Italian Cross Country Championships
# Italian Cross Country Championships

The Italian Cross Country Championships (Italian: Campionati Italiani di corsa campestre) 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.

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). 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. Two championship races were held in 1925: one by FISA on 8 March and another by rival organisation UISA one week later.

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.

## Editions

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.

### Senior long race

Key:  Course record

| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 1908 | Pericle Pagliani | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1909 | Pericle Pagliani | | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1910 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| | 1911 | Giuseppe Cattro | | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1912 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| | 1913 | Giuseppe Cattro | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1914 | Giuseppe Bausola | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1915 | Carlo Speroni | | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1916 | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I |
| — | 1917 | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I |
| — | 1918 | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I | Not held due to World War I |
| | 1919 | Lazzaro Parisio | | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1920 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| | 1921 | Carlo Martinenghi | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1922 | Ernesto Ambrosini | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1923 | Angelo Davoli | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1924 | Angelo Davoli | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1925 | Giuseppe Lippi/Angelo Davoli | | Not held | Not held |
| | 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 | Not held |
| | 1931 | Nello Bartolini | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1932 | Nello Bartolini | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1933 | Umberto de Florentiis | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1934 | Luigi Pellin | | Not held | 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 | Not held due to World War II | Not held due to World War II | Not held due to World War II |
| — | 1940 | Not held due to World War II | Not held due to World War II | Not held due to World War II | Not held due to World War II |
| | 1941 | Giuseppe Lippi | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1942 | Salvatore Costantino | | Not held | Not held |
| | 1943 | Salvatore Costantino | | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1944 | Not held due to World War II | Not held due to World War II | Not held due to World War II | Not held due to World War II |
| — | 1945 | Not held due to World War II | 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 | Yohanes Chiappinelli | 30:52 | Martina Merlo | 28:52 |
| | 2019 | Yemaneberhan Crippa | | Francesca Tommasi | |
| | 2020 | not diputeded due Covid | not diputeded due Covid | not diputeded due Covid | not diputeded due Covid |
| | 2021 | Iliass Aouani | | Nadia Battocletti | |
| | 2022 | Iliass Aouani | | Nadia Battocletti | |
| | 2023 | Marco Fontana Granotto | | Nadia Battocletti | |

### Short race

| 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 | not disputed due CVovid | not disputed due CVovid | not disputed due CVovid |
| 2021 | Ala Zoghlami | 8:40 | Nicole Reina | 9:57 |
| 2022 | Ala Zoghlami | 8:39 | Ludovica Cavalli | 10:02 |
| 2023 | 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.
