| Host city | Quebec City |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Events | 10 km (men, women) |
| Opening | March 11, 2012 |
| Closing | March 11, 2012 |
| Website | www |
The 2012 World Snowshoe Championships was the 5th edition of the global snowshoe running competition, World Snowshoe Championships, organised by the World Snowshoe Federation and took place in Quebec City on 11 March 2012. [1]
The race held on the distance of 10 km, has compiled two different ranking (male and female) overall, it was the mass start system and more than 100 competitors participated. [2]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | David Le Porho | Canada | 45:25:00 |
 | Eric Hartmark |  United States | 46:04:00 |
 | Stéphane Ricard |  France | 46:13:00 |
| 4 | Antonio Santi Vignola |  Italy | 47:01:00 |
| 5 | Greg Hexum Esko | United States | 48:06:00 |
| 6 | Joël Bourgeois | Canada | 48:14:00 |
| 7 | Kevin Tilton | Canada | 48:23:00 |
| 8 | Shaun Stephens-Whale | Canada | 48:53:00 |
| 9 | Derrick St-John | Canada | 49:05:00 |
| 10 | Alexy Viktor Sherbrooke | Canada | 49:10:00 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Grazia Roberti | Italy | 55:08:00 |
| Amber Ferreira | United States | 57:41:00 |
| Mélanie Nadeau | Canada | 59:44:00 |
| 4 | Mélissa Chénard | Canada | 01:00:08 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Primrose | Canada | 01:01:28 |
| 6 | Laurie Lambert | United States | 01:01:48 |
| 7 | Marie-Josée Dufour | Canada | 01:03:08 |
| 8 | Evelyne Blouin | Canada | 01:03:36 |
| 9 | Tina-Marie Poulin | United States | 01:05:45 |
| 10 | Kellie Grégoire | United States | 01:11:08 |
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