2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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The 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
were held in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
on 12 October 2008.
This event was first announced as the 2008 IAAF World Road Running Championships, but in November 2007, the IAAF announced that the name of the IAAF World Road Running Championships would revert back to its original title of the 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...
were held in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
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...
on 12 October 2008.
This event was first announced as the 2008 IAAF World Road Running Championships, but in November 2007, the IAAF announced that the name of the IAAF World Road Running Championships would revert back to its original title of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Men
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Zersenay Tadese | 59:56 | |
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Patrick Makau Musyoki Patrick Makau Musyoki Patrick Makau Musyoki is a runner from Kenya. He holds the world record in the marathon with a time of 2:03:38, set at the 2011 Berlin Marathon. He is also notable for his half marathon performances, having won a number of prominent competitions in Europe... |
1:01:54 | |
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Ahmad Hassan Abdullah | 1:01:57 | |
| 4 | Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott | 1:01:58 | |
| 5 | Yusei Nakao | 1:02:05 | |
| 6 | Dieudonné Disi Dieudonné Disi Dieudonné Disi is a Rwandan long-distance and cross country runner.In 2009 he competed in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but pulled out at the 28 km mark due to an injury... |
1:03:03 | |
| 7 | Abebe Dinkesa | 1:03:04 | |
| 8 | Marilson dos Santos | 1:03:14 |
Team race men
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Makau Musyoki Patrick Makau Musyoki Patrick Makau Musyoki is a runner from Kenya. He holds the world record in the marathon with a time of 2:03:38, set at the 2011 Berlin Marathon. He is also notable for his half marathon performances, having won a number of prominent competitions in Europe... Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott Joseph Maregu |
3:07:24 |
| 2 | Zersenay Tadese Michael Tesfay Mogos Ahferom |
3:09:40 |
| 3 | Ahmad Hassan Abdullah Essa Ismail Rashed Essa Ismail Rashed Essa Ismail Rashed is a long-distance runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2004... Ali Dawoud Sedam |
3:10:52 |
Women
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since... |
1:08:37 | |
| 2 | Aselefech Mergia Aselefech Mergia Aselefech Mergia Medessa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She began taking part in professional road races in 2006, starting with a seventh place finish at the Delhi Half Marathon.... |
1:09:57 | |
| 3 | Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba is an athlete from Kenya. Her best achievements are from cross country running.... |
1:10:01 | |
| 4 | Genet Getaneh | 1:10:03 | |
| 5 | Peninah Arusei Peninah Arusei Penninah Arusei Jerop is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions, especially the half marathon. She has represented Kenya at the Olympics, having competed in the 10,000 metres race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... |
1:10:12 | |
| 6 | Abebu Gelan | 1:10:59 | |
| 7 | Julia Mumbi Muraga | 1:11:11 | |
| 8 | Atsede Habtamu Atsede Habtamu Atsede Habtamu Besuye is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running and the marathon distance.She came to prominence at the IAAF World Road Running Championships in 2007 where, at the age of nineteen, she ran a time of 1:08:29 for the half marathon – a record for a teenage... |
1:11:13 |
Team race women
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aselefech Mergia Aselefech Mergia Aselefech Mergia Medessa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She began taking part in professional road races in 2006, starting with a seventh place finish at the Delhi Half Marathon.... Genet Getaneh Abebu Gelan |
3:30:59 |
| 2 | Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba is an athlete from Kenya. Her best achievements are from cross country running.... Peninah Arusei Peninah Arusei Penninah Arusei Jerop is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions, especially the half marathon. She has represented Kenya at the Olympics, having competed in the 10,000 metres race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... Julia Mumbi Muraga |
3:31:24 |
| 3 | Yukiko Akaba Yukiko Akaba is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres, half marathon and marathon events.She won the silver medal in half marathon at the 1999 Summer Universiade. At the 2001 Summer Universiade she finished eighth in the 5000 metres and won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres... Miki Ohira Yuko Machida |
3:40:58 |