Scottish Athletes at Ultra World Championships
The International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) is the world governing body of ultra running, race events longer than the marathon distance of 42.2 km. It regulates and sanctions the World Championships for various ultramarathon distances and tracks world records in ultra distance races approved by IAU. IAU operates under the patronage of the World Athletics and follows World Athletics rules.
Championships are held at 50 kilometres (first held as a World Championship in 2015, but previously held as a World 50km trophy annually from 2005; 100 kilometres, first held in 1987; and a 24 Hours championship introduced in 2001, although an indoor race was held in 1990 and described as a World Championship.
A World Trail Running Championship was introduced in 2007 and, in 2022, was incorporated into the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.
Scottish athletes who have competed at these championships are listed alphabetically below.
50 Kilometres
| Athlete | Year | Event | Venue | Pos. | Time | Team Place |
| Katrina Ballantyne | 2026 | 50km | New Delhi (IND) | 2nd | 3:17:24 | 1st |
| Kevin Campbell | 2026 | 50km | New Delhi (IND) | 6th | 2:48:52 | 1st |
| Lucy Colquhoun | 2011 | 50km | Assen (NED) | 6th | 3:35.34 | |
| Michael Crawley | 2015 | 50km | Doha (QAT) | DNF | ||
| Andrew Farquharson | 2005 | 50km | Palermo (ITA) | 5th | 3:25:24 | |
| Henry Hart | 2026 | 50km | New Delhi (IND) | 5th | 2:48:32 | 1st |
| Ross Houston | 2016 | 50km | Doha (QAT) | 7th | 3:01:34 | 2nd |
| Joasia Zakrzewski (3) |
2011 2012 2014 |
50km |
Assen (NED) Vallecrosia (ITA) Doha (QAT) |
3rd 5th 2nd |
3:26:37 3:47:51 3:33:23 |
100 Kilometres
| Athlete | Year | Event | Venue | Pos. | Time | Team Place |
| Sandra Bowers | 2009 | 100km | Torhout (BEL) | 24th | 8:58:14 | |
| Lucy Colquhoun | 2008 | 100km | Tuscania (ITA) | 12th | 8:09:27 | 7th |
| Helene Diamantides | 1997 | 100km | Winschoten (NED) | 20th | 8:20:08 | |
| Paul Giblin | 2014 | 100km | Doha (QAT) | 11th | 6:56:12 | 3rd |
| Eleanor Greenwood (2) |
2010 2014 |
100km |
Gibraltar (GBR) Doha (QAT) |
1st 1st |
7:29:05sc 7:30:48 |
1st 1st |
| Grant Jeans | 2011 | 100km | Winschoten (NED) | 75th | 8:50:02 | 11th |
| Joanna Murphy | 2022 | 100km | Bernau (GER) | 14th | 7:38:10 | 5th |
| Simon Pride (3) |
1997 1998 1999 |
100km |
Winschoten (NED) Shimanto (JPN) Chavagnes (FRA) |
17th 6th 1st |
6:57:09 6:59:38 6:24:05 |
2nd - 3rd |
| Alan Reid | 2000 | 100km | Winschoten (NED) | 91st | 9:04:29 | |
| Chris Richardson | 2024 | 100km | Bengaluru (IND) | 16th | 6:56:16 | 3rd |
| Donald Ritchie (8) |
1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1995 1998 2000 |
100km |
Torhout (BEL) Rambouillet (FRA) Duluth (USA) Faenza (ITA) Palamos (ESP) Winschoten (NED) Shimanto (JPN) Winschoten (NED) |
2nd 13th 10th 8th 39th 36th 48th 57th |
6:40:51sc 7:21:32 7:11:14 7:13:26 7:34:21 7:09:49 10:43:42 7:54:45 |
- - - 3rd 3rd - - - |
| Douglas Selman |
2024 |
100km |
Bengaluru (IND) |
29th |
7:22:48 |
3rd |
| William Sichel (4) |
1995 1997 1998 1999 |
100km |
Winschoten (NED) Winschoten (NED) Shimanto (JPN) Chavagnes (FRA) |
45th 46th 22nd 46th |
7:17:39 7:27:56 7:46:26 7:30:43 |
- 2nd - 3rd |
| Allan Stewart |
1997 |
100km |
Winschoten (NED) |
61st |
7:58:15 |
2nd |
| Craig Stewart |
2011 |
100km |
Winschoten (NED) |
44th |
7:49:59 |
11th |
| Trudi Thomson (2) |
1993 1994 |
100km |
Torhout (BEL) Saroma (JPN) |
9th 2nd |
8:12:05 7:42:17 |
2nd 3rd |
| Robert Turner |
2018 |
100km |
Sveti Martin (CRO) |
30th |
7:18:08 |
|
| Norrie Williamson |
1987 |
100km |
Torhout (BEL) |
36th |
7:46:00sc |
|
| Joasia Zakrzewski (4) |
2011 2014 2015 2016 |
100km |
Winschoten (NED) Doha (QAT) Winschoten (NED) Los Alcazares (ESP) |
2nd 3rd 5th 3rd |
7:41:06 7:42:02 7:31:33 7:41:48 |
5th 1st dnf - |
24 Hours
| Athlete | Year | Event | Venue | Pos. | Dist. | Team Place |
| Marco Consani (2) |
2015 2017 |
24hr |
Turin (ITA) Belfast (GBR) |
63rd 60th |
212.253 km 218.557 km |
1st 8th |
| Christine Gray | 1990 | 24hr | Milton Keynes (GBR) | 5th | 197.619 km | |
| Lynne Kuz | 2009 | 24hr | Bergamo (ITA) | 49th | 154.217 km | |
| Sharon Law (4) |
2012 2013 2015 2017 |
24hr |
Katowice (POL) Steenbergen (NED) Turin (ITA) Belfast (GBR) |
20th 8th 13th 68th |
210.404 km 226.107 km 219.501 km 182.642 km |
3rd 4th 4th 6th |
| Grant MacDonald |
2019 |
24hr |
Albi (FRA) |
43rd |
227.733 km |
6th |
| Debbie Martin-Consani (4) |
2012 2013 2015 2017 |
24hr |
Katowice (POL) Steenbergen (NED) Turin (ITA) Belfast (GBR) |
14th 14th 12th 41st |
217.180 km 220.037 km 221.714 km 204.118 km |
3rd 4th 4th 6th |
| Stephen Mason (2) |
2009 2010 |
24hr |
Bergamo (ITA) Brive (FRA) |
23rd 59th |
215.167 km 215.923 km |
|
| Donald Ritchie |
1990 |
24hr |
Milton Keynes (GBR) |
1st |
267.543 km |
|
| Fionna Ross | 2015 | 24hr | Turin (ITA) | 36th | 201.247 km | 4th |
| William Sichel | 2003 | 24hr | Uden (NED) | 45th | 204.814 km | |
| James Stewart (2) |
2017 2019 |
24hr |
Belfast (GBR) Albi (FRA) |
118th 17th |
178.416 km 227.733 km |
8th 6th |
| Adrian Stott |
2003 |
24hr |
Uden (NED) |
69th |
181.424 km |
|
| Pauline Walker (3) |
2007 2009 2010 |
24hr |
Drummondville (CAN) Bergamo (ITA) Brive (FRA) |
35th 25th 46th |
160.791 km 188.815 km 173.525 km |
|
| David Wallace |
1990 |
24hr |
Milton Keynes (GBR) |
33rd |
146.891 km |
|
| Joasia Zakrzewski |
2025 |
24hr |
Albi (FRA) |
31st |
222.529 km |
1st |
Trail Running
| Athlete | Year | Event | Venue | Pos. | Time | Team Place |
| Sandra Bowers |
2013 |
Trail |
Conwy (GBR) |
31st |
7:55:30 |
3rd |
| Fionna Cameron | 2013 | Trail | Conwy (GBR) | 10th | 7:17:54 | 3rd |
| Sasha Chepelin | 2023 | Short Tr | Innsbruck (AUT) | DNF | - | 1st |
| Lucy Colquhoun | 2011 | Trail | Connemara (IRL) | 3rd | 7:57:20 | 4th |
| Meryl Cooper (2) |
2022 2023 |
Long Tr Long Tr |
Chiang Mai (THA) Innsbruck (AUT) |
34th DNF |
10:21:34 - |
- 6th |
| Paul Giblin |
2015 |
Trail |
Annecy (FRA) |
32nd |
9:44:26 |
3rd |
| Alastair Graves |
2025 |
Long Tr |
Canfranc (FRA) |
73rd |
11:02:06 |
5th |
| Catriona Graves |
2022 |
Short Tr |
Chiang Mai (THA) |
22nd |
4:16:21 |
3rd |
| Kyle Greig |
2017 |
Trail |
Badia Prataglia (ITA) |
26th |
4:55:49 |
9th |
| Naomi Lang |
2025 |
Short Tr |
Canfranc (FRA) |
3rd |
5:58:54 |
|
| Casey Morgan |
2018 |
Trail |
Penyagolosa (ESP) |
53rd |
10:14:40 |
2nd |
| Charlotte Morgan |
2019 |
Trail |
Miranda do Corvo (POR) |
13th |
4:26:43 |
5th |
| Angela Mudge |
2009 |
Trail |
Serre Chevalier (FRA) |
2nd |
8:12:29 |
|
| Tom Owens (2) |
2015 2018 |
Trail |
Annecy (FRA) Penyagolosa (ESP) |
4th 25th |
8:26:23 9:39:26 |
3rd 2nd |
| Jasmin Paris (2) |
2019 2023 |
Trail Long Tr |
Miranda do Corvo (POR) Innsbruck (AUT) |
35th 31st |
4:46:34 13:05:15 |
5th 6th |
| Paul Raistrick |
2015 |
Trail |
Annecy (FRA) |
61st |
10:19:08 |
3rd |
| Andrew Rankin |
2009 |
Trail |
Serre Chevalier (FRA) |
7th |
7:41:19 |
|
| Rob Sinclair |
2018 |
Trail |
Penyagolosa (ESP) |
38th |
9:54:26 |
2nd |
| Ryan Smith (2) |
2018 2022 |
Trail Long Tr |
Penyagolosa (ESP) Chiang Mai (THA) |
16th 39th |
9:25:50 8:38:38 |
2nd 8th |
| Craig Stewart |
2011 |
Trail |
Connemara (IRL) |
34th |
7:47:00 |
4th |
| Andrew Symonds (2) |
2016 2019 |
Trail |
Geres (POR) Miranda do Corvo (POR) |
9th 33rd |
9:00:39 3:56:50 |
11th 2nd |
| Georgia Tindley |
2019 |
Trail |
Miranda do Corvo (POR) |
25th |
4:39:29 |
5th |
| Matthew Williamson | 2013 | Trail | Conwy (GBR) | 22nd | 6:32:35 | 1st |
| Joseph Wright | 2025 | Short Tr | Canfranc (FRA) | 91st | 5:56:52 | 11th |
| Joasia Zakrzewski (3) |
2013 2016 2017 |
Trail |
Conwy (GBR) Geres (POR) Badia Prataglia (ITA) |
4th 29th 69th |
7:01:01 11:46:50 6:31:07 |
3rd 3rd 4th |