# Portuguese Cross Country Championships

The Portuguese Cross Country Championships (Portuguese: Campeonato de Portugal de Corta-Mato) is an annual cross country running competition that serves as Portugal's national championship for the sport. It is usually held in February or March. It was first held in 1911 and featured a men's long course race only. A women's race was added to the programme in 1967. Short course races for both sexes have been held since 2000.
The event includes separate races for both sexes across four categories: open (senior), under-23, under-20, and under-18 (Portuguese: nacional, sub-23, juniores, juvenis). The introduction of short races came shortly after their introduction as an official distance at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The under-23 races were established in 2014. The under-20 race is much longer-lived: its debut for men came in 1932 and the women's race appeared for the first time in 1971. The under-18 race for boys was created in 1966 and shortly followed by a girls race in 1972. Each of the races features both an individual and club team component. The short course races are usually held separately from the main long course events. The 2010 and 2012 races were held as part of the annual international Almond Blossom Cross Country race.
Carlos Lopes is the most successful athlete of the competition, having won ten national titles between 1970 and 1984, while Rosa Mota is the most successful woman, with eight titles between 1975 and 1985. In the short races, Rui Silva has the most titles at nine (between 2000 and 2013) and Anália Rosa has the most among women, earning five titles from 2000 to 2006.

## Past senior race winners

| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
| 1 | 1911 | Francisco Lázaro | | Not held | Not held |
| 2 | 1912 | Matias Carvalho | | Not held | Not held |
| 3 | 1913 | Germano Garcês | | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1914 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1915 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1916 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1917 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1918 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1919 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1920 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1921 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 4 | 1922 | Mário Conceicào | | Not held | Not held |
| 5 | 1923 | Albano Martins | | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1924 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1925 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1926 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1927 |
| 6 | 1928 | Manuel Dias | | Not held | Not held |
| — | 1929 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 7 | 1930 | Manuel Dias | | Not held | Not held |
| 8 | 1931 | Manuel Dias | | Not held | Not held |
| 9 | 1932 | Manuel Dias | | Not held | Not held |
| 10 | 1933 | Manuel Dias | | Not held | Not held |
| 11 | 1934 | Manuel Dias | | Not held | Not held |
| 12 | 1935 | Adelino Tavares | | Not held | Not held |
| 13 | 1936 | Manuel Dias | | Not held | Not held |
| 14 | 1937 | Manuel Dias | | Not held | Not held |
| 15 | 1938 | Manuel Nogueira | | Not held | Not held |
| 16 | 1939 | Manuel Nogueira | | Not held | Not held |
| 17 | 1940 | Manuel Nogueira | | Not held | Not held |
| 18 | 1941 | Manuel Nogueira | | Not held | Not held |
| 19 | 1942 | Anibal Barào | | Not held | Not held |
| 20 | 1943 | Alberto Ferreira | | Not held | Not held |
| 21 | 1944 | Joào Silva | | Not held | Not held |
| 22 | 1945 | Joào Silva | | Not held | Not held |
| 23 | 1946 | Joào Silva | | Not held | Not held |
| 24 | 1947 | Filipe Luis | | Not held | Not held |
| 25 | 1948 | Filipe Luis | | Not held | Not held |
| 26 | 1949 | Alfonso Marquez | | Not held | Not held |
| 27 | 1950 | Alvaro Conde | | Not held | Not held |
| 28 | 1951 | Filipe Luis | | Not held | Not held |
| 29 | 1952 | Filipe Luis | | Not held | Not held |
| 30 | 1953 | António Martins | | Not held | Not held |
| 31 | 1954 | José Araújo | | Not held | Not held |
| 32 | 1955 | Manuel Faria | | Not held | Not held |
| 33 | 1956 | Manuel Faria | | Not held | Not held |
| 34 | 1957 | Manuel Faria | | Not held | Not held |
| 35 | 1958 | Manuel Faria | | Not held | Not held |
| 36 | 1959 | Manuel Faria | | Not held | Not held |
| 37 | 1960 | Joaquim Ferreira | | Not held | Not held |
| 38 | 1961 | Maximiano Pinheiro | | Not held | Not held |
| 39 | 1962 | Manuel Oliveira | | Not held | Not held |
| 40 | 1963 | Manuel Marquez | | Not held | Not held |
| 41 | 1964 | Manuel Oliveira | | Not held | Not held |
| 42 | 1965 | Manuel Oliveira | | Not held | Not held |
| 43 | 1966 | Anacleto Pinto | | Not held | Not held |
| 44 | 1967 | Manuel Oliveira | | Manuela Simões | |
| 45 | 1968 | Manuel Oliveira | | Manuela Simões | |
| 46 | 1969 | Maximiano Pinheiro | | Manuela Simões | |
| 47 | 1970 | Carlos Lopes | | Manuela Simões | |
| 48 | 1971 | Carlos Lopes | | Branca Seabra | |
| 49 | 1972 | Carlos Lopes | | Céu Lopes | |
| 50 | 1973 | Carlos Lopes | | Filomena Vieira | |
| 51 | 1974 | Carlos Lopes | | Branca Seabra | |
| 52 | 1975 | Aniceto Simões | | Rosa Mota | |
| 53 | 1976 | Carlos Lopes | | Rosa Mota | |
| 54 | 1977 | Carlos Lopes | | Rosa Mota | |
| 55 | 1978 | Carlos Lopes | | Rosa Mota | |
| 56 | 1979 | Fernando Mamede | | Aurora Cunha | |
| 57 | 1980 | Fernando Mamede | | Aurora Cunha | |
| 58 | 1981 | Fernando Mamede | | Rosa Mota | |
| 59 | 1982 | Carlos Lopes | | Rosa Mota | |
| 60 | 1983 | Fernando Mamede | | Aurora Cunha | |
| 61 | 1984 | Carlos Lopes | | Rosa Mota | |
| 62 | 1985 | Fernando Mamede | | Rosa Mota | |
| 63 | 1986 | Fernando Mamede | | Aurora Cunha | |
| 64 | 1987 | Dionísio Castro | | Albertina Machado | |
| 65 | 1988 | Ezequiel Canário | | Albertina Machado | |
| 66 | 1989 | Ezequiel Canário | | Maria Conceição Ferreira | |
| 67 | 1990 | Domingos Castro | | Maria Conceição Ferreira | |
| 68 | 1991 | Dionísio Castro | | Maria Conceição Ferreira | |
| 69 | 1992 | António Pinto | | Albertina Dias | |
| 70 | 1993 | Domingos Castro | | Albertina Dias | |
| 71 | 1994 | Domingos Castro | | Maria Conceição Ferreira | |
| 72 | 1995 | Paulo Guerra | | Albertina Dias | |
| 73 | 1996 | Paulo Guerra | | Fernanda Ribeiro | |
| 74 | 1997 | Paulo Guerra | | Fernanda Ribeiro | |
| 75 | 1998 | Domingos Castro | | Fernanda Ribeiro | |
| 76 | 1999 | Paulo Guerra | | Fernanda Ribeiro | |
| 77 | 2000 | Eduardo Henriques | | Carla Sacramento | |
| 78 | 2001 | Paulo Guerra | | Carla Sacramento | |
| 79 | 2002 | Eduardo Henriques | | Carla Sacramento | |
| 80 | 2003 | Domingos Castro | | Fernanda Ribeiro | |
| 81 | 2004 | Fernando Silva | | Anália Rosa | |
| 82 | 2005 | Fernando Silva | | Anália Rosa | |
| 83 | 2006 | Eduardo Henriques | | Jéssica Augusto | |
| 84 | 2007 | Rui Pedro Silva | | Jéssica Augusto | |
| 85 | 2008 | Eduardo Henriques | | Jéssica Augusto | |
| 86 | 2009 | Rui Pedro Silva | | Inês Monteiro | |
| 87 | 2010 | Yousef el Kalai | | Ana Dulce Félix | |
| 88 | 2011 | Yousef el Kalai | | Ana Dulce Félix | |
| 89 | 2012 | Manuel Damião | | Ana Dulce Félix | |
| 90 | 2013 | Manuel Damião | | Ana Dulce Félix | |
| 91 | 2014 | Manuel Damião | | Ana Dulce Félix | |
| 92 | 2015 | Rui Pinto | | Ana Dulce Félix | |
| 93 | 2016 | Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) | | Carla Salomé Rocha | |
| 94 | 2017 | Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) | | Carla Salomé Rocha | |
| 95 | 2018 | Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) | | Carla Salomé Rocha | |
| 96 | 2019 | Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) | | Carla Salomé Rocha | |
| 2020 | Not held |
| 97 | 2021 | Nelson Epifanio Da Cruz (CPV) | | Carla Salomé Rocha | |
The following year's races were won by non-Portuguese runners:
* 2012: Josphat Kiprono Menjo (35:40) and Gorreti Chepkoech (26:05), both of Kenya
* 2010: Mark Bett of Kenya in 35:22

### Short race

| Year | Men's winner | Women's winner |
| 2000 | Rui Silva | Anália Rosa |
| 2001 | Rui Silva | Anália Rosa |
| 2002 | Rui Silva | Anália Rosa |
| 2003 | Rui Silva | Fernanda Ribeiro |
| 2004 | Manuel Damião | Ana Dias |
| 2005 | Ricardo Ribas | Anália Rosa |
| 2006 | Rui Silva | Anália Rosa |
| 2007 | Ricardo Ribas | Claudia Pereira |
| 2008 | Mário Teixeira | Sara Moreira |
| 2009 | Rui Silva | Sara Moreira |
| 2010 | Rui Silva | Ana Dulce Félix |
| 2011 | Rui Silva | Sara Moreira |
| 2012 | Rui Silva | Carla Salomé Rocha |
| 2013 | Rui Silva | Carla Salomé Rocha |
| 2014 | Manuel Damião | Carla Salomé Rocha |
| 2015 | Rui Pinto | Catarina Ribeiro |
| 2016 | Andre Pereira | Daniela Cunha |
| 2017 | Andre Pereira | Daniela Cunha |
| 2018 | Andre Pereira | Daniela Cunha |
| 2019 | Andre Pereira | Daniela Cunha |
| 2020 | Andre Pereira | Daniela Cunha |
| 2021 | Andre Pereira | Daniela Cunha |