Anthems of 8 Nations sound at Susa for celebrating world master Champions. Italy dominated races!
The 16th edition of World Masters Mountain Running Championships 2016 in Susa was a big success.
We’d like to remember the important authorities that were in Susa for the closing ceremony.
Together Bruno Gozzelino, WMRA President of WMRA, and Wolfgang Munzel and Nancy Hobbs, WMRA Council member, Stan Perkins, President of WMA (for the first time present at this kind of event), Brian Kaeveney, WMA Council member, Maurizio Damilano, Olympic Champion Moscow 1980 and actually President of FIDAL Piemonte, Livio Berruti, Olympic Champion Roma 1960 and Honorary President of LOC, Adriano Aschieris, president of LOC and of Atletica Susa, Giovanni Maria Ferraris, Chairman of Sport Commission of Piemonte Regione, Alberto Bolaffi of Bolaffi SPA, main sponsor of the event, the mayors of Susa, Mompantero, Bussoleno and Venaus.
Three sunny days in the Valsusa Valley through the history: from the Roman Empire age until the II World War, from the Augusto’s Arch until the stone in memory of Battle of Grange Sevine between italian’s partisan, lead by Commander Aldo Laghi alias Giulio Bolaffi, and SS soldiers.
The path of the World Masters Mountain Running Championships is very important for the traditions of mountain running discipline.
Here a lot of world champions run and won in the past but also during this year competition with big honours.
26 nations, 715 athletes, 200 volunteers, two paths one of 6,4km and the other about 11km with very important high difference (about 1400 metres maximum).
MEDAL TABLE.
Italy 10 individuals titles and 15 teams titles dominated medal table with 25 gold medals, 9 silver and 11 bronze.
Great Britain and Northern ireland was second in medal table with 3 gold (2 individuals 1 team) plus 6 silver and 5 bronze.
Ireland kept third position in medal table with 2 gold (1 team 1 individuals) ans 2 2 silver and 1 bronze.
1 individuals title for Portugal, Spain, Germany, Poland, Norway.
Together one gold, Germany won also 8 silver and 2 bronze; Norway 1 silver and 1 bronze; Spain 3 bronze.
Other four nation won no titles, but gained medals:
Czech Rep. won 2 silver and 1 bronze; New Zealand and U.S.A. won 1 silver each ans Switzerland kept 2 bronze.
So in total eight Nations won at least one gold medal and twelve Nations saw their athletes on the podium.
Individual Winners in Men categories: M35: Ian Conroy (IRL) M40: Cesar Costa (POR) M45: Daniele De Colo (ITA) M50: Franco Torresani (ITA) M55: Claudio Amati (ITA) M60: Gian Paolo Englaro (ITA) M65: Pierino Barbonetti (ITA) M70: Vincenzo Imbrosci (ITA) M75: Giuseppe Monini (ITA)
Individual Winners in Women categories: W35: Flavia Boglione (ITA) W40: Lou Roberts (GBR) W45: Simonetta Menestrina (ITA) W50: Maria Castro Solino (ESP) W55: Marie-Luise Heilih Duventaster (GER) W60: Ann-Marie Jones (GBR) W65: Annamaria Vaghi (ITA) W70: Barbara Prymakowska (POL) W75: Eva Carlsen (NOR)
TEAM title:
Men: M35: IRELAND M40: ITALY M45: ITALY M50: ITALY M55: ITALY M60: ITALY M65: ITALY M70: ITALY M75: ITALY.
Women: W35: ITALY W40: GREAT BRITAIN and N. I. W45: ITALY W50: ITALY W55: ITALY W60: ITALY W65: ITALY W70: ITALY.
At the closing ceremony in Oddone Square the President of WMRA Bruno Gozzelino declared closed the event and delivered the flag to the delegation of Slovakia, formed by Anna Kirnova, International Affairs of Slovakia Athletics Federation and by Jan Bakyta, Chairman of LOC Dubnica nad Vahom 2017, the organizer of the 17th World Masters Mountain Running Championships 2017, on next 2nd September 2017.
Pictures of competition are available at: https://www.facebook.com/memorialstellina/photos/
Full result are available at the following webpage: https://www.mysdam.net/events/event/results-v6_32823.do
Full result are available at the following webpage: https://www.mysdam.net/events/event/results-v6_32823.do
Edited from Myriam Scamangas (Stellinarace Press Office)
Source of the pictures (Damiano Benedetto - LOC):
Source of the pictures (Damiano Benedetto - LOC):
on front page:
- start od M55 - M60;
on second page:
- pass the flag to LOC MWMRCh. 2017 Dubnica nad Vahom.