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| Date: | February/March |
| Location: | Various, Italy |
| Type: | Cross country |
| Distance: | 10 km and 4 km for men 8 km for women |
| Est: | 1908 |
The Italian Cross Country Championships (it|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.
The event includes separate races for both sexes across four categories: open (senior), under-23, under-20, and under-18 (it|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]
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]
Key:
| 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 | align=center bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=4 | not disputed due CVovid | |||
| 2021[12] | 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 | |