE)   Mohammed Bashir ( DEN)   Matti Räsänen ( FIN)   Denmark (14)   Finland (19)   Norway (21)
2003   Tuomas Jokinen ( FIN)   Mohammed Bashir ( DEN)   Martin Johansson ( SWE)   Finland (11)   Denmark (14)   Sweden (25)
2004   Joel Lewis Jonsson ( SWE)   Øystein Andersen ( NOR)   Thomas Stave Gabrielsen ( NOR)   Sweden (12)   Norway (13)   Finland (24)
2005   Tuomas Jokinen ( FIN)   Thomas Stave Gabrielsen ( NOR)   Kári Steinn Karlsson ( ISL)   Sweden (15)   Finland (18)   Norway (21)
2006   Alexander Söderberg ( SWE)   Sondre Nordstad Moen ( NOR)   Sindre Buraas ( NOR)   Sweden (12)   Norway (13)   Denmark (27)
2007   Sondre Nordstad Moen ( NOR)   Alexander Söderberg ( SWE)   Sindre Buraas ( NOR)   Norway (9)   Sweden (13)   Denmark (27)
2008   Sondre Nordstad Moen ( NOR)   Sindre Buraas ( NOR)   Andreas Åhlwall ( SWE)   Norway (8)   Sweden (16)   Denmark (40)
2009   Sondre Nordstad Moen ( NOR)   Henrik Ingebrigtsen ( NOR)   Anton Danielsson ( SWE)   Norway (11)   Sweden (17)   Denmark (18)
2010   Johan Bugge ( NOR)   Örjan Rönnevik ( NOR)   Napoleon Solomon ( SWE)   Norway (7)   Denmark (23)   Sweden (24)
2011   Jeppe Harboe ( DEN)   Kristian Blummenfelt ( NOR)   Mads Taersböl ( DEN)   Denmark (10)   Norway (16)   Sweden (25)
2012   Napoleon Solomon ( SWE)   Ferdinand Kvan Edman ( NOR)   Jakob Dybdal ( DEN)   Norway (14)   Sweden (15)   Denmark (17)
2013   Erik Udø Pedersen ( NOR)   Anders Lund Hansen ( DEN)   Andreas Johansson ( SWE)   Denmark (14)   Sweden (16)   Norway (18)
2014   Kristian Tjørnhom ( NOR)   Vidar Johansson ( SWE)   Jacob Simonsen ( DEN)   Norway (10)   Sweden (18)   Denmark (20)
2015   Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( NOR)   Stian Aarvik ( NOR)   Suldan Hassan ( SWE)   Norway (7)   Denmark (18)   Sweden (21)
2016   Kristian Holm Jensen ( NOR)   David Nilsson ( SWE)   Simen Halle Haugen ( NOR)   Denmark (12)   Norway (12)   Sweden (25)
2017   Simen Halle Haugen ( NOR)   Thomas Jefferson Byrkjeland ( NOR)   Miguel Palm ( SWE)   Norway (7)   Sweden (21)   Denmark (27)
2018   Håkon Stavik ( NOR)   Omar Ismail ( SWE)   Emil Millan de la Olivá ( SWE)   Norway (17)   Sweden (18)   Finland (21)
2019   Håkon Stavik ( NOR)   Joel Ibler Lillesø ( DEN)   Jonatan Vedvik ( NOR)   Norway (11)   Denmark (17)   Sweden (26)
2021   Abdullahi Dahi Rabi ( NOR)   Axel Vang Christensen ( DEN)   Joel Ibler Lillesø ( DEN)   Norway (10)   Denmark (21)   Sweden (27)
2022   Esten Hansen Möllerud Hauen ( NOR)   Vebjörn Hovdejord ( NOR)   Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen ( NOR)   Norway (6)   Sweden (25)   Denmark (32)
2023   Karl Ottfalk ( SWE)   Kristian Bråthen Börve ( NOR)   Simen Gløgård Stensrud ( NOR)   Norway (6)   Sweden (19)   Finland (30)

Women's senior

Year Individual Team (points)
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
1997   Annemari Sandell ( FIN)   Sara Wedlund ( SWE)   Annemette Jensen ( DEN)   Denmark (12)   Sweden (15)   Finland (?)
1998   Lene Hove ( NOR)   Bente Landøy ( NOR)   Charlotte Sass Larsen ( DEN)   Norway (7)   Sweden (19)   Denmark (23)
1999   Gunhild Halle ( NOR)   Hilde Hovdenak ( NOR)   Stine Larsen ( NOR)   Norway (6)   Finland (16)   Sweden (27)
2000   Gunhild Halle ( NOR)   Malin Öhrn ( SWE)   Linda Sjöström ( SWE)   Sweden (10)   Denmark (20)   Finland (39)
2001   Gunhild Halle ( NOR)   Annemari Sandell ( FIN)   Malin Öhrn ( SWE)   Norway (14)   Sweden (20)   Finland (20)
2002   Dorte Vibjerg ( DEN)   Ulla Tuimala ( FIN)   Kristin Størmer Steira ( NOR)   Finland (13)   Norway (19)   Sweden (25)
2003   Ulla Tuimala ( FIN)   Dorte Vibjerg ( DEN)   Runa Bostad ( NOR)   Sweden (15)   Finland (18)   Denmark (25)
2004   Susanne Wigene ( NOR)   Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu ( NOR)   Runa Bostad ( NOR)   Norway (6)   Sweden (21)   Finland (22)
2005   Louise Mørch ( DEN)   Runa Bostad ( NOR)   Minna Kauppi ( FIN)   Denmark (12)   Norway (15)   Finland (20)
2006   Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu ( NOR)   Karolina Höjsgaard ( SWE)   Ragnhild Kvarberg ( NOR)   Norway (8)   Sweden (14)   Finland (25)
2007   Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu ( NOR)   Lisa Blommé ( SWE)   Ida Nilsson ( SWE)   Sweden (9)   Norway (22)   Finland (23)
2008   Annemari Sandell ( FIN)   Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu ( NOR)   Ida Nilsson ( SWE)   Sweden (13)   Norway (22)   Finland (26)
2009   Ulrika Johansson ( SWE)   Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal ( NOR)   Maria Sig Möller ( DEN)   Sweden (11)   Norway (14)   Denmark (29)
2010   Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal ( NOR)   Kirsten Marathon Melkevik ( NOR)   Sandra Eriksson ( SWE)   Norway (9)   Finland (21)   Sweden (27)
2011   Tone Hjalmarsen ( NOR)   Johanna Lehtinen ( FIN)   Kirsten Melkevik ( NOR)   Norway (12)   Sweden (18)   Finland (19)
2012   Simone Glad ( DEN)   Ulrika Flodin ( SWE)   Veronika Blom ( NOR)   Norway (13)   Denmark (14)   Sweden (29)
2013   Charlotta Fougberg ( SWE)   Inger Liv Bjerkrem Nilsen ( NOR)   Simone Glad ( DEN)   Sweden (12)   Norway (15)   Denmark (18)
2014   Veronika Blom ( NOR)   Simone Glad ( DEN)   Janica Mäkelä ( FIN)   Finland (14)   Norway (19)   Sweden (23)
2015   Johanna Peiponen ( FIN)   Simone Glad ( DEN)   Sara Holmgren ( SWE)   Finland (18)   Denmark (19)   Sweden (23)
2016   Charlotta Fougberg ( SWE)   Camilla Richardsson ( FIN)   Annemari Kiekara  ( FIN)   Sweden (10)   Finland (18)   Norway (22)
2017   Sara Christiansson ( SWE)   Camilla Richardsson ( FIN)   Maria Larsson ( SWE)   Sweden (12)   Norway (20)   Denmark (21)
2018   Anna Emilie Møller ( DEN)   Lisa Havell ( SWE)   Sara Christiansson ( SWE)   Finland (18)   Denmark (19)   Sweden (12)
2019   Anna Emilie Møller ( DEN)   Sara Christiansson ( SWE)   Maria Sagnes Wågan ( NOR)   Norway (15)   Sweden (18)   Denmark (23)
2021   Sara Christiansson ( SWE)   Charlotte Andersson ( SWE)   Mathilde Theisen ( NOR)   Sweden (12)   Finland (18)   Norway (20)
2022   Nathalie Blomqvist ( FIN)   Kristine Meinert Röd ( NOR)   Hanne Mjöen Maridal ( NOR)   Norway (12)   Finland (17)   Denmark (21)
2023   Ina Halle Haugen ( NOR)   Hanne Mjøen MARIDAL ( NOR)   Juliane Hvid ( DEN)   Norway (8)   Sweden (19)   Denmark (21)

Women's junior

Year Individual Team (points)
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
1997   Susanne Wigene ( NOR)   Irina Koistinen ( FIN)   Jessica Carlberg ( SWE)   Finland (11)   Sweden (16)   Denmark (36)
1998   Minna Myllykoski ( FIN)   Tuula Laitinen ( FIN)   Minna Nummela ( FIN)   Finland (6)   Sweden (15)   Denmark (20)
1999   Minna Myllykoski ( FIN)   Ida Nilsson ( SWE)   Mia Larsson ( SWE)   Finland (10)   Sweden (11)   Denmark (30)
2000   Ida Nilsson ( SWE)   Johanna Nilsson ( SWE)   Mia Larsson ( SWE)   Sweden (6)   Finland (22)   Denmark (30)
2001   Riina Tolonen ( FIN)   Elina Lindgren ( FIN)   Minna Myllykoski ( FIN)   Finland (6)   Sweden (20)   Norway (26)
2002   Elina Lindgren ( FIN)   Marte Elden ( NOR)   Anna Holm Jørgensen ( DEN)   Finland (10)   Norway (17)   Sweden (28)
2003   Anna Holm Jørgensen ( DEN)   Jonna Välimaa ( FIN)   Kari Anne Myhre ( NOR)   Finland (16)   Norway (20)   Sweden (22)
2004   Ingunn Opsal ( NOR)   Anna Holm Jørgensen ( DEN)   Paula Holma ( FIN)   Finland (14)   Denmark (24)   Sweden (27)
2005   Ingunn Opsal ( NOR)   Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal ( NOR)   Anna Holm Jørgensen ( DEN)   Norway (8)   Finland (25)   Sweden (29)
2006   Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal ( NOR)   Suvi Miettinen ( FIN)   Anna Holm Jørgensen ( DEN)   Norway (11)   Finland (18)   Denmark (20)
2007   Kristine Eikrem Engeset ( NOR)   Suvi Miettinen ( FIN)   Charlotte Sinclair ( SWE)   Finland (13)   Sweden (14)   Norway (19)
2008   Sandra Eriksson ( FIN)   Mary Alenbratt ( SWE)   Veronika Blom ( NOR)   Sweden (14)   Finland (16)   Norway (17)
2009   Saara Nikander ( FIN)   Johanna Peiponen ( FIN)   Silje Bæra Hørthe ( NOR)   Finland (9)   Sweden (20)   Norway (23)
2010   Saara Nikander ( FIN)   Anna Segersson ( SWE)   Nina Persson ( SWE)   Sweden (13)   Finland (15)   Norway (18)
2011   Vivi Rantanen ( FIN)   Sarah Lahti ( SWE)   Oona Kettunen ( FIN)   Finland (11)   Norway (19)   Sweden (20)
2012   Agnes Sjöström ( SWE)   Heidi Mårtensson ( NOR)   Aníta Hinriksdóttir ( ISL)   Sweden (10)   Norway (21)   Finland (30)
2013   Heidi Mårtensson ( NOR)   Oona Kettunen ( FIN)   Sarah Lahti ( SWE)   Finland (17)   Norway (21)   Sweden (23)
2014   Johanna Matintalo ( FIN)   Maria Larsen ( DEN)   Anna Emilie Møller ( DEN)   Denmark (11)   Norway (16)   Finland (26)
2015   Alisa Vainio ( FIN)   Anna Emilie Møller ( DEN)   Johanna Matintalo ( FIN)   Finland (11)   Denmark (11)   Norway (27)
2016   Christine Næss ( NOR)   Stine Wangberg ( NOR)   JMariann Roe ( NOR)   Norway (6)   Denmark (15)   Sweden (36)
2017   Alberte Kjær Pedersen ( DEN)   Saija Seppa ( FIN)   Anna Mark Helwigh ( DEN)   Denmark (9)   Norway (26)   Finland (27)
2018   Moona Korkealaakso ( FIN)   Laura Valgreen Petersen ( DEN)   Astrid Snäll ( FIN)   Finland (15)   Denmark (16)   Norway (23)
2019   Ingeborg Østgård ( NOR)   Andrea Modin Engesæth ( NOR)   Natalie Blomqvist ( FIN)   Norway (8)   Sweden (17)   Finland (26)
2021   Ingeborg Østgård ( NOR)   Sofia Thøgersen ( DEN)   Ilona Mononen ( FIN)   Norway (10)   Sweden (24)   Denmark (24)
2022   Sofia Thøgersen ( DEN)   Ingeborg Östgård ( NOR)   Ina Hallen Haugen  ( NOR)   Norway (13)   Sweden (20)   Denmark (21)
2023   Sofia Thøgersen ( DEN)   Elsa Sundqvist ( SWE)   Majken Larsson ( SWE)   Sweden (11)   Norway (17)   Denmark (25)

See also

References

General
Specific
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