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Campaccio
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Dathan Ritzenhein racing on the course in 2015
DateEarly January
LocationSan Giorgio su Legnano, Image Italy
Event typeCross country
Distance10 km for men
6 km for women
Established1957
Official siteCampaccio
Participants138 (2022)
110 (2021)
174 (2020)
163 (2019)

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 IAAF Cross Country Permit status.[3]

History

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Trees on the race course in San Giorgio su Legnano

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]

On 6 January 2025, during the 68th edition, the Olympic Silver Medalist of the 10.000m at the Paris 2024 Games, Nadia Battocletti, wins the women's race, marking the return of an Italian winner in the event for the first time after 31 years, when had triumphed Silvia Sommaggio.

Past senior race winners

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Key:   Course record

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Three-time Boston Marathon winner Uta Pippig won in 1991.
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Multiple Olympic and world champion Haile Gebrselassie was the 1994 men's winner.
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Paul Tergat won both the Campaccio and World Cross Championships in 1997.
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Nine-time European Cross winner Serhiy Lebid was victorious in both 2003 and 2005.
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Hungarian Anikó Kálovics won three times consecutively from 2009 to 2011.
Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1st 1957 Image Franco Volpi (ITA) ? Not held
2nd 1958 Image Riccardo Della Minola (ITA) ?
3rd 1959 Image Giorgio Gandani (ITA) ?
4th 1960 Image Giorgio Gandani (ITA) ?
5th 1961 Image Luigi Conti (ITA) ?
6th 1962 Image Franco Volpi (ITA) ?
7th 1963 Image Antonio Ambu (ITA) ?
8th 1964 Image Antonio Ambu (ITA) ?
9th 1965 Image Nedjalko Farcic (SCG) ?
10th 1966 Image Antonio Ambu (ITA) ?
11th 1967 Image Antonio Ambu (ITA) ?
12th 1968 Image Antonio Ambu (ITA) ?
13th 1969 Image Nedjalko Farcic (SCG) ?
14th 1970 Image Lutz Philipp (GER) ? Image Paola Cacchi (ITA) ?
15th 1971 Image Wohib Masresha (ETH) ? Not held
16th 1972 Image Danijel Korica (SCG) ?
17th 1973 Image Juan Hidalgo (ESP) 39:45
18th 1974 Image Danijel Korica (SCG) 38:30
19th 1975 Image Luigi Zarcone (ITA) 40:51 Image Margherita Gargano (ITA) 10:38
20th 1976 Image Franco Fava (ITA) 37:17 Image Gabriella Dorio (ITA) 14:24
21st 1977 Image Franco Fava (ITA) 36:11 Image Carmen Valero (ESP) 13:21
22nd 1978 Image Franco Fava (ITA) 35:06 Image Carmen Valero (ESP) 12:48.9
23rd 1979 Image Bronisław Malinowski (POL) 33:33.3 Image Margherita Gargano (ITA) 12:56
24th 1980 Image Venanzio Ortis (ITA) 37:26.9 Image Cristina Tomasini (ITA) 13:46.8
25th 1981 Image José Luis González (ESP) 33:11 Image Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 12:18
26th 1982 Image Venanzio Ortis (ITA) ? Image Grete Waitz (NOR) ?
27th 1983 Image Léon Schots (BEL) ? Image Ruth Smeeth (GBR) ?
28th 1984 Image Gelindo Bordin (ITA) ? Image Ruth Smeeth (GBR) ?
29th 1985 Image Bogusław Mamiński (POL) 37:00 Image Corinne Debaets (BEL) 14:01
30th 1986 Image Francesco Panetta (ITA) ? Image Cristina Tomasini (ITA) ?
31st 1987 Image Francesco Panetta (ITA) ? Image Lieve Slegers (BEL) ?
32nd 1988 Image Gelindo Bordin (ITA) 33:55 Image Rosanna Munerotto (ITA) 14:08
33rd 1989 Image Francesco Panetta (ITA) 34:24.9 Image Maria Curatolo (ITA) 14:01.1
34th 1990 Image Francesco Panetta (ITA) 34:42 Image Nadia Dandolo (ITA) 16:19
35th 1991 Image Jonah Koech (KEN) 36:16 Image Uta Pippig (GER) 18:01
36th 1992 Image Stephenson Nyamu (KEN) 34:10 Image Rosanna Munerotto (ITA) 17:02
37th 1993 Image Francesco Panetta (ITA) 34:05 Image Rosanna Munerotto (ITA) 16:56
38th 1994 Image Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 37:39 Image Silvia Sommaggio (ITA) 22:41
39th 1995 Image Fita Bayisa (ETH) 34:38 Image Merima Denboba (ETH) 20:28
40th 1996 Image Shem Kororia (KEN) 36:58 Image Florence Barsosio (KEN) 22:29
41st 1997 Image Paul Tergat (KEN) 36:15 Image Kutre Dulecha (ETH) 21:38
42nd 1998 Image Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 35:07 Image Jackline Maranga (KEN) 20:49
43rd 1999 Image Paul Koech (KEN) 34:24 Image Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) 20:09
44th 2000 Image Hillary Korir (KEN) 35:41 Image Florence Barsosio (KEN) 19:33
45th 2001 Image Paulo Guerra (POR) 36:38 Image Merima Denboba (ETH) 22:00
46th 2002 Image Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 34:51 Image Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 21:03
47th 2003 Image Serhiy Lebid (UKR) 35:59 Image Helena Javornik (SLO) 21:23
48th 2004 Image Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 34:36 Image Anikó Kálovics (HUN) 20:42
49th 2005 Image Serhiy Lebid (UKR) 36:10 Image Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 19:38
50th 2006 Held in conjunction with 2006 European Cross Country Championships
— 2007 Not held
51st 2008 Image Edwin Soi (KEN) 29:46 Image Kate Reed (GBR) 19:55
52nd 2009 Image Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 29:54 Image Anikó Kálovics (HUN) 20:33
53rd 2010 Image Abreham Cherkos (ETH) 28:52 Image Anikó Kálovics (HUN) 20:17
54th 2011 Image Joseph Ebuya (KEN) 28:15 Image Anikó Kálovics (HUN) 20:04
55th 2012 Image Edwin Soi (KEN) 29:13 Image Mercy Cherono (KEN) 19:26
56th 2013 Image Muktar Edris (ETH) 28:42 Image Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 19:26
57th 2014 Image Albert Rop (BHR) 28:19 Image Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) 18:59
58th 2015 Image Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) 29:08 Image Janet Kisa (KEN) 19:00
59th 2016 Image Imane Merga (ETH) 28:50 Image Alice Aprot (KEN) 18:56
60th 2017 Image Muktar Edris (ETH) 28:54 Image Hellen Obiri (KEN) 18:32
61st 2018 Image James Kibet (KEN) 29:34 Image Lilian Rengeruk (KEN) 19:02
62nd 2019 Image Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) 29:18 Image Yasemin Can (TUR) 19:21
63rd 2020 Image Mogos Tuemay (ETH) 29:01 Image Fotyen Tesfay (ETH) 19:27
64th 2021 Image Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 29:07 Image Lilian Kasait Rengeruk (KEN)[10] 19:06
65th 2022 Image Addisu Yihune (ETH) 28:39 Image Dawit Seyaum (ETH) 18:48
66th 2023 Image Rodrigue Kwizera (BDI) 28:42 Image Rahel Daniel (ERI) 19:10
67th 2024[11] Image Daniel Ebenyo (KEN) 29:16 Image Francine Niyomukunzi (BDI) 19:42
68th 2025 Image Telahun Bekele (ETH) 31:32 Image Nadia Battocletti (ITA) 21:14
69th 2026 Image Egide Ntakarutimana (BDI) 30:38 Image Nadia Battocletti (ITA) 21:10

Winners by country

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Country Men's race Women's race Total
Image Italy241438
Image Kenya121022
Image Ethiopia13720
Image Great Britain044
Image Hungary044
Image Serbia and Montenegro404
Image Spain224
Image Belgium123
Image Burundi202
Image Germany112
Image Norway022
Image Poland202
Image Ukraine202
Image Bahrain101
Image Uganda101
Image Morocco011
Image Portugal101
Image Slovenia011
Image United States101
Image Turkey011
Image Eritrea011

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 2006 European XC Championships Media Guide – General Information about San Giorgio su Legnano. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  2. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-01-03). Soi, Mosop the headliners at Italian Cross Country season kick off in Campaccio. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  3. ↑ Cross, i protagonisti del 54° Campaccio Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian). FIDAL. Retrieved on 2011-01-13.
  4. 1 2 3 3 STELLE CHE ILLUMINANO IL CAMPACCIO Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Unione Sportiva Sangiorgese. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  5. 1 2 3 Civai, Franco & Lorange, Francois (2011-01-10). Campaccio Classica del Cross. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  6. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2005-02-11). Lebid on course to recapture Campaccio title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  7. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2006-11-09). European XC to mark Campaccio's 50th anniversary. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  8. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-01-06). Ebuya and Kalovics take Campaccio Cross Country win. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  9. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2003-01-07). Europeans win the day at Campaccio. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  10. ↑ "Tsehay Gemechu gets 4-year ban for suspected blood doping". apnews.com. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "67° Campaccio-International Cross Country | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
List of winners

Further reading

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