| 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 6–10, 2023 |
| Host city | Innsbruck-Stubaitalbahn, Austria |
| Level | Senior, Junior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 10 (men: 4; women: 4) (U20 boys: 1; U20 girls: 1) |
The 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (abbreviated WMTRC 2023) was an event which combined the World Mountain Running Championships and IAU Trail World Championships. The event was organised by the World Mountain Running Association, International Trail Running Association and International Association of Ultrarunners sanctioned by World Athletics. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Kenya | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Uganda | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Italy | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Results for men's events: [8]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Kipngeno | Kenya | 40:18 | |
| 2 | Levi KIPROTICH | Uganda | 41:51 |
| Rank | Country | Racers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kenya | 11 pts |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Mayr | Austria | 48:13 | |
| 2 | Philaries Jeruto KISANG | Kenya | 48:51 | |
| 3 | Grayson Murphy |  United States | 49:22 | |
| 4. 1099 Laura HOTTENROTT GER 187 pts 49:56 | ||||
| 5. 1132 Valentine Jepkoech RUTTO KEN 186 pts 49:59 | ||||
| 6. 1081 Christel DEWALLE FRA 185 pts 50:04 | ||||
| 7. 1100 Domenika MAYER GER 184 pts 51:21 | ||||
| 8. 1087 Scout ADKIN GBR 183 pts 51:39 | ||||
| 9. 1161 Karoline Holsen KYTE NOR 182 pts 51:51 | ||||
| 10. 1131 Joyce MUTHONI KEN 181 pts 52:09 | ||||
| 11. 1212 Emma POOLEY SUI 180 pts 52:11 | ||||
| 12. 1228 Annet Chemengich CHELANGAT UGA 179 pts 52:23 | ||||
| 13. 1235 Allie MCLAUGHLIN USA 178 pts 52:27 | ||||
| 14. 1156 Giselle SLOTBOOM NED 177 pts 52:29 | ||||
| 15. 1034 Anne-Marie COMEAU CAN 176 pts 52:29 | ||||
| 16. 1125 Elisa SORTINI ITA 175 pts 52:43 | ||||
| 17. 1056 Tereza HROCHOVÁ CZE 174 pts 52:52 | ||||
| 18. 1123 Francesca GHELFI ITA 173 pts 52:52 | ||||
| 19. 1121 Valentina BELOTTI ITA 172 pts 52:58 | ||||
| 20. 1090 Sara WILLHOIT GBR 171 pts 52:58 | ||||
| 21. 1114 Sarah MCCORMACK IRL 170 pts 53:12 | ||||
| 22. 1097 Hanna GRÖBER GER 169 pts 53:14 | ||||
| 23. 1091 Phillipa WILLIAMS GBR 168 pts 53:19 | ||||
| 24. 1088 Kate AVERY GBR 167 pts 53:39 | ||||
| 25. 1217 Silvia SCHWAIGER SVK 166 pts 53:43 | ||||
| 26. 1073 Onditz ITURBE ESP 165 pts 54:10 | ||||
| 27. 1033 Jade BELZBERG CAN 164 pts 54:20 | ||||
| 28. 1011 Lara HAMILTON AUS 163 pts 54:20 | ||||
| 29. 1176 Anna CELINSKA POL 162 pts 54:23 | ||||
| 30. 1211 Melanie MAURER SUI 161 pts 54:48 | ||||
| 31. 1244 Barbora MACUROVÁ CZE 160 pts 54:48 | ||||
| 32. 1122 Vivien BONZI ITA 159 pts 54:53 | ||||
| 33. 1059 Adéla VETCHÁ CZE 158 pts 55:08 | ||||
| 34. 1074 Silvia LARA ESP 157 pts 55:15 | ||||
| 35. 1162 Nora MARKHUS NOR 156 pts 55:21 | ||||
| 36. 1216 Katarína PEJPKOVA-BEREŠOVÁ SVK 155 pts 55:23 | ||||
| 37. 1213 Flavia STUTZ SUI 154 pts 55:40 | ||||
| 38. 1237 Rachel TOMAJCZYK USA 153 pts 55:47 | ||||
| 39. 1098 Laura HAMPEL GER 152 pts 55:50 | ||||
| 40. 1065 Blanca Maribel LLUMIQUINGA LLUMIQUINGA ECU 151 pts 55:54 | ||||
| 41. 1186 Liliana Maria DRAGOMIR ROU 150 pts 55:56 | ||||
| 42. 1075 Malen OSA ESP 149 pts 55:56 | ||||
| 43. 1064 Diana LANDI ANDRADE ECU 148 pts 56:17 | ||||
| 44. 1185 Maria Magdalena BOSINCEANU ROU 147 pts 56:30 | ||||
| 45. 1058 Hana ŠVESTKOVÁ STRUŽKOVÁ CZE 146 pts 56:42 | ||||
| 46. 1204 Valentina VENERUCCI SMR 145 pts 56:48 | ||||
| 47. 1076 Ainhoa SANZ ESP 144 pts 56:53 | ||||
| 48. 1243 Chiara Milena MAINETTI ARG 143 pts 57:02 | ||||
| 49. 1019 Karin FREITAG AUT 142 pts 57:10 | ||||
| 50. 1020 Sandrina ILLES AUT 141 pts 57:13 | ||||
| 51. 1210 Céline AEBI SUI 140 pts 57:29 | ||||
| 52. 1006 Camila CIOFFI ARG 139 pts 57:29 | ||||
| 53. 1215 Katarína LOVRANTOVÁ SVK 138 pts 57:37 | ||||
| 54. 1036 Kerri LABRECQUE CAN 137 pts 57:37 | ||||
| 55. 1188 Elena Adelina PANAET ROU 136 pts 58:09 | ||||
| 56. 1150 Mariel SALAZAR MEX 135 pts 58:30 | ||||
| 57. 1112 Aine GOSLING IRL 134 pts 58:46 | ||||
| 58. 1200 Dominika ZUPANČIČ VALANT SLO 133 pts 58:48 | ||||
| 59. 1181 Joana SOARES POR 132 pts 58:50 | ||||
| 60. 1192 Bianca TARBOTON RSA 131 pts 58:56 | ||||
| 61. 1163 Ida WALDAL NOR 130 pts 59:00 | ||||
| 62. 1025 Marie DESSART BEL 129 pts 59:15 | ||||
| 63. 1048 Tea FABER CRO 128 pts 59:23 | ||||
| 64. 1199 Anja MIKUŽ SLO 127 pts 59:30 | ||||
| 65. 1197 Varineja DRAŠLER SLO 126 pts 59:30 | ||||
| 66. 1148 Maria JILOTE MEX 125 pts 59:56 | ||||
| 67. 1013 Jessica RONAN AUS 124 pts 59:58 | ||||
| 68. 1169 Maia FLINT NZL 123 pts 1:00:42 | ||||
| 69. 1137 Agate ARMANE LAT 122 pts 1:00:45 | ||||
| 70. 1167 Sarah DOUGLAS NZL 121 pts 1:00:46 | ||||
| 71. 1239 Maegan MACKENZIE RSA 120 pts 1:00:53 | ||||
| 72. 1170 Kate MORRISON NZL 119 pts 1:01:30 | ||||
| 73. 1113 Lisa HEGARTY IRL 118 pts 1:01:36 | ||||
| 74. 1067 Viviana Carolina RIOS CEDILLO ECU 117 pts 1:01:49 | ||||
| 75. 1041 Valeria CORREA CHI 116 pts 1:01:50 | ||||
| 76. 1168 Sabrina EDWARDS NZL 115 pts 1:02:29 | ||||
| 77. 1005 Maria Sol ANDREUCETTI ARG 114 pts 1:03:22 | ||||
| 78. 1066 Carla Alejandra PINOS SANTAMARIA ECU 113 pts 1:03:32 | ||||
| 79. 1014 Elena STEPHENSON AUS 112 pts 1:03:45 | ||||
| 80. 1035 Sasha GOLLISH CAN 111 pts 1:04:09 | ||||
| 81. 1106 Kinga ZÓLYOMI HUN 110 pts 1:04:26 | ||||
| 82. 1149 Judith LOPEZ MEX 109 pts 1:04:35 | ||||
| 83. 1154 Rachel BORG MLT 108 pts 1:05:17 | ||||
| 84. 1140 Virginija BERNOTAITE LTU 107 pts 1:06:18 | ||||
| 85. 1047 Marisa CORTRIGHT CRO 106 pts 1:06:33 | ||||
| 86. 1050 Sara SUPERINA CRO 105 pts 1:06:40 | ||||
| 87. 1042 Tamara VÉLIZ CHI 104 pts 1:07:04 | ||||
| 88. 1105 Eszter ŐSI HUN 103 pts 1:07:36 | ||||
| 89. 1155 Giselle CAMILLERI MLT 102 pts 1:08:10 | ||||
| 90. 1221 Wan-Fang CHANG TPE 101 pts 1:08:28 | ||||
| 91. 1012 Emma OSULLIVAN AUS 100 pts 1:08:42 | ||||
| 92. 1138 Gundega HEIDINGERE LAT 99 pts 1:08:50 | ||||
| 93. 1223 Meng-Yun TUNG TPE 98 pts 1:11:29 | ||||
| 94.Alexandra LAWSON USA 97 pts 1:11:58 | ||||
| 95. 1049 Lucija KOPIĆ CRO 96 pts 1:16:09 | ||||
| 96. Kriste HINCAITE LTU 95 pts 1:17:34 | ||||
| 97. 1222 Wan-Yun KAO TPE 94 pts 1:19:32 +31:18 | ||||
| DNF 1077 Susanna SAAPUNKI FIN DNF | ||||
| DNF 1111 Edel MONAGHAN IRL DNF | ||||
| DNF 1187 Monica Madalina FLOREA ROU DNF | ||||
| DNF 1245 Immaculate CHEMUTAI UGA DNF | ||||
| DNS 1104 Dominika MÉRŐ HUN DNS | ||||
| DNS 1227 Risper CHEBET UGA DNS | ||||
| DNS Joy CHEPTOYEK UGA DNS | ||||
| DNS Lijan VAN NIEKERK RSA DNS did not show up | ||||
| DNS Rosa GODOY ARG did not show up did not show up | ||||
| Anna PLATTNER AUT did not show up did not show up | ||||
| Pavla SCHORNÁ MATYÁŠOVÁ CZE did not show up did not show up | ||||
| Ruth JONES GBR did not show up did not show up | ||||
| Maddalena SOMÀ ITA did not show up did not show up | ||||
| Lucija KRKOC SLO did not show up did not show up | ||||
| Judith WYDER SUI did not show up | ||||
| Rank | Country | Racers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United Kingdom | 1 Rebecca Flaherty 4 Amelie Lane 5 Lauren Russel | 10 pts |
| 2. | France | 7 Margot Dajoux 9 Alice Mugnier 11 Pauline Trocellier | 27 pts |
| 3. | Spain | 2 Ines Herault 6 Nadia Soto 19 Blanca Batlle | 27 pts |
| 4. | Italy | 3 Lucia Arnoldo 12 Anna Hofer 17 Emily Vucemillo | 32 pts |
| 5. | United States | 16 Samantha Wood 18 Lindsey Whitton 28 Milaina Almonte | 62 pts |
| 6. |  Turkey | 21 Ceyda Melek Pinar 23 Rojda Goran 33 Zeynep Ertas | 77 pts |
| 7. |  Slovenia | 14 Klara Mocnik 34 Sara Bilban 35 Ana Novak | 83 pts |
| 8. |  Hungary | 29 Vanda Lövei 32 Natália Iker 42 Laura Galsi | 103 pts |
| 9. |  Ireland | 36 Katie Graham 38 Eimear McCarroll 44 Kate Connolly | 118 pts |
| 10. |  Argentina | 37 Eunice Lescano 39 Juliana Itati Romero 46 Camila De La Colina | 122 pts |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca FLAHERTY | United Kingdom | 33:20 |
| Rank | Country | Racers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Switzerland | 3 Matthieu BÜHRER 7 Loïc BERGER 8 Nino FREITAG | 18 pts |
| 2. | France | 6 Anatole BERTHOU 9 Jules MONGELLAZ 13 Jules BARRIOD | 28 pts |
| 3. | Spain | 5 Jan TORRELLA 11 Marcos VILLAMUERA 16 Marcos LÓPEZ GALERA | 32 pts |
| 4. | Italy | 4 Mauro DALLAPICCOLA 20 Nicola MOROSINI 30 Francesco BONGIO | 64 pts |
| 5. | United States | 15 Michael MAIORANO 22 Kenan PALA 29 Caleb RICHARDSON | 66 pts |
| 6. |  Mexico | Miguel Angel LOPEZ 24 Jesus QUIROZ 39 Mark LOPEZ | 81 pts |
| 7. | United Kingdom | 23 William LONGDEN 28 Ewan BUSFIELD 31 Alexander POULSTON | 82 pts |
| 8. | Turkey | Mervan HAYKIR 26 Ümran BULUT 51 Abdülmecit AÇAN | 87 pts |
| 9. | Austria | 25 Maximilian MEUSBURGER 40 Niklas SCHERB 47 Fabian HENNERBICHLER | 112 pts |
| 10. | Ireland | 27 Tom CRUDGINGTON 42 Colum O'NEIL 65 Ryan MCCARTHY | 134 pts |
| 11. | Slovakia | 33 Maj PRITRŽNIK 49 Mark KOCAR 55 Jaka MARINKO | 137 pts |
| 12. | Hungary | 32 Bertold KALÁSZ 36 Milán ZAHORÁN 70 Levente POCSAI | 138 pts |
| 13. |  Ecuador | 38 Emilio Paul LEON PEREZ 50 Israel CHIMBO PASATO 61 Roberth Paul GUACHAMIN RAIMUNDO | 149 pts |
| 14. |  Chile | 37 Julio Alejandro ESPINOZA 56 Martín CÉSPEDES 57 Agustín GARCÍA | 150 pts |
| 15. |  Romania | 52 Dumitru-Florin GUT 54 Ciprian COSTIN 60 Andrei DASCAL | 166 pts |
| 16. | Argentina | 45 Diego REBOLLEDO 53 Ignacio POZA 69 Lautaro Daniel TESIO | 167 pt |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Kirwa | Uganda | 27:37 |
| 2 | Hosea Chemutai | Uganda | 27:43 |
| 3 | Matthieu Bührer | Switzerland | 27:52 |
| 4 | Lukas Ehrle | Germany | 28:28 |
| 5 | Jan Torrella | Spain | 28:38 |
| 6 | Anatole Berthou | France | 28:43 |
| 7 | Loic Berger | Switzerland | 28:56 |
| 8 | Nino Freitag | Switzerland | 29:10 |
| 9 | Jules Mongellaz | France | 29:16 |
| 10 | Mervan Haykir | Turkey | 29:25 |
| 11 | Marcos VILLAMUERA | Spain | 29:32 |
| 12 | Matěj PLACATKA |  Czech Republic | 29:36 |
| 13 | Jules BARRIOD | France | 29:48 |
| 14 | Mauro DALLAPICCOLA | Italy | 29:58 |
| 15 | Michael MAIORANO | United States | 30:07 |
| 16 | Marcos LÓPEZ GALERA | Spain | 30:10 |
| 17 | Fabián VENERO | Spain | 30:16 |
| 18 | Miguel Angel LOPEZ | Mexico | 30:19 |
| 19 | Adam KRAJČ | Slovakia | 30:21 |
| 20 | Nicola MOROSINI | Italy | 30:23 |
| 21 | Chane SOUARD | France | 30:23 |
| 22 | Kenan PALA | United States | 30:34 |
| 23 | William LONGDEN | United Kingdom | 30:46 |
| 24 | Jesus QUIROZ | Mexico | 30:55 |
| 25 | Maximilian MEUSBURGER | Austria | 30:55 |
| 26 | Ümran BULUT | Turkey | 30:57 |
| 27 | Tom CRUDGINGTON | Ireland | 30:58 |
| 28 | Ewan BUSFIELD | United Kingdom | 31:01 |
| 29 | Caleb RICHARDSON | United States | 31:16 |
| 30 | Francesco BONGIO | Italy | 31:25 |
| 31 | Alexander POULSTON | United Kingdom | 31:28 |
| 32 | Bertold KALÁSZ | Hungary | 31:35 |
| 33 | Maj PRITRŽNIK | Slovenia | 31:44 |
| 34 | Francesco MAZZA | Italy | 31:51 |
| 35 | Maciej LACHOWSKI |  Poland | 31:59 |
| 36 | Milán ZAHORÁN | Hungary | 32:04 |
| 37 | Julio Alejandro ESPINOZA | Chile | 32:07 |
| 38 | Emilio Paul LEON PEREZ | Ecuador | 32:09 |
| 39 | Mark LOPEZ | Mexico | 32:11 |
| 40 | Niklas SCHERB | Austria | 32:21 |
| 41 | Wes SHIPSEY | United States | 32:28 |
| 42 | Colum O'NEIL | Ireland | 32:46 |
| 43 | Thomas PERRY | United Kingdom | 32:50 |
| 44 | Zack NEWSHAM |  Australia | 32:54 |
| 45 | Diego REBOLLEDO | Argentina | 33:00 |
| 46 | Hector PEREZ | Mexico | 33:11 |
| 47 | Fabian HENNERBICHLER | Austria | 33:14 |
| 48 | Arvid LÖSEL | Germany | 33:16 |
| 49 | Mark KOCAR | Slovenia | 33:18 |
| 50 | Israel CHIMBO PASATO | Ecuador | 33:34 |
| 51 | Abdülmecit AÇAN | Turkey | 33:49 |
| 52 | Dumitru-Florin GUT | Romania | 33:53 |
| 53 | Ignacio POZA | Argentina | 33:58 |
| 54 | Ciprian COSTIN | Romania | 34:20 |
| 55 | Jaka MARINKO | Slovenia | 34:31 |
| 56 | Martín CÉSPEDES | Chile | 34:31 |
| 57 | Agustín GARCÍA | Chile | 34:36 |
| 58 | Lawson DUFF | Australia | 34:38 |
| 59 | Benjamin Rickerby |  New Zealand | 34:43 |
| 60 | Andrei DASCAL | Romania | 35:17 |
| 61 | Roberth Paul GUACHAMIN RAIMUNDO | Ecuador | 35:27 |
| 62 | Matija MAGLICA | Slovenia | 35:44 |
| 63 | Lucas MALDONADO | Chile | 35:46 |
| 64 | Anselme POHER |  Canada | 36:08 |
| 65 | Ryan MCCARTHY | Ireland | 36:40 |
| 66 | Ariel Sebastian VALLEJO BUENAÑO | Ecuador | 37:12 |
| 67 | Albert Constantin MUNTEANU | Romania | 37:37 |
| 68 | Ethan MCMULLAN | Ireland | 38:05 |
| 69 | Lautaro Daniel TESIO | Argentina | 39:29 |
| 70 | Levente POCSAI | Hungary | 39:29 |
| DNS | Jesus CUEVAS VERAMENDI |  Bolivia | DNS |
| DNS | Ignacio Alejandro SEJAS AGUILERA | Bolivia | DNS |
| DNS | Julian Salas ACUÑA | Argentina | DNS |
| DNS | Nicoló LORA MORETTO | Italy | DNS |
| DNS | Samuel ZANABONI | Italy | DNS |
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