title: 1986 World Mountain Running Trophy
text: # 1986 World Mountain Running Trophy
  
  The 1986 World Mountain Running Championships was the 2nd edition of the global mountain running competition, World Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association and was held in Morbegno, Italy on 5 October 1986.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men individual
  
  Distance 15.0 km, difference in height 1127 m (climb).
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alfonso Valicella | Italy | 1h00'36" |
  | | Helmut Stuhlpfarrer | Austria | 1h01'07" |
  | | Charly Doll | West Germany | 1h02'25" |
  | 4 | Beat Imhof | Switzerland | 1h03'11" |
  | 5 | John Lenihan | Ireland | 1h03'16" |
  | 6 | Costantino Bertolla | Italy | 1h03'31" |
  | 7 | Privato Pezzoli | Italy | 1h03'46" |
  | 8 | Luigi Bortoluzzi | Italy | 1h03'49" |
  | 9 | Ruedi Bucher | Switzerland | 1h04'01" |
  | 10 | Wolfgang Münzel | West Germany | 1h04'47" |
  
  ### Men team
  
  | Country | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | Italy | Alfonso Valicella, Costantino Bertolla, Privato Pezzoli. Luigi Bortoluzzi | 16 |
  | Switzerland | | 28 |
  | West Germany | | 30 |
  
  ### Men short distance
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Maurizio Simonetti | Italy | 45'37" |
  | | Fausto Bonzi | Italy | 45'57" |
  | | Renato Gotti | Italy | 46'40" |
  | 4 | Pier Alberto Tassi | Italy | 47'04" |
  | 5 | Vito Cornolti | Italy | 47'23" |
  | 6 | Davide Milesi | Italy | 47'35" |
  | 7 | Rob Pilbeam | England | 47'40" |
  | 8 | Lucio Fregona | Italy | 47'49" |
  | 9 | Daniel Oppliger | Switzerland | 47'59" |
  | 10 | Dave Cartridge | England | 48'02" |
  
  ### Men short distance team
  
  | Country | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | Italy | Maurizio Simonetti, Fausto Bonzi, Renato Gotti, Pier Alberto Tassi | 7 |
  | Italy 2 | | 17 |
  | England | | 35 |
  
  ### Men junior individual
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Franco Naitza | Italy | 29'55" |
  | | Robin Bergstrand | England | 30'12" |
  | | Ezio Chappoz | Italy | 30'36" |
  | 4 | Emiliano Milesi | Italy | 30'38" |
  | 5 | Michael Steiner | Switzerland | 31'13" |
  | 6 | Davide Zubiani | Italy | 31'14" |
  | 7 | Antonio Molinari | Italy | 31'15" |
  | 8 | Giacomino Lizzoli | Italy | 31'16" |
  | 9 | Martial Cuendet | Switzerland | 31'45" |
  | 10 | Heinz Fellner | Austria | 31'55" |
  
  ### Men junior team
  
  | Country | Points |
  | - | - |
  | Italy | 8 |
  | England | 27 |
  | Italy 2 | 28 |
  
  ### Women individual
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Carol Haigh | England | 34'14" |
  | | Valentina Bottarelli | Italy | 34'59" |
  | | Gaby Schütz | Switzerland | 35'22" |
  | 4 | Helene Eschler | Switzerland | 36'05" |
  | 5 | Anelise Weber | West Germany | 36'07" |
  | 6 | Lucia Soranzo | Italy | 36'22" |
  | 7 | Karin Möbes | Switzerland | 36'22" |
  | 8 | Tatjana Smolnikar | Yugoslavia | 36'33" |
  | 9 | Sonia Basso | Italy | 36'33" |
  | 10 | Gemma Gaddo | Italy | 37'27" |
  
  ### Women team
  
  | Country | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | Switzerland | Gaby Schütz, Helene Eschler, Karin Möbes, Daniela Salvi | 14 |
  | Italy | Valentina Bottarelli, Lucia Soranzo, Sonia Basso, Gemma Gaddo | 17 |
  | West Germany | | 21 |
  