The Spanish Cross Country Championships ( es, Campeonato de España de Campo a Través) is an annual

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

organised by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) that serves as the

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

for the sport in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It is usually held in February or March. It was first held in 1916 for men only and a women's race was added to the programme in 1965. A team element was present in the competition, decided by the finishing places of a team's top four runners. This was initially contested by federal territory, then by

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

from 1959–1985, and by autonomous community from 1986 onwards. An

under-20 Junior is a category of athletics in which athletes compete under the age of 20 years. Countries all around the world compete in athletics. World Junior Athletics Competitions are held every two years which contain the best junior competitors in ...

(''junior'') race was added for men in 1956 and a women's under-20 race in 1978. An under-23 (''promesa'') race for both men and women. A short race was held from 2002 to 2006 to align with national selection for that section at the

IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

Editions

Winners

Men

Women

References

;List of winners
National Crosscountry Champions for Spain

Association of Road Racing Statisticians The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races. The primary purpose of the ARRS is to maintain a valid list of world road record ...

(2017-10-28). Retrieved 2020-06-29.

External links

Royal Spanish Athletics Federation website
{{National championships in athletics National cross country running competitions Athletics competitions in Spain Annual sporting events in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 1916 1916 establishments in Spain Cross country running in Spain