Here are the top three placers for the 14th SPAR European Athletics Cross Country Championship held in Toro, Spain
Men (10.7km)
1. Serhiy Lebid (UKR) 31min 47sec
2. Mustapha Mohamed (SWE) 31:56
3. Rui Silva (POR) 31:58
Women (8.2km)
1. Marta Dominguez (ESP) 26:58.
2. Julie Coulaud (FRA) 27:01
3. Rosa Maria Morato (ESP) 27:04
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Related Read: The Road to Toro: 6 days to go – event preview
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World Records as of August 2005
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