Italian Cross Country Championships

The Italian Cross Country Championships (Italian: Campionati Italiani di corsa campestre)[1] is an annual cross country running competition that serves as Italy's national championship for the sport. It is usually held in February or March. It was first held in 1908 and featured a men's long course race only. A women's race was added to the programme in 1926.

Italian Cross Country Championships
Nadia Battocletti two-time Italian champion.
DateFebruary/March
LocationVarious, Italy
Event typeCross country
Distance10 km and 4 km for men
8 km for women
Established1908

The event includes separate races for both sexes across four categories: open (senior), under-23, under-20, and under-18 (Italian: assoluti, promesse, juniores, allievi).[2] Short races were held for men and women from 1998 to 2006 (coinciding with the period that it was an official distance at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships). Short course champions were also elected in 1970 and 1971, but in no other years.[3] Two championship races were held in 1925: one by FISA on 8 March and another by rival organisation UISA one week later.[4]

The location of the championships varies from year to year and it has previously been incorporated into high level international races, such as the Cinque Mulini and Cross della Vallagarina.[5][6]

Editions

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In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its were canceled twice. A first time in Campi Bisenzio in March and second in November in Trieste.[7]

Senior long race

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Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1908 Pericle Pagliani Not held
1909 Pericle Pagliani Not held
1910 Not held
1911 Giuseppe Cattro Not held
1912 Not held
1913 Giuseppe Cattro Not held
1914 Giuseppe Bausola
1915 Carlo Speroni
1916 Not held due to World War I
1917
1918
1919 Lazzaro Parisio Not held
1920 Not held
1921 Carlo Martinenghi Not held
1922 Ernesto Ambrosini
1923 Angelo Davoli
1924 Angelo Davoli
1925 Giuseppe Lippi/Angelo Davoli
1926 Angelo Davoli Emilia Pedrazzani
1927 Giuseppe Lippi Emilia Pedrazzani
1928 Giuseppe Lippi Leandrina Bulzacchi
1929 Giuseppe Lippi Giannina Marchini
1930 Giuseppe Lippi Not held
1931 Nello Bartolini Not held
1932 Nello Bartolini Not held
1933 Umberto de Florentiis Not held
1934 Luigi Pellin Not held
1935 Luigi Pellin Leandrina Bulzacchi
1936 Umberto de Florentiis Leandrina Bulzacchi
1937 Giuseppe Lippi Leandrina Bulzacchi
1938 Giuseppe Lippi Leandrina Bulzacchi
1939 Not held due to World War II
1940
1941 Giuseppe Lippi Not held
1942 Salvatore Costantino Not held
1943 Salvatore Costantino Not held
1944 Not held due to World War II
1945 Not held due to World War II Petronilla Tonani
1946 Aldo Rossi Petronilla Tonani
1947 Cristofano Sestini Giuliana De Maria
1948 Luigi Pelliccioli Petronilla Tonani
1949 Giuseppe Beviacqua Petronilla Tonani
1950 Giuseppe Beviacqua Loredana Simonetti
1951 Giacomo Peppicelli Loredana Simonetti
1952 Edoardo Righi Bianca Bombardieri
1953 Giacomo Peppicelli Bianca Bombardieri
1954 Giovanni Lai Loredana Simonetti
1955 Giacomo Peppicelli Maria Antonietta Albano
1956 Luigi Conti Germana Bustreo
1957 Franco Volpi Vita Virgilio
1958 Gianfranco Baraldi Gilda Jannaccone
1959 Antonio Ambu Gilda Jannaccone
1960 Franco Volpi Gilda Jannaccone
1961 Francesco Perrone Gilda Jannaccone
1962 Luigi Conti Gilda Jannaccone
1963 Antonio Ambu Gilda Jannaccone
1964 Antonio Ambu Fernanda Ferrucci
1965 Luigi Conti Fernanda Ferrucci
1966 Antonio Ambu Fernanda Ferrucci
1967 Antonio Ambu Paola Pigni
1968 Antonio Ambu Paola Pigni
1969 Antonio Ambu Paola Pigni
1970 Giovanni Pizzi Paola Pigni
1971 Renato Martini Donata Govoni
1972 Renato Martini Angela Ramello
1973 Giuseppe Cindolo Paola Pigni
1974 Franco Fava Paola Pigni
1975 Franco Fava Margherita Gargano
1976 Franco Fava Gabriella Dorio
1977 Franco Fava Cristina Tomasini
1978 Franco Fava Agnese Possamai
1979 Luigi Zarcone Margherita Gargano
1980 Venanzio Ortis Agnese Possamai
1981 Claudio Solone Agnese Possamai
1982 Alberto Cova Agnese Possamai
1983 Alberto Cova Gabriella Dorio
1984 Alberto Cova Agnese Possamai
1985 Alberto Cova Agnese Possamai
1986 Alberto Cova Agnese Possamai
1987 Francesco Panetta Maria Curatolo
1988 Francesco Panetta Maria Curatolo
1989 Francesco Panetta Nives Curti
1990 Francesco Panetta Nadia Dandolo
1991 Francesco Panetta Nadia Dandolo
1992 Francesco Panetta Nadia Dandolo
1993 Vincenzo Modica Rosanna Munerotto
1994 Umberto Pusterla Maria Guida
1995 Umberto Pusterla Rosanna Martin
1996 Gennaro Di Napoli Patrizia Di Napoli
1997 Vincenzo Modica Valentina Tauceri
1998 Umberto Pusterla Sabrina Varrone
1999 Rachid Berradi Sabrina Varrone
2000 Rachid Berradi Agata Balsamo
2001 Michele Gamba Agata Balsamo
2002 Rachid Berradi Rosanna Martin
2003 Giuliano Battocletti Patrizia Tisi
2004 Giuliano Battocletti Patrizia Tisi
2005 Maurizio Leone Patrizia Tisi
2006 Gabriele De Nard Silvia Weissteiner
2007 Giuliano Battocletti Renate Rungger
2008 Andrea Lalli Silvia Weissteiner
2009 Andrea Lalli Silvia Weissteiner
2010 Khaddour Slimani Elena Romagnolo
2011 Daniele Meucci Nadia Ejjafini
2012 Gabriele De Nard Silvia Weissteiner
2013 Gabriele De Nard Touria Samiri
2014 Jamel Chatbi Veronica Inglese
2015 Andrea Lalli Sara Dossena
2016 Yemaneberhan Crippa Silvia La Barbera
2017 Daniele Meucci Federica Dal Ri
2018[8] Yohanes Chiappinelli 30:52 Martina Merlo 28:52
2019 Yemaneberhan Crippa Francesca Tommasi
2020 not diputeded due Covid
2021[9] Iliass Aouani Nadia Battocletti
2022[10] Iliass Aouani Nadia Battocletti
2023[11] Marco Fontana Granotto Nadia Battocletti

Short race

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The Palermitan Ala Zoghlami two-time Italian champion.
Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1970 Franco Arese 24:15.8
1971 Gianni Del Buono 17:56.8
1998 Luciano Di Pardo 10:54.3 Elisa Rea 11:32.7
1999 Luciano Di Pardo 11:26 Elisa Rea 13:29
2000 Luciano Di Pardo 11:36.1 Giovanna Arici 13:50.3
2001 Lorenzo Perrone 12:06 Sara Palmas 14:18
2002 Luciano Di Pardo 10:54 Sabrina Varrone 12:49
2003 Luciano Di Pardo 11:19 Silvia Weissteiner 13:05
2004 Luciano Di Pardo 11:10 Marzena Michalska 13:11
2005 Luciano Di Pardo 11:44 Federica Dal Ri 13:34
2006 Fabio Cesari 11:08 Angela Rinicella 12:54
2019 Osama Zoghlami 8:40 Marta Zenoni 9:57
2020 not disputed due CVovid
2021[12] Ala Zoghlami 8:40 Nicole Reina 9:57
2022 Ala Zoghlami 8:39 Ludovica Cavalli 10:02
2023[11] Ala Zoghlami 8:54 Ludovica Cavalli 10:30
  • The 2001 race was won by Englishwoman Catherine Berry in 14:09, though she was not eligible for the national championship.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Campionato Italiano Individuale Assoluto di Corsa Campestre (in Italian). FIDAL. Retrieved on 2016-09-09.
  2. ^ CAMPIONATI ITALIANI FIDAL: IL DOVE E IL QUANDO DEL 2016. Atletica Valle Dicembra (2016). Retrieved on 2016-09-09.
  3. ^ Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-09.
  4. ^ National Crosscountry Champions for Italy. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2016-04-28). Retrieved on 2016-09-09.
  5. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-01-11). Matelong, Weissteiner aim for cross country success - Vallagarina PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-09.
  6. ^ Taylor, Simon (2004-05-28). Run Of The Mills. Runner's World. Retrieved on 2016-09-09.
  7. ^ "Cross, annullati gli Assoluti di Trieste". fidal.it. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021. L'aggravarsi della situazione generale, con la pandemia da Covid-19 che mostra quotidianamente numeri sempre più preoccupanti, ha indotto la FIDAL ad annullare lo svolgimento, previsto a Trieste il 22 novembre prossimo, dei Campionati Italiani assoluti di corsa campestre. La manifestazione, prevista nella prima stesura del calendario nazionale 2020 alla data del 3 marzo a Campi Bisenzio (Firenze, nella formula denominata "Festa del Cross", comprensiva dei titoli di categoria), era stata sospesa all'emergere del contagio, per poi essere spostata a Trieste, il 22 novembre, in occasione della già prevista "Carsolina" (ma solo per le prove assolute).
  8. ^ "Cross: Chiappinelli e Merlo campioni italiani". fidal.it. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Il milanese Iliass Aouani campione italiano di corsa campestre". fidal.it. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Battocletti e Aouani campioni italiani di cross" (in Italian). correre.it. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Festa del Cross: Battocletti 30 e lode". fidal.it (in Italian). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Festa del Cross: trionfo Battocletti e Aouani". fidal.it. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
List of winners
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