# German Cross Country Championships

The German Cross Country Championships (German: Deutsche Cross-Meisterschaften) is an annual cross country running competition that serves as Germany's national championship for the sport. It is usually held in March. It was first held in 1891 and featured a men's long course race only.
The competition had a break during 1914 and 1918 due to World War I and it ceased to be held after 1937 as a result of World War II. Following the occupation and division of Germany, the two German states set up separate national cross country championships. The Western side of the country restarted the championship in 1947 and this formally became the West German Cross Country Championships upon the nation's creation in 1949. A women's race was introduced in 1954 and the programme expanded further with a men's short course race in 1961 and a women's long course race in 1970. The East German Cross Country Championships started in 1950 and ahead of its Western counterpart in that it was responsible for the first women's championship in 1951. Men's short course was added in 1956 and a women's long course race was held in 1986. For both nations, the first women's races were short distance races.
After German reunification, the West Germany-based German Athletics Association took over the running of the competition and a single, annual German championships was once again held from 1991 onwards.

## Editions

All distances in kilometres

### Post-reunification

| Date | Venue | Men long course | km | Men Short course | km | Women's long course | km | Women's short course | km |
| 7 March 2015 | Markt Indersdorf | Manuel Stöckert | 10.4 | Benedict Karus | 4.4 | Corinna Harrer | 6.0 | — | — |
| 8 March 2014 | Löningen | Richard Ringer | 10.28 | Florian Orth | 4.36 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 6.18 | — | — |
| 9 March 2013 | Dornstetten | Richard Ringer | 10.0 | Florian Orth | 4.3 | Eleni Gebrehiwot | 6.2 | — | — |
| 10 March 2012 | Ohrdruf | Musa Roba-Kinkal | 9.9 | Tobias Gröbl | 4.1 | Eleni Gebrehiwot | 5.2 | — | — |
| 5 March 2011 | Löningen | Steffen Uliczka | 10.3 | Rico Schwarz | 3.8 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 6.8 | — | — |
| 6 March 2010 | Stockach | Christian Glatting | 10.2 | Carsten Schlangen | 3.4 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 6.8 | — | — |
| 14 March 2009 | Ingolstadt | Arne Gabius | 10.1 | Wolfram Müller | 3.1 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 5.1 | — | — |
| 8 March 2008 | Ohrdruf | Stephan Hohl | 9.9 | Franek Haschke | 3.6 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 4.9 | — | — |
| 10 March 2007 | Ohrdruf | Stephan Hohl | 9.8 | Wolfram Müller | 3.8 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 5.3 | — | — |
| 11 March 2006 | Regensburg | Sebastian Hallmann | 9.8 | Jonas Stifel | 3.5 | Susanne Ritter | 4.7 | — | — |
| 26 November 2005 | Darmstadt | Jens Borrmann | 9.2 | Dominik Burkhardt | 4.0 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 5.3 | — | — |
| 27 November 2004 | Bremen | Alexander Lubina | 10.5 | Jonas Stifel | 3.9 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 5.7 | — | — |
| 8 March 2003 | Bad Durrheim | André Green | 10.5 | Damian Kallabis | 3.8 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 5.7 | — | — |
| 9 March 2002 | Regensburg | Dieter Baumann | 10.0 | Jens Borrmann | 3.9 | Luminita Zaituc | 5.3 | — | — |
| 3 March 2001 | Regensburg | André Green | 10.0 | Jens Borrmann | 3.9 | Luminita Zaituc | 6.7 | Luminita Zaituc | 3.9 |
| 2 December 2000 | Wetter | Sebastian Hallmann | 10.5 | Jan Fitschen | 3.8 | Irina Mikitenko | 7.2 | Irina Mikitenko | 3.8 |
| 27 November 1999 | Süchteln | Rainer Wachenbrunner | 9.8 | Rüdiger Stenzel | 4.2 | Sonja Oberem | 7.6 | Luminita Zaituc | 3.5 |
| 29 November 1998 | Heringsdorf | Christian Fischer | 10.0 | Rainer Wachenbrunner | 3.5 | Petra Wassiluk | 6.0 | Petra Wassiluk | 3.5 |
| 1 March 1997 | Gotha | Dieter Baumann | 9.7 | Michael Busch | 3.3 | Claudia Dreher | 6.5 | Luminita Zaituc | 3.3 |
| 30 November 1996 | Hamburg | Uwe König | 9.0 | Rüdiger Stenzel | 3.5 | Claudia Lokar | 5.3 | Luminita Zaituc | 3.5 |
| 4 March 1995 | Wetter | Dieter Baumann | 10.6 | Jens Karrass | 3.8 | Claudia Lokar | 7.2 | Petra Wassiluk | 3.8 |
| 5 March 1994 | Burghaslach | Stephan Freigang | 10.8 | Uwe König | 3.8 | Claudia Lokar | 7.3 | Christina Mai | 3.8 |
| 6 March 1993 | Rhede | Stephan Freigang | 12.4 | Ralf Dahmen | 2.8 | Claudia Dreher | 7.6 | Claudia Metzner | 2.8 |
| 7 March 1992 | Iffezheim | Rainer Wachenbrunner | 10.5 | Hauke Fuhlbrügge | 4.2 | Claudia Borgschulze | 6.3 | Claudia Metzner | 2.1 |
| March 1991 | Bad Harzburg | Heinz-Bernd Bürger | ? | Klaus-Peter Nabein | ? | Christina Mai | ? | Steffi Kallensee | ? |

### Pre-WWII

| Date | Venue | Men long course | km |
| 8 November 1936 | Freiburg | Max Syring | 10.0 |
| 3 November 1935 | Wittenberg | Max Syring |
| 22 April 1934 | Dresden | Max Syring | 10.0 |
| 23 April 1933 | Hohen Neuendorf | Otto Kohn | 10.0 |
| 24 April 1932 | Stuttgart-Degerloch | Otto Kohn | 10.0 |
| 26 April 1931 | Hannover | Otto Kohn | 10.0 |
| 27 April 1930 | Erfurt | Hermann Helber | 10.0 |
| 28 April 1929 | Frankfurt | Otto Kohn | 10.4 |
| 22 April 1928 | Weimar | Wilhelm Husen | 10.0 |
| 24 April 1927 | Heilbronn | Otto Petri | 10.4 |
| 11 April 1926 | Siegburg | Alfred Rätze | 10.6 |
| 5 April 1925 | Bergedorf. | Fritz Graßmann | 10.0 |
| 6 April 1924 | Fürstenwalde | Fritz Graßmann | 10.0 |
| 8 April 1923 | Breslau | Wilhelm Husen |
| 2 April 1922 | Dresden | Paul Ribbert | 10.0 |
| 28 March 1921 | Munich | Albert Tschaber | 10.0 |
| 18 April 1920 | Berlin | Richard Lauterbach | 10.0 |
| 19 October 1919 | Berlin | Richard Lauterbach | 7.5 |
| 5 October 1913 | Berlin | Fritz Blankenburg | 7.5 |