- Campaccio
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Campaccio Date Early January Location San Giorgio su Legnano Event type Cross country Distance 10 km for men
6 km for womenEstablished 1957 The Campaccio is an annual cross country running competition which takes place in early January in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy. Organised by the Unione Sportiva Sangiorgese (Sangiorgese Sports Association), the event attracts participation from Olympic and world champions in athletics, in spite of the fact that the host town has a population of just over 6000.[1] It is typically the first major athletics event of the year in Italy,[2] and holds European Athletics Cross Country Permit status.[3]
The event was first held in 1957 in a rough patch of farmland in the town and derives its name from the word "Campasc", which means "uncultivated field" in the local dialect.[4] The Campaccio began as a men's only race, but expanded to include a men's junior race in 1961.[4] The first women's race was held in 1970, with Paola Cacchi taking the inaugural honours, but it was not until 1975 that the women's contest became an annual fixture. The men's race was held over 12 kilometres for much of its history, but this was changed to a 10 km race in 2008. The women's race was initially around 3.5 km but settled on a 6 km format in the mid-1990s.[5]
The competition has particular importance to Italian cross country runners as performances at the race, as well as the Italian national championships, often determine the national selection for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[6] The organisers successfully bid to hold the 2006 European Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio su Legnano, which coincided with the 50th edition of the Campaccio cross country race. In celebration of the anniversary, prominent Italian athletics journalist Ennio Buongiovanni published a book documenting the event's history: Campaccio e Dintorni - 50 Anni Di Storia (Campaccio and its Setting – 50 Years of History).[7] As a result of the continental championships (scheduled in mid-December), independent Campaccio races were not held in either 2006 or 2007.[5]
The men's race often features the top Kenyan and Italian runners, while the women's elite race attracts a greater variety of nationalities, particularly Europeans.[8][9] Past winners on the men's side include world champions Paul Tergat, Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie and Eliud Kipchoge. The women's race has been won by world champions Jackline Maranga, Ingrid Kristiansen and Grete Waitz, as well as prominent marathoners Uta Pippig and Paula Radcliffe. Some of Italy's best runners have taken victory at the Campaccio, such as steeplechase world champion Francesco Panetta, Olympic marathon winner Gelindo Bordin, Gabriella Dorio (1984 Olympic champion) and Olympic medallist Paola Pigni-Cacchi.[5][4]
Past senior race winners
Key: Course record
Multiple Olympic and world champion Haile Gebrselassie was the 1994 men's winner.
Nine-time European Cross winner Serhiy Lebid was victorious in both 2003 and 2005.
Hungarian Anikó Kálovics won three times consecutively from 2009–2011.Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s) 1st 1957 
Franco Volpi (ITA)? Not held 2nd 1958 Riccardo Della Minola (ITA)? 3rd 1959 Giorgio Gandani (ITA)? 4th 1960 Giorgio Gandani (ITA)? 5th 1961 Luigi Conti (ITA)? 6th 1962 Franco Volpi (ITA)? 7th 1963 Antonio Ambu (ITA)? 8th 1964 Antonio Ambu (ITA)? 9th 1965 
Nedjalko Farcic (SCG)? 10th 1966 Antonio Ambu (ITA)? 11th 1967 Antonio Ambu (ITA)? 12th 1968 Antonio Ambu (ITA)? 13th 1969 Nedjalko Farcic (SCG)? 14th 1970 
Lutz Philipp (GER)? Paola Cacchi (ITA)? 15th 1971 
Wohib Masresha (ETH)? Not held 16th 1972 Danijel Korica (SCG)? 17th 1973 
Juan Hidalgo (ESP)39:45 18th 1974 Danijel Korica (SCG)38:30 19th 1975 Luigi Zarcone (ITA)40:51 Margherita Gargano (ITA)10:38 20th 1976 Franco Fava (ITA)37:17 Gabriella Dorio (ITA)14:24 21st 1977 Franco Fava (ITA)36:11 Carmen Valero (ESP)13:21 22nd 1978 Franco Fava (ITA)35:06 Carmen Valero (ESP)12:48.9 23rd 1979 
Bronisław Malinowski (POL)33:33.3 Margherita Gargano (ITA)12:56 24th 1980 Venanzio Ortis (ITA)37:26.9 Cristina Tomasini (ITA)13:46.8 25th 1981 José Luis González (ESP)33:11 
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)12:18 26th 1982 Venanzio Ortis (ITA)? Grete Waitz (NOR)? 27th 1983 
Leon Schots (BEL)? 
Ruth Smeeth (GBR)? 28th 1984 Gelindo Bordin (ITA)? Ruth Smeeth (GBR)? 29th 1985 Bogusław Mamiński (POL)37:00 Corinne Debaets (BEL)14:01 30th 1986 Francesco Panetta (ITA)? Cristina Tomasini (ITA)? 31st 1987 Francesco Panetta (ITA)? Lieve Slegers (BEL)? 32nd 1988 Gelindo Bordin (ITA)33:55 Rosanna Munerotto (ITA)14:08 33rd 1989 Francesco Panetta (ITA)34:24.9 Maria Curatolo (ITA)14:01.1 34th 1990 Francesco Panetta (ITA)34:42 Nadia Dandolo (ITA)16:19 35th 1991 
Jonah Koech Kimurgor (KEN)36:16 Uta Pippig (GER)18:01 36th 1992 Stephenson Nyamu (KEN)34:10 Rosanna Munerotto (ITA)17:02 37th 1993 Francesco Panetta (ITA)34:05 Rosanna Munerotto (ITA)16:56 38th 1994 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)37:39 Silvia Sommaggio (ITA)22:41 39th 1995 Fita Bayisa (ETH)34:38 Merima Denboba (ETH)20:28 40th 1996 Shem Kororia (KEN)36:58 Florence Barsosio (KEN)22:29 41st 1997 Paul Tergat (KEN)36:15 Kutre Dulecha (ETH)21:38 42nd 1998 Bernard Barmasai (KEN)35:07 Jackline Maranga (KEN)20:49 43rd 1999 Paul Koech (KEN)34:24 
Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)20:09 44th 2000 Hillary Kipkosgei Korir (KEN)35:41 Florence Barsosio (KEN)19:33 45th 2001 
Paulo Guerra (POR)36:38 Merima Denboba (ETH)22:00 46th 2002 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)34:51 Paula Radcliffe (GBR)21:03 47th 2003 
Serhiy Lebid (UKR)35:59 
Helena Javornik (SLO)21:23 48th 2004 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)34:36 
Anikó Kálovics (HUN)20:42 49th 2005 Serhiy Lebid (UKR)36:10 Rita Jeptoo (KEN)19:38 50th 2006 Held in conjunction with European Cross Country Championships — 2007 Not held 51st 2008 Edwin Soi (KEN)29:46 Kate Reed (GBR)19:55 52nd 2009 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)29:54 Anikó Kálovics (HUN)20:33 53rd 2010 Abreham Cherkos (ETH)28:52 Anikó Kálovics (HUN)20:17 54th 2011 Joseph Ebuya (KEN)28:15 Anikó Kálovics (HUN)20:04 See also
References
- ^ 2006 European XC Championships Media Guide – General Information about San Giorgio su Legnano. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-01-03). Soi, Mosop the headliners at Italian Cross Country season kick off in Campaccio. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- ^ Cross, i protagonisti del 54° Campaccio (Italian). FIDAL. Retrieved on 2011-01-13.
- ^ a b c 3 STELLE CHE ILLUMINANO IL CAMPACCIO. Unione Sportiva Sangiorgese. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- ^ a b c Civai, Franco & Lorange, Francois (2011-01-10). Campaccio Classica del Cross. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2005-02-11). Lebid on course to recapture Campaccio title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2006-11-09). European XC to mark Campaccio's 50th anniversary. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-01-06). Ebuya and Kalovics take Campaccio Cross Country win. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2003-01-07). Europeans win the day at Campaccio. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
- List of winners
- Civai, Franco & Lorange, Francois (2011-01-10). Campaccio Classica del Cross. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
Further reading
- Buongiovanni, Ennio (2006). Campaccio e Dintorni - 50 Anni Di Storia. ISBN:9788887110968
External links
European Athletics cross country permit meetings Cross della Vallagarina • Campaccio • Warandeloop Tilburg • Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio • Cross de l'Acier
Budapest Challenge • Cross Internacional de Soria • Lotto CrossCup van West-Vlaanderen • Corta Mato Cidade De Amora
Categories:- Cross country running competitions
- Athletics competitions in Italy
- Recurring sporting events established in 1957
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