Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon

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The Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 1987 (went international in 1988). It runs every year on Mount Kinabalu (Malaysia) in October, race valid for the Skyrunner World Series till 2010. [1]

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Winners

EditionYearMen's winnerWomen's winner
14th2000 Flag of Italy.svg Jean Pellisier Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Mudge
15th2001 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Mejia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Pichrtova
16th2002 Flag of Spain.svg Agustí Roc Amador Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Pichrtova
17th2003 Flag of Italy.svg Marco De Gasperi Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Kuilin Gongot
18th2004 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Brunod Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Pichrtová
19th2005 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Mejía Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Pichrtová
20th2006 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Mejía Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Pichrtová
21st2007 Flag of Spain.svg Kílian Jornet Burgada Flag of Spain.svg Monica Ardid Ubed
22nd2008 Flag of Spain.svg Agustí Roc Amador Flag of France.svg Corinne Favre
23rd2009 Flag of Spain.svg Kílian Jornet Burgada Flag of Italy.svg Emanuela Brizio
24th2010 Flag of Italy.svg Marco De Gasperi Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Picas Albets
25th2011 Flag of Spain.svg Kilian Jornet Burgada Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Kuilin Gongot
26th2012 Flag of Spain.svg Kílian Jornet Burgada Flag of Sweden.svg Emelie Forsberg
27th2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg David Simpat Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruth Charlotte Croft
28th2014 Flag of Japan.svg Dai Matsumoto Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruth Charlotte Croft
2015not held
29th2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Safrey Sumping Flag of the Philippines.svg Sandi Menchi Catlona Abahan
30th2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Safrey Sumping Flag of the Philippines.svg Sandi Menchi Catlona Abahan

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References

  1. "Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon - Background". climbathon.my. Retrieved 30 October 2017.