IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is an annual half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was contested from 1992 to 2005, and replaced by the IAAF World Road Running Championships, a 20 kilometres race which had its inaugural event held in 2006 in Debrecen, Hungary. After a second edition of the Road Running Championships, which was over the half marathon distance, it reverted to the original name of the World Half Marathon Championships.
Editions
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| Year | Edition | City | Country | Date | Participants |
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| 1992 | 1st () | Newcastle upon Tyne |  United Kingdom |
19–20 September | 204 runners from 36 countries |
| 1993 | 2nd () | Brussels | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
3 October | 254 runners from 49 countries |
| 1994 | 3rd () | Oslo |  Norway |
24 September | 215 runners from 47 countries |
| 1995 | 4th () | Montbéliard–Belfort |  France |
1 October | 247 runners from 54 countries |
| 1996 | 5th () | Palma de Mallorca |  Spain |
29 September | 209 runners from 53 countries |
| 1997 | 6th () | Košice |  Slovakia |
3 October | 228 runners from 45 countries |
| 1998 | 7th () | Zürich |  Switzerland |
27 September | 236 runners from 54 countries |
| 1999 | 8th () | Palermo |  Italy |
3 October | 193 runners from 48 countries |
| 2000 | 9th () | Veracruz |  Mexico |
12 November | 182 runners from 52 countries |
| 2001 | 10th () | Bristol | United Kingdom |
7 October | 202 runners from 52 countries |
| 2002 | 11th () | Brussels | Belgium |
5 May | 201 runners from 60 countries |
| 2003 | 12th () | Vilamoura |  Portugal |
4 October | 171 runners from 49 countries |
| 2004 | 13th () | New Delhi |  India |
3 October | 152 runners from 55 countries |
| 2005 | 14th () | Edmonton |  Canada |
1 October | 156 runners from 43 countries |
| 2006 | 15th () | Debrecen |  Hungary |
8 October | 141 runners from 42 countries (20 km race) |
| 2007 | 16th () | Udine | Italy |
14 October | 148 runners from 41 countries |
| 2008 | 17th () | Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil |
12 October | 157 runners from 43 countries |
| 2009 | 18th () | Birmingham | United Kingdom |
11 October | 158 runners from 39 countries |
| 2010 | 19th () | Nanning |  China |
16 October | 123 runners from 30 countries |
| 2012 | 20th () | Kavarna[1] |  Bulgaria |
6 October | 147 runners from 42 countries |
| 2014 | 21st () | Copenhagen[2] |  Denmark |
29 March | 201 runners from 56 countries |
| 2016 | 22nd () | Cardiff | United Kingdom |
26 March | TBD |
History
The IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was first held in 1992. It comprised three races: the men's race, the women's race and the junior men's race. Furthermore, a team competition was held in each category, with the winners being decided by combining the performances of a country's top three finishers. The country with the lowest aggregate time won the team competition. The junior men's race was held in only the first and second editions, and was removed from the programme from 1994 onwards.
The competition went largely unchanged until 2006, when the competition was renamed as the IAAF World Road Running Championships. Aside from the name change, the significant difference was the distance of the race, changing from a half marathon to a 20 kilometres road race. The 20 km race featured only at the 2006 edition, and the half marathon distance returned for the 2007 World Road Running Championships.
On 29 November 2007, the IAAF announced that the name of the competition would revert to its original title of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, beginning with the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 October 2008.[3][4]
This competition should not to be confused with the IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships which were run from 1983 to 1991, or the IAAF World Road Relay Championships which took place between 1992 and 1998.
Competition format
The competition is generally held every October. Runners compete on public roads which have been closed off to traffic specifically for the event. Prize money varies from US$30,000 to US$3000.
Records
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Medalists
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Men
Individual
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |  Benson Masya (KEN) | 1:00:24 |  Antonio Silio (ARG) | 1:00:40 |  Boay Akonay (TAN) | 1:00:45 |
| 1993 | Vincent Rousseau (BEL) | 1:01:06 |  Steve Moneghetti (AUS) | 1:01:10 | Carl Thackery (GBR) | 1:01:13 |
| 1994 |  Khalid Skah (MAR) | 1:00:27 | Germán Silva (MEX) | 1:00:28 | Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) | 1:00:54 |
| 1995 | Moses Tanui (KEN) | 1:01:45 | Paul Yego (KEN) | 1:01:46 | Charles Tangus (KEN) | 1:01:50 |
| 1996 | Stefano Baldini (ITA) | 1:01:17 | Josephat Kiprono (KEN) | 1:01:30 |  Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM) | 1:02:00 |
| 1997 | Shem Kororia (KEN) | 59:56 CR | Moses Tanui (KEN) | 59:58 | Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN) | 1:00:00 |
| 1998 | Paul Koech (KEN) | 1:00:01 |  Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) | 1:00:24 | Khalid Skah (MAR) | 1:00:24 |
| 1999 | Paul Tergat (KEN) | 1:01:50 | Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) | 1:01:50 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tesfaye Jifar (ETH) | 1:01:51 |
| 2000 | Paul Tergat (KEN) | 1:03:47 | Phaustin Baha Sulle (TAN) | 1:03:48 | Tesfaye Jifar (ETH) | 1:03:50 |
| 2001 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1:00:03 | Tesfaye Jifar (ETH) | 1:00:04 | John Yuda Msuri (TAN) | 1:00:12 |
| 2002 | Paul Malakwen Kosgei (KEN) | 1:00:39 | Jaouad Gharib (MAR) | 1:00:42 | John Yuda Msuri (TAN) | 1:00:57 |
| 2003 | Martin Lel (KEN) | 1:00:49 | Fabiano Joseph Naasi (TAN) | 1:00:52 | Martin Sulle (TAN) | 1:00:56 |
| 2004 | Paul Kirui (KEN) | 1:02:15 | Fabiano Joseph Naasi (TAN) | 1:02:31 |  Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (QAT) | 1:02:36 |
| 2005 | Fabiano Joseph Naasi (TAN) | 1:01:08 | Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT) | 1:01:09 |  Yonas Kifle (ERI) | 1:01:13 |
| 2006 (20 km) | Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 56:01 | Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba (KEN) | 56:41 | Wilson Kebenei (KEN) | 57:15 |
| 2007 | Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 58:59 | Patrick Makau (KEN) | 59:02 | Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot (KEN) | 59:05 |
| 2008 | Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 59:56 =CR | Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) | 1:01:54 | Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT) | 1:01:57 |
| 2009 | Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 59:35 CR | Bernard Kipyego (KEN) | 59:59 |  Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) | 1:00:00 |
| 2010 | Wilson Kiprop (KEN) | 1:00:07 | Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 1:00:11 | Sammy Kitwara (KEN) | 1:00:22 |
| 2012 | Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 1:00:19 |  Deressa Chimsa (ETH) | 1:00:51 | John Nzau Mwangangi (KEN) | 1:01:01 |
| 2014 | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN) | 59:08 | Samuel Tsegay (ERI) | 59:21 | Guye Adola (ETH) | 59:21 |
Team competition
Women
Individual
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 1:08:53 |  Megumi Fujiwara (JPN) | 1:09:21 | Rosanna Munerotto (ITA) | 1:09:38 |
| 1993 | Conceição Ferreira (POR) | 1:10:07 | Mari Tanigawa (JPN) | 1:10:09 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 1:10:12 |
| 1994 | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 1:08:36 CR |  Iulia Negura (ROU) | 1:09:15 | Anuţa Cătună (ROU) | 1:09:35 |
| 1995 |  Valentina Yegorova (RUS) | 1:09:58 | Cristina Pomacu (ROU) | 1:10:22 | Anuţa Cătună (ROU) | 1:10:28 |
| 1996 | Ren Xiujuan (CHN) | 1:10:39 | Lidia Simon (ROU) | 1:10:57 | Aurica Buia (ROU) | 1:11:01 |
| 1997 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 1:08:14 CR | Cristina Pomacu (ROU) | 1:08:43 | Lidia Simon (ROU) | 1:09:05 |
| 1998 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 1:08:29 | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 1:08:32 | Lidia Simon (ROU) | 1:08:58 |
| 1999 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 1:08:48 | Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) | 1:09:12 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 1:09:23 |
| 2000 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 1:09:07 | Susan Chepkemei (KEN) | 1:09:40 | Lidia Simon (ROU) | 1:10:24 |
| 2001 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 1:06:47 CR | Susan Chepkemei (KEN) | 1:07:36 | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 1:08:17 |
| 2002 | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 1:09:06 | Susan Chepkemei (KEN) | 1:09:13 |  Jeļena Prokopčuka (LAT) | 1:09:15 |
| 2003 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 1:07:35 | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 1:09:02 | Benita Johnson (AUS) | 1:09:26 |
| 2004 | Sun Yingjie (CHN) | 1:08:40 | Lydia Cheromei (KEN) | 1:09:00 | Constantina Tomescu (ROU) | 1:09:07 |
| 2005 | Constantina Tomescu (ROU) | 1:09:17 |  Lornah Kiplagat (NED) | 1:10:19 | Susan Chepkemei (KEN) | 1:10:20 |
| 2006 (20 km) | Lornah Kiplagat (NED) | 1:03:21 WR | Constantina Tomescu (ROU) | 1:03:23 | Rita Jeptoo (KEN) | 1:03:47 |
| 2007 | Lornah Kiplagat (NED) | 1:06:25 WR | Mary Keitany (KEN) | 1:06:48 | Pamela Chepchumba (KEN) | 1:08:06 |
| 2008 | Lornah Kiplagat (NED) | 1:08:37 | Aselefech Mergia (ETH) | 1:09:57 | Pamela Chepchumba (KEN) | 1:10:01 |
| 2009 | Mary Keitany (KEN) | 1:06:36 CR | Philes Ongori (KEN) | 1:07:38 | Aberu Kebede (ETH) | 1:07:39 |
| 2010 | Florence Kiplagat (KEN) | 1:08:24 | Dire Tune (ETH) | 1:08:34 | Peninah Arusei (KEN) | 1:09:05 |
| 2012 | Meseret Hailu (ETH) | 1:08:55 | Feyse Tadese (ETH) | 1:08:56 | Paskalia Chepkorir Kipkoech (KEN) | 1:09:04 |
| 2014 | Gladys Cherono (KEN) | 1:07:29 | Mary Wacera Ngugi (KEN) | 1:07:44 | Selly Chepyego Kaptich (KEN) | 1:07:52 |
Team competition
†: In 2009, the team from Russia was initially ranked 3rd (3:31:23), but fell behind Japan after the disqualification of Inga Abitova. Her competition results were annulled, beginning October 10, 2009, because of breaking anti-doping regulations.[5][6]
Junior men
Individual
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kadessa Tadesse (ETH) | 1:04:51 |  Meck Mothuli (RSA) | 1:05:01 | Francesco Ingargiola (ITA) | 1:05:18 |
| 1993 | Meck Mothuli (RSA) | 1:02:11 | Biruk Bekele (ETH) | 1:03:32 | Isaac Radebe (RSA) | 1:03:35 |
Team competition
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Italy | 3:17:39 | Ethiopia | 3:18:56 | South Africa | 3:20:04 |
| 1993 | South Africa | 3:09:46 | Ethiopia | 3:13:34 | Italy | 3:17:12 |
References
- General
- IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Copenhagen 2014 Facts & Figures Incorporating the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1992-2005/2008-2010-2012) IAAF World Road Running Championships 2006/2007
- IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Individual and Team Scores
- Specific
- ↑ IAAF Chooses Kavarna, Bulgaria, to host 2012 World Half Marathon Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
- ↑ Host cities for 2014 IAAF World Athletics Series are decided. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
- ↑ Rio 2008 – championships renamed. IAAF. 2007-11-29
- ↑ IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday 12 October 2008, IAAF, Retrieved 2008-02-06
- ↑ IAAF Athlete Doping List (Updated 4/4/13), eightlane.org, April 4, 2013, retrieved September 11, 2013
- ↑ IAAF News - Newsletter - Edition 138 - 18 December 2012 - Athletes sanctioned for a Doping Offence since the last Newsletter - According to information received by the IAAF as of 13 December 2012 (PDF), IAAF, 18 December 2012, p. 2, retrieved September 11, 2013
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