National Crosscountry Champions for Italy

Men- Long Course (101 runnings)
12 Mar 2017   Gubbio                 30:23    10   km   Daniele Meucci-2
21 Feb 2016   Gubbio                 29:59    10   km   Yemaneberhan Crippa
15 Mar 2015   Fiuggi                 29:55    10   km   Andrea Lalli
09 Mar 2014   Nove                   30:20    10   km   Jamal Chatbi
10 Feb 2013   Abbadia di Fiastra     29:14    10   km   Gabriele deNard-3
29 Jan 2012   Borgo Valsugana        30:49    10   km   Gabriele deNard-2
30 Jan 2011   Varese                 28:33     9.4 km   Daniele Meucci
07 Mar 2010   Formello               31:48    10   km   Khaddour Slimani
15 Mar 2009   Porto Potenza Picena   29:51    10   km   Andrea Lalli-2
15 Mar 2008   Carpi                  25:22     8.5 km   Andrea Lalli
11 Mar 2007   Villa Lagarina         30:44    10.2 km   Giuliano Battocletti-3
19 Mar 2006   Lanciano               34:20    12   km   Gabriele deNard
27 Feb 2005   Villa Lagarina         35:52    11.8 km   Maurizio Leone
07 Mar 2004   San Vittore Olona      35:25    12.0 km   Giuliano Battocletti-2
16 Mar 2003   Roma                   35:28    12.0 km   Giuliano Battocletti
24 Feb 2002   Grosseto               34:27    12.0 km   Rachid Berradi-3
04 Mar 2001   San Vittore Olona      38:36    12.0 km   Michele Gamba
05 Mar 2000   Roma                   36:36.4  12.0 km   Rachid Berradi-2
14 Feb 1999   Roma                   35:36    12.0 km   Rachid Berradi
25 Jan 1998   Roma                   34:54.2  12.0 km   Umberto Pusterla-2
02 Mar 1997   Firenze                35:34    12.0 km   Vincenzo Modica-2
03 Mar 1996   San Vittore Olona      36:22    11.0 km   Gennaro DiNapoli
12 Feb 1995   Inverigo               37:43    11.4 km   Umberto Pusterla-2
13 Feb 1994   Roma                   36:30    12.0 km   Umberto Pusterla
28 Feb 1993   Fiorano Modenese       35:00    12.0 km   Vincenzo Modica
23 Feb 1992   Camaiore               35:53    12.0 km   Francesco Panetta-6
17 Mar 1991   Ferrara                36:41    12.0 km   Francesco Panetta-5
11 Mar 1990   Treviso                35:14    12.0 km   Francesco Panetta-4
26 Feb 1989   Varese                 35:59    12.0 km   Francesco Panetta-3
28 Feb 1988   Roma                   35:41    12.0 km   Francesco Panetta-2
01 Mar 1987   Torino                 32:03.8  11.0 km   Francesco Panetta
02 Mar 1986   Treviso                34:40.7  11.0 km   Alberto Cova-5
23 Feb 1985   Roma                   29:18.5  10.0 km   Alberto Cova-4
10 Mar 1984   Roma                   33:48    11.5 km   Alberto Cova-3
13 Feb 1983   Roma                   35:03.4  11.5 km   Alberto Cova-2
28 Feb 1982   Roma                   32:15.0  11.1 km   Alberto Cova
15 Mar 1981   Roma                   36:43.7  11.0 km   Claudio Solone
17 Feb 1980   Varese                 35:34    12.0 km   Venanzio Ortis
11 Mar 1979   Firenze                33:29    12.0 km   Luigi Zarcone
05 Mar 1978   Treviso                39:02.4  12.0 km   Franco Fava-5
06 Mar 1977   Roma                   37:54.4  12,0 km   Franco Fava-4
15 Feb 1976   Cassino                37:54    12.0 km   Franco Fava-3
02 Mar 1975   Roma                   39:25.6  12.4 km   Franco Fava-2
02 Mar 1974   Monza                  36:42    12.0 km   Franco Fava
01 Apr 1973   Ferrara                30:19.0  10.0 km   Giuseppe Cindolo
26 Mar 1972   Roma                   29:20.2  10.0 km   Renato Martini-2
07 Mar 1971   Cesano Maderno         37:23.4  12.0 km   Renato Martini
03 Mar 1970   Roma                   50:23.2            Giovanni Pizzi
19 Mar 1969   Spoleto                47:28.0  15   km   Antonio Ambu-7
11 Feb 1968   Viareggio                                 Antonio Ambu-6
05 Mar 1967   Ascoli                                    Antonio Ambu-5
03 Mar 1966   Roma                   53:34.2  14   km   Antonio Ambu-4
07 Mar 1965   Firenze                54:13.6  15   km   Luigi Conti-3
08 Mar 1964   Viareggio              26:34.3   8   km   Antonio Ambu-3
03 Mar 1963   Roma                   21:00.6   8.0 km   Antonio Ambu-2
04 Mar 1962   Viareggio                                 Luigi Conti-2
26 Mar 1961   Firenze                          9   km   Francesco Perrone
13 Mar 1960   Viareggio                                 Franco Volpi-2
15 Mar 1959   Grosseto                                  Antonio Ambu
16 Mar 1958   Livorno                23:28              Gianfranco Baraldi
17 Mar 1957   Bergamo                24:24     7.0 km   Franco Volpi
11 Mar 1956   Roma                                      Luigi Conti
13 Mar 1955   San Vittore Olona                         Giacomo Peppicelli-3
19 Mar 1954   Trivero                                   Giovanni Lai
22 Mar 1953   Reggio Emilia                             Giacomo Peppicelli-2
23 Mar 1952   Gallarate                                 Edoardo Righi
08 Apr 1951   Fidenza                                   Giacomo Peppicelli
26 Mar 1950   Napoli                                    Giuseppe Beviacqua-2
19 Mar 1949   San Vittore Olona                         Giuseppe Beviacqua
21 Mar 1948   Firenze                                   Luigi Pelliccioli
09 Mar 1947   Gallarate                                 Cristofano Sestini
10 Mar 1946   San Vittore Olona                         Aldo Rossi
       ....
07 Mar 1943   Livorno                                   Salvatore Costantino-2
15 Mar 1942   Roma                                      Salvatore Costantino
09 Mar 1941   Firenze                                   Ettore Padovani
       ....
06 Mar 1938   Pontremoli                                Giuseppe Lippi-7
07 Mar 1937   Mainate                                   Giuseppe Lippi-6
08 Mar 1936   Piacenza                                  Umberto deFlorentiis-2
31 Mar 1935   Romagnano Sesia                           Luigi Pellin-2
25 Mar 1934   Cavaria                                   Luigi Pellin
05 Mar 1933   Venezia                                   Umberto deFlorentiis
21 Feb 1932   Roma                                      Nello Bartolini-2
22 Feb 1931   Torino                                    Nello Bartolini
09 Mar 1930   Milano                                    Giuseppe Lippi-5
10 Mar 1929   Milano                                    Giuseppe Lippi-4
01 Mar 1928   Milano                                    Giuseppe Lippi-3
27 Feb 1927   Torino                                    Giuseppe Lippi-2
14 Mar 1926   Milano                                    Angelo Davoli-4
15 Mar 1925   Gallarate                                 Angelo Davoli-3
08 Mar 1925   Torino                                    Giuseppe Lippi
02 Mar 1924   Stupinigi                                 Angelo Davoli-2
11 Mar 1923   Firenze                                   Angelo Davoli
19 Mar 1922   Padova                                    Ernesto Ambrosini
20 Feb 1921   Brescia                                   Carlo Martinenghi
       ....
02 Mar 1919   Monza                  27:00     7.8 km   Lazzaro Parisio
       ....
28 Mar 1915   Milano                                    Carlo Speroni
22 Mar 1914   Alessandria                               Giuseppe Bausola
16 Mar 1913   Genova                                    Giuseppe Cattro
       ....
26 Mar 1911   Torino                                    Giuseppe Cattro
       ....
06 Jun 1909   Roma                                      Pericle Pagliani-2
06 Jun 1908   Roma                                      Pericle Pagliani

Non-champion winners
2017   30:11   Joash Koech Kipruto (KEN)
2015   29:43   Thomas Lokomwa James (KEN)
2014   29:59   William Kibor Koitile-2
2012   29:09   William Kibor Koitile (KEN)
2010   31:48   Khaddour Slimani (MAR)
2004   34:47   Boniface Kiprop (UGA)
2001   37:07   Charles Kamathi (KEN)
1996   35:48   Paul Tergat (KEN)
1979   33:10   Bronislaw Malinowski (POL)


Women- Long Course (81 runnings)
12 Mar 2017   Gubbio                 28:31     8   km   Federica Dal Ri 
21 Feb 2016   Gubbio                 25:33     8   km   Silvia LaBarbera
15 Mar 2015   Fiuggi                 27:59     8   km   Sara Dossena
09 Mar 2014   Nove                   27:25     8   km   Veronica Inglese
10 Feb 2013   Abbadia di Fiastra     26:21     8   km   Touria Samiri
29 Jan 2012   Borgo Valsugana        27:47     8   km   Silvia Weissteiner-4
30 Jan 2011   Varese                 27:20     7.8 km   Nadia Ejjafini
07 Mar 2010   Formello               29:08     8   km   Elena Romagnolo
15 Mar 2009   Porto Potenza Picena   27:19     8   km   Silvia Weissteiner-3
15 Mar 2008   Carpi                  24:20     7.0 km   Silvia Weissteiner-2
11 Mar 2007   Villa Lagarina         27:07     7.8 km   Renate Rungger
19 Mar 2006   Lanciano               25:15     8   km   Silvia Weissteiner
27 Feb 2005   Villa Lagarina         27:07     7.8 km   Patrizia Tisi-3
07 Mar 2004   San Vittore Olona      26:13     8.0 km   Patrizia Tisi-2
16 Mar 2003   Roma                   27:00     8.0 km   Patrizia Tisi
24 Feb 2002   Grosseto               25:30     8.0 km   Rosanna Martin-2
04 Mar 2001   San Vittore Olona      29:13     8.0 km   Agata Balsamo-2
05 Mar 2000   Roma                   27:31.3   8.0 km   Agata Balsamo
14 Feb 1999   Roma                   27:49     8.0 km   Sabrina Varrone-2
25 Jan 1998   Roma                   19:56.8   6.0 km   Sabrina Varrone
02 Mar 1997   Firenze                20:30     6.0 km   Valentina Tauceri
03 Mar 1996   San Vittore Olona      24:52     6.0 km   Patrizia DiNapoli
12 Feb 1995   Inverigo               23:13     6.4 km   Rosanna Martin
13 Feb 1994   Roma                   20:20     6.0 km   Maria Guida
28 Feb 1993   Fiorano Modenese       19:15     6.0 km   Rosanna Munerotto
23 Feb 1992   Camaiore               19:47     6.0 km   Nadia Dandolo-3
17 Mar 1991   Ferrara                20:24     6.0 km   Nadia Dandolo-2
11 Mar 1990   Treviso                19:19     6.0 km   Nadia Dandolo
26 Feb 1989   Varese                 20:45     6.0 km   Nives Curti
28 Feb 1988   Roma                   19:36     4.5 km   Maria Curatolo-2
01 Mar 1987   Torino                 13:40.4   4.5 km   Maria Curatolo
02 Mar 1986   Treviso                15:38.8   4.5 km   Agnese Possamai-7
24 Feb 1985   Roma                   15:02.3   4.5 km   Agnese Possamai-6
10 Mar 1984   Roma                   15:57     4.6 km   Agnese Possamai-5
13 Feb 1983   Roma                   15:37.5   4.6 km   Gabriella Dorio-2
28 Feb 1982   Roma                   14:25.0   4.5 km   Agnese Possamai-4
15 Mar 1981   Roma                   16:32     4.5 km   Agnese Possamai-3
17 Feb 1980   Varese                 14:17     4.5 km   Agnese Possamai-2
11 Mar 1979   Firenze                14:16     4.5 km   Margherita Gargano-2
05 Mar 1978   Treviso                18:09.1   4.5 km   Agnese Possamai
06 Mar 1977   Roma                   13:46.4   4.5 km   Cristina Tomasini
15 Feb 1976   Rovereto               16:14              Gabriella Dorio
02 Mar 1975   San Martino            15:06.5   4.5 km   Margherita Gargano
02 Mar 1974   Vaprio                 13:08     4.0 km   Paola Pigni-Cacchi-6
01 Apr 1973   Ferrara                13:08.2   4.0 km   Paola Pigni-Cacchi-5
26 Mar 1972   Roma                   13:39.6   4.0 km   Angela Ramello
07 Mar 1971   Rassina                 9:25.8   3.0 km   Donata Govoni 
08 Mar 1970   Chiari                  8:12.6            Paola Pigni-Cacchi-4
09 Feb 1969   Firenze                 5:24.8            Paola Pigni-Cacchi-3
03 Mar 1968   Ravenna                                   Paola Pigni-Cacchi-2
19 Mar 1967   Celle Ligure                              Paola Pigni-Cacchi
20 Mar 1966   Alzano                                    Fernanda Ferrucci-3
28 Mar 1965   Mondovì                                   Fernanda Ferrucci-2
19 Mar 1964   Imperia                                   Fernanda Ferrucci
17 Mar 1963   Camerlata               3:55.3   1.3 km   Gilda Jannaccone-6
04 Mar 1962   Castellanza                               Gilda Jannaccone-5
12 Mar 1961   Bolzano                                   Gilda Jannaccone-4
13 Mar 1960   Pinerolo                                  Gilda Jannaccone-3
19 Mar 1959   Arcore                                    Gilda Jannaccone-2
16 Mar 1958   Pescara                                   Gilda Jannaccone
17 Mar 1957   Busalla                                   Vita Virgilio
11 Mar 1956   Torino                                    Germana Bustreo
13 Mar 1955   Ferrara                                   Maria Antonietta Albano
19 Mar 1954   Reggio Emilia                             Loredana Simonetti-3
22 Mar 1953   Bergamo                                   Bianca Bombardieri-2
23 Mar 1952   Napoli                                    Bianca Bombardieri
08 Apr 1951   Crenna                                    Loredana Simonetti-2
26 Mar 1950   Trento                                    Loredana Simonetti
20 Mar 1949   Torino                                    Petronilla Tonani-3
14 Mar 1948   Milano                                    Petronilla Tonani-2
19 Mar 1947   Bologna                                   Giuliana DeMaria
24 Mar 1946   Torino                                    Petronilla Tonani
       1945   Milano                                    Petronilla Tonani-2
       ....   not held
20 Mar 1938   Malnate                 3:34.5   0.8 km   Leandrina Bulzacchi-5
14 Mar 1937   Milano                  3:34.2   0.8 km   Leandrina Bulzacchi-4
08 Mar 1936   Milano                  5:21.5   1.5 km   Leandrina Bulzacchi-3
       1935   Milano                  4:56.0   1.5 km   Leandrina Bulzacchi-2
       ....   not held
10 Mar 1929   Milano                  2:49.2   0.9 km   Giannina Marchini
11 Mar 1928   Milano                  2:42.0   0.8 km   Leandrina Bulzacchi
06 Mar 1927   Milano                  2:50.0   0.7 km   Emilia Pedrazzani-2 
07 Mar 1926   Milano                  4:06.6   0.8 km   Emilia Pedrazzani 

Non-champion winners
2017   28:24   Ivyne Cheruto Lagat (KEN)
2016   25:21   Juliet Chekwel (UGA)
2015   27:21   Helen Chepkurgat (KEN)
2004   26:09   Zakia Mrisho (TAN)
2001   28:42   Olivera Jevtic (SER)
1996   23:19   Merima Denboba (ETH)

Notes: In 1925, there were two national championships held; the 08 Mar 1925 race was held by "FISA" and the 15 Mar 1925 race was held by "UISA."  In 1935-1938, the national championships were replaced by a national criterium and technically were not national championships.  Distances in lighter colors are estimates (1937 women's distance was reported as 1.1 km.  2008 men's distance was reported as 9.2 km and the women's distance was reported as 8.2 km). 

Most Titles

Men (1908-date)

7

Giuseppe Lippi 1925,1927-30,1937-38

Women (1926-date)

7

Agnese Possamai 1978,1980-82,1984-86

Men- Short Course (11 runnings)
19 Mar 2006   Lanciano               11:08     4   km   Fabio Cesari
27 Feb 2005   Villa Lagarina         11:44     4.0 km   Luciano DiPardo-7
07 Mar 2004   San Vittore Olona      11:10     4.0 km   Luciano DiPardo-6
16 Mar 2003   Roma                   11:19     4.0 km   Luciano DiPardo-5
24 Feb 2002   Grosseto               10:54     4.0 km   Luciano DiPardo-4
04 Mar 2001   San Vittore Olona      12:06     4.0 km   Lorenzo Perrone
05 Mar 2000   Roma                   11:36.1   4.0 km   Luciano DiPardo-3
14 Feb 1999   Roma                   11:26     4.0 km   Luciano DiPardo-2
25 Jan 1998   Roma                   10:54.3   4.0 km   Luciano DiPardo
       ....   
07 Mar 1971   Cesano Maderno         17:56.8   6.0 km   Gianni DelBuono
03 Mar 1970   Roma                   24:15.8            Francesco Arese

Women- Short Course (9 runnings)
19 Mar 2006   Lanciano               12:54     4   km   Angela Rinicella
27 Feb 2005   Villa Lagarina         13:34     4.0 km   Federica Dal Ri
07 Mar 2004   San Vittore Olona      13:11     4.0 km   Marzena Michalska
16 Mar 2003   Roma                   13:05     4.0 km   Silvia Weissteiner 
24 Feb 2002   Grosseto               12:49     4.0 km   Sabrina Varrone
04 Mar 2001   San Vittore Olona      14:18     4.0 km   Sara Palmas
05 Mar 2000   Roma                   13:50.3   4.0 km   Giovanna Arici
14 Feb 1999   Roma                   13:29     4.0 km   Elisa Rea-2
25 Jan 1998   Roma                   11:32.7   3.5 km   Elisa Rea
Non-champion winners
2001   14:09   Catherine Berry (ENG)


Most Titles

Men (1970-date)

7

Luciano DiPardo 1998-2000,2002-05

Women (1998-date)

2

Elisa Rea 1998-1999

Last Updated on 12 Mar 2017

Contributors: Franco Anichini (50), Franco Civai (50), Paul Michiels (6), Juraj Gasparovic (6)