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.
The 2020 championships, which were scheduled for 13–14 November in Haria, Lanzarote, Spain, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 into a new event, the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.
Editions Edition Year City Country Date 1st 1985 () San Vigilio di Marebbe, Südtirol 23 September 2nd 1986 () Morbegno - Sondrio - Albosaggia, Lombardia 5 October 3rd 1987 () Lenzerheide - Valbella, Graubünden 23 August 4th 1988 () Keswick, Cumbria 15 October 5th 1989 () Die - Châtillon-en-Diois, Drôme 16 September 6th 1990 () Telfes, Tirol 15 September 7th 1991 () Zermatt, Valais 8 September 8th 1992 () Valle di Susa, Piemonte 30 August 9th 1993 () Gap, Hautes-Alpes 5 September 10th 1994 () Berchtesgaden, Bayern 4 September 11th 1995 () Edinburgh 10 September 12th 1996 () Telfes, Tirol 1 September 13th 1997 () Úpice - Malé Svatoňovice, Hradec Králové 7 September 14th 1998 () Dimitile, Réunion 20 September 15th 1999 () Mount Kinabalu Park, Sabah 19 September 16th 2000 () Bergen, Bayern 10 September 17th 2001 () Arta Terme, Friuli-Venezia Giulia 16 September 18th 2002 () Innsbruck, Tirol 15 September 19th 2003 () Girdwood, Alaska 20 September 20th 2004 () Sauze d'Oulx, Piemonte 4 September 21st 2005 () Wellington 25 September 22nd 2006 () Bursa 10 September 23rd 2007 () Ovronnaz, Valais 15 September 24th 2008 () Sierre - Crans Montana, Valais 14 September 25th 2009 () Madesimo - Campodolcino, Lombardia 6 September 26th 2010 () Kamnik - Velika Planina, Gorenjska 5 September 27th 2011 () Tirana 11 September 28th 2012 () Temù - Ponte di Legno, Lombardia 2 September 29th 2013 () Krynica-Zdrój, Małopolska 8 September 30th 2014 () di Massa, Tuscany 14 September 31st 2015 () Betws-y-Coed 19 September 32nd 2016 () Sapareva Banya, Kyustendil 11 September32nd WMRA World Mountain Running Championships National Athletic Federation. Retrieved September 6, 2016. 33rd 2017 () Premana, Lombardy 30 July 34th 2018 () Canillo 16 September 35th 2019 () Villa La Angostura, Los Lagos 15 November 36th & 1st (incl. Trail) 2021 (hosted in 2022) () Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai province 4-6 November 37th & 2nd (incl. Trail) 2023 () Innsbruck-Stubai Alps, Tyrol 7-10 June 38th & 3rd (incl. Trail) 2025 () Canfranc, Aragon 25-28 September
Medals Men Year Gold Silver Bronze1985 Alfonso Vallicella Helmut Stuhlpfarrer Fausto Bonzi1986 Alfonso Vallicella Helmut Stuhlpfarrer Karl-Heinz Doll1987 Jay Johnson Helmut Stuhlpfarrer Guido Dold1988 Dino Tadello Davide Milesi Rod Pilbeam1989 Jairo Correa Costantino Bertolla Luigi Bortoluzzi1990 Costantino Bertolla Florian Stern Luigi Bortoluzzi1991 Jairo Correa Jean-Paul Payet Francisco Sánchez1992 Helmut Schmuck Jean-Paul Payet Costantino Bertolla1993 Martin Jones Dave Dunham Michel Humbert1994 Helmut Schmuck Antonio Molinari Ladislav Raim1995 Lucio Fregona Tommy Murray Marco Toini1996 Antonio Molinari Severino Bernardini Helmut Schmuck1997 Marco De Gasperi Davide Milesi Thierry Breuil1998 Jonathan Wyatt Antonio Molinari Guido Dold1999 Marco De Gasperi Richard Findlow Gino Caneva2000 Jonathan Wyatt Hans Kogler Alexis Gex-Fabry2001 Marco De Gasperi Emanuele Manzi Billy Burns2002 Jonathan Wyatt Raymond Fontaine Ranulfo Sánchez2003 Marco De Gasperi Florian Heinzle Marco Gaiardo2004 Jonathan Wyatt Tesfayouhanis Mesfin Raymond Fontaine2005 Jonathan Wyatt Gabriele Abate Davide Chicco2006 Rolando Ortiz Jonathan Wyatt Tesfay Felfele 2007 Marco De Gasperi Yohannes Tesfay Ermias Tesfazghi 2008 Jonathan Wyatt Martin Toroitich Ahmet Arslan 2009 Geofrey Kusuro Azeria Teklay James Kibet 2010 Samson Gashazghi Azeria Teklay Geoffrey Kusuro 2011 Max King Ahmet Arslan Martin Dematteis 2012 Petro Mamu Azeria Teklay Andrey Safronov 2013 Phillip Kiplimo Geffrey Kusuro Nathan Ayeko 2014 Isaac Kiprop Daniel Rotich Kibet Soyekwo 2015 Fred Musobo Bernard Dematteis Robbie Simpson 2016 Joseph Gray Israel Morales Ahmet Arslan 2017 Victor Kiplangat Joel Ayeko Fred Musobo2018 Robert Chemonges Joel Ayeko Victor Kiplangat2019 Joseph Gray Cesare Maestri Marek Chrascina
Women Year Gold Silver Bronze1985 Olivia Grüner Chiara Saporetti Guidina Dal Sasso1986 Carol Haigh Valentina Bottarelli Gaby Schütz1987 Fabiola Rueda Christiane Fladt Guiliana Savaris1988 Fabiola Rueda Gaby Schütz Isabelle Guillot1989 Isabelle Guillot Fabiola Rueda Manuela Di Centa1990 Beverley Redfern Maria Cocchetti Eroica Spiess1991 Isabelle Guillot Manuela Di Centa Annie Mougel1992 Gudrun Pflüger Sarah Rowell Sabine Stelzmüller1993 Isabelle Guillot Gudrun Pflüger Carol Greenwood1994 Gudrun Pflüger Isabelle Guillot Dita Hebelková1995 Gudrun Pflüger Isabelle Guillot Nives Curti1996 Gudrun Pflüger Isabelle Guillot Catherine Lallemand1997 Isabelle Guillot Jaroslava Bukvajová Melissa Moon1998 Dita Hebelková Matilda Ravizza Melissa Moon1999 Rosita Rota Gelpi Izabela Zatorska Maree Bunce2000 Angela Mudge Birgit Sonntag Izabela Zatorska2001 Melissa Moon Anna Pichrtová Izabela Zatorska2002 Svetlana Demidenko Antonella Confortola Izabela Zatorska2003 Melissa Moon Angela Mudge Tracey Brindley2004 Rosita Rota Gelpi Anna Pichrtová Andrea Mayr2005 Kate McIlroy Tracey Brindley Anna Pichrtová2006 Andrea Mayr Martina Strähl Isabelle Guillot2007 Anna Pichrtová Andrea Mayr Laura Haefeli2008 Andrea Mayr Renate Rungger Elisa Desco2009 Valentina Belotti Maria Grazia Roberti Sarah Tunstall2010 Andrea Mayr Valentina Belotti Martina Strähl2011 Kasie Enman Elena Rukhlyada Marie Dumergues2012 Andrea Mayr Valentina Belotti Morgan Arritola2013 Alice Gaggi Emma Clayton Elisa Desco2014 Andrea Mayr Lucy Murigi Allison McLaughlin2015 Stella Chesang Emily Collinge Emma Clayton2016 Andrea Mayr Valentina Belotti Christel Dewalle2017 Lucy Murigi Andrea Mayr Sarah Tunstall2018 Lucy Murigi Maude Mathys Viola Jelagat2019 Grayson Murphy Élise Poncet Phillipa Williams Italy's Elisa Desco was the original winner of the 2009 women's race but was later disqualified for erythropoietin (EPO).Women individual (8.8 km/550 m /68 participants). World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved on 2015-02-04.
Men's short race (defunct) Year Gold Silver Bronze1985 Kenny Stuart Maurizio Simonetti Luigi Bortoluzzi1986 Maurizio Simonetti Fausto Bonzi Renato Gotti1987 Fausto Bonzi Luigi Bortoluzzi Renato Gotti1988 Alfonso Vallicella Hanspeter Näpflin Wolfgang Münzel1989 Fausto Bonzi Colin Donnelly Martin May1990 Severino Bernardini Fausto Bonzi Lucio Fregona1991 John Lenihan Marius Hasler Woody Schoch1992 Martin Jones Renatus Birrer Robin Bergstrand
Team winner Year Nation Athletes 1985 Maurizio Simonetti, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Battista Scanzi, Stefano Visini 1986 Maurizio Simonetti, Fausto Bonzi, Renato Gotti, Pier Alberto Tassi 1987 Fausto Bonzi, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Renato Gotti, Alberto Tassi 1988 Alfonso Vallicella, Lucio Fregona, Claudio Galeazzi, Fausto Bonzi 1989 Fausto Bonzi, Claudio Galeazzi, Lucio Fregona 1990 Severino Bernardini, Fausto Bonzi, Lucio Fregona, Giovanni Rossi 1991 Marius Hasler, Woody Schoch, Renatus Birrer 1992 Martin 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.
Men EditionCountryAthletes 1985 Alfonso Vallicella, Fausto Bonzi, Claudio Simi, Privato Pezzoli 1986 Alfonso Valicella, Costantino Bertolla, Privato Pezzoli. Luigi Bortoluzzi 1987 Pio Tomaselli, Privato Pezzoli, Alfonso Vallicella, Claudio Galeazzi 1988 Dino Tadello, Davide Milesi, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Privato Pezzoli 1989 Costantino Bertolla, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Fabio Ciaponi 1990 Costantino Bertolla, Luigi Bortoluzzi, Fabio Ciaponi, Privato Pezzoli 1991 Costantino Bertolla, Davide Milesi, Marco Toini, Bortolo Saio 1992 1993 Costantino Bertolla, Adriano Pezzoli, Antonio Molinari, Fabio Ciaponi, Battista Lizzoli, Lucio Fregona 1994 Galdino Pilot, Costantino Bertolla, Claudio Amati, Andrea Agostini, Roberto Barbi 1995 Lucio Fregona, Marco Toin, Antonio Molinari, Andrea Agostini, Roberto Barbi, Gino Caneva 1996 Antonio Molinari, Severino Bernardini, Lucio Fregona, Massimo Galliano, Costantino Bertolla, Claudio Amati 1997 Marco De Gasperi, Davide Milesi, Lucio Fregona, Antonio Molinari, Carmelo Traini, Danilo Bosio 1998 Antonio Molinari, Davide Milesi, Massimo Galliano, Lucio Fregona, Marco De Gasperi 1999 Marco De Gasperi, Gino Caneva, Lucio Fregona, Antonio Molinari, Simone Lenzi 2000 Sergio Chiesa, Massimo Galliano, Antonio Molinari, Roberto Calandro, Marco De Gasperi, Davide Milesi 2001 Marco De Gasper, Emanuele Manzi, Lucio Fregona, Alessio Rinaldi, Antonio Molinari, Andrea Agostini 2002 Marco Gaiardo, Antonio Molinari, Marco De Gasperi, Emanuele Manzi, Davide Milesi, Alessio Rinaldi 2003 Marco De Gasperi, Marco Gaiardo, Emanuele Manzi, Claudio Cassi, Alessio Rinaldi, Marco Agostini 2004 Marco Gaiardo, Marco De Gasperi, Davide Chicco, Gabriele Abate, Roberto Porro, Antonio Molinari 2005 Gabriele Abate, Davide Chicco, Marco Gaiardo, Emanuele Manzi, Alessio Rinaldi, Antonio Molinari 2006 2007 Marco De Gasperi, Marco GaiardovGabriele Abate, Andrea Regazzoni, Marco Rinaldi, Davide Chicco 2008 Bernard Dematteis, Marco De Gasperi, Marco GaiardovGabriele Abatev Hannes Rungger, Emanuele Manzi 2009 2010 2011 Martin Dematteis, Bernard Dematteis, Marco De Gasperi, Gabriele Abate, Emanuele Manzi, Alex Baldaccini 2012 2013 2014 2015 Bernard Dematteis, Martin Dematteis, Xavier Chevrier, Alex Baldaccini, Luca Cagnati, Alessandro Rambaldini 2016 2017 2018 Robert Chemonges, Joel Ayeko, Victor Kiplangat 2019 Marek Chrascina, Jan Janů, Jáchym Kovář
Women EditionCountryAthletes 1985 Chiara Saporetti, Guidina Dal Sasso, Valentina Bottarelli, Sonia Basso 1986 Gaby Schütz, Helene Eschler, Karin Möbes, Daniela Salvi 1987 Giuliana Savaris, Maria Cocchetti, Lucia Soranzo. Cristina Porta 1988 Gaby Schütz, Christine Tischhauser, Irmgard Steiner, Helen Eschler 1989 Manuela Di Centa, Maria Cocchetti, Giuliana Savaris, Maria Grazia Roberti 1990 1991 1992 1993 Nives Curti, Maria Grazia Roberti, Valeria Colpo, Antonella Molinari 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Matilde Ravizza, Maria Grazia Roberti, Rosita Rota Gelpi, Pierangela Baronchelli 1999 Rosita Rota Gelpi, Flavia Gaviglio, Pierangela Baronchelli, Maria Grazia Roberti 2000 Melissa Moon, Megan Edhouse, Karen Murphy & Carlene McDonald 2001 Rosita Rota Gelpi, Pierangela Baronchelli, Flavia Gaviglio, Daniela Spilotti 2002 Antonella Confortola, Pierangela Baronchelli, Rosita Rota Gelpi, Vittoria Salvini 2003 2004 Rosita Rota Gelpi, Antonella Confortola, Flavia Gaviglio, Matilde Ravizza 2005 Vittoria Salvini, Maria Grazia Roberti, Pierangela Baronchelli, Elisa Desco 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Valentina Belotti, Antonella Confortola, Maria Grazia Roberti, Alice Gaggi 2011 Ornella Ferrara, Antonella Confortola, Alice Gaggi, Valentina Belotti 2012 2013 Alice Gaggi, Elisa Desco, Antonella Confortola, Samantha Galassi 2014 Alice Gaggi, Elisa Desco, Antonella Confortola, Renate Rungger 2015 2016 Valentina Belotti, Alice Gaggi, Sara Bottarelli, Antonella Confortola 2017 2018 Lucy Murigi, Viola Jelagat, Joyce Njeru, Purity Gitonga 2019 Élise Poncet, Christel Dewalle, Anaïs Sabrié, Mathilde Sagnes
See also World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships