BOclassic

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BOclassic
Panorama Bolzano.jpg
A panorama of Bolzano's town centre where the race takes place
Date31 December
Location Bolzano, Italy
Event type Road
Distance 5 kilometres (women)
10 kilometres (men)
Established1975
Course recordsMen: 28:00 (2023)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Sabastian Sawe
Women: 15:22 (2021)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Dawit Seyaum
Official site BOclassic

The BOclassic Alto Adige is an annual road running competition over the distance of 10 kilometres for men and 5 kilometres for women. It is held on New Year's Eve in Bolzano, Italy. [1] The competition has only elite races, competed between a limited number of runners, but over 10,000 spectators gather in the streets each year to witness the race. The race has been broadcast live on television by Italian channel Rai Sport. [2]

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It was first held in 1975 under the title Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro – inspired by the Saint Silvester Road Race in Brazil, it was the first European New Year's Eve road race (Silvesterlauf). [3] After nine editions as a 13 km race, the men's race settled on its 10 km format. A women's competition was included in the programme from 1977 onwards and it has been a 5 km race since 1987. [4] The Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro changed its name in 1996 into BOclassic Alto Adige. [5]

The course is in the centre of the town of Bolzano. It is a looped circuit, starting at Walther Square and heading west on Via della Mostra before turning onto Via Goethe and Via del Portici. The route then heads southwards along Via Laurin before looping back on itself to follow along Vaile della Stazione back to the starting point. [6]

Past male competitors have included multiple European champion Serhiy Lebid, Olympic marathon champion Stefano Baldini while women such as World Half Marathon Champions Tegla Loroupe and Berhane Adere have won the women's section. [7] The 2011 edition featured three reigning world champions in Vivian Cheruiyot, Imane Merga and Wilson Kiprop. [8]

Past winners

Key:  Course record

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)Ref.
1st1975Flag of Germany.svg  Anton Gorbunow  (GER)39:59Not heldN/A
2nd1976Flag of Germany.svg  Günter Zahn  (GER)39:30Not heldN/A
3rd1977Flag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (GER)38:33Flag of Germany.svg  Heide Brenner  (GER)47:45
4th1978Flag of Austria.svg  Dietmar Millonig  (AUT)38:46Flag of Germany.svg  Heide Brenner  (GER)46:25
5th1979Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand  (GER)39:09Flag of Finland.svg  Päivi Roppo  (FIN)22:46
6th1980Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Herle  (GER)38:32Flag of Germany.svg  Ellen Wessinghage  (GER)21:11
7th1981Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Herle  (GER)38:48Flag of Germany.svg  Mathilde Heuing  (GER)22:28
8th1982Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emiel Puttemans  (BEL)38:03Flag of Germany.svg  Christiane Finke  (GER)22:54
9th1983Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alex Hagelsteens  (BEL)37:45Flag of Germany.svg  Ellen Wessinghage  (GER)21:34
10th1984Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alex Hagelsteens  (BEL)29:10Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit-Maria Schmidt  (GER)17:03
11th1985Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Cova  (ITA)29:31Flag of Italy.svg  Cristina Tomasini  (ITA)14:54
12th1986Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Pierre Délèze  (SUI)29:25Flag of Germany.svg  Vera Michallek  (GER)14:54
13th1987Flag of Tunisia.svg  Féthi Baccouche  (TUN)28:46Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Elly van Hulst  (NED)16:02
14th1988Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Antibo  (ITA)28:34Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Curatolo  (ITA)15:54
15th1989Flag of Portugal.svg  Ezequiel Canário  (POR)28:27Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Elly van Hulst  (NED)16:11
16th1990Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephenson Nyamu  (KEN)28:38Flag of Germany.svg  Uta Pippig  (GER)16:04
17th1991Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Phillimon Hanneck  (ZIM)28:02Flag of Germany.svg  Kathrin Weßel  (GER)15:34
18th1992Flag of Kenya.svg  Jonah Koech (born 1968)  (KEN)28:25Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Borisova  (RUS)16:05
19th1993Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Addis Abebe  (ETH)28:43Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Borisova  (RUS)16:01
20th1994Flag of Kenya.svg  Shem Kororia  (KEN)28:33Flag of Kenya.svg  Tegla Loroupe  (KEN)15:49
21st1995Flag of Kenya.svg  Shem Kororia  (KEN)28:19Flag of Kenya.svg  Tegla Loroupe  (KEN)15:49
22nd1996Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Komen  (KEN)28:37Flag of Kenya.svg  Tegla Loroupe  (KEN)16:14
23rd1997Flag of Kenya.svg  Bernard Barmasai  (KEN)28:08Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Berhane Adere  (ETH)16:02
24th1998Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Kosgei  (KEN)28:10Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Merima Denboba  (ETH)15:44
25th1999Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Lebid  (UKR)28:24Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gete Wami  (ETH)15:50
26th2000Flag of Kenya.svg  John Korir  (KEN)28:27Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Merima Denboba  (ETH)16:08
27th2001Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Lebid  (UKR)28:41.5Flag of Kenya.svg  Susan Chepkemei  (KEN)16:26.4
28th2002Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Lebid  (UKR)29:02Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Berhane Adere  (ETH)15:50.6
29th2003Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Lebid  (UKR)28:36Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Berhane Adere  (ETH)15:49.9
30th2004Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Lebid  (UKR)28:23.1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Berhane Adere  (ETH)16:14.7
31st2005Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Abebe Dinkesa  (ETH)28:38.9Flag of Kenya.svg  Isabella Ochichi  (KEN)15:53.6
32nd2006Flag of Morocco.svg  Abderrahim Goumri  (MAR)28:34.0Flag of Hungary.svg  Anikó Kálovics  (HUN)15:44.6
33rd2007Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Soi  (KEN)28:50.7Flag of Kenya.svg  Sylvia Kibet  (KEN)16:01.6
34th2008Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Soi  (KEN)28:55.5Flag of Russia.svg  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina  (RUS)15:59.7
35th2009Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Soi  (KEN)28:44.3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Sule Utura  (ETH)16:11.4
36th2010Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Imane Merga  (ETH)28:32Flag of Kenya.svg  Vivian Cheruiyot  (KEN)15:52
37th2011Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Soi  (KEN)28:16Flag of Kenya.svg  Vivian Cheruiyot  (KEN)16:03
38th2012Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Imane Merga  (ETH)29:12Flag of Kenya.svg  Sylvia Kibet  (KEN)16:21
39th2013Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Imane Merga  (ETH)28:43Flag of Bahrain.svg  Maryam Jamal  (BHR)16:00
40th2014Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Muktar Edris  (ETH)29:07.1Flag of Kenya.svg  Janet Kisa  (KEN)15:49.4
41st2015Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tamirat Tola  (ETH)28:29Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Netsanet Gudeta  (ETH)15:58
42nd2016Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Muktar Edris  (ETH)28:52Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Tirop  (KEN)15:44
43rd2017Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Muktar Edris  (ETH)28:45Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Tirop  (KEN)15:30
44th2018Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tamirat Tola  (ETH)28:12Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Netsanet Gudeta  (ETH)15:46
45th2019Flag of Italy.svg  Eyob Faniel  (ITA)28:21Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Kipkemboi  (KEN)15:30
46th2020Flag of Uganda.svg  Oscar Chelimo  (UGA)13:17Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Kipkemboi  (KEN)30:43 [9]
47th2021Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tadese Worku  (ETH)28:18Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dawit Seyaum  (ETH)15:22 [10]
48th2022Flag of Uganda.svg  Oscar Chelimo  (UGA)28:14Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dawit Seyaum  (ETH)15:33 [11]
49th2023 Sabastian Sawe (KEN)28:00 Nadia Battocletti (ITA)15:30

See also

References

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  1. Sampaolo, Diego (2010-01-01). Three-peat for Soi in Bolzano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-20.
  2. Sampaolo, Diego (2008-12-31). Soi and Kibet at the double? Boclassic preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-20.
  3. The legend begins Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine . BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-01-03.
  4. 1 2 Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2009-01-05). Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-01-03.
  5. Sapevi che... Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian). BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-01-03.
  6. BOclassic Parcours 2010. BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-05-20.
  7. BOclassic as New Year's Eve blast Archived 2011-01-04 at the Wayback Machine . BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-05-20.
  8. Sampaolo, Diego (2012-01-01). Soi and Cheruiyot take thrillers in Bolzano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
  9. "2020 BOclassic results". tds.sport. 31 December 2020.
  10. Diego Sampaolo (1 January 2022). "Azimeraw and Katir end year on a high in Madrid". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  11. Sapper, Svenja (2022-12-31). "Silvesterläufe international: Konstanze Klosterhalfen rennt an die Spitze der ewigen deutschen Bestenliste". leichtathletik.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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