2010 World Mountain Running Championships
The 26th World Mountain Running Championships were held in Kamnik, Slovenia on September 5, 2010. Around 350 athletes from 39 countries were present, which was a record of the number of nations taking part in the championships.[1]
Results
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men | Samson K. Gashazghi Eritrea |
A. Teklay Weldemariam Eritrea |
Geoffrey Kusuro Uganda |
| Senior Women | Andrea Mayr Austria |
Valentina Belotti Italy |
Martina Straehl.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
| Junior Men | Yossief T. Andemichael Eritrea |
Ridvan Bozkurt Turkey |
Jente Joly.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Junior Women | Yasemin Can Turkey |
Burcu Dag Turkey |
Adelaide Pantheon France |
| Team Senior Men | Eritrea |
 United States |
Italy |
| Team Senior Women | Italy |
Switzerland |
 Russia |
| Team Junior Men | Turkey |
 Germany |
Italy |
| Team Junior Women | Turkey |
 Romania |
 Great Britain |
Men
Distance 12 km, difference in height 1220 m, participants 149.[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samson Gashazghi | Eritrea |
56:25 |
| 2 | Azerya Teklay Weldemariam | Eritrea |
56:28 |
| 3 | Geofrey Kusuro | Uganda |
56:57 |
| 4 | Petro Manu | Eritrea |
57:00 |
| 5 | Stephen Kiprotich | Uganda |
57:16 |
| 6 | Abraham Kidane | Eritrea |
57:55 |
| 7 | Ahmet Aslan | Turkey |
58:14 |
| 8 | Jonathan Wyatt |  New Zealand |
58:23 |
| 9 | Mohamed Haben | Eritrea |
58:59 |
| 10 | Joe Gray | .png){kind=small} United States |
59:27 |
- Team
| Rank | Team | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eritrea | Samson K. Gashazghi, Azeria Teklay, Petro Mamu, Abraham Kidane, Mohamed Haben, Mesfin Fissehatsion | 13 |
 | United States | Joe Gray, Max King, Tommy Manning, Eric Blake, Rickey Gates, Chris Lundstrom | 71 |
 | Italy | Gabriele Abate, Marco De Gasperi, Bernard Dematteis, Antonio Toninelli, Gerd Frick, Tommaso Vaccina | 77 |
Women
Distance 8.5 km, difference in height 960 m, participants 70.[3]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Mayr | Austria |
49:30 |
| 2 | Valentina Belotti | Italy |
50:08 |
| 3 | Martina Strähl | Switzerland |
50:42 |
| 4 | Svetlana Demidenko | Russia |
51:02 |
| 5 | Mateja Kosovelj |  Slovenia |
51:24 |
| 6 | Antonella Confortola | Italy |
52:19 |
| 7 | Jelena Ruchljada | Russia |
52:30 |
| 8 | Claudia Helfenberger | Switzerland |
52:35 |
| 9 | Maria Grazia Roberti | Italy |
52:42 |
| 10 | Barnadette Meier | Switzerland |
52:57 |
- Team
| Rank | Team | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Valentina Belotti, Antonella Confortola, Maria Grazia Roberti, Alice Gaggi | 17 |
| Switzerland | Martina Strähl, Claudia Helfenberger, Barnadette Meier, Angeline Flückiger-Joly | 21 |
| Russia | Svetlana Semova, Elena Rukhlyada, Elena Nagovitsyna, Janna Vokueva | 36 |
Junior Men
Distance 8.5 km, difference in height 960 m, participants 76.[4]
- Individual
| Rank | Runner | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yossief Tekle | Eritrea | 42:30 |
| Ridvan Bozkurt | Turkey | 46:00 |
| Jente Joly | Belgium | 46:29 |
| 4 | Ergin Ulas | Turkey | 46:59 |
| 5 | Michael Gras | France | 47:14 |
| 6 | Dewi Griffiths | .svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom | 47:36 |
| 7 | Maciej Bierczak |  Poland | 48:15 |
| 8 | Anton Palzer | Germany | 48:44 |
| 9 | Fabian Alruan | Germany | 49:03 |
| 10 | Martin Mattle | Austria | 49:07 |
- Team
| Rank | Team | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Ridvan Bozkurt, Ergin Ulas, Sebahattin Yildirimci, Sonmez Dag | 20 |
| Germany | Anton Palzer, Fabian Alruan, Matthias Dorfer, Manuel Stoeckert | 33 |
| Italy | Paolo Ruatti, Massimo Farcoz, Andrea Debiasi, Alex Cavallar | 41 |
Junior Women
Distance 4.5 km, difference in height 420 m, participants 51.[5]
- Individual
| Rank | Runner | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasemin Can | Turkey | 24:04 |
| Burcu Dag | Turkey | 24:42 |
| Adelaide Pantheon | France | 24:48 |
| 4 | Heidi Weng |  Norway | 25:25 |
| 5 | Cristina Negru | Romania | 26:01 |
| 6 | Lea Einfalt | Slovenia | 26:15 |
| 7 | Catriona Buchanan | United Kingdom | 26:26 |
| 8 | Denisa Dragomir | Romania | 26:30 |
| 9 | Yagmur Tarhan | Turkey | 26:34 |
| 10 | Kamila Paluch | Poland | 26:39 |
- Team
| Rank | Team | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Yasemin Can, Burcu Dag, Yagmur Tarhan | 3 |
| Romania | Cristina Negru, Denisa Dragomir, Adelina Panaet | 13 |
| United Kingdom | Catriona Buchanan, Becky Lambson, Hannah Baetson | 19 |
References
- ↑ "World Mountain Running Championships 2010". wmra.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "World Mountain Running Championships 2010 - Men individual". wmra.ch. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "World Mountain Running Championships 2010 - Women individual". wmra.ch. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "World Mountain Running Championships 2010 - Junior Men individual". wmra.ch. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "World Mountain Running Championships 2010 - Junior Women individual". wmra.ch. Retrieved 18 July 2026.