2012 World Mountain Running Championships

2012 World Mountain Running Championships
OrganisersWMRA
Edition28th
Date2 September
Host cityPonte di Legno, Italy
Events4
Distances14.1 km +1150 m – Men
8.8 km +760 m – Women
8.8 km +760 m – Junior men
3.9 km +310 m – Junior women
Participation343 finishers athletes from
40 nations

The 2012 World Mountain Running Championships were held on 2 September in Val Camonica in the Italian Alps. The course ran from Temù - Ponte di Legno to Tonale Pass. It was the 28th edition of the championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), and the seventh time that Italy had hosted the competition. The competition featured four races, with senior and junior (under-19) races for both men and women. A total of 343 runners from a record high of 40 nations finished the competition.

All the races for the 2012 edition of the championships were uphill. The men's course was 14.1 km long with an incline of 1150 m. The women's and junior men's course had a distance of 8.8 km with an ascent of 760 m. The junior women's race was 3.9 km in length with a climb of 310 m. Each of the races had an individual and team race element.[1]

Eleven nations reached the medal table, with Turkey, Eritrea and Uganda each taking two gold medals. Turkey won the most medals overall (five) and the host nation Italy had the next most with three silvers and one bronze. Mamo Petro won the senior men's race and also headed Eritrea to the team title. The 2010 world champion Andrea Mayr took the women's senior race, which saw the United States claim the team gold. Michael Cherop of Uganda and Sevilay Eytemis of Turkey were the junior champions and also led their nations to their respective team titles.[2]

The candidature of the region to host the event was accepted in September 2011. WMRA Council member Raimondo Balicco suggested the idea and Innocente Agostini, father of 1989 world junior champion Andrea Agostini, acted as organising director for the championships. The venue had previously hosted Italian national championships in mountain running.[3] Franco Arese, the head of the Italian athletics federation (FIDAL), was in attendance. The competition was broadcast on television locally.[4]

The 28th WMRA Congress was also held at the location of the championships. An open race for male and female members of the public held on the same day of the championships attracted 66 runners.[5]

Results

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Mamo Petro Eritrea 1:01:34
Azeria Teklay Eritrea 1:02:47
Andrey Safronov Russia 1:03:06
4 Debesay Tsige Eritrea 1:04:04
5 Gabriele Abate Italy 1:04:53
6 Alex Baldaccini Italy 1:04:59
7 Marco De Gasperi Italy 1:05:10
8 Yuriy Chechun Russia 1:05:41
Teams
Rank Team Points
Eritrea 17
Italy (Gabriele Abate, Alex Baldaccini, Marco De Gasperi, Xavier Chevrier) 31
Russia 75
  • Totals: 138 finishers, 21 national teams

Senior women

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Andrea Mayr Austria 46:35
Valentina Belotti Italy 47:04
Morgan Aritola United States 47:26
4 Burcu Buyukbezgin Turkey 47:36
5 Sabine Reiner Austria 48:07
6 Mateja Kosovelj Slovenia 48:27
7 Stevie Kremer United States 48:54
8 Melody Fairchild United States 48:57
Teams
Rank Team Points
United States 18
Italy 29
Switzerland 58
  • Totals: 88 finishers, 19 national teams

Junior men

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Michael Cherop Uganda 42:33
Adem Karagoz Turkey 42:45
Sonmez Dag Turkey 43:10
Teams
Rank Team Points
Uganda 13
Turkey 20
Italy 30
  • Totals: 71 finishers, 16 national teams

Junior women

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Sevilay Eytemis Turkey 20:14
Julia Lettl Germany 20:53
Lea Einfalt Slovenia 21:09
Teams
Rank Team Points
Turkey 9
Great Britain 10
Germany 15
  • Totals: 46 finishers, 15 national teams

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Turkey (TUR)2215
2 Eritrea (ERI)2103
3 Uganda (UGA)2002
4 United States (USA)1012
5 Austria (AUT)1001
6 Italy (ITA)0314
7 Germany (GER)0112
8 Great Britain (GBR)0101
9 Russia (RUS)0022
10 Slovenia (SLO)0011
Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (11 entries)88824

Participating nations

  • Note: total of 43 nations includes observer nations[6]

References

  1. ^ Hussain, Bashir (2012-09-04). 28. World Mountain Running Championships 2012: in Italy the record of nations competing. WMRA. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
  2. ^ 11 nations earn medals at WMRA World championships. IAAF (2012-09-04). Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
  3. ^ Bruno Gozzelino & Bashir Hussain (September 2011). 28. World Mountain Running Championships 2012 in Italy: from Temù - Ponte di Legno to Tonale pass. World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
  4. ^ Gozzelino, Bruno (2012-09-03). Vallecamonica is ready to host the 28. World Mountain Running Championships 2012. WMRA. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
  5. ^ Open Race final ranking. Comune Ponte di Legno. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
  6. ^ Nazioni partecipanti. Comune Ponte di Legno. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
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