World Mountain Running Championships

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.

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

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]

The 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (abbreviated WMTRC 2021), held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from November 4–6, 2022, combined the World Mountain Running Championships and IAU Trail World Championships.

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  Czech Republic 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
32nd 2016 () Sapareva Banya, Kyustendil  Bulgaria 11 September[3]
33rd 2017 () Premana, Lombardy  Italy 30 July
34th 2018 () Canillo  Andorra 16 September
35th 2019 () Villa La Angostura, Los Lagos  Argentina 15 November
36th & 1st (incl. Trail) 2021 (hosted in 2022) () Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai province  Thailand 4-6 November
37th & 2nd (incl. Trail) 2023 () Innsbruck-Stubai Alps, Tyrol  Austria 7-10 June

Medals

Men
YearGoldSilverBronze
1985 Italy Alfonso VallicellaAustria Helmut StuhlpfarrerItaly Fausto Bonzi
1986 Italy Alfonso VallicellaAustria Helmut StuhlpfarrerWest Germany Karl-Heinz Doll
1987 United States Jay JohnsonAustria Helmut StuhlpfarrerWest Germany Guido Dold
1988 Italy Dino TadelloItaly Davide MilesiEngland Rod Pilbeam
1989 Colombia Jairo CorreaItaly Costantino BertollaItaly Luigi Bortoluzzi
1990 Italy Costantino BertollaAustria Florian SternItaly Luigi Bortoluzzi
1991 Colombia Jairo CorreaFrance Jean-Paul PayetColombia Francisco Sánchez
1992 Austria Helmut SchmuckFrance Jean-Paul PayetItaly Costantino Bertolla
1993 England Martin JonesUnited States Dave DunhamFrance Michel Humbert
1994 Austria Helmut SchmuckItaly Antonio MolinariCzech Republic Ladislav Raim
1995 Italy Lucio FregonaScotland Tommy MurrayItaly Marco Toini
1996 Italy Antonio MolinariItaly Severino BernardiniAustria Helmut Schmuck
1997 Italy Marco De GasperiItaly Davide MilesiFrance Thierry Breuil
1998 New Zealand Jonathan WyattItaly Antonio MolinariGermany Guido Dold
1999 Italy Marco De GasperiEngland Richard FindlowItaly Gino Caneva
2000 New Zealand Jonathan WyattAustria Hans KoglerSwitzerland Alexis Gex-Fabry
2001 Italy Marco De GasperiItaly Emanuele ManziEngland Billy Burns
2002 New Zealand Jonathan WyattFrance Raymond FontaineMexico Ranulfo Sánchez
2003 Italy Marco De GasperiAustria Florian HeinzleItaly Marco Gaiardo
2004 New Zealand Jonathan WyattEritrea Tesfayouhanis MesfinFrance Raymond Fontaine
2005 New Zealand Jonathan WyattItaly Gabriele AbateItaly Davide Chicco
2006Colombia Rolando OrtizNew Zealand Jonathan WyattEritrea Tesfay Felfele
2007Italy Marco De GasperiEritrea Yohannes TesfayEritrea Ermias Tesfazghi
2008New Zealand Jonathan WyattUganda Martin ToroitichTurkey Ahmet Arslan
2009Uganda Geofrey KusuroEritrea Azeria TeklayUganda James Kibet
2010Eritrea Samson GashazghiEritrea Azeria TeklayUganda Geoffrey Kusuro
2011United States Max KingTurkey Ahmet ArslanItaly Martin Dematteis
2012Eritrea Petro MamuEritrea Azeria TeklayRussia Andrey Safronov
2013Uganda Phillip KiplimoUganda Geffrey KusuroUganda Nathan Ayeko
2014Uganda Isaac KipropUganda Daniel RotichUganda Kibet Soyekwo
2015Uganda Fred MusoboItaly Bernard DematteisUnited Kingdom Robbie Simpson
2016United States Joseph GrayMexico Israel MoralesTurkey Ahmet Arslan
2017Uganda Victor KiplangatUganda Joel AyekoUganda Fred Musobo
2018Uganda Robert ChemongesUganda Joel AyekoUganda Victor Kiplangat
2019United States Joseph GrayItaly Cesare MaestriCzech Republic Marek Chrascina

Women
YearGoldSilverBronze
1985West Germany Olivia GrünerItaly Chiara SaporettiItaly Guidina Dal Sasso
1986England Carol HaighItaly Valentina BottarelliSwitzerland Gaby Schütz
1987Colombia Fabiola RuedaWest Germany Christiane FladtItaly Guiliana Savaris
1988Colombia Fabiola RuedaSwitzerland Gaby SchützFrance Isabelle Guillot
1989France Isabelle GuillotColombia Fabiola RuedaItaly Manuela Di Centa
1990Scotland Beverley RedfernItaly Maria CocchettiSwitzerland Eroica Spiess
1991France Isabelle GuillotItaly Manuela Di CentaFrance Annie Mougel
1992Austria Gudrun PflügerEngland Sarah RowellAustria Sabine Stelzmüller
1993France Isabelle GuillotAustria Gudrun PflügerEngland Carol Greenwood
1994Austria Gudrun PflügerFrance Isabelle GuillotCzech Republic Dita Hebelková
1995Austria Gudrun PflügerFrance Isabelle GuillotItaly Nives Curti
1996Austria Gudrun PflügerFrance Isabelle GuillotBelgium Catherine Lallemand
1997France Isabelle GuillotSlovakia Jaroslava BukvajováNew Zealand Melissa Moon
1998Czech Republic Dita HebelkováItaly Matilda RavizzaNew Zealand Melissa Moon
1999Italy Rosita Rota GelpiPoland Izabela ZatorskaNew Zealand Maree Bunce
2000Scotland Angela MudgeGermany Birgit SonntagPoland Izabela Zatorska
2001New Zealand Melissa MoonCzech Republic Anna PichrtováPoland Izabela Zatorska
2002Russia Svetlana DemidenkoItaly Antonella ConfortolaPoland Izabela Zatorska
2003New Zealand Melissa MoonScotland Angela MudgeScotland Tracey Brindley
2004Italy Rosita Rota GelpiCzech Republic Anna PichrtováAustria Andrea Mayr
2005New Zealand Kate McIlroyScotland Tracey BrindleyCzech Republic Anna Pichrtová
2006Austria Andrea MayrSwitzerland Martina StrählFrance Isabelle Guillot
2007Czech Republic Anna PichrtováAustria Andrea MayrUnited States Laura Haefeli
2008Austria Andrea MayrItaly Renate RunggerItaly Elisa Desco
2009Italy Valentina BelottiItaly Maria Grazia RobertiUnited Kingdom Sarah Tunstall
2010Austria Andrea MayrItaly Valentina BelottiSwitzerland Martina Strähl
2011United States Kasie EnmanRussia Elena RukhlyadaFrance Marie Dumergues
2012Austria Andrea MayrItaly Valentina BelottiUnited States Morgan Arritola
2013Italy Alice GaggiUnited Kingdom Emma ClaytonItaly Elisa Desco
2014Austria Andrea MayrKenya Lucy MurigiUnited States Allison McLaughlin
2015Uganda Stella ChesangUnited Kingdom Emily CollingeUnited Kingdom Emma Clayton
2016Austria Andrea MayrItaly Valentina BelottiFrance Christel Dewalle
2017Kenya Lucy MurigiAustria Andrea MayrUnited Kingdom Sarah Tunstall
2018Kenya Lucy MurigiSwitzerland Maude MathysKenya Viola Jelagat
2019United States Grayson MurphyFrance Élise PoncetUnited Kingdom Phillipa Williams
  • 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)
YearGoldSilverBronze
1985 England Kenny StuartItaly Maurizio SimonettiItaly Luigi Bortoluzzi
1986 Italy Maurizio SimonettiItaly Fausto BonziItaly Renato Gotti
1987 Italy Fausto BonziItaly Luigi BortoluzziItaly Renato Gotti
1988 Italy Alfonso VallicellaSwitzerland Hanspeter NäpflinWest Germany Wolfgang Münzel
1989 Italy Fausto BonziScotland Colin DonnellySwitzerland Martin May
1990 Italy Severino BernardiniItaly Fausto BonziItaly Lucio Fregona
1991 Republic of Ireland John LenihanSwitzerland Marius HaslerSwitzerland Woody Schoch
1992 England Martin JonesSwitzerland Renatus BirrerEngland Robin Bergstrand
Team winner
YearNationAthletes
1985 ItalyMaurizio Simonetti, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Battista Scanzi, Stefano Visini
1986 ItalyMaurizio Simonetti, Fausto Bonzi, Renato Gotti, Pier Alberto Tassi
1987 ItalyFausto Bonzi, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Renato Gotti, Alberto Tassi
1988 ItalyAlfonso Vallicella, Lucio Fregona, Claudio Galeazzi, Fausto Bonzi
1989 ItalyFausto Bonzi, Claudio Galeazzi, Lucio Fregona
1990 ItalySeverino Bernardini, Fausto Bonzi, Lucio Fregona, Giovanni Rossi
1991 SwitzerlandMarius Hasler, Woody Schoch, Renatus Birrer
1992 EnglandMartin Jones, Robin Bergstrand, Neil Wilkinson

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  ItalyAlfonso Vallicella, Fausto Bonzi, Claudio Simi, Privato Pezzoli
1986  ItalyAlfonso Valicella, Costantino Bertolla, Privato Pezzoli. Luigi Bortoluzzi
1987  ItalyPio Tomaselli, Privato Pezzoli, Alfonso Vallicella, Claudio Galeazzi
1988  ItalyDino Tadello, Davide Milesi, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Privato Pezzoli
1989  ItalyCostantino Bertolla, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Fabio Ciaponi
1990  ItalyCostantino Bertolla, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Fabio Ciaponi, Privato Pezzoli
1991 ItalyCostantino Bertolla, Davide Milesi, Marco Toini, Bortolo Saio
1992 France
1993 ItalyCostantino Bertolla, Adriano Pezzoli, Antonio Molinari, Fabio Ciaponi, Battista Lizzoli, Lucio Fregona
1994 ItalyGaldino Pilot, Costantino Bertolla, Claudio Amati, Andrea Agostini, Roberto Barbi
1995 ItalyLucio Fregona, Marco Toin, Antonio Molinari, Andrea Agostini, Roberto Barbi, Gino Caneva
1996 ItalyAntonio Molinari, Severino Bernardini, Lucio Fregona, Massimo Galliano, Costantino Bertolla, Claudio Amati
1997 ItalyMarco De Gasperi, Davide Milesi, Lucio Fregona, Antonio Molinari, Carmelo Traini, Danilo Bosio
1998 ItalyAntonio Molinari, Davide Milesi, Massimo Galliano, Lucio Fregona, Marco De Gasperi
1999 ItalyMarco De Gasperi, Gino Caneva, Lucio Fregona, Antonio Molinari, Simone Lenzi
2000 ItalySergio Chiesa, Massimo Galliano, Antonio Molinari, Roberto Calandro, Marco De Gasperi, Davide Milesi
2001 ItalyMarco De Gasper, Emanuele Manzi, Lucio Fregona, Alessio Rinaldi, Antonio Molinari, Andrea Agostini
2002 ItalyMarco Gaiardo, Antonio Molinari, Marco De Gasperi, Emanuele Manzi, Davide Milesi, Alessio Rinaldi
2003 ItalyMarco De Gasperi, Marco Gaiardo, Emanuele Manzi, Claudio Cassi, Alessio Rinaldi, Marco Agostini
2004 ItalyMarco Gaiardo, Marco De Gasperi, Davide Chicco, Gabriele Abate, Roberto Porro, Antonio Molinari
2005 ItalyGabriele Abate, Davide Chicco, Marco Gaiardo, Emanuele Manzi, Alessio Rinaldi, Antonio Molinari
2006 Eritrea
2007 ItalyMarco De Gasperi, Marco GaiardovGabriele Abate, Andrea Regazzoni, Marco Rinaldi, Davide Chicco
2008 ItalyBernard Dematteis, Marco De Gasperi, Marco GaiardovGabriele Abatev Hannes Rungger, Emanuele Manzi
2009 Eritrea
2010 Eritrea
2011 ItalyMartin Dematteis, Bernard Dematteis, Marco De Gasperi, Gabriele Abate, Emanuele Manzi, Alex Baldaccini
2012 Eritrea
2013 Uganda
2014 Uganda
2015 ItalyBernard Dematteis, Martin Dematteis, Xavier Chevrier, Alex Baldaccini, Luca Cagnati, Alessandro Rambaldini
2016 United States
2017 Uganda
2018 UgandaRobert Chemonges, Joel Ayeko, Victor Kiplangat
2019 Czech RepublicMarek Chrascina, Jan Janů, Jáchym Kovář

Women
Edition Country Athletes
1985  ItalyChiara Saporetti, Guidina Dal Sasso, Valentina Bottarelli, Sonia Basso
1986  SwitzerlandGaby Schütz, Helene Eschler, Karin Möbes, Daniela Salvi
1987  ItalyGiuliana Savaris, Maria Cocchetti, Lucia Soranzo. Cristina Porta
1988  SwitzerlandGaby Schütz, Christine Tischhauser, Irmgard Steiner, Helen Eschler
1989  ItalyManuela Di Centa, Maria Cocchetti, Giuliana Savaris, Maria Grazia Roberti
1990  Switzerland
1991 Switzerland
1992 Austria
1993 ItalyNives Curti, Maria Grazia Roberti, Valeria Colpo, Antonella Molinari
1994 France
1995 France
1996 France
1997 France
1998 ItalyMatilde Ravizza, Maria Grazia Roberti, Rosita Rota Gelpi, Pierangela Baronchelli
1999 ItalyRosita Rota Gelpi, Flavia Gaviglio, Pierangela Baronchelli, Maria Grazia Roberti
2000 New ZealandMelissa Moon, Megan Edhouse, Karen Murphy & Carlene McDonald
2001 ItalyRosita Rota Gelpi, Pierangela Baronchelli, Flavia Gaviglio, Daniela Spilotti
2002 ItalyAntonella Confortola, Pierangela Baronchelli, Rosita Rota Gelpi, Vittoria Salvini
2003 Scotland
2004 ItalyRosita Rota Gelpi, Antonella Confortola, Flavia Gaviglio, Matilde Ravizza
2005 ItalyVittoria Salvini, Maria Grazia Roberti, Pierangela Baronchelli, Elisa Desco
2006 United States
2007 United States
2008 Norway
2009 Great Britain
2010 ItalyValentina Belotti, Antonella Confortola, Maria Grazia Roberti, Alice Gaggi
2011 ItalyOrnella Ferrara, Antonella Confortola, Alice Gaggi, Valentina Belotti
2012 United States
2013 ItalyAlice Gaggi, Elisa Desco, Antonella Confortola, Samantha Galassi
2014 ItalyAlice Gaggi, Elisa Desco, Antonella Confortola, Renate Rungger
2015 Great Britain
2016 ItalyValentina Belotti, Alice Gaggi, Sara Bottarelli, Antonella Confortola
2017 United States
2018 KenyaLucy Murigi, Viola Jelagat, Joyce Njeru, Purity Gitonga
2019 FranceÉlise Poncet, Christel Dewalle, Anaïs Sabrié, Mathilde Sagnes

See also
  • World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
  • Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships
  • NACAC Mountain Running Championships
  • European Mountain Running Championships
  • South American Mountain Running Championships

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.
Medalists and editions
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