The IAU 100 km World Championships have been held annually since 1987, at different locations, and is organized by the
International Association of Ultrarunners
The International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) is the world governing body of ultra running, race events longer than the marathon distance of 42.2 km. It regulates and sanctions the World Championships for various ultramarathon distance ...
(IAU). Due to lack of sponsorship, the 2013 event, planned for
Jeju Island, South Korea, was cancelled and the 2014 event, originally due to be held at
Daugavpils
Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the c ...
, Latvia, was held instead in
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
,
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
.
The championships from 2007 to 2012 incorporated the
IAU 100 km European Championships
The IAU 100 km European Championships is an annual, ultrarunning competition over 100 kilometres (60 miles) for European athletes. It is organised by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and was first held in 1992 – five years aft ...
.
[Khan, Nadeem (2012-04-24)]
Calcaterra and Sproston win the 26th IAU 100km World Championship
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-07.
Editions
Men
Women
Total medals tables
Men
Women
See also
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Ultramarathon
An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...
*
International Association of Ultrarunners
The International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) is the world governing body of ultra running, race events longer than the marathon distance of 42.2 km. It regulates and sanctions the World Championships for various ultramarathon distance ...
*
IAU 50 km World Championships
References
External links
IAU official site*IAAF reports
{{Main world championships
100 km
Recurring sporting events established in 1987
Ultramarathons