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Cinque Mulini

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Cinque Mulini
BERJAYA
The Montoli mill, one of several near the course.
DateLate January or
Early February
LocationSan Vittore Olona,
Italy Italy
Event typeCross country
Distance8.2 km for men
6.2 km for women
Established1933
Official siteCinque Mulini
Participants100 finishers (2022)
88 (2021)
109 (2020)
74 (2019)

The Cinque Mulini is an annual cross country running race in San Vittore Olona, Italy. First held in 1933, the course is unusual in that it revolves around a number of water mills along Olona river, which lend the competition its name – meaning Five Mills in Italian.[1] It is one of the IAAF cross country permit meetings that act as qualifiers for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[2] As one of the most prestigious meets, numerous world record holders and Olympic champions have competed at the Cinque Mulini throughout its history.[1]

History

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Giovanni Malerba organised the first competition in 1933 as a reaction to a competition in a neighbouring village which revolved around seven clock towers.[1] The competition has been held every year since its inception, including throughout the Second World War and in 1939 when the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL) ordered that all cross country competitions be postponed.[3] The course was altered from 10 km to 12 in the late 1930s, in order to accommodate all five mills.[1] The race began to grow after being selected as the course for the Italian Cross Country Championship in 1946 and 1949. The competition became an international one in 1952 and Tunisian runner Ahmed Labidi became the first foreign winner two years later. By the early 1960s, Olympic silver medallist Franjo Mihalić had brought the race to new heights, taking three victories over five editions.[3]

A junior race was introduced in 1960,[3] the first international women's race was held in 1971, and student races were added to the program in the late 1970s. Olympic and World champions graced the course at every edition in the 1970s. By the mid-eighties, East African runners had established themselves, frequently reaching the podium in the senior races. It was part of the IAAF World Cross Challenge the following decade, remaining at the forefront of European cross country running. The course was significantly changed throughout the 2000s,[3] only the Cozzi and Meraviglia mills remained as part of the course and gradually only the semi-functioning Meraviglia was included.[1]

Both former champion David Bedford and meet organiser Vito Garofalo stressed that the competition's longevity is due to, in part, the support the race receives from the local community.[1] The race was elected to serve as the Italian national cross country championships in 1996; Gennaro Di Napoli and Patrizia Di Napoli took the honours.[4]

The event hosted the European Cross Country Club Championships alongside the traditional race in 2011; Portuguese club Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo Conforlimpa won the men's team title while the women's title went to Turkey's Üsküdar Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.[5]

Past senior race winners

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National era

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Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1st 1933 BERJAYA Mario Fiocchi (ITA) Not held —
2nd 1934 BERJAYA Luigi Pellin (ITA) Not held —
3rd 1935 BERJAYA Luigi Pellin (ITA) Not held —
4th 1936 BERJAYA Luigi Pellin (ITA) Not held —
5th 1937 BERJAYA Romano Maffeis (ITA) Not held —
6th 1938 BERJAYA Umberto de Florentis (ITA) Not held —
7th 1939 BERJAYA Vittorio Avila (ITA) Not held —
8th 1940 BERJAYA Antonio Vitali (ITA) Not held —
9th 1941 BERJAYA Romano Maffeis (ITA) Not held —
10th 1942 BERJAYA Salvatore Costantino (ITA) Not held —
11th 1943 BERJAYA Salvatore Costantino (ITA) Not held —
12th 1944 BERJAYA Giuseppe Beviacqua (ITA) Not held —
13th 1945 BERJAYA Armando Cesarato (ITA) Not held —
14th 1946 BERJAYA Aldo Rossi (ITA) Not held —
15th 1947 BERJAYA Sestini Cristoforo (ITA) Not held —
16th 1948 BERJAYA Giuseppe Italia (ITA) Not held —
17th 1949 BERJAYA Giuseppe Beviacqua (ITA) Not held —
18th 1950 BERJAYA Giuseppe Italia (ITA) Not held —
19th 1951 BERJAYA Luigi Pelliccioli (ITA) Not held —

International era

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BERJAYA
Paul Tergat took the title in 1996 and 1998.
BERJAYA
Charles Kamathi won consecutively in 2000 and 2001.
BERJAYA
Olivera Jevtić was the 2001 and 2002 women's champion.
BERJAYA
Maryam Yusuf Jamal won the 2007 women's race.
BERJAYA
The 2003 and 2007 winner, Serhiy Lebid, was also European Champion both years.
Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
20th 1952 BERJAYA Luigi Pelliccioli (ITA) Not held —
21st 1953 BERJAYA Agostino Conti (ITA) Not held —
22nd 1954 BERJAYA Ahmed Labidi (TUN) Not held —
23rd 1955 BERJAYA Giacomo Pepicelli (ITA) Not held —
24th 1956 BERJAYA Rino Lavelli (ITA) Not held —
25th 1957 BERJAYA Franjo Mihalić (YUG) Not held —
26th 1958 BERJAYA Franjo Mihalić (YUG) Not held —
27th 1959 BERJAYA Francesco Perrone (ITA) Not held —
28th 1960 BERJAYA Gianfranco Baraldi (ITA) Not held —
29th 1961 BERJAYA Franjo Mihalić (YUG) Not held —
30th 1962 BERJAYA Michel Jazy (FRA) Not held —
31st 1963 BERJAYA Michel Jazy (FRA) Not held —
32nd 1964 BERJAYA Antonio Ambu (ITA) Not held —
33rd 1965 BERJAYA Billy Mills (USA) Not held —
34th 1966 BERJAYA Mike Turner (GBR) Not held —
35th 1967 BERJAYA Nikolai Dutov (URS) Not held —
36th 1968 BERJAYA Gaston Roelants (BEL) Not held —
37th 1969 BERJAYA Kipchoge Keino (KEN) Not held —
38th 1970 BERJAYA Naftali Temu (KEN) Not held —
39th 1971 BERJAYA Dane Korica (YUG) BERJAYA Rita Ridley (GBR)
40th 1972 BERJAYA David Bedford (GBR) BERJAYA Rita Ridley (GBR)
41st 1973 BERJAYA Frank Shorter (USA) BERJAYA Paola Pigni (ITA)
42nd 1974 BERJAYA Emiel Puttemans (BEL) BERJAYA Rita Ridley (GBR)
43rd 1975 BERJAYA Filbert Bayi (TAN) BERJAYA Gabriella Dorio (ITA)
44th 1976 BERJAYA Filbert Bayi (TAN) BERJAYA Renata Pentlinowska (POL)
45th 1977 BERJAYA Yohannes Mohamed (ETH) BERJAYA Bronisława Ludwichowska (POL)
46th 1978 BERJAYA Willy Polleunis (BEL) BERJAYA Grete Waitz (NOR)
47th 1979 BERJAYA Léon Schots (BEL) BERJAYA Grete Waitz (NOR)
46th 1980 BERJAYA Léon Schots (BEL) BERJAYA Grete Waitz (NOR)
49th 1981 BERJAYA Mohamed Kedir (ETH) BERJAYA Grete Waitz (NOR)
50th 1982 BERJAYA Eshetu Tura (ETH) BERJAYA Grete Waitz (NOR)
51st 1983 BERJAYA Robert de Castella (AUS) BERJAYA Margaret Groos (USA)
52nd 1984 BERJAYA Bekele Debele (ETH) BERJAYA Grete Waitz (NOR)
53rd 1985 BERJAYA Fesseha Abebe (ETH) BERJAYA Betty Springs (USA)
54th 1986 BERJAYA Alberto Cova (ITA) BERJAYA Lynn Jennings (USA)
55th 1987 BERJAYA Paul Kipkoech (KEN) BERJAYA Lynn Jennings (USA)
56th 1988 BERJAYA Paul Kipkoech (KEN) BERJAYA Annette Sergent (FRA)
57th 1989 BERJAYA John Ngugi (KEN) BERJAYA Jacqueline Perkins (AUS)
58th 1990 BERJAYA Moses Tanui (KEN) BERJAYA Nadia Dandolo (ITA)
59th 1991 BERJAYA Khalid Skah (MAR) BERJAYA Luchia Yishak (ETH)
60th 1992 BERJAYA Fita Bayisa (ETH) BERJAYA Luchia Yishak (ETH)
61st 1993 BERJAYA Fita Bayisa (ETH) BERJAYA Esther Kiplagat (KEN)
62nd 1994 BERJAYA Fita Bayisa (ETH) BERJAYA Albertina Dias (POR)
63rd 1995 BERJAYA Fita Bayisa (ETH) BERJAYA Albertina Dias (POR)
64th 1996 BERJAYA Paul Tergat (KEN) BERJAYA Merima Denboba (ETH)
65th 1997 BERJAYA Girma Tolla (ETH) BERJAYA Gete Wami (ETH)
66th 1998 BERJAYA Paul Tergat (KEN) BERJAYA Merima Denboba (ETH)
67th 1999 BERJAYA Salah Hissou (MAR) BERJAYA Anita Weyermann (SUI)
68th 2000 BERJAYA Charles Kamathi (KEN) BERJAYA Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR)
69th 2001 BERJAYA Charles Kamathi (KEN) BERJAYA Olivera Jevtić (FRY)
70th 2002 BERJAYA Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) BERJAYA Olivera Jevtić (FRY)
71st 2003 BERJAYA Serhiy Lebid (UKR) BERJAYA Alice Timbilil (KEN)
72nd 2004 BERJAYA Boniface Kiprop (UGA) BERJAYA Zakia Mrisho (TAN)
73rd 2005 BERJAYA Saif Shaheen (QAT) BERJAYA Benita Johnson (AUS)
74th 2006 BERJAYA Paul Koech (KEN) BERJAYA Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
75th 2007 BERJAYA Serhiy Lebid (UKR) BERJAYA Maryam Jamal (BHR)
76th 2008 BERJAYA Zersenay Tadese (ERI) BERJAYA Pauline Korikwiang (KEN)
77th 2009 BERJAYA Saif Shaheen (QAT) BERJAYA Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
78th 2010[6] BERJAYA Hunegnaw Mesfin (ETH) 28:03 BERJAYA Nancy Langat (KEN) 19:25
79th 2011[5] BERJAYA Ayad Lamdassem (ESP) 28:03 BERJAYA Alemitu Degfa (TUR) 20:28
80th 2012[7] BERJAYA Thomas Longosiwa (KEN) 30:04 BERJAYA Priscah Cheronno (KEN) 21:32
81st 2013[8] BERJAYA Muktar Edris (ETH) 30:08 BERJAYA Afera Godfay (ETH) 21:56
82nd 2014[9] BERJAYA Paul Tanui (KEN) 29:59 BERJAYA Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 20:54
83rd 2015[10] BERJAYA Muktar Edris (ETH) 33:50 BERJAYA Violet Jelagat (KEN) 24:40
84th 2016[11] BERJAYA Jairus Birech (KEN) 34:38 BERJAYA Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 18:15
85th 2017[12] BERJAYA Selemon Barega (ETH) 33:43 BERJAYA Beyenu Degefa (ETH) 18:23
86th 2018[13] BERJAYA Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 34:00 BERJAYA Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 18:14
87th 2019[14] BERJAYA Jairus Birech (KEN) 33:05 BERJAYA Winfred Yavi (BHR) 17:50
88th 2020[15] BERJAYA Leonard Bett (KEN) 32:08 BERJAYA Winfred Yavi (BHR) 17:22
89th 2021[16] BERJAYA Nibret Melak (ETH) 28:57 BERJAYA Tsehay Gemechu (ETH) 18:53
90th 2022[17] BERJAYA Nibret Melak (ETH) 28:33 BERJAYA Teresia Muthoni (KEN) 19:40
91st 2023[18] BERJAYA Gideon Rono (KEN) 29:00 BERJAYA Beatrice Chebet (KEN) 19:41
92nd 17 Nov 2024[19] BERJAYA Matthew Kipruto (KEN)27:26 BERJAYA Yenenesh Shimeket (ETH)18:35
93rd 23 Nov 2025[20] BERJAYA Saymon Amanuel (ERI)22:48 BERJAYA Yenenesh Shimeket (ETH)19:11

Statistics

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Winners by country

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Country Men's race Women's race Total
BERJAYA Italy27330
BERJAYA Ethiopia171027
BERJAYA Kenya16925
BERJAYA United States246
BERJAYA Belgium505
BERJAYA Yugoslavia404
BERJAYA United Kingdom134
BERJAYA Australia123
BERJAYA Bahrain033
BERJAYA France213
BERJAYA Morocco213
BERJAYA Tanzania213
BERJAYA Eritrea202
BERJAYA FR Yugoslavia022
BERJAYA Hungary022
BERJAYA Poland022
BERJAYA Portugal022
BERJAYA Qatar202
BERJAYA Uganda202
BERJAYA Ukraine202
BERJAYA Soviet Union101
BERJAYA Spain101
BERJAYA Switzerland011
BERJAYA Tunisia101
BERJAYA Turkey011

Multiple winners

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  • Last updated January 2016

See also

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References

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General
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cinque Mulini: Italy's bonkers cross country race Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine. Spikes Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
  2. ↑ Cross Country Permit Meets. IAAF (2009). Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 History of Cinque Mulini[permanent dead link] (in Italian). Cinque Mulini. Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
  4. ↑ Cinque Mulini. ARRS (2010-02-03). Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
  5. 1 2 Sampaolo, Diego (2011-02-06). Lamdassem and Bekele are triumphant in the Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  6. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-01-31). Mesfin comes of age with 21st birthday victory at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
  7. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2012-03-18). Kenyan sweep at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
  8. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2013-02-03). Ethiopia's Edris and Godfay take the Cinque Mulini honours. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.
  9. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2014-01-26). Kenyan double for Tanui and Kipyegon at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
  10. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2015-02-16). Edris wins second Cinque Mulini title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-16.
  11. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2016-01-31). Kenya's Birech and Kipyegon triumph at the Cinque Mulini cross country races. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  12. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2017-01-22). Barega and Degefa upstage the seniors at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-01-26.
  13. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2018-02-12). Teenage talents Kiplimo and Gidey triumph at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-02-12.
  14. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2019-01-30). Beating the snow and cold, Birech and Yavi take Cinque Mulini victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2019-01-30.
  15. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2020-01-27). Bett and Yavi claim Cinque Mulini victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2020-01-27.
  16. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2021-03-28). Gemechu and Melak secure Ethiopian double at Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2021-04-02.
  17. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2021-03-28). Melak claims back-to-back wins at Cinque Mulini. World Athletics. Retrieved on 2022-01-30.
  18. ↑ cinquemulini (2023-01-15). "Crippa a 5 secondi dal gradino più alto della 91^ Cinque Mulini". cinquemulini (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  19. ↑ "92nd Cinque Mulini | World Athletics Cross Country Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "93rd Cinque Mulini | World Athletics Cross Country Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
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