Portuguese Cross Country Championships

The Portuguese Cross Country Championships () 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. Campeonato de Portugal de Corta-Mato . FPAtletismo. Retrieved on 2016-09-14.

The event includes separate races for both sexes across four categories: open (senior), under-23, under-20, and under-18 (). 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.Portuguese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-14. The 2010 and 2012 races were held as part of the annual international Almond Blossom Cross Country race.Amendoeiras em Flor (Almond Blossom) 10 km & 6 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-09-14.

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.National Crosscountry Champions for Portugal. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2016-09-13). Retrieved on 2016-09-14.

Past senior race winners EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)11911Francisco LázaroNot held21912Matias Carvalho31913Germano Garcês —1914Not held —1915 —1916 —1917 —1918 —1919 —1920 —192141922Mário ConceicàoNot held51923Albano Martins —1924Not held —1925 —1926 —192761928Manuel DiasNot held —1929Not held71930Manuel DiasNot held81931Manuel Dias91932Manuel Dias101933Manuel Dias111934Manuel Dias121935Adelino Tavares131936Manuel Dias141937Manuel Dias151938Manuel Nogueira161939Manuel Nogueira171940Manuel Nogueira181941Manuel Nogueira191942Anibal Barào201943Alberto Ferreira211944Joào Silva221945Joào Silva231946Joào Silva241947Filipe Luis251948Filipe Luis261949Alfonso Marquez271950Alvaro Conde281951Filipe Luis291952Filipe Luis301953António Martins311954José Araújo321955Manuel Faria331956Manuel Faria341957Manuel Faria351958Manuel Faria361959Manuel Faria371960Joaquim Ferreira381961Maximiano Pinheiro391962Manuel Oliveira401963Manuel Marquez411964Manuel Oliveira421965Manuel Oliveira431966Anacleto Pinto441967Manuel OliveiraManuela Simões451968Manuel OliveiraManuela Simões461969Maximiano PinheiroManuela Simões471970Carlos LopesManuela Simões481971Carlos LopesBranca Seabra491972Carlos LopesCéu Lopes501973Carlos LopesFilomena Vieira511974Carlos LopesBranca Seabra521975Aniceto SimõesRosa Mota531976Carlos LopesRosa Mota541977Carlos LopesRosa Mota551978Carlos LopesRosa Mota561979Fernando MamedeAurora Cunha571980Fernando MamedeAurora Cunha581981Fernando MamedeRosa Mota591982Carlos LopesRosa Mota601983Fernando MamedeAurora Cunha611984Carlos LopesRosa Mota621985Fernando MamedeRosa Mota631986Fernando MamedeAurora Cunha641987Dionísio CastroAlbertina Machado651988Ezequiel CanárioAlbertina Machado661989Ezequiel CanárioMaria Conceição Ferreira671990Domingos CastroMaria Conceição Ferreira681991Dionísio CastroMaria Conceição Ferreira691992António PintoAlbertina Dias701993Domingos CastroAlbertina Dias711994Domingos CastroMaria Conceição Ferreira721995Paulo GuerraAlbertina Dias731996Paulo GuerraFernanda Ribeiro741997Paulo GuerraFernanda Ribeiro751998Domingos CastroFernanda Ribeiro761999Paulo GuerraFernanda Ribeiro772000Eduardo HenriquesCarla Sacramento782001Paulo GuerraCarla Sacramento792002Eduardo HenriquesCarla Sacramento802003Domingos CastroFernanda Ribeiro812004Fernando SilvaAnália Rosa822005Fernando SilvaAnália Rosa832006Eduardo HenriquesJéssica Augusto842007Rui Pedro SilvaJéssica Augusto852008Eduardo HenriquesJéssica Augusto862009Rui Pedro SilvaInês Monteiro872010Yousef el KalaiAna Dulce Félix882011Yousef el KalaiAna Dulce Félix892012Manuel DamiãoAna Dulce Félix902013Manuel DamiãoAna Dulce Félix912014Manuel DamiãoAna Dulce Félix922015Rui PintoAna Dulce Félix932016Carla Salomé Rocha942017Carla Salomé Rocha952018Carla Salomé Rocha962019Carla Salomé Rocha2020Not held972021Carla Salomé Rocha

The following year's races were won by non-Portuguese runners: 2012: Josphat Kiprono Menjo (35:40) and Gorreti Chepkoech (26:05), both of Kenya 2010: Mark Bett of Kenya in 35:22

Short race YearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)2000Rui SilvaAnália Rosa2001Rui SilvaAnália Rosa2002Rui SilvaAnália Rosa2003Rui SilvaFernanda Ribeiro2004Manuel DamiãoAna Dias2005Ricardo RibasAnália Rosa2006Rui SilvaAnália Rosa2007Ricardo RibasClaudia Pereira2008Mário TeixeiraSara Moreira2009Rui SilvaSara Moreira2010Rui SilvaAna Dulce Félix2011Rui SilvaSara Moreira2012Rui SilvaCarla Salomé Rocha2013Rui SilvaCarla Salomé Rocha2014Manuel DamiãoCarla Salomé Rocha2015Rui PintoCatarina Ribeiro2016Andre PereiraDaniela Cunha2017Andre PereiraDaniela Cunha2018Andre PereiraDaniela Cunha2019Andre PereiraDaniela Cunha2020Andre PereiraDaniela Cunha2021Andre PereiraDaniela Cunha

References

List of winners National Crosscountry Champions for Portugal. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2016-09-13). Retrieved on 2016-09-14.

External links Portuguese Athletics Federation website