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Cross Zornotza

Annual cross country race in Basque Country, Spain

Summary

Annual cross country race in Basque Country, Spain

Field	Value
bgcolour	#ecdc42
imagesize	180px
date	October
location	Amorebieta-Etxano
type	Cross country
distance	2025:
8.7 km for men & women
est	1954
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8.7 km for men & women 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, the event began as a mainly national-level competition and it started to attract elite international competitors from the mid-1980s onwards.

Zornotza has previously been an IAAF and European Athletics status meeting, as well as being in the now-defunct IAAF World Cross Challenge circuit, 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. played host to the 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

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.

Past senior race winners

National era

Edition	Year	Winner
1st	1954	Winner unknown
2nd	1955	Winner unknown
3rd	1956	Winner unknown
4th	1957	Winner unknown
5th	1958	Winner unknown
6th	1959	Winner unknown
7th	1960	José Fernández
—	1961
8th	1962	José Fernández
9th	1963	Pablo Fernández
10th	1964	Mariano Haro
11th	1965	Nicolás López
12th	1966	José Antonio Begona
13th	1967	José María Barrientos
14th	1968	José Miguel Maíz
15th	1969	José Antonio Begona
16th	1970	Antonio Frechilla
17th	1971	Mariano Haro
18th	1972	Juan Hidalgo
19th	1973	Mariano Haro
20th	1974	Mariano Haro
21st	1975	Mariano Haro
22nd	1976	Mariano Haro
23rd	1977	Mariano Haro
24th	1978	Fidel García

International era

Olympic marathon champion [[Rosa Mota]] won in 1986.

The 2010 world champion [[Joseph Ebuya]] won in 2011 and 2012

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (m:s)	Women's winner	Time (m:s)
25th	1979	Roy Bayley
26th	1980	John Wild
27th	1981	Antonio Prieto
28th	1982	Eshetu Tura
29th	1983	Winner unknown
30th	1984	Michael Bishop		Jane Furniss-Shields
31st	1985	Wodajo Bulti		Ana Isabel Alonso
32nd	1986	Tony Milovsorov		Rosa Mota
33rd	1987	José Regalo		Cornelia Bürki
34th	1988	Francisco Sánchez		Jane Furniss-Shields
35th	1989	Tim Hutchings	32:40	Helen Titterington	14:29
36th	1990	Domingos Castro	33:02	Luchia Yishak	12:20
37th	1991	Ezequiel Bitok	35:04	Susan Sirma	19:06
38th	1992	Fita Bayisa	34:34	Luchia Yishak	17:55
39th	1993
40th	1994	Domingos Castro		Hellen Kimaiyo
41st	1995	Paulo Guerra	31:22	Rose Cheruiyot	18:28
42nd	1996	Josephat Machuka	31:57	Derartu Tulu	18:38
43rd	1997	David Chelule	33:45	Elena Fidatov	18:03
44th	1998	Paul Koech	30:16	Jackline Maranga	17:27
45th	1999	Richard Limo	33:53	Gete Wami	23:19
46th	2000	Serhiy Lebid	33:28	Gete Wami	23:09
47th	2001	Paul Kosgei	31:48	Naomi Mugo	22:45
48th	2002	Julius Nyamu	31:41	Susan Chepkemei	22:27
49th	2003	Albert Chepkurui	32:18	Teyba Erkesso	22:42
50th	2004	Boniface Kiprop	34:35	Ejegayehu Dibaba	23:22
51st	2005	Ahmad Hassan Abdullah	32:13	Benita Johnson	22:23
52nd	2006	Abraham Chebii	31:17	Rosa Morató	22:19
53rd	2007	Micah Kogo	32:03	Vivian Cheruiyot	21:59
54th	2008	Tariku Bekele	32:11	Vivian Cheruiyot	23:27
55th	2009	Samuel Tsegay	31:36	Linet Masai	21:36
56th	2010	Hunegnaw Mesfin	35:24	Ann Mwangi	24:22
57th	2011	Joseph Ebuya	31:27	Pauline Korikwiang	22:48
58th	2012	Joseph Ebuya	31:33	Nazret Weldu	23:45
59th	2013	Mark Kiptoo	32:42	Magdalene Masai	23:44
60th	2014	Cyprian Kotut	33:28	Magdalene Masai	23:55
61st	2015	Timothy Toroitich	32:01	Magdalene Masai	23:36
62nd	2016	Thomas Ayeko	29:33	Mercy Cherono	31:51
63rd	2017	Nguse Amlosom	32:51	Jessica Martin	30:25
64th	2018	Timothy Toroitich	36:28	Trihas Gebre	33:39
65th	2019	Stanley Waithaka	31:58	Trihas Gebre	30:36
66th	2020	Enyew Mekonnen	33:32	Tsige Abraha	29:54
67th	2021	Awet Habte	25:54	Francine Niyomukunzi	22:39
68th	2022	Rodrigue Kwizera	25:45	Isabel Barreiro	23:06
69th	2023	Célestin Ndikumana	25:34	Likina Amebaw	29:36
70th	2024	Rodrigue Kwizera	25:29	Francine Niyomukunzi	30:07
71st	2025	Emile Hafashimana	25:50	Likina Amebaw	30:21

Winners by country

Men's race	Women's race	Total
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.

References

[http://comunidades.kzgunea.net/Zornotza/ES/default.htm Club Deportiva Zornotza] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-01-05 . Club Deportiva Zornotza. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.)
Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-01-10). [https://www.arrs.run/HP_ZornotzaXC.htm Cross Zornotza]. [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]]. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
Minshull, Phil (2001-01-08). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=13722.html Kosgei and Mugo win in Amorebieta]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
Valiente, Emeterio (2006-01-08). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsId=33097.html Chebii, Morató sprint to wins in Amorebieta Cross Country]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
[http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=15861.html Moiben aims for second World Cross Challenge victory in Amorebieta]. IAAF (1998-01-09). Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
[http://www.europapress.es/deportes/noticia-atletismo-campeon-mundo-joseph-ebuya-gran-atractivo-57-cross-internacional-zornotza-20110105144422.html Ebuya, gran atractivo del 57 Cross Internacional de Zornotza]. [[Europa Press (news agency). ABC]]. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
Valiente, Emeterio (2008-01-04). [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42816.html Ebuya - T. Bekele clash on tap in Amorebieta – Zornotza Cross Country preview]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
link. (2011-09-29 . [[Real Federación Española de Atletismo]]. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.)

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