Mountain running world championships 2006
The 22nd Mountain Running World Championships took place on September 10, 2006 in the Turkish province of Bursa .
Attendees
Athletes from the following 36 countries took part in the world championships:
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Senior
All athletes who were at least 18 years old on December 31, 2006 were eligible to participate in the senior competitions.
Men
Individual evaluation
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COL | Rolando Ortiz | 56:16 min |
| 2 | NZL | Jonathan Wyatt | 56:22 min |
| 3 | ERI | Tesfay Felfele | 56:39 min |
Length of the route: 12.0 km
Ascent of the route: 1275 m
Number of participants: 151 runners
Group scoring
| space | country | Relevant athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERI | 3. Tesfay Felfele 8. Maekele Tadese 9. Fkre Andebrhan 17. Mehari Ahferom |
37 |
| 2 | ITA | 5. Marco De Gasperi 6. Marco Gaiardo 15. Gabriele Abate 18. Davide Chicco |
44 |
| 3 | DOOR | 4. Selçuk Selahattin 7. Ahmet Arslan 14. Mehmet Münir Cura 37. Nihat Kaya |
62 |
Length of the route: 12.0 km
Ascent of the route: 1275 m
Number of participants: 26 groups
Women
Individual evaluation
| space | country | sportswoman | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUT | Andrea Mayr | 47:11 min |
| 2 | SUI | Martina Strähl | 47:29 min |
| 3 | FRA | Isabelle Guillot | 47:43 min |
Length of the route: 8.4 km
Ascent of the route: 895 m
Number of participants: 84 runners
Group scoring
| space | country | Relevant female athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 9. Nicole Hunt 10. Rachael Dobbs 16. Christine Lundy |
35 |
| 2 | CZE | 7. Anna Pichrtová 13. Irena Šádková 17. Iva Milesová |
37 |
| 3 | ITA | 5. Vittoria Salvini 12. Maria Grazia Roberti 22. Monica Morstofolini |
39 |
Length of the route: 8.4 km
Ascent of the route: 895 m
Number of participants: 19 groups
Junior
All athletes between the ages of 16 and 19 on December 31, 2006 were eligible to participate in the junior competitions.
Men
Individual evaluation
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERI | Ermias Mehrteab | 41:20 min |
| 2 | ERI | Kiflom Sium | 41:54 min |
| 3 | MEX | Juan Carlos Carera | 43:13 min |
Length of the route: 8.4 km
Ascent of the route: 895 m
Number of participants: 76 runners
Group scoring
| space | country | Relevant athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERI | 1. Ermias Mehreteab 2. Kiflom Sium 6. Debesay Tsige Behlbi |
9 |
| 2 | DOOR | 4. Ercan Muslu 5. Selmani Abiş 7. Mahmut Oruçlu |
16 |
| 3 | ITA | 10. Alessandro Martino 14. Mattia Scrimaglia 16. Nicolò Roppolo |
40 |
Length of the route: 8.4 km
Ascent of the route: 895 m
Number of participants: 17 groups
Women
Individual evaluation
| space | country | sportswoman | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SVK | Katarína Bérešová | 21:08 |
| 2 | RUS | Natalia Leonteva | 22:45 |
| 3 | RUS | Schanna Wokuewa | 22:50 |
Length of the route: 3.4 km
Ascent of the route: 395 m
Number of participants: 48 runners
Group scoring
| space | country | Relevant female athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS | 2. Natalja Leontewa 3. Schanna Wokuewa |
5 |
| 2 | SVK | 1. Katarína Bérešová 7. Barbora Suchánková |
8th |
| 3 | DOOR | 6. Esra Güllü 9. Dilek Çimenkaya |
15th |
Length of the route: 3.4 km
Ascent of the route: 395 m
Number of participants: 17 groups
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Eritrea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |
 Russia
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
 Slovakia
|
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 4th |
 Colombia
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
 Austria
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
 United States
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 7th |
 Italy
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Turkey
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 |
 Switzerland
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
 New Zealand
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | |
 Czech Republic
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 12 |
 France
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |