1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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...

was held on September 19 and 20, 2001 in Tyneside

Tyneside

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, UK

United Kingdom

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, and was run simultaneously with that year's Great North Run

Great North Run

The Bupa Great North Run is the world's largest half marathon, taking place annually each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster.The first Great...

. A total of 204 athletes, 97 men, 83 women and 24 juniors, from 36 countries took part.

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Benson Masya Benson Masya Benson Masya was a Kenyan long-distance runner and marathon specialist, who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s. He participated at the inaugural IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and finished in first place....	KEN Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...	1:00:24
2	Antonio Silio Antonio Silio Antonio Fabián Silio Alaguire is a retired long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba...	ARG Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	1:00:40
3	Boay Akonay Boay Akonay Boay Akonay is a retired Tanzanian long-distance runner who won the bronze medal at the 1992 World Half Marathon Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...	TAN Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...	1:00:45
4	Lameck Aguta Lameck Aguta Lameck Aguta is a former Kenyan marathon runner. He was the winner of the 101st Boston Marathon in 1997 with a time of 2:10:34 hours....	KEN	1:00:55
5	Joseph Keino	KEN	1:01:06
6	Dave Lewis	GBR United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	1:01:17
7	Artur Castro	BRA Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	1:01:18
8	Alejandro Gómez Alejandro Gómez (athlete) Alejandro Gómez Cabral is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:39.18 min...	ESP	1:01:20
9	Cosmas Ndeti Cosmas Ndeti Cosmas Ndeti is a three time winner of the Boston Marathon. He was the winner of the 1993, 1994, and 1995 races. He set the course record in 1994 with a time of 2:07:15, which was also the best marathon performance in 1994...	KEN	1:01:34
10	Paul Evans Paul Evans (athlete) Paul William Evans is a former distance runner from England, who ran in the 10000m track final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He took up running at 25, having been a footballer...	GBR	1:01:38
11	Xolile Yawa Xolile Yawa Xolile Yawa is a retired athlete from South Africa. He specialised in long-distance running, including marathons....	RSA South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...	1:01:48
12	Antoni Peña Antoni Peña Antoni Peña Pico is a retired male long-distance runner from Spain, who specialized in the marathon during his career.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 28:02.1 min...	ESP Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	1:01:48
13	Koichi Fujita	JPN Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1:01:53
14	Francesco Panetta Francesco Panetta Francesco Panetta is a former Italian long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. His greatest achievement was the victory at the World Championships' final over 3000m steeplechase in Rome 1987...	ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	1:01:55
15	Malcolm Norwood	AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	1:01:56

Team


Position	Team	Competitors
1	Kenya	Benson Masya Benson Masya Benson Masya was a Kenyan long-distance runner and marathon specialist, who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s. He participated at the inaugural IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and finished in first place.... (1st) Lameck Aguta Lameck Aguta Lameck Aguta is a former Kenyan marathon runner. He was the winner of the 101st Boston Marathon in 1997 with a time of 2:10:34 hours.... (4th) Joseph Keino (5th)
2	Great Britain & Northern Ireland	Dave Lewis (6th) Paul Evans Paul Evans (athlete) Paul William Evans is a former distance runner from England, who ran in the 10000m track final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He took up running at 25, having been a footballer... (10th) Carl Thackery (16th)
3	Brazil	Artur Castro (7th) Ronaldo da Costa Ronaldo da Costa Ronaldo da Costa broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin. The record was previously held by Belayneh Densamo from Ethiopia at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, 1988... (20th) Delmir dos Santos (24th)

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Liz McColgan Liz McColgan Elizabeth McColgan MBE is a Scottish former middle-distance and long-distance track and road-running athlete. She won the gold medal for the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games...	GBR	1:08:53
2	Megumi Fujiwara	JPN	1:09:21
3	Rosanna Munerotto Rosanna Munerotto Rosanna Munerotto is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.-Achievements:-Personal bests:3000 metres - 8:53.00 min 5000 metres - 15:36.62 min...	ITA	1:09:38
4	Anuţa Cătună Anuta Catuna Anuţa Cătună is a former female long-distance runner from Romania, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She won the 1996 edition of the New York City Marathon.-Achievements:-References:* *...	ROM Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	1:10:25
5	Miyoko Asahina Miyoko Asahina Miyoko Asahina is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal best in the women's marathon event on April 17, 1994 to win the Rotterdam Marathon.-Achievements:-References:...	JPN	1:10:27
6	Fatuma Roba Fatuma Roba Fatuma Roba is an Ethiopian long distance runner from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, most known for winning a gold medal in the women's marathon race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She finished fourth at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics....	ETH Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...	1:10:28
7	Eriko Asai Eriko Asai is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. A gold medal winner at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea she won the 1994 edition of the Nagoya Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...	JPN	1:10:51
8	Birgit Jerschabek	GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	1:10:53
9	Nadezhda Ilyina Nadezhda Wijenberg Nadezhda Wijenberg is a long-distance runner from Russia, who got the Dutch nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach Ger Wijenberg from the Netherlands....	EUN Unified Team The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The IOC country code was EUN, after the French name, Équipe Unifiée...	1:10:58
10	Iulia Negura	ROM	1:10:59
11	Akari Takemoto	JPN	1:11:01
12	Andrea Wallace	GBR	1:11:21
13	Päivi Tikkanen Päivi Tikkanen Päivi Marja Sinikka Tikkanen is a retired female long-distance runner from Finland, who won the 1989 edition of the Berlin Marathon. A two-time Olympian she ended up in fourth place in the women's 3,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships. Tikkanen was Finnish champion in the same event for...	FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	1:11:22
14	Gordon Bloch	USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1:11:34
15	Joy Smith	USA	1:11:43

Team


Position	Team	Comptetitors
1	Japan	Megumi Fujiwara (2nd) Miyoko Asahina Miyoko Asahina Miyoko Asahina is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal best in the women's marathon event on April 17, 1994 to win the Rotterdam Marathon.-Achievements:-References:... (5th) Eriko Asai Eriko Asai is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. A gold medal winner at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea she won the 1994 edition of the Nagoya Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*... (7th)
2	Great Britain & Northern Ireland	Liz McColgan Liz McColgan Elizabeth McColgan MBE is a Scottish former middle-distance and long-distance track and road-running athlete. She won the gold medal for the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games... (1st) Andrea Wallace (12th) Suzanne Rigg (31st)
3	Romania	Anuţa Cătună Anuta Catuna Anuţa Cătună is a former female long-distance runner from Romania, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She won the 1996 edition of the New York City Marathon.-Achievements:-References:* *... (4th) Iulia Negura (10th) Aurica Buia Aurica Buia Aurica Buia is a retired female long-distance runner from Romania, who specialized in the marathon race during her career. She set her personal best in the women's marathon in Vienna, Austria on April 14, 1996.-Achievements:-References:... (19th)

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Kassa Tadesse	ETH	1:04:51
2	Meck Mothuli	RSA	1:03:32
3	Francesco Ingargiola Francesco Ingargiola Francesco Ingargiola is an Italian long-distance runner, who finished 5th in the men's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-External links:...	ITA	1:05:18
4	Salvatore Orgiana	ITA	1:05:40
5	Zeryihun Bekele	ETH	1:06:26
6	Isaac Radebe	RSA	1:06:36
7	Ottaviano Andriani	ITA	1:06:41
8	Matteo Palumbo	ITA	1:07:12
9	Tesfaye Eticha Tesfaye Eticha Tesfaye Eticha is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the 1994 edition of Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:15:56 on September 25, 1994. He mainly competed in Switzerland during his career. Eticha is a seven-time winner of the Lausanne Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...	ETH	1:07:39
10	Henno Haava	EST Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...	1:07:44
11	Enoch Skosana	RSA	1:08:27
12	Marcel Matanin Marcel Matanin Marcel Matanin is a long-distance runner from Slovakia, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in 81st and last place, clocking a total time of 2:50:26 hours...	TCH Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	1:09:04
13	Rain Miljan	EST	1:09:11
14	Dirk Berger	GER	1:09:18
15	Péter Werner Peter Werner Peter Werner is an American television and film director.In 1977, Werner won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing the short film In the Region of Ice.Since then he worked on primarily directing television amassing a number of television film credits namely Mama Flora's...	HUN Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	1:09:48

Team


Position	Team	Competitors
1	Italy	Francesco Ingargiola Francesco Ingargiola Francesco Ingargiola is an Italian long-distance runner, who finished 5th in the men's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-External links:... (3rd) Salvatore Orgiana (4th) Ottaviano Andriani (7th)
2	Ethiopia	Kassa Tadesse (1st) Zeryihun Bekele (5th) Tesfaye Eticha Tesfaye Eticha Tesfaye Eticha is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the 1994 edition of Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:15:56 on September 25, 1994. He mainly competed in Switzerland during his career. Eticha is a seven-time winner of the Lausanne Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*... (9th)
3	South Africa	Meck Mothuli (2nd) Isaac Radebe (6th) Enoch Skosana (11th)

External links

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