Portuguese Cross Country Championships

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Portuguese Cross Country Championships
DateFebruary/March
LocationVarious, Portugal
Event type Cross country
Distance12 km and 4 km for men
8 km and 4 km for women
Established1911

The Portuguese Cross Country Championships (Portuguese : Campeonato de Portugal de Corta-Mato) is an annual cross country running competition that serves as Portugal's national championship for the sport. It is usually held in February or March. It was first held in 1911 and featured a men's long course race only. A women's race was added to the programme in 1967. Short course races for both sexes have been held since 2000. [1]

Contents

The event includes separate races for both sexes across four categories: open (senior), under-23, under-20, and under-18 (Portuguese : nacional, sub-23, juniores, juvenis). The introduction of short races came shortly after their introduction as an official distance at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The under-23 races were established in 2014. The under-20 race is much longer-lived: its debut for men came in 1932 and the women's race appeared for the first time in 1971. The under-18 race for boys was created in 1966 and shortly followed by a girls race in 1972. Each of the races features both an individual and club team component. The short course races are usually held separately from the main long course events. [1] [2] The 2010 and 2012 races were held as part of the annual international Almond Blossom Cross Country race. [3]

Carlos Lopes is the most successful athlete of the competition, having won ten national titles between 1970 and 1984, while Rosa Mota is the most successful woman, with eight titles between 1975 and 1985. In the short races, Rui Silva has the most titles at nine (between 2000 and 2013) and Anália Rosa has the most among women, earning five titles from 2000 to 2006. [4]

Past senior race winners

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)
11911 Francisco Lázaro Not held
21912 Matias Carvalho
31913 Germano Garcês
1914Not held
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
41922 Mário Conceicào Not held
51923 Albano Martins
1924Not held
1925
1926
1927
61928 Manuel Dias Not held
1929Not held
71930 Manuel Dias Not held
81931 Manuel Dias
91932 Manuel Dias
101933 Manuel Dias
111934 Manuel Dias
121935 Adelino Tavares
131936 Manuel Dias
141937 Manuel Dias
151938 Manuel Nogueira
161939 Manuel Nogueira
171940 Manuel Nogueira
181941 Manuel Nogueira
191942 Anibal Barào
201943 Alberto Ferreira
211944 Joào Silva
221945 Joào Silva
231946 Joào Silva
241947 Filipe Luis
251948 Filipe Luis
261949 Alfonso Marquez
271950 Alvaro Conde
281951 Filipe Luis
291952 Filipe Luis
301953 António Martins
311954 José Araújo
321955 Manuel Faria
331956 Manuel Faria
341957 Manuel Faria
351958 Manuel Faria
361959 Manuel Faria
371960 Joaquim Ferreira
381961 Maximiano Pinheiro
391962 Manuel Oliveira
401963 Manuel Marquez
411964 Manuel Oliveira
421965 Manuel Oliveira
431966 Anacleto Pinto
441967 Manuel Oliveira Manuela Simões
451968 Manuel Oliveira Manuela Simões
461969 Maximiano Pinheiro Manuela Simões
471970 Carlos Lopes Manuela Simões
481971 Carlos Lopes Branca Seabra
491972 Carlos Lopes Céu Lopes
501973 Carlos Lopes Filomena Vieira
511974 Carlos Lopes Branca Seabra
521975 Aniceto Simões Rosa Mota
531976 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
541977 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
551978 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
561979 Fernando Mamede Aurora Cunha
571980 Fernando Mamede Aurora Cunha
581981 Fernando Mamede Rosa Mota
591982 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
601983 Fernando Mamede Aurora Cunha
611984 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
621985 Fernando Mamede Rosa Mota
631986 Fernando Mamede Aurora Cunha
641987 Dionísio Castro Albertina Machado
651988 Ezequiel Canário Albertina Machado
661989 Ezequiel Canário Maria Conceição Ferreira
671990 Domingos Castro Maria Conceição Ferreira
681991 Dionísio Castro Maria Conceição Ferreira
691992 António Pinto Albertina Dias
701993 Domingos Castro Albertina Dias
711994 Domingos Castro Maria Conceição Ferreira
721995 Paulo Guerra Albertina Dias
731996 Paulo Guerra Fernanda Ribeiro
741997 Paulo Guerra Fernanda Ribeiro
751998 Domingos Castro Fernanda Ribeiro
761999 Paulo Guerra Fernanda Ribeiro
772000 Eduardo Henriques Carla Sacramento
782001 Paulo Guerra Carla Sacramento
792002 Eduardo Henriques Carla Sacramento
802003 Domingos Castro Fernanda Ribeiro
812004 Fernando Silva Anália Rosa
822005 Fernando Silva Anália Rosa
832006 Eduardo Henriques Jéssica Augusto
842007 Rui Pedro Silva Jéssica Augusto
852008 Eduardo Henriques Jéssica Augusto
862009 Rui Pedro Silva Inês Monteiro
872010 Yousef el Kalai Ana Dulce Félix
882011 Yousef el Kalai Ana Dulce Félix
892012 Manuel Damião Ana Dulce Félix
902013 Manuel Damião Ana Dulce Félix
912014 Manuel Damião Ana Dulce Félix
922015 Rui Pinto Ana Dulce Félix
932016Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz  (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha
942017Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz  (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha
952018Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz  (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha
962019Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz  (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha
2020Not held
972021Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz  (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha

The following year's races were won by non-Portuguese runners:

Short race

YearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)
2000 Rui Silva Anália Rosa
2001 Rui Silva Anália Rosa
2002 Rui Silva Anália Rosa
2003 Rui Silva Fernanda Ribeiro
2004 Manuel Damião Ana Dias
2005 Ricardo Ribas Anália Rosa
2006 Rui Silva Anália Rosa
2007 Ricardo Ribas Claudia Pereira
2008 Mário Teixeira Sara Moreira
2009 Rui Silva Sara Moreira
2010 Rui Silva Ana Dulce Félix
2011 Rui Silva Sara Moreira
2012 Rui Silva Carla Salomé Rocha
2013 Rui Silva Carla Salomé Rocha
2014 Manuel Damião Carla Salomé Rocha
2015 Rui Pinto Catarina Ribeiro
2016 Andre Pereira Daniela Cunha
2017 Andre Pereira Daniela Cunha
2018 Andre Pereira Daniela Cunha
2019 Andre Pereira Daniela Cunha
2020 Andre Pereira Daniela Cunha
2021 Andre Pereira Daniela Cunha

References

  1. 1 2 Campeonato de Portugal de Corta-Mato (in Portuguese). FPAtletismo. Retrieved on 2016-09-14.
  2. Portuguese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-14.
  3. Amendoeiras em Flor (Almond Blossom) 10 km & 6 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-09-14.
  4. National Crosscountry Champions for Portugal. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2016-09-13). Retrieved on 2016-09-14.
List of winners