World Mountain Running Championships

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World Mountain Running Championships
SportMountain Running
FoundedWorld Mountain Running Association (WMRA)
Inaugural season1985
Most recent
champion(s)		Joseph Gray (men)
Grayson Murphy (women)
Most titles6 Jonathan Wyatt (men)
6 Andrea Mayr (women)
Official websitewmra.ch

The World Mountain Running Championships (World Mountain Running Trophy until 2008), 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]

The 2020 championships, which were scheduled for 13–14 November in Haria, Lanzarote, Spain, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Editions[]

Edition Year City Country Date
1st 1985 (details) San Vigilio di Marebbe, Südtirol Italy 23 September
2nd 1986 (details) Morbegno - Sondrio - Albosaggia, Lombardia Italy 5 October
3rd 1987 (details) Lenzerheide - Valbella, Graubünden Switzerland 23 August
4th 1988 (details) Keswick, Cumbria United Kingdom 15 October
5th 1989 (details) Die - Châtillon-en-Diois, Drôme France 16 September
6th 1990 (details) Telfes, Tirol Austria 15 September
7th 1991 (details) Zermatt, Valais Switzerland 8 September
8th 1992 (details) Valle di Susa, Piemonte Italy 30 August
9th 1993 (details) Gap, Hautes-Alpes France 5 September
10th 1994 (details) Berchtesgaden, Bayern Germany 4 September
11th 1995 (details) Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom 10 September
12th 1996 (details) Telfes, Tirol Austria 1 September
13th 1997 (details) Úpice - Malé Svatoňovice, Hradec Králové Czechoslovakia 7 September
14th 1998 (details) Dimitile, Réunion France 20 September
15th 1999 (details) Mount Kinabalu Park, Sabah Malaysia 19 September
16th 2000 (details) Bergen, Bayern Germany 10 September
17th 2001 (details) Arta Terme, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy 16 September
18th 2002 (details) Innsbruck, Tirol Austria 15 September
19th 2003 (details) Girdwood, Alaska United States 20 September
20th 2004 (details) Sauze d'Oulx, Piemonte Italy 4 September
21st 2005 (details) Wellington New Zealand 25 September
22nd 2006 (details) Bursa Turkey 10 September
23rd 2007 (details) Ovronnaz, Valais Switzerland 15 September
24th 2008 (details) Sierre - Crans Montana, Valais Switzerland 14 September
25th 2009 (details) Madesimo - Campodolcino, Lombardia Italy 6 September
26th 2010 (details) Kamnik - Velika Planina, Gorenjska Slovenia 5 September
27th 2011 (details) Tirana Albania 11 September
28th 2012 (details) Temù - Ponte di Legno, Lombardia Italy 2 September
29th 2013 (details) Krynica-Zdrój, Małopolska Poland 8 September
30th 2014 (details) Casette di Massa, Tuscany Italy 14 September
31st 2015 (details) Betws-y-Coed, Wales United Kingdom 19 September
32nd 2016 (details) Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria 11 September[3]
33rd 2017 (details) Premana, Lombardy Italy 30 July
34th 2018 (details) Canillo Andorra 16 September
35th 2019 (details) Villa La Angostura Argentina 15 November

Medals[]

Men[]

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Italy Alfonso Vallicella Austria Helmut Stuhlpfarrer Italy Fausto Bonzi
1986 Italy Alfonso Vallicella Austria Helmut Stuhlpfarrer West Germany
1987 United States Jay Johnson Austria Helmut Stuhlpfarrer West Germany
1988 Italy Dino Tadello Italy Davide Milesi England
1989 Colombia Jairo Correa Italy Costantino Bertolla Italy Luigi Bortoluzzi
1990 Italy Costantino Bertolla Austria Italy Luigi Bortoluzzi
1991 Colombia Jairo Correa France Colombia Francisco Sánchez
1992 Austria Helmut Schmuck France Italy Costantino Bertolla
1993 England Martin Jones United States France
1994 Austria Helmut Schmuck Italy Antonio Molinari Czech Republic
1995 Italy Lucio Fregona Scotland Italy
1996 Italy Antonio Molinari Italy Severino Bernardini Austria Helmut Schmuck
1997 Italy Marco De Gasperi Italy Davide Milesi France
1998 New Zealand Jonathan Wyatt Italy Antonio Molinari Germany
1999 Italy Marco De Gasperi England Italy
2000 New Zealand Jonathan Wyatt Austria Hans Kogler Switzerland
2001 Italy Marco De Gasperi Italy Emanuele Manzi England Billy Burns
2002 New Zealand Jonathan Wyatt France Mexico
2003 Italy Marco De Gasperi Austria Italy Marco Gaiardo
2004 New Zealand Jonathan Wyatt Eritrea France
2005 New Zealand Jonathan Wyatt Italy Gabriele Abate Italy Davide Chicco
2006 Colombia Rolando Ortiz New Zealand Jonathan Wyatt Eritrea
2007 Italy Marco De Gasperi Eritrea Eritrea
2008 New Zealand Jonathan Wyatt Uganda Martin Toroitich Turkey Ahmet Arslan
2009 Uganda Geofrey Kusuro Eritrea Uganda
2010 Eritrea Samson Gashazghi Eritrea Uganda Geoffrey Kusuro
2011 United States Max King Turkey Ahmet Arslan Italy Martin Dematteis
2012 Eritrea Petro Mamu Eritrea Russia
2013 Uganda Phillip Kiplimo Uganda Uganda
2014 Uganda Isaac Kiprop Uganda Uganda
2015 Uganda Fred Musobo Italy Bernard Dematteis United Kingdom Robbie Simpson
2016 United States Joseph Gray Mexico Turkey Ahmet Arslan
2017 Uganda Victor Kiplangat Uganda Joel Ayeko Uganda Fred Musobo
2018 Uganda Robert Chemonges Uganda Joel Ayeko Uganda Victor Kiplangat
2019 United States Joseph Gray Italy Cesare Maestri Czech Republic

Women[]

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1985 West Germany Olivia Grüner Italy Chiara Saporetti Italy Guidina Dal Sasso
1986 England Carol Haigh Italy Valentina Bottarelli Switzerland
1987 Colombia Fabiola Rueda West Germany Italy
1988 Colombia Fabiola Rueda Switzerland France Isabelle Guillot
1989 France Isabelle Guillot Colombia Fabiola Rueda Italy Manuela Di Centa
1990 Scotland Beverley Redfern Italy Maria Cocchetti Switzerland
1991 France Isabelle Guillot Italy Manuela Di Centa France
1992 Austria Gudrun Pflüger England Sarah Rowell Austria
1993 France Isabelle Guillot Austria Gudrun Pflüger England Carol Greenwood
1994 Austria Gudrun Pflüger France Isabelle Guillot Czech Republic Dita Hebelková
1995 Austria Gudrun Pflüger France Isabelle Guillot Italy Nives Curti
1996 Austria Gudrun Pflüger France Isabelle Guillot Belgium
1997 France Isabelle Guillot Slovakia Jaroslava Bukvajová New Zealand Melissa Moon
1998 Czech Republic Dita Hebelková Italy New Zealand Melissa Moon
1999 Italy Rosita Rota Gelpi Poland Izabela Zatorska New Zealand
2000 Scotland Angela Mudge Germany Poland Izabela Zatorska
2001 New Zealand Melissa Moon Czech Republic Anna Pichrtová Poland Izabela Zatorska
2002 Russia Svetlana Demidenko Italy Antonella Confortola Poland Izabela Zatorska
2003 New Zealand Melissa Moon Scotland Angela Mudge Scotland Tracey Brindley
2004 Italy Rosita Rota Gelpi Czech Republic Anna Pichrtová Austria Andrea Mayr
2005 New Zealand Kate McIlroy Scotland Tracey Brindley Czech Republic Anna Pichrtová
2006 Austria Andrea Mayr Switzerland Martina Strähl France Isabelle Guillot
2007 Czech Republic Anna Pichrtová Austria Andrea Mayr United States
2008 Austria Andrea Mayr Italy Renate Rungger Italy Elisa Desco
2009 Italy Valentina Belotti Italy Maria Grazia Roberti United Kingdom
2010 Austria Andrea Mayr Italy Valentina Belotti Switzerland Martina Strähl
2011 United States Kasie Enman Russia France
2012 Austria Andrea Mayr Italy Valentina Belotti United States Morgan Arritola
2013 Italy Alice Gaggi United Kingdom Italy Elisa Desco
2014 Austria Andrea Mayr Kenya Lucy Murigi United States
2015 Uganda Stella Chesang United Kingdom Emily Collinge United Kingdom
2016 Austria Andrea Mayr Italy Valentina Belotti France Christel Dewalle
2017 Kenya Lucy Murigi Austria Andrea Mayr United Kingdom
2018 Kenya Lucy Murigi Switzerland Maude Mathys Kenya
2019 United States Grayson Murphy France United Kingdom
  • nb Italy's Elisa Desco was the original winner of the 2009 women's race but was later disqualified for erythropoietin (EPO).[4]

Men's short race (defunct)[]

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1985 England Kenny Stuart Italy Italy Luigi Bortoluzzi
1986 Italy Italy Fausto Bonzi Italy Renato Gotti
1987 Italy Fausto Bonzi Italy Luigi Bortoluzzi Italy Renato Gotti
1988 Italy Alfonso Vallicella Switzerland West Germany
1989 Italy Fausto Bonzi Scotland Colin Donnelly Switzerland
1990 Italy Severino Bernardini Italy Fausto Bonzi Italy Lucio Fregona
1991 Republic of Ireland Switzerland Switzerland
1992 England Martin Jones Switzerland England
Team winner
Year Nation Athletes
1985  Italy , Luigi Bortoluzzi, ,
1986  Italy , Fausto Bonzi, Renato Gotti,
1987  Italy Fausto Bonzi, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Renato Gotti,
1988  Italy Alfonso Vallicella, Lucio Fregona, , Fausto Bonzi
1989  Italy Fausto Bonzi, , Lucio Fregona
1990  Italy Severino Bernardini, Fausto Bonzi, Lucio Fregona,
1991   Switzerland , ,
1992  England Martin Jones, ,

Teams[]

In the team rankings, the score is scored considering the top three ranked for each nation (win the team with score fewer points, giving the score for the place scored). But medals are also assigned to the 4th eventual ranking of each country.[5]

Men[]

Edition Country Athletes
1985  Italy Alfonso Vallicella, Fausto Bonzi, ,
1986  Italy Alfonso Valicella, Costantino Bertolla, . Luigi Bortoluzzi
1987  Italy , , Alfonso Vallicella,
1988  Italy Dino Tadello, Davide Milesi, Luigi Bortoluzzi,
1989  Italy Costantino Bertolla, Luigi Bortoluzzi,
1990  Italy Costantino Bertolla, Luigi Bortoluzzi, ,
1991  Italy Costantino Bertolla, Davide Milesi, ,
1992  France
1993  Italy Costantino Bertolla, Adriano Pezzoli, Antonio Molinari, , , Lucio Fregona
1994  Italy , Costantino Bertolla, , , Roberto Barbi
1995  Italy Lucio Fregona, , Antonio Molinari, , Roberto Barbi,
1996  Italy Antonio Molinari, Severino Bernardini, Lucio Fregona, , Costantino Bertolla,
1997  Italy Marco De Gasperi, Davide Milesi, Lucio Fregona, Antonio Molinari, ,
1998  Italy Antonio Molinari, Davide Milesi, , Lucio Fregona, Marco De Gasperi
1999  Italy Marco De Gasperi, , Lucio Fregona, Antonio Molinari,
2000  Italy Sergio Chiesa, , Antonio Molinari, , Marco De Gasperi, Davide Milesi
2001  Italy , Emanuele Manzi, Lucio Fregona, , Antonio Molinari,
2002  Italy Marco Gaiardo, Antonio Molinari, Marco De Gasperi, Emanuele Manzi, Davide Milesi,
2003  Italy Marco De Gasperi, Marco Gaiardo, Emanuele Manzi, , ,
2004  Italy Marco Gaiardo, Marco De Gasperi, Davide Chicco, Gabriele Abate, , Antonio Molinari
2005  Italy Gabriele Abate, Davide Chicco, Marco Gaiardo, Emanuele Manzi, , Antonio Molinari
2006  Eritrea
2007  Italy Marco De Gasperi, , , , Davide Chicco
2008  Italy Bernard Dematteis, Marco De Gasperi, , Emanuele Manzi
2009  Eritrea
2010  Eritrea
2011  Italy Martin Dematteis, Bernard Dematteis, Marco De Gasperi, Gabriele Abate, Emanuele Manzi, Alex Baldaccini
2012  Eritrea
2013  Uganda
2014  Uganda
2015  Italy Bernard Dematteis, Martin Dematteis, Xavier Chevrier, Alex Baldaccini, , Alessandro Rambaldini
2016  United States
2017  Uganda
2018  Uganda Robert Chemonges, Joel Ayeko, Victor Kiplangat
2019  Czech Republic , ,

Women[]

Edition Country Athletes
1985  Italy Chiara Saporetti, Guidina Dal Sasso, Valentina Bottarelli, Sonia Basso
1986   Switzerland , , ,
1987  Italy Giuliana Savaris, Maria Cocchetti, .
1988   Switzerland , , ,
1989  Italy Manuela Di Centa, Maria Cocchetti, Giuliana Savaris, Maria Grazia Roberti
1990   Switzerland
1991   Switzerland
1992  Austria
1993  Italy Nives Curti, Maria Grazia Roberti, ,
1994  France
1995  France
1996  France
1997  France
1998  Italy Matilde Ravizza, Maria Grazia Roberti, Rosita Rota Gelpi, Pierangela Baronchelli
1999  Italy Rosita Rota Gelpi, Flavia Gaviglio, Pierangela Baronchelli, Maria Grazia Roberti
2000  New Zealand Melissa Moon, Megan Edhouse, Karen Murphy & Carlene McDonald
2001  Italy Rosita Rota Gelpi, Pierangela Baronchelli, Flavia Gaviglio,
2002  Italy Antonella Confortola, Pierangela Baronchelli, Rosita Rota Gelpi, Vittoria Salvini
2003  Scotland
2004  Italy Rosita Rota Gelpi, Antonella Confortola, Flavia Gaviglio, Matilde Ravizza
2005  Italy Vittoria Salvini, Maria Grazia Roberti, Pierangela Baronchelli, Elisa Desco
2006  United States
2007  United States
2008  Norway
2009  United Kingdom
2010  Italy Valentina Belotti, Antonella Confortola, Maria Grazia Roberti, Alice Gaggi
2011  Italy Ornella Ferrara, Antonella Confortola, Alice Gaggi, Valentina Belotti
2012  United States
2013  Italy Alice Gaggi, Elisa Desco, Antonella Confortola,
2014  Italy Alice Gaggi, Elisa Desco, Antonella Confortola, Renate Rungger
2015  Great Britain
2016  Italy Valentina Belotti, Alice Gaggi, Sara Bottarelli, Antonella Confortola
2017  United States
2018  Kenya Lucy Murigi, , ,
2019  France , Christel Dewalle, ,

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ World Trophy (1985-2008)/World Championships (2009 on): Results, World Mountain Running Association, retrieved March 13, 2013
  2. ^ "Cancellation of 2020 World Championships". World Mountain Running Association.
  3. ^ 32nd WMRA World Mountain Running Championships Bulgaria National Athletic Federation. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Women individual (8.8 km/550 m /68 participants). World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved on 2015-02-04.
  5. ^ "WMastersMRCh Regulations 2017 - WMRA" (PDF). wmra.ch. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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