The 2005
European 10,000m Cup The European 10,000m Cup is an annual 10,000 metres race for European athletes which was first held in 1997. The competition is organised by the European Athletics Association and first began as the European 10000 Metres Challenge (''European 1 ...
was the 9th edition of the annual
10,000 metres
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competition between
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an athletes, which was held at San Vicente Stadium in
Barakaldo
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,
Spain
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on 2 April. A total of 37 athletes (22 men and 15 women) from 12 European nations entered the competition, plus three African
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s running as guests.
Spain won the men's team event with a combined time of 1:23:53.88 hours, led by individual winner
Juan Carlos de la Ossa.
Portugal
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won the women's team race with a total time of 1:38:36.35, led by individual runner-up
Fernanda Ribeiro.
Sabrina Mockenhaupt (the sole German female entrant) won the women's individual race. Only three nations fielded enough athletes to qualify for the team section, and Germany only did so in the men's race.
Results
Men's individual
Women's individual
Men's team
Athletes in '' italics '' did not score for their team but received medals
Women's team
Athletes in '' italics '' did not score for their team but received medals
References
;Results
Results Association of Road Racing Statisticians
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. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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External links
European Athletics website
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