2012 World Mountain Running Championships

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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

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File:2007Taipei101RunUp EliteGroup MarcoDeGasperi.jpg
Former world champion Marco De Gasperi was among the competitors in the men's race.
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Mamo Petro File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 1:01:34
Azeria Teklay File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 1:02:47
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Andrey Safronov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1:03:06
4 Debesay Tsige File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 1:04:04
5 Gabriele Abate File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1:04:53
6 Alex Baldaccini File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1:04:59
7 Marco De Gasperi File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1:05:10
8 Yuriy Chechun File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1:05:41
Teams
Rank Team Points
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 17
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Gabriele Abate, Alex Baldaccini, Marco De Gasperi, Xavier Chevrier) 31
File:Bronze medal icon.svg File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 75
  • Totals: 138 finishers, 21 national teams

Senior women

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File:Andrea Mayr - Sportler für Sportler-Lauf 2011.jpg
Andrea Mayr, the 2010 winner, regained the women's title.
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Andrea Mayr File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 46:35
Valentina Belotti File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 47:04
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Morgan Aritola File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 47:26
4 Burcu Buyukbezgin File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 47:36
5 Sabine Reiner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 48:07
6 Mateja Kosovelj File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 48:27
7 Stevie Kremer File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 48:54
8 Melody Fairchild File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 48:57
Teams
Rank Team Points
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 18
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 29
File:Bronze medal icon.svg File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 58
  • Totals: 88 finishers, 19 national teams

Junior men

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

Junior women

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Sevilay Eytemis File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 20:14
Julia Lettl File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 20:53
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Lea Einfalt File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 21:09
Teams
Rank Team Points
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 9
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 10
File:Bronze medal icon.svg File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 15
  • Totals: 46 finishers, 15 national teams

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (TUR)2215
2File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea (ERI)2103
3File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA)2002
4File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA)1012
5File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT)1001
6File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA)0314
7File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER)0112
8File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)0101
9File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS)0022
10File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (SLO)0011
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (11 entries)88824

Participating nations

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

References

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  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.
Results
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