2010 World Mountain Running Championships
# 2010 World Mountain Running Championships

The 26th World Mountain Running Championships were held in Kamnik, Slovenia on September 5, 2010. Around 350 athletes from 39 countries were present, which was a record of the number of nations taking part in the championships.

## Results

### Medals

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Senior Men | Samson K. Gashazghi Eritrea | A. Teklay Weldemariam Eritrea | Geoffrey Kusuro Uganda |
| Senior Women | Andrea Mayr Austria | Valentina Belotti Italy | Martina Straehl Switzerland |
| Junior Men | Yossief T. Andemichael Eritrea | Ridvan Bozkurt Turkey | Jente Joly Belgium |
| Junior Women | Yasemin Can Turkey | Burcu Dag Turkey | Adelaide Pantheon France |
| Team Senior Men | Eritrea | United States | Italy |
| Team Senior Women | Italy | Switzerland | Russia |
| Team Junior Men | Turkey | Germany | Italy |
| Team Junior Women | Turkey | Romania | Great Britain |

### Men

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Samson Gashazghi | Eritrea | 56:25 |
| 2 | Azerya Teklay Weldemariam | Eritrea | 56:28 |
| 3 | Geofrey Kusuro | Uganda | 56:57 |
| 4 | Petro Manu Shaku | Eritrea | 57:00 |
| 5 | Stephen Kiprotich | Uganda | 57:16 |
| 6 | Abraham Kidane Habtom | Eritrea | 57:55 |
| 7 | Ahmet Aslan | Turkey | 58:14 |
| 8 | Jonathan Wyatt | New Zealand | 58:23 |

### Women

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andrea Mayr | Austria | 49:30 |
| 2 | Valentina Belotti | Italy | 50:08 |
| 3 | Martina Strähl | Switzerland | 50:42 |
| 4 | Svetlana Demidenko | Russia | 51:02 |
| 5 | Mateja Kosovelj | Slovenia | 51:24 |
| 6 | Antonella Confortola | Italy | 52:19 |
| 7 | Jelena Ruchljada | Russia | 52:30 |
| 8 | Claudia Helfenberger | Switzerland | 52:35 |
