| 2011 World Mountain Running Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Tirana, Albania |
| Start date | September 11, 2011 |
The 27th World Mountain Running Championships were held in Tirana, Albania on September 11, 2011. Around 400 athletes from 5 continents were present. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men | Max King  United States | Ahmet Arslan  Turkey | Martin Dematteis  Italy |
| Senior Women | Kasie Enman United States | Elena Rukhlyada  Russia | Marie-Laure Dumerques  France |
| Junior Men | Adem Karagoz Turkey | Saul Padua Rodriguez Colombia | Murat Orak Turkey |
| Junior Women | Lea Einfalt Slovenia | Cesminaz Yilmaz Turkey | Denisa Ionela Dragomir Romania |
| Team Senior Men | Italy Martin Dematteis  Bernard Dematteis (4th) Marco De Gasperi (5th) Gabriele Abate (14th) Emanuele Manzi (16th) Alex Baldaccini (24th) | Turkey | France |
| Team Senior Women | Italy |  Czech Republic |  Great Britain |
| Team Junior Men | Turkey |  Poland | Italy |
| Team Junior Women | Turkey | Romania | Slovenia |
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