Oeiras International Cross Country
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The Oeiras International Cross Country (Portuguese
: Crosse Internacional de Oeiras) is an annual cross country running
competition that takes place in Oeiras, Portugal
. Established in 2000, it is usually held in mid-November and is traditionally the first competition of the IAAF's cross country season, which culminates each year in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships
.
The Oeiras Cross Country has featured athletes such as Kenenisa Bekele
, Paul Tergat
, Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Felix Limo
. The race can be of high importance to Portuguese athletes as the results are often used to decide the national squad for the European Cross Country Championships
. The men's race is 9 kilometres long, while the women's race is held over 5 km. In addition to the professional senior races, there are also a number amateur races, including shorter cross country races for children, as well as junior and veteran races.
The course in Jamor is adjacent the Estádio Nacional
, the home ground of Portugal's national football team
, and is the same circuit that was used for the 1997 European Cross Country Championships
and the men's 1999 European Club's Cross Country Cup in 1999.
The Oeiras International Cross Country (Portuguese
: Crosse Internacional de Oeiras) is an annual cross country running
competition that takes place in Oeiras, Portugal
. Established in 2000,Atletismo: Carla Sacramento vence I Crosse de Oeiras. Record
(2002-02-13). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. it is usually held in mid-November and is traditionally the first competition of the IAAF's cross country season, which culminates each year in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships
.Costa, Paulo (2004-11-21). Tariku Bekele beats Paul Tergat in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The Oeiras Cross Country has featured athletes such as Kenenisa Bekele
, Paul Tergat
, Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Felix Limo
.Steeple Newsletter. Steeple.de (2001-11-25). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The race can be of high importance to Portuguese athletes as the results are often used to decide the national squad for the European Cross Country Championships
.Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-21). Masai dominates; Augusto defeated by Monteiro in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.Fernandes, António Manuel (2007-11-17). Merga and Rosa nab wins in Lisbon – Oeiras Cross Country Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The men's race is 9 kilometres long, while the women's race is held over 5 km.Fernandes, António Manuel (2009-11-21).Gebremariam and Augusto the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. In addition to the professional senior races, there are also a number amateur races, including shorter cross country races for children, as well as junior and veteran races.Associação de Atletismo de Lisboa. Maratona Clube de Portugal (2008). Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The course in Jamor is adjacent the Estádio Nacional
,Costa, Paulo (2005-11-20). Rutto, Rumokol the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. the home ground of Portugal's national football team
,Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-15). Masai dominates; Augusto defeated by Monteiro in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. and is the same circuit that was used for the 1997 European Cross Country Championships
and the men's 1999 European Club's Cross Country Cup in 1999.Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-13). Kilel leads Kenyan charge; Augusto the home favourite - Oeiras XC, PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The Oeiras International Cross Country (Portuguese
: Crosse Internacional de Oeiras) is an annual cross country running
competition that takes place in Oeiras, Portugal
. Established in 2000,Atletismo: Carla Sacramento vence I Crosse de Oeiras. Record
(2002-02-13). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. it is usually held in mid-November and is traditionally the first competition of the IAAF's cross country season, which culminates each year in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships
.Costa, Paulo (2004-11-21). Tariku Bekele beats Paul Tergat in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The Oeiras Cross Country has featured athletes such as Kenenisa Bekele
, Paul Tergat
, Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Felix Limo
.Steeple Newsletter. Steeple.de (2001-11-25). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The race can be of high importance to Portuguese athletes as the results are often used to decide the national squad for the European Cross Country Championships
.Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-21). Masai dominates; Augusto defeated by Monteiro in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.Fernandes, António Manuel (2007-11-17). Merga and Rosa nab wins in Lisbon – Oeiras Cross Country Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The men's race is 9 kilometres long, while the women's race is held over 5 km.Fernandes, António Manuel (2009-11-21).Gebremariam and Augusto the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. In addition to the professional senior races, there are also a number amateur races, including shorter cross country races for children, as well as junior and veteran races.Associação de Atletismo de Lisboa. Maratona Clube de Portugal (2008). Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The course in Jamor is adjacent the Estádio Nacional
,Costa, Paulo (2005-11-20). Rutto, Rumokol the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. the home ground of Portugal's national football team
,Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-15). Masai dominates; Augusto defeated by Monteiro in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. and is the same circuit that was used for the 1997 European Cross Country Championships
and the men's 1999 European Club's Cross Country Cup in 1999.Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-13). Kilel leads Kenyan charge; Augusto the home favourite - Oeiras XC, PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.Campo a Través - Temporada 2002/2003. Real Federación Española de Atletismo (2003). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. It is a long and hilly course which features a green, scenic setting.Fernandes, António Manuel (2006-11-12). Inzikuru and Kamais dominate IAAF XC in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The competition is organised by the same group which sets up the Lisbon Half Marathon
and the Portugal Half Marathon
– the Maratona Clube de Portugal.Fernandes, António Manuel (2009-11-19).Gebremariam tops the field in Oeiras - preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The race has previously been broadcast live on television and attracts over 600 runners for the senior races annually.Costa, Paulo (2003-11-13). Malot aims for third title in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The competition has been sponsored by a number of patrons over its short history, including: Vodafone
, Sport Zone, Banco Português de Negócios
, Energias de Portugal
and Finibanco.An impressive Bekele smashes opponents. IAAF (2002-11-17). Retrieved on 2009-11-22.Costas, Paulo (2003-11-16). Bekele wins but is closely shadowed by Kigen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
: Crosse Internacional de Oeiras) is an annual cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
competition that takes place in Oeiras, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Established in 2000, it is usually held in mid-November and is traditionally the first competition of the IAAF's cross country season, which culminates each year in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
.
The Oeiras Cross Country has featured athletes such as Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...
, Paul Tergat
Paul Tergat
Paul Kibii Tergat is a Kenyan professional long distance runner. He held the world record in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time.Now concentrating exclusively on the marathon, Tergat won many...
, Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Felix Limo
Felix Limo
Felix Limo is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon.Limo held the 15 Kilometres road running world record from November 2001 to November 2010, where he lost the record to Leonard Komon. Limo set his record of 41:29 minutes in Nijmegen, the Netherlands when winning the...
. The race can be of high importance to Portuguese athletes as the results are often used to decide the national squad for the European Cross Country Championships
European Cross Country Championships
The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year...
. The men's race is 9 kilometres long, while the women's race is held over 5 km. In addition to the professional senior races, there are also a number amateur races, including shorter cross country races for children, as well as junior and veteran races.
The course in Jamor is adjacent the Estádio Nacional
Estádio Nacional
The Estádio Nacional , also known as Estádio do Jamor, is the Portuguese national football ground. It is located in the Jamor sports complex, in Oeiras, near Lisbon. It was designed by Jacobetty Rosa and the building works started in 1939, with its inauguration happening on 10 June 1944 by the...
, the home ground of Portugal's national football team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, and is the same circuit that was used for the 1997 European Cross Country Championships
1997 European Cross Country Championships
The 4th European Cross Country Championships were held at Oeiras in Portugal on 14 December 1997. Danish orienteer Carsten Jørgensen took the title in the men's competition and Joalsiae Llado won the women's race.-Men individual 10km:83 runners finished....
and the men's 1999 European Club's Cross Country Cup in 1999.
The Oeiras International Cross Country (Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
: Crosse Internacional de Oeiras) is an annual cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
competition that takes place in Oeiras, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Established in 2000,Atletismo: Carla Sacramento vence I Crosse de Oeiras. Record
Record (newspaper)
Record is a Portuguese sports newspaper, published in Lisbon. Although it covers most sports, football is the focal point of it, and almost always is the only sport referred to on the cover....
(2002-02-13). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. it is usually held in mid-November and is traditionally the first competition of the IAAF's cross country season, which culminates each year in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
.Costa, Paulo (2004-11-21). Tariku Bekele beats Paul Tergat in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The Oeiras Cross Country has featured athletes such as Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...
, Paul Tergat
Paul Tergat
Paul Kibii Tergat is a Kenyan professional long distance runner. He held the world record in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time.Now concentrating exclusively on the marathon, Tergat won many...
, Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Felix Limo
Felix Limo
Felix Limo is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon.Limo held the 15 Kilometres road running world record from November 2001 to November 2010, where he lost the record to Leonard Komon. Limo set his record of 41:29 minutes in Nijmegen, the Netherlands when winning the...
.Steeple Newsletter. Steeple.de (2001-11-25). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The race can be of high importance to Portuguese athletes as the results are often used to decide the national squad for the European Cross Country Championships
European Cross Country Championships
The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year...
.Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-21). Masai dominates; Augusto defeated by Monteiro in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.Fernandes, António Manuel (2007-11-17). Merga and Rosa nab wins in Lisbon – Oeiras Cross Country Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The men's race is 9 kilometres long, while the women's race is held over 5 km.Fernandes, António Manuel (2009-11-21).Gebremariam and Augusto the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. In addition to the professional senior races, there are also a number amateur races, including shorter cross country races for children, as well as junior and veteran races.Associação de Atletismo de Lisboa. Maratona Clube de Portugal (2008). Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The course in Jamor is adjacent the Estádio Nacional
Estádio Nacional
The Estádio Nacional , also known as Estádio do Jamor, is the Portuguese national football ground. It is located in the Jamor sports complex, in Oeiras, near Lisbon. It was designed by Jacobetty Rosa and the building works started in 1939, with its inauguration happening on 10 June 1944 by the...
,Costa, Paulo (2005-11-20). Rutto, Rumokol the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. the home ground of Portugal's national football team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
,Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-15). Masai dominates; Augusto defeated by Monteiro in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. and is the same circuit that was used for the 1997 European Cross Country Championships
1997 European Cross Country Championships
The 4th European Cross Country Championships were held at Oeiras in Portugal on 14 December 1997. Danish orienteer Carsten Jørgensen took the title in the men's competition and Joalsiae Llado won the women's race.-Men individual 10km:83 runners finished....
and the men's 1999 European Club's Cross Country Cup in 1999.Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-13). Kilel leads Kenyan charge; Augusto the home favourite - Oeiras XC, PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The Oeiras International Cross Country (Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
: Crosse Internacional de Oeiras) is an annual cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
competition that takes place in Oeiras, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Established in 2000,Atletismo: Carla Sacramento vence I Crosse de Oeiras. Record
Record (newspaper)
Record is a Portuguese sports newspaper, published in Lisbon. Although it covers most sports, football is the focal point of it, and almost always is the only sport referred to on the cover....
(2002-02-13). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. it is usually held in mid-November and is traditionally the first competition of the IAAF's cross country season, which culminates each year in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
.Costa, Paulo (2004-11-21). Tariku Bekele beats Paul Tergat in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The Oeiras Cross Country has featured athletes such as Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...
, Paul Tergat
Paul Tergat
Paul Kibii Tergat is a Kenyan professional long distance runner. He held the world record in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time.Now concentrating exclusively on the marathon, Tergat won many...
, Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Felix Limo
Felix Limo
Felix Limo is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon.Limo held the 15 Kilometres road running world record from November 2001 to November 2010, where he lost the record to Leonard Komon. Limo set his record of 41:29 minutes in Nijmegen, the Netherlands when winning the...
.Steeple Newsletter. Steeple.de (2001-11-25). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The race can be of high importance to Portuguese athletes as the results are often used to decide the national squad for the European Cross Country Championships
European Cross Country Championships
The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year...
.Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-21). Masai dominates; Augusto defeated by Monteiro in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.Fernandes, António Manuel (2007-11-17). Merga and Rosa nab wins in Lisbon – Oeiras Cross Country Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The men's race is 9 kilometres long, while the women's race is held over 5 km.Fernandes, António Manuel (2009-11-21).Gebremariam and Augusto the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. In addition to the professional senior races, there are also a number amateur races, including shorter cross country races for children, as well as junior and veteran races.Associação de Atletismo de Lisboa. Maratona Clube de Portugal (2008). Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The course in Jamor is adjacent the Estádio Nacional
Estádio Nacional
The Estádio Nacional , also known as Estádio do Jamor, is the Portuguese national football ground. It is located in the Jamor sports complex, in Oeiras, near Lisbon. It was designed by Jacobetty Rosa and the building works started in 1939, with its inauguration happening on 10 June 1944 by the...
,Costa, Paulo (2005-11-20). Rutto, Rumokol the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. the home ground of Portugal's national football team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
,Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-15). Masai dominates; Augusto defeated by Monteiro in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. and is the same circuit that was used for the 1997 European Cross Country Championships
1997 European Cross Country Championships
The 4th European Cross Country Championships were held at Oeiras in Portugal on 14 December 1997. Danish orienteer Carsten Jørgensen took the title in the men's competition and Joalsiae Llado won the women's race.-Men individual 10km:83 runners finished....
and the men's 1999 European Club's Cross Country Cup in 1999.Fernandes, António Manuel (2008-11-13). Kilel leads Kenyan charge; Augusto the home favourite - Oeiras XC, PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.Campo a Través - Temporada 2002/2003. Real Federación Española de Atletismo (2003). Retrieved on 2009-11-22. It is a long and hilly course which features a green, scenic setting.Fernandes, António Manuel (2006-11-12). Inzikuru and Kamais dominate IAAF XC in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The competition is organised by the same group which sets up the Lisbon Half Marathon
Lisbon Half Marathon
First held in 1991, the race has consistently delivered fast winning times. However, many of these times have been unratifiable for record purposes due to factors including: the course being too short , excessive tailwinds, as well as there being an excessive drop in altitude, which boosted...
and the Portugal Half Marathon
Portugal Half Marathon
Portugal Half Marathon is an annual half marathon contested every September in Lisbon, Portugal.A new, faster course was established for the race in 2010 and 25 km record holder Mary Keitany duly responded by setting a women's course record of 1:08:46...
– the Maratona Clube de Portugal.Fernandes, António Manuel (2009-11-19).Gebremariam tops the field in Oeiras - preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
The race has previously been broadcast live on television and attracts over 600 runners for the senior races annually.Costa, Paulo (2003-11-13). Malot aims for third title in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. The competition has been sponsored by a number of patrons over its short history, including: Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
, Sport Zone, Banco Português de Negócios
Banco Português de Negócios
Banco Português de Negócios , or simply BPN, is a Portuguese banking institution. It used to be a private bank, but was nationalized by the Portuguese Government in 2008 after a bad management and malpractice-related debt of 1.800 billion euros and several irregularities uncovered in the...
, Energias de Portugal
Energias de Portugal
EDP - Energias de Portugal ranks among Europe's major electricity operators, as well as being one of Portugal's largest business groups....
and Finibanco.An impressive Bekele smashes opponents. IAAF (2002-11-17). Retrieved on 2009-11-22.Costas, Paulo (2003-11-16). Bekele wins but is closely shadowed by Kigen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
Past senior race winners
Key:| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Women's winner | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2000 | 29:48 | 19:31 | ||
| II | 2001 | 26:10 | 15:33 | ||
| III | 2002 | 24:05 | 16:01 | ||
| IV | 2003 | 27:22 | 16:22 | ||
| V | 2004 | 26:28 | 16:34 | ||
| VI | 2005 | 26:27 | 17.36 | ||
| VII | 2006 | 26:19 | 17:22 | ||
| VIII | 2007 | 26:34 | 17:29 | ||
| IX | 2008 | 27:07 | 17:31 | ||
| X | 2009 | 24:41 | 15:39 | ||
| XI | 2010 | 28:33 | 20:01 |