2013 World Mountain Running Championships
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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.
The men's course was 13.56 km long with an incline of 1,630 m. The women's and junior men's course had a distance of 9.1 km with an ascent of 1,090 m. The junior women's race was 4.6 km in length with a climb of 550 m. 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.
Results
Senior men
| 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
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | |
| Italy (Bernard Dematteis, Martin Dematteis, Alex Baldaccini, Gabriele Abate) | 40 | |
| Turkey | 82 |
Total: 19 teams
Senior women
| 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
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 11 | |
| United Kingdom | 22 | |
| Ireland | 51 |
Total: 19 teams
Junior men
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nekagenet Crippa | Italy | 38:58 | |
| Ramazan Karagöz | Turkey | 39:13 | |
| Manuel Innerhofer | Austria | 39:44 |
Total: 66 participants
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 25 | |
| Italy | 29 | |
| United Kingdom | 32 |
Total: 16 teams
Junior women
| 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
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 9 | |
| United States | 17 | |
| Russia | 19 |
Total: 14 teams
Medal table
| 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
- 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
Results