The Cross Internacional Zornotza is an annual cross country running event which takes place in January in Amorebieta-Etxano (Zornotza), the Basque Country, Spain. The competition was first held in 1954 and has taken place every year since, with the sole exception of 1961. Organised by the Club Deportiva Zornotza,Club Deportiva Zornotza . Club Deportiva Zornotza. Retrieved on 2011-01-21. the event began as a mainly national-level competition and it started to attract elite international competitors from the mid-1980s onwards.Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-01-10). Cross Zornotza. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
Zornotza has previously been an IAAF and European Athletics status meeting,Minshull, Phil (2001-01-08). Kosgei and Mugo win in Amorebieta. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.Valiente, Emeterio (2006-01-08). Chebii, Morató sprint to wins in Amorebieta Cross Country. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-21. as well as being in the now-defunct IAAF World Cross Challenge circuit,Moiben aims for second World Cross Challenge victory in Amorebieta. IAAF (1998-01-09). Retrieved on 2011-01-21. but is not currently part of an international cross country series. The race suffered from economic problems leading up to the period around 2010, but organisers continued its focus of attracting some of the sport's top competitors.Ebuya, gran atractivo del 57 Cross Internacional de Zornotza. Europa Press (2011-01-05). Retrieved on 2011-01-21. The competition's course, the Jauregibarria,Tras las nevadas, el Cross de Amorebieta se disputará sobre el barro. ABC. Retrieved on 2011-01-21. played host to the 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.Valiente, Emeterio (2008-01-04). Ebuya - T. Bekele clash on tap in Amorebieta – Zornotza Cross Country preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
The competition features two elite level races: a 10.7 km race for men and a 6.7 km contest for women. In addition to these, several shorter races are held for local runners and youths. Past winners of the elite race include two-time Olympic champion Derartu Tulu. Mariano Haro, a Spanish World Cross medallist, has won the competition more than any other athlete (seven) and won five times consecutively in the mid-1970s.LVII Cross Internacional Zornotza . Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
Past senior race winners National era EditionYearWinner1st1954Winner unknown2nd1955Winner unknown3rd1956Winner unknown4th1957Winner unknown5th1958Winner unknown6th1959Winner unknown7th1960—1961Not held8th19629th196310th196411th196512th196613th196714th196815th196916th197017th197118th197219th197320th197421st197522nd197623rd197724th1978
International era
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)25th1979Not held26th198027th198128th198229th1983Winner unknown30th198431st198532nd198633rd198734th198835th198932:4014:2936th199033:0212:2037th199135:0419:0638th199234:3417:5539th1993Held in conjunction with 1993 World Championships40th199441st199531:2218:2842nd199631:5718:3843rd199733:4518:0344th199830:1617:2745th199933:5323:1946th200033:2823:0947th200131:4822:4548th200231:4122:2749th200332:1822:4250th200434:3523:2251st200532:1322:2352nd200631:1722:1953rd200732:0321:5954th200832:1123:2755th200931:3621:3656th201035:2424:2257th201131:2722:4858th201231:3323:4559th201332:4223:4460th201433:2823:5561st201532:0123:3662nd201629:3331:5163rd201732:5130:2564th201836:2833:3965th201931:5830:3666th202033:3229:5467th202125:5422:3968th202225:4523:0669th202325:3429:3670th202425:2930:0771st202525:5030:21
Winners by country CountryMen's raceWomen's raceTotal 14 15 29 6 9 15 5 4 9 4 2 6 2 4 6 4 1 5 3 1 4 4 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
References
List of winners Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-01-10). Cross Zornotza. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
External links 2011 race report from ABC