USA Runners Win Men's and Women's Races at the World Mountain Running Championships

By Adam Kopet

Grayson Murphy and Joseph Gray won the World Mountain Running Championships Friday in Argentina.

Murphy won the 14.7K race by 21 seconds in 1:15:20. She led the U.S. team to fifth in the team race, scoring 39 points. The top three athletes from each country count toward scoring. A fourth athlete can displace. France scored 15 points to win the team race.

Finally, women’s official results #wmrapatagonia pic.twitter.com/BYaIasEZOL

— WMRA (@WMRAmountainrun) November 15, 2019

The women’s team results are confirmed:
Gold - France 🇫🇷.
Silver - Czech Republic 🇨🇿.
Bronze - Great Britain 🇬🇧.#wmrapatagonia pic.twitter.com/S2mkPj5g6u

— WMRA (@WMRAmountainrun) November 15, 2019

Gray won the men's race by eight seconds in 1:05:13. He led the U.S. to a silver medal in the team race, scoring 34 points, one point ahead of Italy. The Czech Republic won the men's team race with 17 points.

ES OFICIAL! Resultados finales Mundial Senior Classic Masc. #Carrerasdemontaña WMRA
IT IS OFFICIAL! Final results Senior Classic Male #wmrapatagonia
C’EST OFFICIEL! Final Results Senior Classic Homme. @WMRAmountainrun Championnats du Monde pic.twitter.com/JfBpTxPSif

— mayayo oxigeno (@moxigeno) November 15, 2019

ES OFICIAL! Resultados finales Mundial Senior Classic WMRA. EQUIPOS. Masc.
IT IS OFFICIAL! Final results Senior Classic Male #wmrapatagonia
C’EST OFFICIEL! Final Results Senior Classic EQUIPE. Homme. @WMRAmountainrun Championnats du Monde pic.twitter.com/OSivKt8zIP

— mayayo oxigeno (@moxigeno) November 15, 2019