World Mountain Running Championships
The World Mountain Running Championships is an international mountain running competition contested by athletes of the members of WMRA, World Mountain Running Association, the sport's global governing body.
The championships include a senior men, senior women, junior men and women events and the team events of these races.
It was first held in 1985 as the World Mountain Running Trophy before obtaining its current moniker in 2009.[1]
Editions
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1985 () | San Vigilio di Marebbe, Südtirol | Italy | 23 September |
| 2nd | 1986 () | Morbegno - Sondrio - Albosaggia, Lombardia | Italy | 5 October |
| 3rd | 1987 () | Lenzerheide - Valbella, Graubünden | Switzerland | 23 August |
| 4th | 1988 () | Keswick, Cumbria | United Kingdom | 15 October |
| 5th | 1989 () | Die - Châtillon-en-Diois, Drôme | France | 16 September |
| 6th | 1990 () | Telfes, Tirol | Austria | 15 September |
| 7th | 1991 () | Zermatt, Valais | Switzerland | 8 September |
| 8th | 1992 () | Valle di Susa, Piemonte | Italy | 30 August |
| 9th | 1993 () | Gap, Hautes-Alpes | France | 5 September |
| 10th | 1994 () | Berchtesgaden, Bayern | Germany | 4 September |
| 11th | 1995 () | Edinburgh, Scotland | United Kingdom | 10 September |
| 12th | 1996 () | Telfes, Tirol | Austria | 1 September |
| 13th | 1997 () | Úpice - Malé Svatoňovice, Hradec Králové | Czechoslovakia | 7 September |
| 14th | 1998 () | Dimitile, Réunion | France | 20 September |
| 15th | 1999 () | Mount Kinabalu Park, Sabah | Malaysia | 19 September |
| 16th | 2000 () | Bergen, Bayern | Germany | 10 September |
| 17th | 2001 () | Arta Terme, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Italy | 16 September |
| 18th | 2002 () | Innsbruck, Tirol | Austria | 15 September |
| 19th | 2003 () | Girdwood, Alaska | United States | 20 September |
| 20th | 2004 () | Sauze d'Oulx, Piemonte | Italy | 4 September |
| 21st | 2005 () | Wellington | New Zealand | 25 September |
| 22nd | 2006 () | Bursa | Turkey | 10 September |
| 23rd | 2007 () | Ovronnaz, Valais | Switzerland | 15 September |
| 24th | 2008 () | Sierre - Crans Montana, Valais | Switzerland | 14 September |
| 25th | 2009 () | Madesimo - Campodolcino, Lombardia | Italy | 6 September |
| 26th | 2010 () | Kamnik - Velika Planina, Gorenjska | Slovenia | 5 September |
| 27th | 2011 () | Tirana | Albania | 11 September |
| 28th | 2012 () | Temù - Ponte di Legno, Lombardia | Italy | 2 September |
| 29th | 2013 () | Krynica-Zdrój, Małopolska | Poland | 8 September |
| 30th | 2014 () | Casette di Massa, Tuscany | Italy | 14 September |
| 31st | 2015 () | Betws-y-Coed, Wales | United Kingdom | 19 September |
Champions
| Edition | Men's individual | Men's team | Women's individual | Women's team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  Alfonso Vallicella (ITA) | Italy |  Olivia Grüner (FRG) | Italy |
| 1986 | Alfonso Vallicella (ITA) | Italy |  Carol Haigh (ENG) |  Switzerland |
| 1987 |  Jay Johnson (USA) | Italy |  Fabiola Rueda (COL) | Italy |
| 1988 | Dino Tadello (ITA) | Italy | Fabiola Rueda (COL) | Switzerland |
| 1989 | Jairo Correa (COL) | Italy |  Isabelle Guillot (FRA) | Italy |
| 1990 | Costantino Bertolla (ITA) | Italy |  Beverley Redfern (SCO) | Switzerland |
| 1991 | Jairo Correa (COL) | Italy | Isabelle Guillot (FRA) | Switzerland |
| 1992 |  Helmut Schmuck (AUT) | France | Gudrun Pflüger (AUT) | Austria |
| 1993 | Martin Jones (ENG) | Italy | Isabelle Guillot (FRA) | Italy |
| 1994 | Helmut Schmuck (AUT) | Italy | Gudrun Pflüger (AUT) | France |
| 1995 | Lucio Fregona (ITA) | Italy | Gudrun Pflüger (AUT) | France |
| 1996 | Antonio Molinari (ITA) | Italy | Gudrun Pflüger (AUT) | France |
| 1997 | Marco De Gasperi (ITA) | Italy | Isabelle Guillot (FRA) | France |
| 1998 |  Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) | Italy |  Dita Hebelková (CZE) | Italy |
| 1999 | Marco De Gasperi (ITA) | Italy | Rosita Rota Gelpi (ITA) | Italy |
| 2000 | Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) | Italy | Angela Mudge (SCO) | New Zealand |
| 2001 | Marco De Gasperi (ITA) | Italy | Melissa Moon (NZL) | Italy |
| 2002 | Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) | Italy |  Svetlana Demidenko (RUS) | Italy |
| 2003 | Marco De Gasperi (ITA) | Italy | Melissa Moon (NZL) | Scotland |
| 2004 | Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) | Italy | Rosita Rota Gelpi (ITA) | Italy |
| 2005 | Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) | Italy | Kate McIlroy (NZL) | Italy |
| 2006 | Rolando Ortiz (COL) |  Eritrea | Andrea Mayr (AUT) | United States |
| 2007 | Marco De Gasperi (ITA) | Italy | Anna Pichrtová (CZE) | United States |
| 2008 | Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) | Italy | Andrea Mayr (AUT) |  Norway |
| 2009 |  Geofrey Kusuro (UGA) | Eritrea | Valentina Belotti (ITA)[nb] |  Great Britain |
| 2010 | Samson Gashazghi (ERI) | Eritrea | Andrea Mayr (AUT) | Italy |
| 2011 | Max King (USA) | Italy | Kasie Enman (USA) | Italy |
| 2012 | Petro Mamo (ERI) | Eritrea | Andrea Mayr (AUT) | United States |
| 2013 | Philip Kiplimo (UGA) | Uganda | Alice Gaggi (ITA) | Italy |
| 2014 | Isaac Kiprop (UGA) | Uganda | Andrea Mayr (AUT) | Italy |
| 2015 | Fred Musobo (UGA) | Italy | Stella Chesang (UGA) | Great Britain |
- nb Italy's Elisa Desco was the original winner of the 2009 women's race but was later disqualified for erythropoietin (EPO).[2]
Short course champions
| Edition | Men's individual | Men's team |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Kenny Stuart (ENG) | Italy |
| 1986 | Maurizio Simonetti (ITA) | Italy |
| 1987 | Fausto Bonzi (ITA) | Italy |
| 1988 | Alfonso Vallicella (ITA) | Italy |
| 1989 | Fausto Bonzi (ITA) | Italy |
| 1990 | Severino Bernardini (ITA) | Italy |
| 1991 |  John Lenihan (IRL) | Switzerland |
| 1992 | Martin Jones (ENG) | England |
See also
- World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge
- Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships
References
- ↑ World Trophy (1985-2008)/World Championships (2009 on): Results, World Mountain Running Association, retrieved March 13, 2013
- ↑ Women individual (8.8 km/550 m /68 participants). World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved on 2015-02-04.
- Medalists and editions
- World Trophy (1985-2008)/World Championships (2009 on): Results. World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved on 2015-02-04.
External links
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