Event results
World Mountain Running Trophy and World Masters Mountain Running Champs, Innsbruck, Austria, 14-15 and 21 September 2002
In the junior women’s race, Victoria Ivanova of Russia was first in 21:00.0. Demelza Murrihy was first New Zealander across the line in 11th place, Club member Jane Nalder was 16th (22:57), and Lucy Cant was 28th. New Zealand was 6th team (2 to count).
In the junior men, Stefano Scaini of Italy was first home in 50:45. Club member Lyndon McGaughran was first New Zealander home in 57:10 (29th), and Matt Prosser was 36th. Other New Zealanders: Morgan Burne 32nd, Max Smith 44th. New Zealand was 10th team (3 to count).
First home in the senior women was Svetlana Demidenko of Russia in 52:16. Club member Moana Burt was 4th just under three minutes back. Other New Zealanders: Shireen Crumpton 6th, defending champ Melissa Moon 22nd, Carline Macdonald 27th. New Zealand was the second team behind Italy (3 to count).
In the senior men’s race, held on Sunday in freezing rain, Jonathon Wyatt regained his title with a margin of over three and a half minutes, proving he is truly in a class of his own. Other New Zealanders’ results: Callum Harland (52nd), Alistair Snowdon (57th), Patrick Meffan (71st), Paul Forster (76th), and club member Mike Wakelin (101st). The New Zealand team was 9th.
In the masters’ events held a week later, Carline Macdonald won the W35 grade, a minute and a half ahead of the second placegetter. In the men, Paul Forster was first New Zealander home, finishing 7th in the M40 grade. He was followed a minute back by Patrick Meffan 12th M40. Colin Earwaker was 9th in the M45 grade, and club member Barry Prosser was 2nd in M50 grade.
A summary of the results are below.
Junior women
3.3km with a rise of 334m. 46 finishers.
Individual results
Olympic club members in bold.
Place Name Time
1
Victoria Ivanova (RUS)
21:00
2
Lea Vetsch (SWI)
21:10
3
Lisa Reisinger (GER)
21:18
11
Demelza Murrihy
22:22
16
Jane Nalder
22:56
28
Lucy Cant
23:56
Team results (first 2 to count)
Place Country Points
1Turkey11
2Germany12
3Austria17
6New Zealand27
Junior men
9.2km with a rise of 1044m. 64 finishers.
Individual results
Olympic club members in bold.
Place Name Time
1
Stefano Scaini (ITA)
50:45
2
Jan Kreisinger (CZE)
51:18
3
Grzegorz Dorszynski (POL)
51:32
29
Lyndon McGaughran
57:10
32
Morgan Burne
57:32
36
Matt Prosser
58:06
44
Max Smith
59:45
Team results (2 to count)
Place Country Points
1Italy13
2Slovenia28
3Germany36
10New Zealand97
Senior women
9.2km with a rise of 1044m. 86 finishers.
Individual results
Olympic club members in bold.
Place Name Time
1
Svetlana Demidenko (RUS)
52:16
2
Antonella Confortola (ITA)
54:15
3
Izabela Zatorska (POL)
54:44
4
Moana Burt
55:12
6
Shireen Crumpton
56:09
22
Melissa Moon
59:05
27
Carline Macdonald
60:21
Team results (3 to count)
Place Country Points
1Italy22
2New Zealand32
3France37
Senior men
11.7km with a rise of 1331m. 149 finishers.
Individual results
Olympic club members in bold.
Place Name Time
1
Jonathon Wyatt
56:31
2
Raymond Fontaine (FRA)
60:05
3
Ranulfo Sanchez (MEX)
60:12
52
Callum Harland
64:57
57
Alistair Snowdon
65:17
71
Patrick Meffan
66:44
76
Paul Forster
66:53
101
Mike Wakelin
68:57
Team results (4 to count)
Place Country Points
1Italy37
2Slovakia55
3France61
9New Zealand181
Masters races
Olympic club members in bold.
M40 grade
9.2km with a climb of 1044m. 78 finishers.
Place Name Time
1
Bryson Robin (IRE)
50:07,9
2
Torresani Franco (ITA)
51:02,6
3
Donnelly Colin (SCO)
51:46,8
7
Forster Paul
52:26,8
12
Meffan Patrick
53:25,7
M45 grade
9.2km with a climb of 1044m. 68 finishers.
Place Name Time
1
SENONER Hugo (ITA)
53:36,7
2
Oldfield Steven (ENG)
53:56,3
3
Kolinek Frantisek (CZE)
54:20,3
9
Earwaker Colin
56:04,5
M50 grade
9.2km with a climb of 1044m. 66 finishers.
Place Name Time
1
Vello Gianni (ITA)
56:18,8
2
Prosser Barry
56:45,4
3
Moscato Aurelio (ITA)
57:24,0
W35 grade
9.2km with a climb of 1044m. 16 finishers.
Place Name Time
1
MacDonald Carline
1:00:46,7
2
Rueda-Oppliger Fabiola (SUI)
1:02:02,0
3
Hargreaves Jackie (ENG)
1:03:22,9
W40 grade
9.2km with a climb of 1044m. 19 finishers.
Place Name Time
1
De Pay Gudrun (GER)
1:00:22,0
2
Distefano Kari (USA)
1:01:21,6
3
Clark Sue (AUS)
1:05:23,4
W45 grade
9.2km with a climb of 1044m. 13 finishers.
Place Name Time
1
Frotschnig Anni (AUT)
1:08:16,9
2
Beck Edeltraud (GER)
1:08:32,8
3
Prowse Jo Anne (ENG)
1:09:03,7
W50 grade
9.2km with a climb of 1044m. 13 finishers.
Place Name Time
1
Fairfax Louise (AUS)
1:05:31,7
2
Pattis Rosy (ITA)
1:09:29,6
3
Lipp-Scherzer Regine (GER)
1:14:41,7