# Cross Zornotza

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. The competition's course, the Jauregibarria, 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 (ESP) |
| — | 1961 | Not held |
| 8th | 1962 | José Fernández (ESP) |
| 9th | 1963 | Pablo Fernández (ESP) |
| 10th | 1964 | Mariano Haro (ESP) |
| 11th | 1965 | Nicolás López (ESP) |
| 12th | 1966 | José Antonio Begona (ESP) |
| 13th | 1967 | José María Barrientos (ESP) |
| 14th | 1968 | José Miguel Maíz (ESP) |
| 15th | 1969 | José Antonio Begona (ESP) |
| 16th | 1970 | Antonio Frechilla (ESP) |
| 17th | 1971 | Mariano Haro (ESP) |
| 18th | 1972 | Juan Hidalgo (ESP) |
| 19th | 1973 | Mariano Haro (ESP) |
| 20th | 1974 | Mariano Haro (ESP) |
| 21st | 1975 | Mariano Haro (ESP) |
| 22nd | 1976 | Mariano Haro (ESP) |
| 23rd | 1977 | Mariano Haro (ESP) |
| 24th | 1978 | Fidel García (ESP) |

### International era

| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
| 25th | 1979 | Roy Bayley (GBR) | | Not held | Not held |
| 26th | 1980 | John Wild (GBR) | | Not held | Not held |
| 27th | 1981 | Antonio Prieto (ESP) | | Not held | Not held |
| 28th | 1982 | Eshetu Tura (ETH) | | Not held | Not held |
| 29th | 1983 | Winner unknown | Winner unknown | | Not held | Not held |
| 30th | 1984 | Michael Bishop (GBR) | | Jane Furniss-Shields (GBR) | |
| 31st | 1985 | Wodajo Bulti (ETH) | | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) | |
| 32nd | 1986 | Tony Milovsorov (GBR) | | Rosa Mota (POR) | |
| 33rd | 1987 | José Regalo (POR) | | Cornelia Bürki (SUI) | |
| 34th | 1988 | Francisco Sánchez (ESP) | | Jane Furniss-Shields (GBR) | |
| 35th | 1989 | Tim Hutchings (GBR) | 32:40 | Helen Titterington (GBR) | 14:29 |
| 36th | 1990 | Domingos Castro (POR) | 33:02 | Luchia Yishak (ETH) | 12:20 |
| 37th | 1991 | Ezequiel Bitok (KEN) | 35:04 | Susan Sirma (KEN) | 19:06 |
| 38th | 1992 | Fita Bayisa (ETH) | 34:34 | Luchia Yishak (ETH) | 17:55 |
| 39th | 1993 | Held in conjunction with 1993 World Championships | Held in conjunction with 1993 World Championships | Held in conjunction with 1993 World Championships | Held in conjunction with 1993 World Championships |
| 40th | 1994 | Domingos Castro (POR) | | Hellen Kimaiyo (KEN) | |
| 41st | 1995 | Paulo Guerra (POR) | 31:22 | Rose Cheruiyot (KEN) | 18:28 |
| 42nd | 1996 | Josephat Machuka (KEN) | 31:57 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | 18:38 |
| 43rd | 1997 | David Chelule (KEN) | 33:45 | Elena Fidatov (ROM) | 18:03 |
| 44th | 1998 | Paul Koech (KEN) | 30:16 | Jackline Maranga (KEN) | 17:27 |
| 45th | 1999 | Richard Limo (KEN) | 33:53 | Gete Wami (ETH) | 23:19 |
| 46th | 2000 | Serhiy Lebid (UKR) | 33:28 | Gete Wami (ETH) | 23:09 |
| 47th | 2001 | Paul Kosgei (KEN) | 31:48 | Naomi Mugo (KEN) | 22:45 |
| 48th | 2002 | Julius Nyamu (KEN) | 31:41 | Susan Chepkemei (KEN) | 22:27 |
| 49th | 2003 | Albert Chepkurui (KEN) | 32:18 | Teyba Erkesso (ETH) | 22:42 |
| 50th | 2004 | Boniface Kiprop (UGA) | 34:35 | Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) | 23:22 |
| 51st | 2005 | Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT) | 32:13 | Benita Johnson (AUS) | 22:23 |
| 52nd | 2006 | Abraham Chebii (KEN) | 31:17 | Rosa Morató (ESP) | 22:19 |
| 53rd | 2007 | Micah Kogo (KEN) | 32:03 | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | 21:59 |
| 54th | 2008 | Tariku Bekele (ETH) | 32:11 | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | 23:27 |
| 55th | 2009 | Samuel Tsegay (ERI) | 31:36 | Linet Masai (KEN) | 21:36 |
| 56th | 2010 | Hunegnaw Mesfin (ETH) | 35:24 | Ann Mwangi (KEN) | 24:22 |
| 57th | 2011 | Joseph Ebuya (KEN) | 31:27 | Pauline Korikwiang (KEN) | 22:48 |
| 58th | 2012 | Joseph Ebuya (KEN) | 31:33 | Nazret Weldu (ERI) | 23:45 |
| 59th | 2013 | Mark Kiptoo (KEN) | 32:42 | Magdalene Masai (KEN) | 23:44 |
| 60th | 2014 | Cyprian Kotut (KEN) | 33:28 | Magdalene Masai (KEN) | 23:55 |
| 61st | 2015 | Timothy Toroitich (UGA) | 32:01 | Magdalene Masai (KEN) | 23:36 |
| 62nd | 2016 | Thomas Ayeko (UGA) | 29:33 | Mercy Cherono (KEN) | 31:51 |
| 63rd | 2017 | Nguse Amlosom (ERI) | 32:51 | Jessica Martin (GBR) | 30:25 |
| 64th | 2018 | Timothy Toroitich (UGA) | 36:28 | Trihas Gebre (ESP) | 33:39 |
| 65th | 2019 | Stanley Waithaka (KEN) | 31:58 | Trihas Gebre (ESP) | 30:36 |
| 66th | 2020 | Enyew Mekonnen (ETH) | 33:32 | Tsige Abraha (ETH) | 29:54 |
| 67th | 2021 | Awet Habte (ERI) | 25:54 | Francine Niyomukunzi (BDI) | 22:39 |
| 68th | 2022 | Rodrigue Kwizera (BDI) | 25:45 | Isabel Barreiro (ESP) | 23:06 |
| 69th | 2023 | Célestin Ndikumana (BDI) | 25:34 | Likina Amebaw (ETH) | 29:36 |
| 70th | 2024 | Rodrigue Kwizera (BDI) | 25:29 | Francine Niyomukunzi (BDI) | 30:07 |

### Winners by country

| Country | Men's race | Women's race | Total |
| Kenya | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| Ethiopia | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Spain | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Burundi | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Eritrea | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Uganda | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 |