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]
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 2000 |  Jean Pellisier |  Angela Mudge |
| 15th | 2001 |  Ricardo Mejia |  Anna Pichrtova |
| 16th | 2002 |  Agustí Roc Amador | Anna Pichrtova |
| 17th | 2003 | Marco De Gasperi |  Danny Kuilin Gongot |
| 18th | 2004 | Bruno Brunod | Anna Pichrtová |
| 19th | 2005 | Ricardo Mejía | Anna Pichrtová |
| 20th | 2006 | Ricardo Mejía | Anna Pichrtová |
| 21st | 2007 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Monica Ardid Ubed |
| 22nd | 2008 | Agustí Roc Amador |  Corinne Favre |
| 23rd | 2009 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emanuela Brizio |
| 24th | 2010 | Marco De Gasperi | Nuria Picas Albets |
| 25th | 2011 | Kilian Jornet Burgada | Danny Kuilin Gongot |
| 26th | 2012 | Kílian Jornet Burgada |  Emelie Forsberg |
| 27th | 2013 | David Simpat |  Ruth Charlotte Croft |
| 28th | 2014 |  Dai Matsumoto | Ruth Charlotte Croft |
| 2015 | not held | ||
| 29th | 2016 | Safrey Sumping |  Sandi Menchi Catlona Abahan |
| 30th | 2017 | Safrey Sumping | Sandi Menchi Catlona Abahan |
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