World Masters Mountain Running Championships
The World Masters Mountain Running Championships is an international mountain running competition contested by athletes of the members of WMRA, World Mountain Running Association, the sport's global governing body.
The first edition was held in 2001 with female competitors in six age-groups from 35 and male competitors in seven age-groups from 40. [1]
Editions[edit]
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2001 | Ustron |  Poland |
22 September 2001 |
| 2nd | 2002 | Innsbruck |  Austria |
21 September 2002 |
| 3rd | 2003 | Zell am Harmersbach |  Germany |
19 September 2003 |
| 4th | 2004 | Sauze d'Oulx |  Italy |
28 August 2004 |
| 5th | 2005 | Keswick |  United Kingdom |
10 September 2005 |
| 6th | 2006 | Saillon |  Switzerland |
24 September 2006 |
| 7th | 2007 | Bludenz | Austria |
23 September 2007 |
| 8th | 2008 | Dolni Morava |  Czech Republic |
6 September 2008 |
| 9th | 2009 | Zagreb |  Croatia |
12 September 2009 |
| 10th | 2010 | Korbielow | Poland |
28 August 2010 |
| 11th | 2011 | Paluzza | Italy |
17 September 2011 |
| 12th | 2012 | Buhlertal | Germany |
19 May 2012 |
| 13th | 2013 | Janské_Lázně | Czech Republic |
31 August 2013 |
| 14th | 2014 | Telfes | Austria |
6 September 2014 |
| 15th | 2015 | Betws-y-Coed | United Kingdom |
12 September 2015 |
| 16th | 2016 | Susa | Italy |
27-28 August 2016 |
| 17th | 2017 | Dubnica nad Vahom |  Slovakia |
2 September 2017 |
| 18th | 2018 | Železniki |  Slovenia |
2 June 2018 |
| 19th | 2019 | Gagliano del Capo | Italy |
28-29 September 2019 |
| 20th | 2021 | Telfes | Austria |
3 September 2021 |
| 21st | 2022 | Clonmel |  Ireland |
3 September 2022 |
| 22nd | 2023 | Madeira |  Portugal |
16 September 2023 |
Winners[edit]
Multiple Edition Winners[edit]
This table shows athletes that have won the most races, from 2001 until the 2016 edition.
| Number of Wins | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Age-group: Years | Athlete | Age-group: Years | |
| 8 | Maria Marcibalova (SVK) |
70: 2006, 2007, 2008 75: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||
| Marianne Spronk (GER) |
55: 2003, 2004, 2006 60: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 65: 2013 | |||
| 7 | Marie-Luise Heilig-Duventäster (GER) |
40: 2003 45: 2006, 2007, 2009 50: 2011, 2012 55: 2016 | ||
| Blanka Paulu (CZE) |
50: 2006, 2007 55: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |||
| 5 |  Kaspar Scheiber (SUI) |
60: 2001, 2002 65: 2004, 2006 70: 2009 |
Bärbel Berghaus (GER) |
65: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 70: 2011 |
| 4 | Albert Anderegg (SUI) |
60: 2006, 2007 65: 2012, 2013 |
Ann-Marie Jones (GBR) |
60: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Bruno Baggia (ITA) |
70: 2004, 2005 75: 2010, 2011 |
Ivana Sekyrova (CZE) |
35: 2010, 2011 40: 2012, 2013 | |
| Craig Roberts (GBR) |
45: 2009, 2011 50: 2013, 2015 |
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| Franco Torresani (ITA) |
40: 2005 45: 2007 50: 2014, 2016 |
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Winners 2001[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Ludmila Melicherova (SVK)
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| 40 |  Colin Donnelly (SCO) |
Sonia Armitage (SCO)
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| 45 |  Sam Anning (ENG) |
Danila Moras (ITA)
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| 50 | Frantisek Mach (CZE) |
 Louise Fairfax (AUS)
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| 55 | Goetz Biemann (CZE) |
Erika Regitz (GER)
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| 60 | Kaspar Scheiber (SUI) |
Irma Tomczak (POL)
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| 65 | Bill Gauld (SCO) |
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| 70 | Bolesław Mrozinski (POL) |
Winners 2002[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 |  C. Macdonald (NZL)
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| 40 | Robin Bryson (IRE) |
Gudrun De Pay (GER)
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| 45 | Hugo Senoner (ITA) |
Anni Frotschnig (AUT)
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| 50 | Giani Vello (ITA) |
Louise Fairfax (AUS)
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| 55 | Helmut Reitmeir (GER) |
Erika Dwereasa (AUT)
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| 60 | Kaspar Scheiber (SUI) |
Barbara Wolf (GER)
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| 65 | Jiri Libra (CZE) |
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| 70 | Bolesław Mrozinski (POL) |
Winners 2003[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Daniela Gassmann (SUI)
| |
| 40 | Helmut Schmuck (AUT) |
Marie-Luise Heilig-Duventäster (GER)
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| 45 | Charly Doll (GER) |
 Odile Brakebusch-Leveque (FRA) [2]
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| 50 | Albert Rungger (ITA) |
Liane Muschler (GER)
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| 55 |  Omer Van Noten (BEL) |
Marianne Spronk (GER)
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| 60 | Peter Lessing (GER) |
Emmi Schneider (GER)
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| 65 | Hans Weber (AUT) |
Annemarie Stiegmann (GER)
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| 70 | Bill Gauld (SCO) |
Winners 2004[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Anita Ortiz (USA)
| |
| 40 |  Ricardo Mejía (MEX) |
Isabelle Guillot (FRA)
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| 45 | Thomas Borschel (USA) |
Chantal Baillon (FRA)
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| 50 | Meinrad Beha (GER) |
Maureen Laney (ENG)
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| 55 | Bernard Grant (ENG) |
Marianne Spronk (GER)
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| 60 | Helmut Reitmeir (GER) |
Severina Pesando (ITA)
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| 65 | Kaspar Scheiber (SUI) |
Lojzka Bratusa (SLO)
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| 70 | Bruno Baggia (ITA) |
Winners 2005[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Angela Mudge (SCO)
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| 40 | Franco Torresani (ITA) |
Sally Newman (ENG)
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| 45 | Dave Neill (ENG) |
Cecilia Greasley (ENG)
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| 50 | Nigel Gates (ENG) |
Maureen Laney (ENG)
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| 55 | Reinhart Vogler (GER) |
Alison Brentnall (ENG)
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| 60 | Raymond Wilby (SCO) |
Gerlinde Schmittner (GER)
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| 65 | Peter Covey (ENG) |
Heather Goodman (ENG)
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| 70 | Bruno Baggia (ITA) |
Winners 2006[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Sebastien Epiney (SUI) |
Irena Pakosz (POL)
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| 40 | Simon Gutierrez (USA) |
Michelle Leservoisier (FRA)
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| 45 | Andy Wilton (ENG) |
Marie-Luise Heilig-Duventäster (GER)
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| 50 | Colin Earwaker (NZL) |
Blanka Paulu (CZE)
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| 55 | Mike Short (ENG) |
Marianne Spronk (GER)
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| 60 | Albert Anderegg (SUI) |
Gerlinde Schmittner (GER)
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| 65 | Kaspar Scheber (SUI) |
Bärbel Berghaus (GER)
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| 70 | Werner Schanné (GER) |
Maria Marcibalova (SVK)
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| 75 | Eugen Schabel (AUT) |
Winners 2007[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Robert Stark (AUT) |
Tracey Brindley (SCO)
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| 40 | Simon Gutierrez (USA) |
Claudia Helfenberger (SUI)
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| 45 | Franco Torresani (ITA) |
Marie-Luise Heilig-Duventäster (GER)
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| 50 | Nigel Gates (ENG) |
Blanka Paulu (CZE)
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| 55 | Trevor Jacobs (AUS) |
Rosy Pattis (ITA)
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| 60 | Albert Anderegg (SUI) |
Lilo Plener (GER)
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| 65 | Peter Lessing (GER) |
Bärbel Berghaus (GER)
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| 70 | Jiri Libra (CZE) |
Maria Marcibalova (SVK)
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Winners 2008[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Marjan Zupancic (SLO) |
Anna Pichrtova (CZE)
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| 40 | Simon Gutierrez (USA) |
Irena Pakosz (POL)
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| 45 | Gilles Convert (FRA) |
Irmgard Kubicka (AUT)
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| 50 | Colin Earwaker (NZL) |
Mags Greenan (IRL)
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| 55 | Alois Puchner (AUT) |
Rosy Pattis (ITA)
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| 60 | Oldřich Šmida (CZE) |
Marianne Spronk (GER)
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| 65 | Vincent Basista (SVK) |
Bärbel Berghaus (GER)
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| 70 | Jiri Libra (CZE) |
Maria Marcibalova (SVK)
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| 75 | Alexander Menarry (ENG) |
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| 80 | František Bem (CZE) |
 Xenia Nicolaev (MDA)
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Winners 2009[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Marcel Matanin (SVK) |
Laura Ursella (ITA)
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| 40 | Davide Milesi (ITA) |
Irena Pakosz (POL)
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| 45 | Craig Roberts (ENG) |
Marie-Luise Heilig-Duventäster (GER)
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| 50 | Helmut Strobl (GER) |
Mags Greenan (IRL)
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| 55 | Miloš Smrcka (CZE) |
Blanka Paulu (CZE)
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| 60 | Oldřich Šmida (CZE) |
Marianne Spronk (GER)
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| 65 | Bruno Innocente (ITA) |
Bärbel Berghaus (GER)
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| 70 | Kaspar Scheiber (SUI) |
Lojzka Bratusa (SLO)
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| 75 | Cerello Angelo (ITA) |
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| 80 | Rino Lavelli (ITA) |
Winners 2010[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Marcel Matanin (SVK) |
Ivana Sekyrova (CZE)
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| 40 |  Tamás Gerlei (HUN) |
Angela Mudge (SCO)
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| 45 | Paul Sichermann (GER) |
Izabela Zatorska (POL)
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| 50 | Aleš Stransky (CZE) |
Mags Greenan (IRL)
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| 55 | Miloš Smrcka (CZE) |
Blanka Paulu (CZE)
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| 60 | Oldřich Šmida (CZE) |
Marianne Spronk (GER)
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| 65 | Bruno Innocente (ITA) |
Gerlinde Schmittner (GER)
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| 70 | Georg Gross (GER) |
Lojzka Bratusa (SLO)
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| 75 | Bruno Baggia (ITA) |
Mária Marcibalova (SVK)
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| 80 | Jiří Soukup (CZE) |
Xenia Nicolaev (MDA)
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Winners 2011[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Massimo Galliano (ITA) |
Ivana Sekyrova (CZE)
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| 40 | Antonio Molinari (ITA) |
Maria Pia Chemello (ITA)
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| 45 | Craig Roberts (GBR) |
Tracey Jayne Greenway (GBR)
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| 50 | Claudio Amati (ITA) |
Marie-Luise Heilig-Duventäster (GER)
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| 55 |  Leonid Tikhonov (RUS) |
Blanka Paulu (CZE)
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| 60 | Aurelio Moscato (ITA) |
Marianne Spronk (GER)
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| 65 | Alfred Fruet (ITA) |
Lilo Plener (GER)
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| 70 | Georg Gross (GER) |
Bärbel Berghaus (GER)
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| 75 | Bruno Baggia (ITA) |
Mária Marcibalova (SVK)
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Winners 2012[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Matthias Hecktor (GER) |
Jutta Brod (GER)
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| 40 | Carsten Brod (GER) |
Ivana Sekyrova (CZE)
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| 45 | Stefan Hinze (GER) |
Josefa Matheis (GER)
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| 50 | Claudio Amati (ITA) |
Marie-Luise Heilig-Duventäster (GER)
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| 55 | Leonid Tikhonov (RUS) |
Blanka Paulu (CZE)
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| 60 | Aurelio Moscato (ITA) |
Annamaria Galbani (ITA)
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| 65 | Albert Anderegg (SUI) |
Lilo Plener (GER)
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| 70 | Peter Lessing (GER) |
Ingrid Hoffmann (GER)
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| 75 | Ambros Unterkircher (AUT) |
Mária Marcibalova (SVK)
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Winners 2013[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tommy Manning (USA) |
Birgit Unterberger (GER)
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| 40 | Giuseppe Antonini (ITA) |
Ivana Sekyrova (CZE)
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| 45 | Paul Sichermann (GER) |
Tanja Nehme (GER)
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| 50 | Craig Roberts (GBR) |
Irmi Kubicka (AUT)
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| 55 | Wilhelm Dengler (GER) |
Blanka Paulu (CZE)
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| 60 | Tadeusz Jasek (POL) |
Ann-Marie Jones (GBR)
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| 65 | Albert Anderegg (SUI) |
Marianne Spronk (GER)
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| 70 | Martin Ford (GBR) |
Ruth Schlager (GER)
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| 75 | Johann Weber (AUT) |
Mária Marcibalova (SVK)
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Winners 2014[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Eric Blake (USA) |
Petra Summer (AUT)
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| 40 | Daniele De Colo' (ITA) |
Jutta Brod (GER)
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| 45 | Robert Stark (AUT) |
Simonetta Menestrina (ITA)
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| 50 | Franco Torresani (ITA) |
Irmi Kubicka (AUT)
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| 55 | Wilhelm Dengler (GER) |
Karoline Dohr (AUT)
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| 60 | Miloš Smrcka (CZE) |
 Ann-Marie Jones (SWE)
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| 65 | Ivo Andrich (ITA) |
Susan Archer (AUS)
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| 70 | Helmut Reitmeir (GER) |
Helga Pongratz (AUT)
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| 75 | Georg Gross (GER) |
Mária Marcibalova (SVK)
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Winners 2015[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Zac Freudenburg (USA) |
Anna Lupton (GBR)
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| 40 | Morgan Donnelly (GBR) |
Helen Berry (GBR)
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| 45 | Karl Gray (GBR) |
Lucy Elliott (GBR)
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| 50 | Craig Roberts (GBR) |
Sally Gibbs (NZL)
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| 55 | Franz Prager (GER) |
Ali Keates (GBR)
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| 60 | Marino Portigliotti (ITA) |
Ann-Marie Jones (GBR)
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| 65 | Bernard Grant (GBR) |
Lou Lyness (GBR)
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| 70 | Geoffrey Howard (GBR) |
Brenda Jones (GBR)
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| 75 | Norman Bush (GBR) |
Winners 2016[edit]
| Age-group | Men's individual | Women's individual |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Ian Conroy (IRL) |
Flavia Boglione (ITA)
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| 40 | Cesar Costa (POR) |
Lou Roberts (GBR)
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| 45 | Daniele De Colo (ITA) |
Simonetta Menestrina (ITA)
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| 50 | Franco Torresani (ITA) |
 Maria Castro Solino (ESP)
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| 55 | Claudio Amati (ITA) |
Marie-Luise Heilig-Duventäster (GER)
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| 60 | Gianpaolo Englaro (ITA) |
Ann-Marie Jones (GBR)
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| 65 | Pierino Barbonetti (ITA) |
Anamaria Vaghi (ITA)
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| 70 | Vincenzo Imbrosci (ITA) |
Barbara Prymakowska (POL)
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| 75 | Giuseppe Monini (ITA) |
 Eva Carlsen (NOR)
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See also[edit]
- World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge
- Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships
References[edit]
- ^ "WORLD VETERAN / MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS". WMRA. WMRA. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "World Masters Mountain Running Champs- V45". ARRS. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
