Germany, Italy and Austria dominated 14. WMRA/WMA Master World Mountain Running Championships.
26 Nations had athletes at the finish of the competition: Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, USA, Slovakia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Norway, Lithuania, Nederland, Slovenia, Czech, Spain, Finland, Great Britain, Russia, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Australia, Ukraine, UAE and Malaysia.
Very interesting is the fact that 16 Nations had at least one master on the podium.
Germany and Italy won both 11 gold medals (and both gained four individual titles and seven team titles): Germany kept also 10 silver and seven bronze for a total of 28 medals, instead Italy won 5 silver and 10 bronze for a total of 26 medals.
Just behind these two Teams there was host Country Austria: Austrian Masters were able to obtain a total of 15 medals: 7 gold (5 individual and 2 team), 5 silver and 3 bronze.
The National anthem of Czech Rep., USA, Australia, Slovakia and Sweden sound at Telfes for celebrating the victory of one master of each these nations.
Eight Nations won at least one gold medal. Czech rep, was fourth in the medal table with 7 medal in total (1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze), USA won 2 medals (1 gold and 1 silver), instead Australia, Slovakia and Sweden won the only one gold medal. Swiss , team had 4 silver medals, Great Britain 1 silver and 4 bronze, New Zealand 1 silver and 1 bronze, Poland, Slovenia, France and Russia won 1 silver each and finally Ireland had 3 bronze medals." "
Only two runners was able to confirm their world title of the previous year: Ann Marie Jones (W60) and Wilhelm Dengler (GER - W55).
The new master world mountain running champion 2014 are in the female categories: Petra Summer (AUT&ndash,W35), Jutta Brod (GER-W40), Simonetta Menestrina (ITA-W45), Irmi Kubicka (AUT-W50), Karoline Dohr (AUT-W55), Susan Archer (AUS-W65), Helga Pongratz (AUT-W70) and Maria Marcibalova (SVK-W75).
The new master world mountain running champion 2014 are in the male categories: Eric , Blake (USA&ndash,M35), Daniele De Colò, (ITA-M40), Robert Stark (AUT-M45), Franco Torresani (ITA-M50), Milos Smrcka (CZE-M60), Ivo Andrich (ITA-M65), Helmut Reitmeir (GER-W70) and Georg Gross (GER-M75).
Petra Summer signed the best time among the women with 44 minutes and 49 seconds.
In the male on the long track the time was realised by Eric Blake in 59 minutes and 32 seconds: he was the only runners under one hour! On the short track the best time was sigtned by Wilhelm Dengler in 42 minutes and 47 seconds.The weather on the day of competition was very good and the track of the race were perfect , for the event.
The scenery of the mountains around was fantastic: all the participant come back home satisfied and send their congratulations to LOC!
Many people like spectators were present on live to the event.
WMRA was present at the Championships with Bruno Gozzelino President, Nancy Hobbs, Treasurer, Wolfgang Munzel and Tomo Sarf, Council members.OELV sent to attend the competition Mr. Hubert Lang, Ö,LV Vice President &ldquo,Non Stadia &, Masters&ldquo, and Mr. Helmut Schmuck, Chairman of the Austrian Mountain Running Commission.
At the end of the prize ceremony WMRA flag passed to Mr. Steve Brace, Chairman of LOC of the 15. WMRA/WMA Master World Mountain Running Championships 2015 on Saturday September, 12th at Betws Y Coed (Wales).
Video and pictures of the event at www.stubai-bilder.at/bilder/category/149-masters-telfes-2014.
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Edited from Bruno Gozzelino (WMRA)
Source of the pictures LOC
On front page:
- master on the track,
On second page:
- master in action,
- interview to Helmut Schmuck,
- pass the flag to LOC 2015: Gozzelino and Brace with WMRA flag.