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.Hussain, Bashir (2012-09-04). 28. World Mountain Running Championships 2012: in Italy the record of nations competing. WMRA. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
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.11 nations earn medals at WMRA World championships. IAAF (2012-09-04). Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
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.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. Franco Arese, the head of the Italian athletics federation (FIDAL), was in attendance. The competition was broadcast on television locally.Gozzelino, Bruno (2012-09-03). Vallecamonica is ready to host the 28. World Mountain Running Championships 2012. WMRA. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
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.Open Race final ranking. Comune Ponte di Legno. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
Results
+Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Mamo Petro1:01:34 Azeria Teklay1:02:47 Andrey Safronov1:03:06 4Debesay Tsige1:04:04 5Gabriele Abate1:04:53 6Alex Baldaccini1:04:59 7 Marco De Gasperi1:05:10 8Yuriy Chechun1:05:41 9Glenn Randall1:05:48 10Atoy Estifanos1:05:50
+Teams Rank Team Points (Petro Mamu, Azeria Teklay, Debesay Tsiege, Atoy Estifanos, Zerit Werede) 17 (Gabriele Abate, Alex Baldaccini, Marco De Gasperi, Xavier Chevrier, Bernard Dematteis, Antonio Toninelli)31 (Andrey Safronov, Yuriy Chechun, Andrey Minyakov, Andrey Shklyaev, Alexey Pagnuev, Oleg Kharitonov) 75
Totals: 138 finishers, 21 national teams
Senior women
+Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Andrea Mayr46:35 Valentina Belotti47:04 Morgan Aritola47:26 4Burcu Buyukbezgin47:36 5Sabine Reiner48:07 6Mateja Kosovelj48:27 7 Stevie Kremer48:54 8Melody Fairchild48:57 9María Rodriguez49:08 10Cristiana Frumuz49:24
+Teams Rank Team Points (Morgan Arritola, Stevie Kremer, Melody Fairchild, Brandy Erholtz) 18 (Valentina Belotti, Renate Rungger, Alice Gaggi, Antonella Confortola) 29 (Monika Furholz, Martina Strähl, Barnadette Meier, Bettina Steiger) 58
Totals: 88 finishers, 19 national teams
Junior men
+Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Michael Cherop42:33 Adem Karagoz42:45 Sonmez Dag43:10 4Moses Kurong 43:20 5Nekagenet Crippa 44:05 6Anton Palzer 44:09 7Charles Vannson 44:49 8Abdullah Mande 45:08 9Thibaut Imbert 45:27 10Jan Janu 45:30
+Teams Rank Team Points (Michael Cherop, Moses Kurong, Abdullah Mande) 13 (Adem Karagoz, Sonmez Dag, Suat Karabulak) 20 (Nekagenet Crippa, Dylan Titon, Cesare Maestri, Michael Monella) 30
Totals: 71 finishers, 16 national teams
Junior women
+Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Sevilay Eytemis20:14 Julia Lettl20:53 Lea Einfalt21:09 4Annabel Mason 21:39 5Alexandra Wallimann 22:02 6Melanie Hyder 22:06 7Anezka Drahotava 22:20 8Cesminaz Yilmaz 22:39 9Margot Pelanne 22:50 10Vera Enizerkina 22:58
+Teams Rank Team Points (Sevilay Eytemis, Cesminaz Yilmaz, Sseyran Adanir) 9 (Annabel Mason, Melanie Hyder, Caroline Lambert) 10 (Julia Lettl, Kristina Schollerer, Carla Holland) 15
Totals: 46 finishers, 15 national teams
Medal table
Participating nations Note: total of 43 nations includes observer nations Nazioni partecipanti. Comune Ponte di Legno. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
References
Results In-depth results
External links Official championships website Official WMRA website