Ireland has claimed twenty seven medals since the European Cross Country Championships began in 1994. Below is a selection of clips so you can relive some of Ireland’s finest invidual podium moments on the mud, grass and even snow. This is by no means a full archive as we can only include footage that is publicly available. If you spot a clip we have missed, please email phil@runrepublic.com or contact us through Facebook or Instagram and we will add it to the piece.
Catherina McKiernan Wins Gold at the Inaugural Championships in 1994
Fionnuala McCormack Claims Back to Back GOLD in Budapest in 2012
Stephanie Cotter takes U23 bronze in Lisbon in 2019
Gidey scores U19 Bronze in Lisbon in 2019
Darragh McElhinney Storms to U23 Silver on Home Turf in 2021
Griggs Wins U20 Silver & Dean Casey wins Bronze in Italy in 2022
Griggs medals AGAIN with U20 Bronze in Brussels
Griggs makes in three consecutive medals with U23 Silver in Turkey in 2024
And there you have it. Every clip we could track down of every Irish individual medallist at the European Cross Country Championships across thirty years from 1994 to 2024. It lands nicely ahead of this weekend’s edition in Lagoa in Portugal
