The 2013 World Mountain Running Championships were held on 8 September in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. It was the 29th edition of the championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). The competition featured four races, with senior and junior (under-19) races for both men and women. A total of 329 runners from 39 nations were present at the start of the races.[1]
| 2013 World Mountain Running Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | WMRA |
| Edition | 29th |
| Date | 8 September |
| Host city | Krynica-Zdrój, Poland |
| Events | 4 |
| Participation | 329 athletes from 39 nations |
The men's course was 13.56 km long with an incline of 1,630 m.[2] The women's and junior men's course had a distance of 9.1 km with an ascent of 1,090 m.[3][4] The junior women's race was 4.6 km in length with a climb of 550 m.[5] Each of the races had an individual and team race element
Ten nations reached the medal table, Italy being the most successful country with three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze. Uganda followed with two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal. Great Britain won one gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal. The USA took one gold medal and one silver medal, the Czech Republic one gold medal. Turkey won one silver and two bronze, Slovenia one silver and Austria, Russia and Ireland with one bronze medal each.[1]
Results
editSenior men
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Philip Kiplimo |  Uganda
|
54:22 |
|
Geoffrey Kusuro | Uganda
|
55:06 |
|
Nathan Ayeko | Uganda
|
55:19 |
| 4 | Peter Kibet | Uganda
|
55:27 |
| 5 | Bernard Dematteis |  Italy
|
55:44 |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Carera |  Mexico
|
55:51 |
| 7 | Joseph Gray |  United States
|
56:25 |
| 8 | Ahmet Arslan |  Turkey
|
56:26 |
Total: 129 participants[2]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Uganda
|
10 |
|
|
Italy (Bernard Dematteis, Martin Dematteis, Alex Baldaccini, Gabriele Abate)
|
40 |
|
|
Turkey
|
82 |
Total: 19 teams[6]
Senior women
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Alice Gaggi | Italy
|
42:47 |
|
|
Emma Clayton |  United Kingdom
|
43:12 |
|
|
Alisa Desco | Italy
|
43:32 |
| 4 | Mateja Kosovelj |  Slovenia
|
43:51 |
| 5 | Maude Mathys |  Switzerland
|
44:13 |
| 6 | Sarah McCormack |  Ireland
|
44:23 |
| 7 | Antonela Confortola | Italy
|
44:32 |
| 8 | Sarah Tunstall | United Kingdom
|
44:40 |
Total: 79 participants[3]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Italy
|
11 |
|
|
United Kingdom
|
22 |
|
|
Ireland
|
51 |
Total: 19 teams[6]
Junior men
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Nekagenet Crippa | Italy
|
38:58 |
|
|
Ramazan Karagöz | Turkey
|
39:13 |
|
|
Manuel Innerhofer |  Austria
|
39:44 |
Total: 66 participants[4]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
|
 Czech Republic
|
25 |
|
|
Italy
|
29 |
|
|
United Kingdom
|
32 |
Total: 16 teams[6]
Junior women
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Mandy Ortiz | United States
|
22:56 |
|
|
Lea Einfalt | Slovenia
|
23:07 |
|
|
Tubay Erdal | Turkey
|
23:21 |
Total: 40 participants[5]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
|
United Kingdom
|
9 |
|
|
United States
|
17 |
|
|
 Russia
|
19 |
Total: 14 teams[6]
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
edit
Albania
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Eritrea
France
Great Britain
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Macedonia
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
New Zealand
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Switzerland
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United States
Venezuela
References
edit- ^ a b "Italy and Uganda triumphed at 30. World Mountain Running Championships 2013". World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ^ a b c "Results - Men individual". World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ^ a b c "Results - Women individual". World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ^ a b c "Results - Junior Men individual". World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ^ a b c "Results - Junior Women individual". World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Results - Teams". World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- Results