European Athletics takes a numerical look back at another memorable edition of the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal on 14 December.
And if you missed anything or want to enjoy it again, watch our extended highlights and interviews with the winners from all seven races.
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Nadia Battocletti’s individual gold medal haul. The Italian has now won each of the U20, U23 and senior titles on two occasions, a record for a woman at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships
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Medals won by Spain who topped the medal table in Lagoa. Thierry Ndikumwenayo won individual senior men’s gold and led Spain to the team title for a record-extending 11th time while Maria Forero won the women’s U23 title
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Medals won by France, the most by any country in Lagoa. They won one gold medal and four silver and bronze medals apiece with their sole title coming in the women’s U23 team race where their three scorers all finished inside the top-10
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Jimmy Gressier’s medal haul in SPAR European Cross Country Championships history. The Frenchman added individual silver and team bronze to his tally in Lagoa which includes nine individual and team gold medals across all age-groups
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Ireland's Nick Griggs’ winning margin in seconds in the U23 race, the biggest ever winning margin in a men’s U23 race in SPAR European Cross Country Championships history
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Nations out of the 36 competing in Lagoa won medals, including hosts Portugal who won silver in the mixed relay
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Team titles for Great Britain & NI in the women’s U20 race. Led by three-time champion Innes FitzGerald, the Brits improved their record to a formidable 19 team victories from 28 editions
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Years between Ireland's two medals in the senior men's team race at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships. After winning team bronze in Malmo in 2000, Ireland upgraded to team silver in Lagoa in 2025
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Innes FitzGerald’s winning margin in seconds in the U20 race, the biggest ever winning margin in a women’s U20 race in SPAR European Cross Country Championships history
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Isaac Nader’s last leg in the mixed relay. The world 1500m champion was timed at 4:16 for the 1640m leg, the fastest anchor by four seconds ahead of Ireland's Andrew Coscoran who clocked 4:20 on the last lap
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Medals won by Great Britain & NI in SPAR European Cross Country Championships history. The Brits added another six medals to their record-extending tally in Lagoa
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Number of participants at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships, making Lagoa 2025 the biggest edition to date ahead of Samorin 2017 with 559 athletes
