The Cinque Mulini is an annual cross country running race in San Vittore Olona, Italy. First held in 1933, the course is unusual in that it revolves around a number of water mills along Olona river, which lend the competition its name – meaning Five Mills in Italian.Cinque Mulini: Italy's bonkers cross country race . Spikes Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-10-20. It is one of the IAAF cross country permit meetings that act as qualifiers for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.Cross Country Permit Meets. IAAF (2009). Retrieved on 2009-10-20. As one of the most prestigious meets, numerous world record holders and Olympic champions have competed at the Cinque Mulini throughout its history.
History Giovanni Malerba organised the first competition in 1933 as a reaction to a competition in a neighbouring village which revolved around seven clock towers. The competition has been held every year since its inception, including throughout the Second World War and in 1939 when the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL) ordered that all cross country competitions be postponed.History of Cinque Mulini . Cinque Mulini. Retrieved on 2010-02-05. The course was altered from 10 km to 12 in the late 1930s, in order to accommodate all five mills. The race began to grow after being selected as the course for the Italian Cross Country Championship in 1946 and 1949. The competition became an international one in 1952 and Tunisian runner Ahmed Labidi became the first foreign winner two years later. By the early 1960s, Olympic silver medallist Franjo Mihalić had brought the race to new heights, taking three victories over five editions.
A junior race was introduced in 1960, the first international women's race was held in 1971, and student races were added to the program in the late 1970s. Olympic and World champions graced the course at every edition in the 1970s. By the mid-eighties, East African runners had established themselves, frequently reaching the podium in the senior races. It was part of the IAAF World Cross Challenge the following decade, remaining at the forefront of European cross country running. The course was significantly changed throughout the 2000s, only the Cozzi and Meraviglia mills remained as part of the course and gradually only the semi-functioning Meraviglia was included.
Both former champion David Bedford and meet organiser Vito Garofalo stressed that the competition's longevity is due to, in part, the support the race receives from the local community. The race was elected to serve as the Italian national cross country championships in 1996; Gennaro Di Napoli and Patrizia Di Napoli took the honours.Cinque Mulini. ARRS (2010-02-03). Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
The event hosted the European Cross Country Club Championships alongside the traditional race in 2011; Portuguese club Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo Conforlimpa won the men's team title while the women's title went to Turkey's Üsküdar Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.
Past senior race winners
National era EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)1st1933Not held—2nd1934Not held—3rd1935Not held—4th1936Not held—5th1937Not held—6th1938Not held—7th1939Not held—8th1940Not held—9th1941Not held—10th1942Not held—11th1943Not held—12th1944Not held—13th1945Not held—14th1946Not held—15th1947Not held—16th1948Not held—17th1949Not held—18th1950Not held—19th1951Not held—
International era
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)20th1952Not held—21st1953Not held—22nd1954Not held—23rd1955Not held—24th1956Not held—25th1957Not held—26th1958Not held—27th1959Not held—28th1960Not held—29th1961Not held—30th1962Not held—31st1963Not held—32nd1964Not held—33rd1965Not held—34th1966Not held—35th1967Not held—36th1968Not held—37th1969Not held—38th1970Not held—39th197140th197241st197342nd197443rd197544th197645th197746th197847th197946th198049th198150th198251st198352nd198453rd198554th198655th198756th198857th198958th199059th199160th199261st199362nd199463rd199564th199665th199766th199867th199968th200069th200170th200271st200372nd200473rd200574th200675th200776th200877th200978th2010Sampaolo, Diego (2010-01-31). Mesfin comes of age with 21st birthday victory at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-05.28:0319:2579th2011Sampaolo, Diego (2011-02-06). Lamdassem and Bekele are triumphant in the Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.28:0320:2880th2012Sampaolo, Diego (2012-03-18). Kenyan sweep at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.30:0421:3281st2013Sampaolo, Diego (2013-02-03). Ethiopia's Edris and Godfay take the Cinque Mulini honours. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.30:0821:5682nd2014Sampaolo, Diego (2014-01-26). Kenyan double for Tanui and Kipyegon at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.29:5920:5483rd2015Sampaolo, Diego (2015-02-16). Edris wins second Cinque Mulini title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-16.33:5024:4084th2016Sampaolo, Diego (2016-01-31). Kenya's Birech and Kipyegon triumph at the Cinque Mulini cross country races. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-31.34:3818:1585th2017Sampaolo, Diego (2017-01-22). Barega and Degefa upstage the seniors at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-01-26.33:4318:2386th2018Sampaolo, Diego (2018-02-12). Teenage talents Kiplimo and Gidey triumph at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-02-12.34:0018:1487th2019Sampaolo, Diego (2019-01-30). Beating the snow and cold, Birech and Yavi take Cinque Mulini victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2019-01-30.33:0517:5088th2020Sampaolo, Diego (2020-01-27). Bett and Yavi claim Cinque Mulini victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2020-01-27.32:0817:2289th2021Sampaolo, Diego (2021-03-28). Gemechu and Melak secure Ethiopian double at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2021-04-02.28:5718:5390th2022Sampaolo, Diego (2021-03-28). Melak claims back-to-back wins at Cinque Mulini. World Athletics. Retrieved on 2022-01-30.28:3319:4091st202329:0019:41 27:26 18:35 22:48 19:11
Statistics
Winners by country CountryMen's raceWomen's raceTotal 27 3 30 17 10 27 16 9 25 2 4 6 5 0 5 4 0 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 0 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
Multiple winners
+ MenAthleteCountryWinsYearsLuigi Pellin31934, 1935, 1936Romano Maffeis21937, 1940Salvatore Constantino21942, 1943Giuseppe Beviacqua21944, 1949Giuseppe Italia21948, 1950Luigi Pelliccioli21951, 1952Franjo Mihalić31957, 1958, 1961Michel Jazy21972, 1973Filbert Bayi21975, 1976Leon Schots21979, 1980Paul Kipkoech21987, 1988Fita Bayisa41992, 1993, 1994, 1995Paul Tergat21996, 1998Charles Kamathi22000, 2001Serhiy Lebid22003, 2007Saif Saaeed Shaheen22005, 2009Muktar Edris22013, 2015
+ WomenAthleteCountryWinsYearsRita Ridley31971, 1972, 1974Grete Waitz Anderson61978, 1979, 1980,1981, 1982, 1984Lynn Jennings21986, 1987Luchia Yishak21991, 1992Albertina Dias21994, 1995Merima Denboba21996, 1998Olivera Jevtić22001, 2002Anikó Kálovics22002, 2006Faith Kipyegon22014, 2016
Last updated January 2016
See also Campaccio European Cross Country Championships Trofeo Alasport
References General Cinque Mulini Men's winners. Cinque Mulini. Retrieved on 2010-02-05. Cinque Mulini Women's winners. Cinque Mulini. Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
Specific
External links Official website