Portuguese Cross Country Championships

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]

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

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

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Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1 1911 Francisco Lázaro Not held
2 1912 Matias Carvalho
3 1913 Germano Garcês
1914 Not held
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
4 1922 Mário Conceicào Not held
5 1923 Albano Martins
1924 Not held
1925
1926
1927
6 1928 Manuel Dias Not held
1929 Not held
7 1930 Manuel Dias Not held
8 1931 Manuel Dias
9 1932 Manuel Dias
10 1933 Manuel Dias
11 1934 Manuel Dias
12 1935 Adelino Tavares
13 1936 Manuel Dias
14 1937 Manuel Dias
15 1938 Manuel Nogueira
16 1939 Manuel Nogueira
17 1940 Manuel Nogueira
18 1941 Manuel Nogueira
19 1942 Anibal Barào
20 1943 Alberto Ferreira
21 1944 Joào Silva
22 1945 Joào Silva
23 1946 Joào Silva
24 1947 Filipe Luis
25 1948 Filipe Luis
26 1949 Alfonso Marquez
27 1950 Alvaro Conde
28 1951 Filipe Luis
29 1952 Filipe Luis
30 1953 António Martins
31 1954 José Araújo
32 1955 Manuel Faria
33 1956 Manuel Faria
34 1957 Manuel Faria
35 1958 Manuel Faria
36 1959 Manuel Faria
37 1960 Joaquim Ferreira
38 1961 Maximiano Pinheiro
39 1962 Manuel Oliveira
40 1963 Manuel Marquez
41 1964 Manuel Oliveira
42 1965 Manuel Oliveira
43 1966 Anacleto Pinto
44 1967 Manuel Oliveira Manuela Simões
45 1968 Manuel Oliveira Manuela Simões
46 1969 Maximiano Pinheiro Manuela Simões
47 1970 Carlos Lopes Manuela Simões
48 1971 Carlos Lopes Branca Seabra
49 1972 Carlos Lopes Céu Lopes
50 1973 Carlos Lopes Filomena Vieira
51 1974 Carlos Lopes Branca Seabra
52 1975 Aniceto Simões Rosa Mota
53 1976 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
54 1977 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
55 1978 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
56 1979 Fernando Mamede Aurora Cunha
57 1980 Fernando Mamede Aurora Cunha
58 1981 Fernando Mamede Rosa Mota
59 1982 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
60 1983 Fernando Mamede Aurora Cunha
61 1984 Carlos Lopes Rosa Mota
62 1985 Fernando Mamede Rosa Mota
63 1986 Fernando Mamede Aurora Cunha
64 1987 Dionísio Castro Albertina Machado
65 1988 Ezequiel Canário Albertina Machado
66 1989 Ezequiel Canário Maria Conceição Ferreira
67 1990 Domingos Castro Maria Conceição Ferreira
68 1991 Dionísio Castro Maria Conceição Ferreira
69 1992 António Pinto Albertina Dias
70 1993 Domingos Castro Albertina Dias
71 1994 Domingos Castro Maria Conceição Ferreira
72 1995 Paulo Guerra Albertina Dias
73 1996 Paulo Guerra Fernanda Ribeiro
74 1997 Paulo Guerra Fernanda Ribeiro
75 1998 Domingos Castro Fernanda Ribeiro
76 1999 Paulo Guerra Fernanda Ribeiro
77 2000 Eduardo Henriques Carla Sacramento
78 2001 Paulo Guerra Carla Sacramento
79 2002 Eduardo Henriques Carla Sacramento
80 2003 Domingos Castro Fernanda Ribeiro
81 2004 Fernando Silva Anália Rosa
82 2005 Fernando Silva Anália Rosa
83 2006 Eduardo Henriques Jéssica Augusto
84 2007 Rui Pedro Silva Jéssica Augusto
85 2008 Eduardo Henriques Jéssica Augusto
86 2009 Rui Pedro Silva Inês Monteiro
87 2010 Yousef el Kalai Ana Dulce Félix
88 2011 Yousef el Kalai Ana Dulce Félix
89 2012 Manuel Damião Ana Dulce Félix
90 2013 Manuel Damião Ana Dulce Félix
91 2014 Manuel Damião Ana Dulce Félix
92 2015 Rui Pinto Ana Dulce Félix
93 2016   Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha
94 2017   Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha
95 2018   Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha
96 2019   Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha
2020 Not held
97 2021   Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) Carla Salomé Rocha

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

Short race

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Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (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

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  1. ^ a b 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
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