# Romanian Cross Country Championships

The Romanian Cross Country Championships (Romanian: Campionatul Național de Cros) is an annual cross country running organised by the Romanian Athletics Federation that serves as the national championship for the sport in Romania. The scheduling of the event varies – sometimes it is held in late Autumn from October to November, other times in spring from February to April.
After an initial hosting in 1916, it was formally established as an annual event from 1920 onwards. Initially a men's competition only, a women's championship race was introduced in 1947. Bar one interruption in 1961, the races has been contested every year since. Additional short course races over four kilometres were occasionally held at the championships, appearing in 1958 and during the distance's presence at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1998 to 2006 (bar 2001).
The most successful athlete in the men's race, and overall, is Cristea Dinu, who won ten titles in the period from 1935 to 1951. In the women's section, Edith Treybal has the most titles with six, starting with a win in 1948 then having five consecutive wins from 1950–54

## Editions
### Long race

| Year | Date | Location | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
| 1916 | 22 April | Bucharest | Constantin Dumitrescu | 36:20 | | |
| 1917–19 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1920 | 25 April | Bucharest | Constantin Dumitrescu | 27:10 | | |
| 1921 | ? | ? | Eugen Bellu | | |
| 1922 | ? | ? | Jean Dumitrescu | | |
| 1923 | ? | ? | Vintilă Cristescu | | |
| 1924 | 25 April | Brașov | Adalbert Marton | 48:16.2 | | |
| 1925 | 22 November | Bucharest | Adalbert Marton | | | |
| 1926 | 21 November | Bucharest | Ion Petrescu | 43:15 | | |
| 1927 | 27 November | Bucharest | Ion Petrescu | 42:07 | | |
| 1928 | 25 November | Bucharest | Niculae Ilie | 39:00 | | |
| 1929 | 26 November | Bucharest | Marin L Marin | 39:20 | | |
| 1930 | 16 November | Bucharest | Ion Manea | 35:38.2 | | |
| 1931 | 22 November | Bucharest | Ion Manea | 26:10 | | |
| 1932 | 20 November | Bucharest | Ion Manea | 29:25 | | |
| 1933 | 26 November | Bucharest | Ion Manea | 38:48 | | |
| 1934 | 18 November | Bucharest | Ion Manea | 35:42 | | |
| 1935 | 25 November | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | 34:55 | | |
| 1936 | 20 December | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | | | |
| 1937 | 5 December | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | 45:22 | | |
| 1938 | 4 December | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | 44:08 | | |
| 1939 | 6 December | Bucharest | Radu Ionita | 32:59 | | |
| 1940 | 1 December | Bucharest | Dumitru Talmaciu | 45:30 | | |
| 1941 | 7 December | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | | | |
| 1942 | 6 December | Bucharest | Dumitru Talmaciu | 33:03 | | |
| 1943 | 28 November | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | 32:47 | | |
| 1944 | 19 November | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | 41:12 | | |
| 1945 | 2 December | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | 41:23 | | |
| 1946 | 1 December | Bucharest | Constantin Vladuca | 32:18 | | |
| 1947 | 30 November | Bucharest | Cristea Dinu | | Viorica Marinescu | |
| 1948 | 28 November | Bucharest | Emil Pandrea | 33:20.7 | Edith Treybal | 4:56.2 |
| 1949 | 10 April | Bucharest | Victor Firea | 31:47.4 | Maria Nicolau | |
| 1950 | 30 April | Bucharest | Victor Firea | | Edith Treybal | |
| 1951 | 30 April | Constanța | Cristea Dinu | 29:09.2 | Edith Treybal | 5:31.8 |
| 1952 | 27 April | Galați | Dumitru Vasile | 27:51 | Edith Treybal | 6:25.4 |
| 1953 | 26 April | Bucharest | Dumitru Vasile | 31:44 | Edith Treybal | 5:23 |
| 1954 | 25 April | Bucharest | Nicolae Bunea | 32:53 | Edith Treybal | 8:54 |
| 1955 | 13 March | Oradea | Victor Pop | 34:26 | Aniela Pasciuc | 8:49 |
| 1956 | 18 March | Oradea | Victor Pop | 32:18 | Aniela Pasciuc | 8:39 |
| 1957 | 7 April | Sibiu | Constantin Grecescu | 30:40 | Aniela Pasciuc | 5:07 |
| 1958 | 13 April | Sibiu | Constantin Grecescu | 30:50 | Aniela Pasciuc | 8:41 |
| 1959 | 12 April | Sibiu | Ion Veliciu | 29:35 | Georgete Dumitrescu | 5:40 |
| 1960 | 17 April | Sibiu | Constantin Grecescu | | Georgete Dumitrescu | |
| 1961 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1962 | 11 March | Ploiești | Andrei Barabaș | 24:18.6 | Florica Grecescu | 5:28.3 |
| 1963 | 10 March | Craiova | Constantin Grecescu | 26:33.0 | Florica Grecescu | 6:33.0 |
| 1964 | 15 March | Călimănești | Zoltan Vamoș | 24:40.6 | Irina Miklos | 6:01.0 |
| 1965 | 14 March | Bucharest | Nicolae Mustata | 26:14.0 | Irina Miklos | 6:43.6 |
| 1966 | 30 October | Pitești | Nicolae Mustata | 23:51.8 | Viorica Gabor | 5:45.8 |
| 1966 | 13 March | Bucharest | Andrei Barabaș | | Viorica Gabor | |
| 1967 | 19 November | Pitești | Ilie Cioca | 29:51.6 | Viorica Gabor | 6:15.8 |
| 1968 | 3 March | Pitești | Ion Rusnac | 34:31.2 | Viorica Gabor | 7:08.0 |
| 1969 | 9 November | Bucharest | Nicolae Mustata | | Viorica Gabor | |
| 1970 | 8 November | Târgu Mureș | Nicolae Mustata | | Elisabeta Baciu | 6:32.2 |
| 1971 | 31 October | Sibiu | Nicolae Mustata | 29:45.0 | Maria Linca | 5:53.0 |
| 1972 | 5 November | Băile Felix | Nicolae Mustata | 31:46.5 | Maria Linca | 6:18.6 |
| 1973 | 4 November | Băile Felix | Petre Lupan | | Maria Linca | |
| 1974 | 20 October | Băile Felix | Ilie Floroiu | 29:54.3 | Fița Lovin | 6:21.8 |
| 1975 | 19 October | Sibiu | Ilie Floroiu | | Fița Lovin | |
| 1976 | 24 October | Craiova | Ilie Floroiu | 28:40.0 | Natalia Mărășescu | 7:39.9 |
| 1977 | 10 April | Timișoara | Ilie Floroiu | 34:43 | Natalia Mărășescu | 14:33 |
| 1978 | 2 April | Craiova | Ilie Floroiu | 34:57.5 | Maricica Puică | 12:23 |
| 1979 | 8 April | Sibiu | Gheorghe Zaharia | 33:56 | Maricica Puică | 15:36 |
| 1980 | 6 April | Craiova | Ilie Floroiu | 35:38 | Fița Lovin | 13:26 |
| 1981 | 5 April | Alba Iulia | Gheorghe Zaharia | 36:21.4 | Fița Lovin | 15:04.8 |
| 1982 | 4 April | Galați | Gheorghe Zaharia | 36:54 | Maricica Puică | 14:45 |
| 1983 | 3 April | Craiova | György Marko | 35:05 | Maricica Puică | 13:47 |
| 1984 | 26 February | Băile Felix | György Marko | 36:07.3 | Maricica Puică | 14:23.2 |
| 1985 | 14 February | Băile Felix | György Marko | 35:57.4 | Mariana Chirila | 14:31.3 |
| 1986 | 16 February | Băile Felix | Gheorghe Sandu | 36:26 | Mariana Chirila | 14:01 |
| 1987 | 22 February | Băile Felix | Maricel Martinas | | Mariana Chirila | |
| 1988 | 10 April | Craiova | Ilie Elena | 36:00 | Iulia Olteanu | 14:30 |
| 1989 | 9 April | Sfântu Gheorghe | Augustin Barbu | 36:27 | Elena Fidatov | 14:25 |
| 1990 | 1 April | Craiova | Ilie Elena | 36:32 | Margareta Keszeg | 14:21 |
| 1991 | 31 March | Craiova | Iacob Costea | 37:31 | Margareta Keszeg | 15:04 |
| 1992 | 28 March | Craiova | Ilie Elena | 37:40.3 | Margareta Keszeg | 15:08.0 |
| 1993 | 4 April | Craiova | Augustin Barbu | 38:00.8 | Iulia Olteanu | 14:46.9 |
| 1994 | 20 February | Băile Felix | Niculae Negru | 37:21.7 | Mariana Chirila | 20:21 |
| 1995 | 11 November | Craiova | Ion Avramescu | | Daniela Petrescu | |
| 1996 | 4 February | Băile Felix | Niculae Negru | 37:42.1 | Lelia Deselnicu | 20:43.9 |
| 1997 | 8 November | Craiova | Niculae Negru | 36:35.2 | Elena Antoci | 19:40.1 |
| 1998 | 7 November | Sfântu Gheorghe | Petre Hristea | 37:43 | Constantina Diță | 27:36 |
| 1999 | 7 November | Craiova | Niculae Negru | 31:49 | Iulia Olteanu | 28:36 |
| 2000 | 4 November | Sfântu Gheorghe | Adrian Maghiar | 31:14 | Mihaela Botezan | 19:42 |
| 2001 | 4 November | Sfântu Gheorghe | Adrian Maghiar | 29:55.4 | Elena Fidatov | 19:18.6 |
| 2002 | 9 November | Craiova | Mircea Bogdan | 31:01 | Daniela Petrescu | 20:21 |
| 2003 | 8 November | Craiova | Adrian Maghiar | 30:47 | Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu | 23:07 |
| 2004 | 6 November | Craiova | Adrian Maghiar | | Mihaela Botezan | |
| 2005 | 5 November | Craiova | Marius Ionescu | 29:57.9 | Ana-Maria Bordea | 19:51.9 |
| 2006 | 4 November | Craiova | Adrian Maghiar | 30:19.3 | Paula Todoran | 20:08.0 |
| 2007 | 3 November | Botoșani | Marius Ionescu | 37:20.7 | Elena Timpau | 29:46.6 |
| 2008 | 1 November | Craiova | Marius Ionescu | 36:49.6 | Paula Todoran | 27:37.3 |
| 2009 | 31 October | Giurgiu | Marius Ionescu | | Ancuța Bobocel | |
| 2010 | 30 October | Băile Felix | Marius Ionescu | | Ancuța Bobocel | |
| 2011 | 3 March | Băile Felix | Marius Ionescu | | Cristiana-Alexandra Frumuz | |
| 2012 | 17 March | Băile Felix | Nicolae Soare | | Ancuța Bobocel | |
| 2013 | 2 March | Botoșani | Marius Ionescu | 34:11.1 | Cristiana-Alexandra Frumuz | 29:35.5 |

### Short race winners

| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
| 1958 | Zoltan Vamoș | 12:17 | Georgeta Dumitrescu | 3:04 |
| 1959 | Zoltan Vamoș | 11:40 | Not held | Not held |
| 1998 | Florin Ionescu | 11:52 | Constantina Diță | 18:56 |
| 1999 | Ovidiu Tat | 12:10 | Iulia Olteanu | 17:16 |
| 2000 | Gabriel Andreescu | 11:28 | Elena Fidatov | 12:53 |
| 2002 | Ovidiu Olteanu | 11:57 | Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu | 13:14 |
| 2003 | Adrian Maghiar | 11:47 | Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu | 13:07 |
| 2004 | Adrian Maghiar | ? | Mihaela Botezan | ? |
| 2005 | Marius Ionescu | 11:24.5 | Ana-Maria Bordea | 13:07.6 |
| 2006 | Ciprian Suhanea | 11:33.7 | Ancuța Bobocel | 12:52.6 |