The World Mountain Running Championships (''World Mountain Running Trophy'' until 2008), is an international
mountain running
Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...
competition contested by athletes of the members of WMRA,
World Mountain Running Association
The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) is the global governing body of mountain running.
For World Athletics purposes, mountain running takes place on terrain that is mainly off-road, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, ...
, the sport's global governing body.
The championships include a senior men, senior women, junior men and women events and the team events of these races.
It was first held in 1985 as the ''World Mountain Running Trophy'' before obtaining its current moniker in 2009.
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The 2020 championships, which were scheduled for 13–14 November in Haria, Lanzarote, Spain, were cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Editions
Medals
Men
Women
* Italy's
Elisa Desco was the original winner of the 2009 women's race but was later disqualified for
erythropoietin (EPO).
Men's short race (defunct)
;Team winner
Teams
In the team rankings, the score is scored considering the top three ranked for each nation (win the team with score fewer points, giving the score for the place scored). But medals are also assigned to the 4th eventual ranking of each country.
Men
Women
See also
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World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
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Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships The Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships, founded in 2009, was a biennial fell running tournament operated by the Commonwealth Games Federation. It had its last edition in 2011.Ward, Matt (2011-09-28)Commonwealth Mountain an ...
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NACAC Mountain Running Championships
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European Mountain Running Championships
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South American Mountain Running Championships
The South American Mountain Running Championships (''Spanish language, Spanish'': Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Carreras de Montaña) is an annual Mountain running competition organized by CONSUDATLE for athletes representing the countries of its m ...
References
;Medalists and editions
World Trophy (1985-2008)/World Championships (2009 on): Results World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved on 2015-02-04.
External links
Official WMRA website
at Association of Road Racing Statisticians
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Mountain running competitions
Mountain running
Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...
Recurring sporting events established in 1985