1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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The 4th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
was held on October 1, 1995 in Montbéliard
–Belfort
, France
. A total of 243 athletes, 147 men and 96 women, from 54 countries took part.
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 October 1, 1995 in Montbéliard
Montbéliard
Montbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.-History:...
–Belfort
Belfort
Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. A total of 243 athletes, 147 men and 96 women, from 54 countries took part.
Individual
Position | Competitor | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Moses Tanui Moses Tanui Moses Tanui is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal over 10000 m at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.... |
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... |
1:01:45 |
2 | Paul Yego Paul Yego Paul Yego is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1995 and won a silver medal finishing behind Moses Tanui- External links :... |
KEN | 1:01:46 |
3 | Charles Tangus Charles Tangus Charles Tangus is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1995 and won a bronze medal finishing third behind fellow Kenyan Paul Yego. He won the Berlin Half Marathon in 1996.... |
KEN | 1:01:50 |
4 | Antonio Serrano Antonio Serrano (athlete) Antonio Serrano Sánchez is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:58.56 min *5000 metres - 13:22.40 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... |
1:01:56 |
5 | Josia Thugwane Josia Thugwane Josia Thugwane is a South African athlete, best known for winning the gold medal in the marathon race at the 1996 Summer Olympics... |
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... |
1:02:28 |
6 | Delmir dos Santos | 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... |
1:02:32 |
7 | Herder Vázquez | COL Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
1:02:32 |
8 | Nobuyuki Sato Nobuyuki Sato Nobuyuki Sato is a former Japanese marathon runner. After finishing second in the Fukuoka Marathon 1998 with his career best of 2:08:48, he won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.At the Olympics 2000, he finished in 41st place.... |
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... |
1:02:36 |
9 | Yoshifumi Miyamoto | JPN | 1:02:38 |
10 | Joaquim Pinheiro Joaquim Pinheiro Joaquim Pinheiro is a retired Portuguese runner.He competed in the marathon at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics, both times without finishing the race.-Achievements:-External links:*... |
POR Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
1:02:40 |
11 | Bartolomé Serrano Bartolomé Serrano Bartolomé Serrano is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the half marathon.He finished fourteenth at the 1998 World Half Marathon Championships in a personal best time of 1:01:43 hours.-References:... |
ESP | 1:02:41 |
12 | Vincenzo Modica Vincenzo Modica Vincenzo Modica is an Italian runner.-External links:... |
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... |
1:02:48 |
13 | Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi is an Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics... |
ITA | 1:02:49 |
14 | Oleg Strizhakov Oleg Strizhakov Oleg Strizhakov is a retired Russian long-distance runner.He won the silver medal in 10,000 metres at the 1994 Goodwill Games and finished thirteenth in the marathon race at the 1995 World Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*... |
RUS Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
1:02:54 |
15 | Giacomo Leone Giacomo Leone Giacomo Leone is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. He set his personal best in the marathon on March 4, 2001 in Otsu, Japan. Leone is best known for winning the 1996 edition of the New York City Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*... |
ITA | 1:02:54 |
Team
Position | Team | Competitors |
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1 | Kenya | Moses Tanui Moses Tanui Moses Tanui is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal over 10000 m at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.... (1st) Paul Yego Paul Yego Paul Yego is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1995 and won a silver medal finishing behind Moses Tanui- External links :... (2nd) Charles Tangus Charles Tangus Charles Tangus is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1995 and won a bronze medal finishing third behind fellow Kenyan Paul Yego. He won the Berlin Half Marathon in 1996.... (3rd) |
2 | Spain | Antonio Serrano Antonio Serrano (athlete) Antonio Serrano Sánchez is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:58.56 min *5000 metres - 13:22.40 min... (4th) Bartolomé Serrano Bartolomé Serrano Bartolomé Serrano is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the half marathon.He finished fourteenth at the 1998 World Half Marathon Championships in a personal best time of 1:01:43 hours.-References:... (11th) Pablo Sierra (19th) |
3 | Italy | Vincenzo Modica Vincenzo Modica Vincenzo Modica is an Italian runner.-External links:... (12th) Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi is an Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics... (13th) Giacomo Leone Giacomo Leone Giacomo Leone is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. He set his personal best in the marathon on March 4, 2001 in Otsu, Japan. Leone is best known for winning the 1996 edition of the New York City Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*... (15th) |
Individual
Position | Competitor | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Valentina Yegorova Valentina Yegorova Valentina Mikhailovna Yegorova is a long-distance runner from Russia. She was born in Cheboksary.Yegorova competed in the women's marathon for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain... |
RUS | 1:09:58 |
2 | Cristina Pomacu Cristina Pomacu Cristina Pomacu is a female long-distance runner from Romania who mainly competed in the marathon. She is a triple winner of the annual Belgrade Marathon , and twice won the silver medal at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships .She competed in the women's marathon at the 1994 European... |
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... |
1:10:22 |
3 | 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 | 1:10:28 |
4 | Colleen De Reuck Colleen De Reuck Colleen S. De Reuck is a long-distance runner from South Africa, who became an American citizen on December 11, 2000... |
RSA | 1:10:34 |
5 | Alla Zhilyaeva Alla Zhilyaeva Alla Zhilyaeva is a female long-distance runner from Russia. She set a Russian national record for the women's 10,000 metres at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, with a time of 30:23.07.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-External links:*... |
RUS | 1:10:39 |
6 | Elena Fidatof | ROM | 1:10:39 |
7 | Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country in three Summer Olympics: 1988, 1996 and 2000. Her best finish came at her Olympic debut in Seoul, South Korea, where Alonso ended up in 25th place in the women's 10.000 metres race... |
ESP | 1:10:43 |
8 | Zahia Dahmani | FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
1:11:28 |
9 | Maura Viceconte Maura Viceconte Maura Viceconte is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics. She is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary... |
ITA | 1:11:32 |
10 | Rocío Ríos Rocío Ríos María Rocío Ríos Pérez is a retired female long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, finishing in fifth place.... |
ESP | 1:11:42 |
11 | 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:... |
ROM | 1:11:44 |
12 | Kamila Gradus Kamila Gradus Kamila Gradus is a retired Polish marathon runner, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise... |
POL Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
1:11:45 |
13 | Marleen Renders Marleen Renders Marleen Renders is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000... |
BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
1:11:52 |
14 | Lynn Doering | USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
1:11:54 |
15 | Carmen Fuentes | ESP | 1:12:01 |
Team
Position | Team | Comptetitors |
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1 | Romania | Cristina Pomacu Cristina Pomacu Cristina Pomacu is a female long-distance runner from Romania who mainly competed in the marathon. She is a triple winner of the annual Belgrade Marathon , and twice won the silver medal at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships .She competed in the women's marathon at the 1994 European... (2nd) 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:* *... (3rd) Elena Fidatof (6th) |
2 | Russia | Valentina Yegorova Valentina Yegorova Valentina Mikhailovna Yegorova is a long-distance runner from Russia. She was born in Cheboksary.Yegorova competed in the women's marathon for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain... (1st) Alla Zhilyaeva Alla Zhilyaeva Alla Zhilyaeva is a female long-distance runner from Russia. She set a Russian national record for the women's 10,000 metres at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, with a time of 30:23.07.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-External links:*... (5th) Firiya Sultanova Firiya Sultanova Firiya Rifkatovna Sultanova-Zhdanova is a retired female long-distance runner from Russia. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on June 21, 2003 in Duluth, Minnesota, clocking 2:27:05... (17th) |
3 | Spain | Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country in three Summer Olympics: 1988, 1996 and 2000. Her best finish came at her Olympic debut in Seoul, South Korea, where Alonso ended up in 25th place in the women's 10.000 metres race... (7th) Rocío Ríos Rocío Ríos María Rocío Ríos Pérez is a retired female long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, finishing in fifth place.... (10th) Carmen Fuentes (15th) |
External links
- IAAF/Ricoh World Half Marathon Championships - Competition Result, website of the IAAF (Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
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