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Cross della Vallagarina
The race is held in the valley around the city of RoveretoDate Mid-January Location Rovereto, Italy Event type Cross country Distance 8.8 km for men
5.5 km for womenEstablished 1978 Official site Cross della Vallagarina The Cross della Vallagarina is an annual cross country running competition that is held in mid-January in Rovereto, Italy. The competition derives its name from the Vallagarina valley in which the city is located. It was first held in 1978 following the success of local runner Cristina Tomasini at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[1] She was the inaugural winner of the Cross della Vallagarina, which was unusual in being a women's competition only – the men's race was added later in 1981.[2][3]
The Cross della Vallagarina is part of the European Athletics permit meeting series,[4] and has also previously been part of the Italian national circuit.[5] It hosted the Italian Cross Country Championships in 2005 and 2007.[6] The race is organised by the local sports club U.S. Quercia Rovereto, which also hosts the city's annual track and field meeting (Palio Città della Quercia) and Giro Podistico di Rovereto road race.[3]
The current elite men's and women's races are held over 8.8 km and 5.5 km, respectively. The women's competition in 1978 began as a contest over 5 km and has remained roughly this distance throughout its history, except for a brief period where it was extended from 2005 to 2007. The men's race started as an 8 km event, but it has been mostly between 9–10 km for the majority of editions.[2] The competition's looped course features a number of uphill and downhill sections along the valley's edge, making it a difficult race for some athletes.[7][8][9] In addition to the elite level races, there are also several races for fun runners and amateurs, ranging from youth competitions to races for masters athletes.[10]
Past winners of the event include some of Italy's most successful runners, including Olympic marathon champion Gelindo Bordin, 1987 World Champion Francesco Panetta, Gabriella Dorio (Olympic gold medallist in the 1500 m) and two-time 5000 m global medallist Roberta Brunet. Foreign winners of the event include multiple European Cross champion Serhiy Lebid, world steeplechase champions Wilson Boit Kipketer and Dorcus Inzikuru, and World Half Marathon champion Wilson Kiprop.[11]
Past senior race winners
Key: National championship race
Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s) 1st 1978 Not held Cristina Tomasini (ITA)
17:37.0 2nd 1979 Agnese Possamai (ITA)
? 3rd 1980 Cristina Tomasini (ITA)
16:08.5 4th 1981 Albert Rungger (ITA)
25:25.1 Agnese Possamai (ITA)
15:14.5 5th 1982 Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
25:32 Cristina Tomasini (ITA)
16:16.5 6th 1983 Mariano Scartezzini (ITA)
26:39.5 Gabriella Dorio (ITA)
17:10.6 7th 1984 Sergio Pesavento (ITA)
25:59.2 Wilma Rusman (NED)
16:10.0 8th 1985 Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
25:36.2 Wilma Rusman (NED)
16:43.0 9th 1986 Gianni Demadonna (ITA)
25:24.0 Maria Curatolo (ITA)
15:35.0 10th 1987 Francesco Panetta (ITA)
? Flavia Furlan (ITA)
? 11th 1988 Marco Gozzano (ITA)
28:07.5 Rosanna Munerotto (ITA)
15:42.9 12th 1989 Francesco Panetta (ITA)
27:54.9 Maria Curatolo (ITA)
15:04.9 13th 1990 Francesco Panetta (ITA)
28:25.9 Nadia Dandolo (ITA)
15:46.7 14th 1991 Stephenson Nyamu (KEN)
27:41.0 Nives Curti (ITA)
15:18.0 15th 1992 Jonah Koech Kimurgor (KEN)
28:28.9 Nadia Dandolo (ITA)
15:40.9 16th 1993 Francesco Panetta (ITA)
28:04.6 Valentina Tauceri (ITA)
16:02.3 17th 1994 Richard Kosgei (KEN)
29:10 Roberta Brunet (ITA)
16:14 18th 1995 Umberto Pusterla (ITA)
29:18 Cristina Misaros (ROM)
16:26 19th 1996 Angelo Carosi (ITA)
28:37 Florence Barsosio (KEN)
15:40 20th 1997 Mark Bett Kipkinyor (KEN)
28:22 Nadia Dandolo (ITA)
15:22 21st 1998 Umberto Pusterla (ITA)
28:43 Elisa Rea (ITA)
15:48 22nd 1999 Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)
27:38 Sabrina Varrone (ITA)
15:02 23rd 2000 Paul Kosgei Malakwen (KEN)
28:00.1 Valentina Tauceri (ITA)
15:47.3 24th 2001 Paul Kosgei Malakwen (KEN)
27:57.3 Merima Denboba (ETH)
15:04.3 25th 2002 David Omiti Makori (KEN)
29:58.1 Rita Jeptoo Sitienei (KEN)
17:29.5 26th 2003 Serhiy Lebid (UKR)
26:44.4 Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA)
5:27.0 27th 2004 Serhiy Lebid (UKR)
29:24.3 Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
19:02.7 28th 2005 Maurizio Leone (ITA)
35:52 Patrizia Tisi (ITA)
27:07 29th 2006 Eliud Kirui (KEN)
28:37.1 Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN)
22:02 30th 2007 Giuliano Battocletti (ITA)
30:44 Renate Rungger (ITA)
27:07 31st 2008 Wilson Kiprop (KEN)
26:11.5 Catherine Kurui (KEN)
19:26.3 32nd 2009 Wilson Kiprop (KEN)
25:25.1 Federica Dal Ri (ITA)
19:17.1 33rd 2010 Abera Chane Lema (ETH)
25:52 Asmerawork Bekele (ETH)
18:37 34th 2011 Thomas Longosiwa (KEN)
26:06.6 Birtukan Fente (ETH)
18:58.4 See also
References
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-01-17). Longosiwa and Birtukane take commanding victories in Vallagarina XC. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
- ^ a b Civai, Franco (2011-01-17). Cross della Vallagarina. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ a b La Nostra Storia (Italian). U.S. Quercia Rovereto. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ Results European Athletics Cross Country Permit Races 2010/11. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ 31st Cross Internazionale della Vallagarina. European Athletics (2008-01-11). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ IL GRANDE CROSS IN VALLAGARINA (Italian). Genova Press (2011-01-11). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ Percorso (Italian). U.S. Quercia Rovereto. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2009-01-18). Kiprop and Dal Ri the winners in Villa Lagarina Cross Country. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-01-17). Ethiopian sweep at the Cross della Vallagarina. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ Il nuovo programma completo (Italian). U.S. Quercia Rovereto. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2006-01-20). International fields return - Vallagarina Cross Country preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- List of winners
- Civai, Franco (2011-01-17). Cross della Vallagarina. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
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 AmoraCategories:- Cross country running competitions
- Athletics competitions in Italy
- Recurring sporting events established in 1978
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