2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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The 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 26 March 2016 in Cardiff, United Kingdom.[1] It was the 22nd edition of the event and the 4th in the United Kingdom alone.[2]
| Host city | |
|---|---|
| Nations | 49 |
| Athletes | 174 |
| Events | 2 |
| Dates | 26 March 2016 |
| Race length | 21.0975 km (13.1 mi) |
In conjunction with the men's elite race, an open half marathon was held on the same course for 16,000 competitors.[3]
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men | 59:10 | 59:36 | 59:59 | |||
| Women | 1:07:31 | 1:07:34 | 1:07:54 | |||
| Team | ||||||
| Men | 2:58:58 | 3:01:16 | 3:06:18 | |||
| Women | 3:22:59 | 3:26:29 | 3:32:25 | |||
Race results
Results for the men's[4] and women's[5] elite races are shown below. Results for the open race are kept separately.[6]
Men
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor | 59:10 | SB | ||
| Bedan Karoki Muchiri | 59:36 | SB | ||
| Mo Farah | 59:59 | SB | ||
| 4 | Abayneh Ayele | 59:59 | PB | |
| 5 | Tamirat Tola | 1:00:06 | PB | |
| 6 | Simon Cheprot | 1:00:12 | SB | |
| 7 | Abrar Osman | 1:00:58 | SB | |
| 8 | Mule Wasihun | 1:01:11 | SB | |
| 9 | Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo | 1:01:21 | ||
| 10 | Stephen Mokoka | 1:01:27 | SB | |
| 11 | Teshome Mekonen | 1:01:39 | SB | |
| 12 | Edwin Kipyego | 1:01:52 | ||
| 13 | Nguse Amlosom | 1:01:54 | ||
| 14 | Paul Pollock | 1:02:46 | SB | |
| 15 | Callum Hawkins | 1:02:51 | ||
| 16 | Guye Adola | 1:03:26 | ||
| 17 | Hiskel Tewelde | 1:03:26 | SB | |
| 18 | Ayad Lamdassem | 1:03:29 | SB | |
| 19 | Sidi-Hassan Chahdi | 1:03:30 | SB | |
| 20 | Michael Shelley | 1:03:33 | SB | |
| 21 | Robert Chemonges | 1:03:39 | PB | |
| 22 | Naoki Kudo | 1:03:41 | ||
| 23 | Timothy Ritchie | 1:03:49 | SB | |
| 24 | Samsom Gebreyohannes | 1:04:03 | ||
| 25 | Stefano La Rosa | 1:04:05 | SB | |
| 26 | Jared Ward | 1:04:05 | SB | |
| 27 | Dewi Griffiths | 1:04:10 | PB | |
| 28 | Minato Oishi | 1:04:11 | ||
| 29 | Keijiro Mogi | 1:04:19 | ||
| 30 | Jhordan Alonso Ccope | 1:04:23 | SB | |
| 31 | Asbjørn Ellefsen Persen | 1:04:32 | ||
| 32 | Scott Bauhs | 1:04:34 | ||
| 33 | Mariano Mastromarino | 1:04:35 | PB | |
| 34 | Wellington da Silva | 1:04:43 | SB | |
| 35 | Keisuke Nakatani | 1:04:43 | ||
| 36 | Shogo Nakamura | 1:04:49 | ||
| 37 | Mbongeni Ngxazozo | 1:04:51 | SB | |
| 38 | Reid Coolsaet | 1:04:56 | SB | |
| 39 | Raverso Ramos | 1:04:59 | PB | |
| 40 | Ricardo Ramos | 1:05:00 | ||
| 41 | Thomas Frazer | 1:05:20 | PB | |
| 42 | Kevin Seaward | 1:05:23 | SB | |
| 43 | Denis Mayaud | 1:05:48 | SB | |
| 44 | Ferdinand Pacheco | 1:06:05 | SB | |
| 45 | Ryan McLeod | 1:06:13 | SB | |
| 46 | Rob Watson | 1:06:15 | ||
| 47 | Diego Colorado | 1:06:16 | SB | |
| 48 | Nicolae-Alexandru Soare | 1:06:18 | SB | |
| 49 | Lars Budolfsen | 1:06:28 | SB | |
| 50 | Sergiu Ciobanu | 1:06:30 | SB | |
| 51 | Daniel Vargas | 1:06:32 | SB | |
| 52 | Nelson Ito | 1:06:34 | SB | |
| 53 | Matthew Hynes | 1:06:37 | SB | |
| 54 | Gerald Giraldo | 1:06:39 | PB | |
| 55 | Tesama Moogas | 1:06:41 | ||
| 56 | Ben Bruce | 1:06:46 | ||
| 57 | Kári Steinn Karlsson | 1:06:49 | SB | |
| 58 | Juraj Vitko | 1:06:50 | SB | |
| 59 | Yolo Nikolov | 1:06:52 | PB | |
| 60 | Jesper Faurschou | 1:06:53 | SB | |
| 61 | Vuyisile Tshoba | 1:06:55 | ||
| 62 | Romain Courcières | 1:07:02 | ||
| 63 | Janis Viskers | 1:07:34 | SB | |
| 64 | Theis Nijhuis | 1:07:49 | SB | |
| 65 | Danmuzhenciwang | 1:07:52 | PB | |
| 66 | Rui Yong Soh | 1:07:56 | SB | |
| 67 | Arnar Pétursson | 1:08:02 | PB | |
| 68 | Djamel Bachiri | 1:08:09 | ||
| 69 | Dmytro Lashyn | 1:08:49 | SB | |
| 70 | Daniel Daly | 1:08:51 | SB | |
| 71 | Paul Lalire | 1:08:58 | SB | |
| 72 | Shokhrukh Davlatov | 1:09:56 | PB | |
| 73 | Zhoodar Kochkonbaev | 1:10:07 | PB | |
| 74 | Marcel Tschopp | 1:10:48 | SB | |
| 75 | Brandon Lord | 1:11:00 | ||
| 76 | Hussein Ahmed | 1:11:21 | PB | |
| 77 | Belal Ahmed | 1:11:29 | PB | |
| 78 | Saby Luna | 1:11:32 | SB | |
| 79 | Gladwin Mzazi | 1:11:49 | SB | |
| 80 | Charlton Debono | 1:12:03 | ||
| 81 | Kuan Un Iao | 1:13:55 | PB | |
| 82 | Modike Lucky Mohale | 1:15:28 | ||
| 83 | Abdi Madar Amare | 1:15:53 | PB | |
| 84 | Elsidig Ibrahim | 1:17:07 | SB | |
| 85 | Armann Eydal Albertsson | 1:17:22 | SB | |
| — | Sean Hehir | DQ | R143.11[7] | |
| — | David Nilsson | DNS | ||
| — | Patrick Muleki | DNS |
Women
Team standings
The men's[8] and women's[9] team standings are shown below.
Men
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Bedan Karoki Muchiri Simon Cheprot | 2:58:58 | ||
| Abayneh Ayele Tamirat Tola Mule Wasihun | 3:01:16 | ||
| Abrar Osman Nguse Amlosom Hiskel Tewelde | 3:06:18 | ||
| 4 | Mohamed Farah Callum Hawkins Dewi Griffiths | 3:07:00 | |
| 5 | Naoki Kudo Minato Oishi Keijiro Mogi | 3:12:11 | |
| 6 | Timothy Ritchie Jared Ward Scott Bauhs | 3:12:28 | |
| 7 | Stephen Mokoka Mbongeni Ngxazozo Vuyisile Tshoba | 3:13:13 | |
| 8 | Paul Pollock Thomas Frazer Kevin Seaward | 3:13:29 | |
| 9 | Jhordan Alonso Ccope Raverso Ramos Ferdinand Pacheco | 3:15:27 | |
| 10 | Sidi-Hassan Chahdi Denis Mayaud Romain Courcières | 3:16:20 | |
| 11 | Lars Budolfsen Jesper Faurschou Theis Nijhuis | 3:21:10 | |
| 12 | Reid Coolsaet Rob Watson Brandon Lord | 3:22:11 | |
| 13 | Ricardo Ramos Daniel Vargas Saby Luna | 3:23:04 | |
| 14 | Kári Steinn Karlsson Arnar Pétursson Armann Eydal Albertsson | 3:32:13 |
Women
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peres Jechirchir Cynthia Jerotich Limo Mary Wacera Ngugi | 3:22:59 | ||
| Netsanet Gudeta Genet Yalew Dehininet Demsew | 3:26:29 | ||
| Yuka Ando Miho Shimizu Mizuki Matsuda | 3:32:25 | ||
| 4 | Eloise Wellings Milly Clark Cassie Fien | 3:32:48 | |
| 5 | Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Sara Hall Kellyn Taylor | 3:34:26 | |
| 6 | Lanni Marchant Tarah Korir Laura Batterink | 3:36:54 | |
| 7 | Veronica Inglese Rosaria Console Anna Incerti | 3:38:44 | |
| 8 | Vianey de la Rosa Margarita Hernández Brenda Flores | 3:39:07 | |
| 9 | Kellys Arias Angie Orjuela Ángela Figueroa | 3:39:23 | |
| 10 | Gladys Tejeda Jovana de la Cruz Luz Mery Rojas | 3:39:46 | |
| 11 | Alyson Dixon Charlotte Purdue Tina Muir | 3:41:29 | |
| 12 | Nolene Conrad Lebogang Phalula Cornelia Joubert | 3:42:29 | |
| 13 | Laurane Picoche Fanny Pruvost Severine Hamel | 3:44:13 | |
| 14 | Marta Galimany Paula Mayobre Marta Esteban | 3:48:42 | |
| 15 | Cuomu Ciren Wangmu Nuzeng Jila Dawa | 3:50:04 |
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 174 athletes from 49 countries. Although announced,[10] the athletes from
Djibouti and
Sri Lanka did not show.
Algeria (2)
Argentina (2)
Australia (4)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (6)
China (4)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Colombia (5)
Croatia (1)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
Denmark (4)
Egypt (2)
Eritrea (4)
Ethiopia (10)
France (10)
Gibraltar (2)
Great Britain (10)
Hong Kong (1)
Iceland (3)
Iraq (1)
Ireland (6)
Israel (1)
Italy (6)
Japan (10)
Kenya (10)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Latvia (2)
Liechtenstein (1)
Macau (2)
Malta (1)
Mexico (6)
Norway (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (8)
Romania (3)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (2)
Somalia (1)
South Africa (10)
Spain (5)
Sudan (1)
Sweden (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (2)
United States (9)
Uzbekistan (2)
Zimbabwe (1)