TRAIL WORLDS
The IAU has conducted a biannual Trail World Championships event since 2007. From 2015, an annual event has been held. The inaugural Trail World Championships event took place in Huntsville, USA on 8 December 2007.
The inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) were held in Thailand in November 2022. Originally scheduled for 2021, but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the creation of the WMTRC followed the formation of a partnership with World Athletics that brought the world championships for trail running and mountain running under a single world championships as part of a plan to elevate the status of trail and mountain running globally. The WMTRC are held every two years.
AUTRA will continue to assist Australian Athletics in the selection of teams to represent Australia at future Trail World Championships. Australian Athletics will be managing the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships to be held in Canfranc, Spain 25 September 2025. Both Australian Athletics and AUTRA have a desire to send a strong and competitive team.
Please refer to the attached Australian Athletics Team Selection Policy for more information on qualifying events.
Applications are now open. Visit Australian Athletics here for the relevant forms.
For more information on the location and event please see here.
2025 world mountain Trail running Championships, canfranc, spain.
DOCUMENTATION
TEAM APPLICATION DATES
Nominations for selection are now open. To be considered for selection, nominations must be received by 16:00 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on Wednesday 2 April 2025.
The qualifying period commenced on 1 April 2024 and concludes on 31 March 2025.
PAST EVENTS:
The 2025 World Mountain Trail Championships will be held in Canfranc Spain in September 2025
The 2023 Trail World Championships were held in Innsbruck, Stubai on on June 9th 2023.
Team:
MEN (87km)
- Thomas Dade
- Andrew Gaskill
- Bastien Missud
- Majell Backhausen
- Nigel Hill
WOMEN (87km)
- Nicole Paton
- Claire O'Brien Smith
MEN (44km)
- Vlad Ixel
- Matthew Crehan
- Fraser Darcy
- David Longo
WOMEN (44KM)
- Kellie Angel
- Patricia McKibbon
- Madison Reynolds
- Danielle Van Der Heul
- Jasmine Sargeant
Individual Results:
MEN:
Thomas Dade - 12:23 (76)
Andrew Gaskill - 13:10 (98)
Bastien Missud - 13:28 (106)
Majell Backhausen - 13:34 (107)
Nigel Hill - 13:58 (111)
Vlad Ixel - 5:06 (59)
Matthew Crehan - 5:18 (75)
Fraser Darcy - 5:27 (88)
David Longo - 5:55 (118)
WOMEN:
Nicole Paton - 14:17 (56)
Claire O'Brien Smith - 14:50 (66)
Kellie Angel - 5:47 (41)
Patricia McKibbon - 6:30 (69)
Madison Reynolds - Timed out
Danielle Van Der Heul - Timed out
Jasmine Sargeant - DNF
The 2019 Trail World Championships were held in Mirandha do Corvo in Portugal on June 8th 2019.
Team:
MEN:
- Ryan Lowe
WOMEN:
- Stephanie Austin
- Jodie Earl
- Sara Ludowici
- Jessica Collins
- Laren Rooke
Individual Results:
MEN:
105th: RYAN LOWE 04:25:19
WOMEN:
19th: STEPHANIE AUSTIN 04:33:58
77th: JODIE EARL 05:15:12
104th: SARAH LUDOWICI 05:29:41
137th: JESSICA COLLINS 05:56:47
142nd: LAUREN ROOKE 06:12:14
Team Results:
MEN:
No placing due to insufficient representation
WOMEN:
15th placed female team, 15:18:52
The 2018 Trail World Championships were held in Penyagolosa, Spain on 12 May 2018. The event was 85km in length.
TEAM
MEN:
Turnbull, David
WOMEN:
Bruins, Robyn,
Clifton, Louise
Fowler, Gill
Schluter, Jessica
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
MEN:
Turnbull, David - 12:25:13, 174th
WOMEN:
Clifton, Louise - 12:09:23, F42
Bruins, Robyn - 12:09:39, F44
Fowler, Gill - 12:13:49, F48
Schluter, Jessica - 12:36:08, F63
TEAM RESULTS
MEN:
No placing due to insufficient representation.
WOMEN:
12 placed female team, 37:29:25
The 2016 Trail World Championships were held in Peneda-Gerês, Portugal on 26 October 2016.
The event was 85km in length and there were 199 finishers, of which 116 were male and 83 were female. Male winner was LUIS ALBERTO HERNANDO (SPA) in 8:20:26 and the female winner was CAROLINE CHAVEROT (FRA) in 9:39:39.
Team:
MEN:
Davies, Brendan
Ixel, Vlad
O'loughlin, Jonathan
WOMEN:
Emmerson, Kellie
Jones, Maggie
Lamprecht, Amy
Individual Results:
MEN:
Ixel, Vlad, 9:38:15 - 25th
O'loughlin, Jonathan, 12:14:13 - 99th
Davies, Brendan, 12:16:39 - 101st
WOMEN:
Emmerson, Kellie, 11:48:28 - F30th
Jones, Maggie, 12:46:53 - F51st
Lamprecht, Amy, 13:25:19 - 66th
Team Results:
MEN:
1st - France, 25:37:10
2nd - Spain, 26:26:02
3rd - Germany, 28:24:03
19th - Australia, 34:09:08
WOMEN:
1st - France, 30:38:12
2nd - Spain, 30:50:19
3rd - United Kingdom, 33:04:37
The 2015 Trail World Championships were held in Annecy, France on 30 May 2015.
The event was 84km in length and there were 229 finishers, of which 144 were male and 85 were female. Male winner was Sylvain Court (FRA) in 8:15:38 and the female winner was Nathalie Mauclair (FRA) in 9:50:39.
MEN:
Backhausen, Majell
Brazier, Thomas
Keyte, Michael
WOMEN:
Bartholomew, Lucinda (Lucy)
Emmerson, Kellie
Fowler, Gillian
Individual Results:
MEN:
Backhausen, Majell, 10:03:00 - 47th
Brazier, Thomas, 10:43:35 - 74th
Keyte, Michael, 12:20:20 - 110th
WOMEN:
Emmerson, Kellie, 11:17:40 - F19
Fowler, Gillian, 11:26:18 - F23
Bartholomew, Lucinda (Lucy), 13:31:10 - 61st
The 2013 Trail World Championships were held in Llanrwst/Conwy, Wales on 6 July 2013.
The 2013 Trail World Championships were held in Llanrwst/Conwy, Wales on 6 July 2013.
There were 100 finishers, of which 54 were male and 46 were female. Male winner was Ricky Lightfoot (GBR) in 5:36:03 and the female winner was Nathalie Mauclair (FRA) in 6:38:46.
Team:
MEN:
Tuckey, Andrew
WOMEN:
Bull, Kirstin
Moore, Georgina
Noble, Mandy-Lee
Individual Results:
MEN:
Tuckey, Andrew, 6:04:12 - 8th
WOMEN:
Moore, Georgina, 7:33:41 - F20
Bull, Kirstin, 7:34:59 - F21
Noble, Mandy-Lee, 8:01:23 - F33
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The 2011 Trail World Championships were held in Connemara, Ireland on 9 July 2011.
There were 98 finishers, of which 68 were male and 30 were female. Male winner was Erik Clavery (FRA) in 6:39:07 and the female winner was Maud Gobert (FRA) in 7:41:31.
Team:
MEN:
Hood, Allan
Mannix, Kevin
WOMEN:
No Australians
Individual Results:
MEN:
Mannix, Kevin, 8:03:57 - 43rd
Hood, Allan, 8:56:22 - M60th
The 2009 Trail World Championships were held in Serre Chevalier, France on 12 July 2009.
There were 46 finishers, of which 32 were male and 14 were female. Male winner was Thomas Lorblanchet (FRA) in 6:38:18 and the female winner was Cecilia Mora (ITA) in 7:53:18.
Team:
MEN:
DuBois, Andrew
WOMEN:
No Australian female participants.
Individual Results:
MEN:
DuBois, Andrew, 10:24:47 - 40th
The 2007 Trail World Championships were held in Huntsville, USA on 8 December 2007.
There were 172 finishers, of which 128 were male and 44 were female. Male winner was Jaroslaw Janicki (POL) in 6:07:45 and the female winner was Norimi Sakurai (JPN) in 6:34:57.
Team:
MEN:
Pirola-Merlo, Andrew
WOMEN:
No Australian female entrants.
Individual Results:
MEN:
Pirola-Merlo, Andrew, 8:35:19 - 34th
