1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 7th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 27, 1998, in the city of Uster, Switzerland. A total of 236 athletes, 139 men and 97 women, from 54 countries took part.

1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition7th
DateSeptember 27
Host cityUster, Zürich, Switzerland
Events2
Participation236 athletes from
54 nations

Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given.[1][2]

Complete results were published.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men  Paul Koech (KEN)1:00:01  Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)1:00:24  Khalid Skah (MAR)1:00:24
Women  Tegla Loroupe (KEN)1:08:29  Elana Meyer (RSA)1:08:32  Lidia Șimon (ROU)1:08:58
Team
Team Men  South Africa3:02:21  Kenya3:03:07  Ethiopia3:05:18
Team Women  Kenya3:29:43  Romania3:32:19  Spain3:34:18

Race Results

Men's
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Paul Koech Kenya1:00:01PB
Hendrick Ramaala South Africa1:00:24
Khalid Skah Morocco1:00:24PB
4Ibrahim Seid Ethiopia1:00:31PB
5Gert Thys South Africa1:00:37
6Antonio Silio Argentina1:00:45NR
7Luís Jesús Portugal1:01:10
8Tendai Chimusasa Zimbabwe1:01:14
9Abner Chipu South Africa1:01:20
10Shem Kororia Kenya1:01:30
11John Gwako Kenya1:01:36
12Ronaldo da Costa Brazil1:01:40
13Joseph Kibor Kenya1:01:42
14Bartolomé Serrano Spain1:01:43PB
15Martín Fiz Spain1:01:47
16Luís Novo Portugal1:01:50PB
17Carsten Jørgensen Denmark1:01:55PB
18Javier Cortés Spain1:02:02PB
19Alemayehu Girma Ethiopia1:02:07PB
20Janko Benša Yugoslavia1:02:11PB
21Joseph Kimani Kenya1:02:15
22Maxwell Zungu South Africa1:02:16PB
23Osamu Nara Japan1:02:21
24Carlos Patrício Portugal1:02:22
25Danilo Goffi Italy1:02:24
26Mohamed Ouaadi France1:02:29PB
27Daniele Caimmi Italy1:02:33PB
28Ali Mabrouk El-Zaidi Libya1:02:39PB
29Addis Abebe Ethiopia1:02:40
30Atsushi Fujita Japan1:02:45
31Stéphane Schweickhardt  Switzerland1:02:48
32Giacomo Leone Italy1:02:49
33Alene Emere Ethiopia1:02:50
34Kebede Tekeste Ethiopia1:02:51PB
35Wilbroad Axweso Tanzania1:02:52
36Javier Caballero Spain1:02:54PB
37João NʼTyamba Angola1:02:54PB
38Marco Gielen Netherlands1:02:57
39Alberto Chaíça Portugal1:03:03
40Mohamed Serbouti France1:03:07PB
41José Orlando Sánchez Guerrero Colombia1:03:08
42Alfred Shemweta Sweden1:03:20
43Francesco Ingargiola Italy1:03:30
44Valdenor dos Santos Brazil1:03:32
45Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Colombia1:03:42
46Delfim Conceição Portugal1:03:44
47Carlos Grisales Colombia1:03:47
48Pedro Rojas Colombia1:03:59PB
49Antonio Pérez Spain1:04:06
50Krzysztof Przybyła Poland1:04:07PB
51Ezael Thlobo South Africa1:04:08
52Benedict Ako Tanzania1:04:14
53Richard Potts New Zealand1:04:16PB
54André Ramos Brazil1:04:17PB
55Eryk Szostak Poland1:04:20
56Jonathan Wyatt New Zealand1:04:23PB
57Stephen Bwalya Zambia1:04:26
58Viktor Röthlin  Switzerland1:04:30
59Alex Malinga Uganda1:04:33PB
60Joseph Nsengiyumya Rwanda1:04:40PB
61Vladimir Tsyamchik Belarus1:04:43
62Sam Mwape Zambia1:04:44
63Bigboy Goromonzi Zimbabwe1:04:46
64Katsuhiko Hanada Japan1:04:53
65Jean-Pierre Lautredoux France1:04:59
66Pavel Loskutov Estonia1:05:00PB
67Elijah Mutandiro Zimbabwe1:05:03
68Koji Kimura Japan1:05:06
69Craig Kirkwood New Zealand1:05:08
70Oliver Mintzlaff Germany1:05:09PB
71Borislav Dević Yugoslavia1:05:14
72Michael Fietz Germany1:05:15
73Todd Reeser United States1:05:18
74Tekeye Gebrselassie Netherlands1:05:18
75Hansjörg Brücker  Switzerland1:05:19
76Toomas Tarm Estonia1:05:21PB
77Eduardo do Nascimento Brazil1:05:27
78Safari Ingi Tanzania1:05:34
79Gabriel Mazimpaka Rwanda1:05:35
80Gavin Gaynor United States1:05:36PB
81Peter van der Velden Netherlands1:05:47
82Eric Morrison United States1:05:50
83Markus Gerber  Switzerland1:05:51
84Jan Křižák Slovakia1:05:56PB
85Patrick Phillips United States1:05:58PB
86Ceslovas Kundrotas Lithuania1:05:59
87Pavelas Fedorenko Lithuania1:05:59
88Felix Mbuye Zambia1:06:00
89Peter Visser Netherlands1:06:00
90Steffen Benecke Germany1:06:04
91Miroslav Sajler Czech Republic1:06:06
92Joseph Nsubuga Uganda1:06:09PB
93Daniel Ferreira Brazil1:06:14
94Ben Chesang Uganda1:06:29PB
95Margus Pirksaar Estonia1:06:31PB
96Philip Rist  Switzerland1:06:32
97Pavel Dudr Czech Republic1:06:34
98Sipho Dlamini Swaziland1:06:45PB
99Ali Awad Lebanon1:06:50
100Andrew Peskett New Zealand1:06:51PB
101Vladimir Gusev Kyrgyzstan1:06:55
102Pavel Faschingbauer Czech Republic1:06:56
103Menon Ramsamy Mauritius1:07:05
104Jean-François Bertron France1:07:06
105Pascal Fetizon France1:07:07
106Jiří Hajzler Czech Republic1:07:15
107Michael Wolf Germany1:07:24
108Patrick Ishyaka Rwanda1:07:42
109Darrell General United States1:07:48
110Christian Fischer Germany1:07:56
111Ramiz Taipi Yugoslavia1:08:18
112Arunas Balciunas Lithuania1:08:28
113Wiesław Figurski Poland1:08:31
114Samuli Vasala Finland1:08:43
115Hidajet Bulic Bosnia and Herzegovina1:09:10PB
116Mehdi Chebli Lebanon1:09:53
117António Zeferino Cape Verde1:10:19
118Omar Abdel Latif Lebanon1:10:37
119Kaare Sørensen Denmark1:10:39
120Room Singh India1:10:40PB
121Charygeldiy Allaberdiyev Turkmenistan1:10:49
122Roland Wille Liechtenstein1:10:56
123Hari Singh India1:10:58PB
124Raj Pal India1:11:05PB
125Clement Omagoro Uganda1:11:15PB
126Josip Lacković Croatia1:11:48
127Drago Paripović Croatia1:12:18
128Robert Prejnjak Croatia1:12:28
129José Luis Ebatela Equatorial Guinea1:13:01PB
130Eric Vamben Mauritius1:13:38
131Liam Byrne Gibraltar1:14:11
132Judex Durhone Mauritius1:15:14
133Dovletmomed Nazarov Turkmenistan1:16:01
134Louis Chichon Gibraltar1:16:18
135Aleksandr Levdanskiy Kyrgyzstan1:19:25
—Diego Colorado ColombiaDNF
—Saša Ljubojević CroatiaDNF
—Michele Gamba ItalyDNF
—Parakhat Kurtgeldiyev TurkmenistanDNF

Women's
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Tegla Loroupe Kenya1:08:29
Elana Meyer South Africa1:08:32
Lidia Șimon Romania1:08:58PB
4Olivera Jevtić Yugoslavia1:10:02
5Annemari Sandell Finland1:10:04
6Joyce Chepchumba Kenya1:10:10
7Julia Vaquero Spain1:10:33
8Cristina Pomacu Romania1:10:39
9Yukiko Okamoto Japan1:10:50
10Leah Malot Kenya1:11:04
11Albertina Dias Portugal1:11:08
12Alina Ivanova Russia1:11:18
13Svetlana Zakharova Russia1:11:26
14María Luisa Lárraga Spain1:11:30PB
15Maria Guida Italy1:11:31
16Irma Heeren Netherlands1:11:35
17Rakiya Maraoui France1:11:44
18Franziska Rochat  Switzerland1:11:47
19Asha Gigi Ethiopia1:11:49PB
20Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova Russia1:11:53
21Lornah Kiplagat Kenya1:12:09
22Kazumi Matsuo Japan1:12:12
23Rocío Ríos Spain1:12:15
24Daria Nauer  Switzerland1:12:25
25Zahia Dahmani France1:12:27
26Lucilla Andreucci Italy1:12:34
27Franca Fiacconi Italy1:12:37
28Jody Hawkins United States1:12:38
29Constantina Diţă-Tomescu Romania1:12:42
30Sylvia Renz Germany1:12:44
31Nicole Whiteford South Africa1:12:49
32Maren Östringer Germany1:12:49
33Melissa Moon New Zealand1:13:06
34Mayumi Ichikawa Japan1:13:16
35Aurica Buia Romania1:13:44
36Annemette Jensen Denmark1:13:47
37Galina Karnatsevich/Baruk Belarus1:13:47
38Rosa Oliveira Portugal1:13:52
39Alena Peterková Czech Republic1:13:58
40Annick Clouvel France1:14:02
41Jackline Torori Kenya1:14:03
42Shelly Steely United States1:14:06
43Yelena Mazovka Belarus1:14:16
44Irina Šafářová Russia1:14:28
45Takako Kotorida Japan1:14:32
46Leila Aman Ethiopia1:14:36
47Elsabet Truneh Ethiopia1:14:37PB
48Birgit Jerschabek Germany1:14:45
49Satoko Karita Japan1:14:48
51Christine McNamara United States1:15:01
52Liz Yelling/Talbot Great Britain1:15:06PB
53Dorota Gruca-Giezek Poland1:15:12
54Florinda Andreucci Italy1:15:14
55Clarisse Rasoarizay Madagascar1:15:43
56Helána Barócsi Hungary1:15:48
56Martha Ernstdóttir Iceland1:15:48
57Pan Jinhong China1:15:56
58Wang Yanfang China1:15:56
59Marietjie McDermott South Africa1:15:56
60Fátima Cabral Portugal1:16:05
61Trina Painter United States1:16:10
62Kim Pawelek United States1:16:22
63Inga Juodeškienė Lithuania1:16:23
64Debbie Percival Great Britain1:16:25
65Yelena Makolova Belarus1:16:31
66Ursula Jeitziner  Switzerland1:16:40
67Alison Wyeth Great Britain1:16:44
68Elisabeth Krieg-Ruprecht  Switzerland1:16:50
69Dita Hebelková Czech Republic1:17:20PB
70Anna-Ursula Olbrecht  Switzerland1:17:20
71Maria Bradley Great Britain1:17:25
72Yigezu Tsehay Ethiopia1:17:30PB
73Maree Bunce New Zealand1:17:51
74Eti Einer Israel1:18:01PB
75Asegedech Gizaw Ethiopia1:18:13
76Lydia Mafula South Africa1:18:14
77Mirjana Glisovic Yugoslavia1:18:52
78Vilija Birbalaitė Lithuania1:19:21
79Sue Reinsford Great Britain1:19:30
80Mable Chiwama Zambia1:19:34
81Dana Janecková Slovakia1:19:50
82Suzana Čirić Yugoslavia1:20:10
83Luz Fabiola Rueda Colombia1:20:24
84Chanda Mwansa Zambia1:20:47
85Jean Mpundu Zambia1:21:22
86Annie Coathalem France1:21:39
87Irena Šádková Czech Republic1:21:40
88Ines Cronjäger Germany1:21:52
89Anna Markelova Turkmenistan1:22:13PB
90Rigzen Angmo India1:31:36
91Esperanza Obono Equatorial Guinea1:33:59
92Kristinka Marković Croatia1:34:04
93Sarbjett Kaur India1:34:06
—Natalia Bendzik BelarusDNF
—Chantal Dällenbach FranceDNF
—Sonia Maccioni ItalyDNF
—Nuta Olaru RomaniaDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamTime
 South AfricaHendrick Ramaala
Gert Thys
Abner Chipu		3:02:21
 KenyaPaul Koech
Shem Kororia
John Gwako		3:03:07
 EthiopiaIbrahim Seid
Alemayehu Girma
Addis Abebe		3:05:18
4 PortugalLuís Jesús
Luís Novo
Carlos Patrício		3:05:22
5 SpainBartolomé Serrano
Martín Fiz
Javier Cortés		3:05:32
6 ItalyDanilo Goffi
Daniele Caimmi
Giacomo Leone		3:07:46
7 BrazilRonaldo da Costa
Valdenor dos Santos
André Ramos		3:09:29
8 JapanOsamu Nara
Atsushi Fujita
Katsuhiko Hanada		3:09:59
9 FranceMohamed Ouaadi
Mohamed Serbouti
Jean-Pierre Lautredoux		3:10:35
10 ColombiaJosé Orlando Sánchez Guerrero
Juan Carlos Gutiérrez
Carlos Grisales		3:10:37
11 ZimbabweTendai Chimusasa
Bigboy Goromonzi
Elijah Mutandiro		3:11:03
12  SwitzerlandStéphane Schweickhardt
Viktor Röthlin
Hansjörg Brücker		3:12:37
13 TanzaniaWilbroad Axweso
Benedict Ako
Safari Ingi		3:12:40
14 New ZealandRichard Potts
Jonathan Wyatt
Craig Kirkwood		3:13:47
15 NetherlandsMarco Gielen
Tekeye Gebrselassie
Peter van der Velden		3:14:02
16 ZambiaStephen Bwalya
Sam Mwape
Felix Mbuye		3:15:10
17 YugoslaviaJanko Benša
Borislav Dević
Ramiz Taipi		3:15:43
18 GermanyOliver Mintzlaff
Michael Fietz
Steffen Benecke		3:16:28
19 United StatesTodd Reeser
Gavin Gaynor
Eric Morrison		3:16:44
20 EstoniaPavel Loskutov
Toomas Tarm
Margus Pirksaar		3:16:52
21 PolandKrzysztof Przybyła
Eryk Szostak
Wiesław Figurski		3:16:58
22 UgandaAlex Malinga
Joseph Nsubuga
Ben Chesang		3:17:11
23 RwandaJoseph Nsengiyumya
Gabriel Mazimpaka
Patrick Ishyaka		3:17:57
24 Czech RepublicMiroslav Sajler
Pavel Dudr
Pavel Faschingbauer		3:19:36
25 LithuaniaCeslovas Kundrotas
Pavelas Fedorenko
Arunas Balciunas		3:20:26
26 LebanonAli Awad
Mehdi Chebli
Omar Abdel Latif		3:27:20
27 IndiaRoom Singh
Hari Singh
Raj Pal		3:32:43
28 MauritiusMenon Ramsamy
Eric Vamben
Judex Durhone		3:35:57
29 CroatiaJosip Lacković
Drago Paripović
Robert Prejnjak		3:36:34
— TurkmenistanCharygeldiy Allaberdiyev
Dovletmomed Nazarov
Parakhat Kurtgeldiyev		DNF

Women's
RankCountryTeamTime
 KenyaTegla Loroupe
Joyce Chepchumba
Leah Malot		3:29:43
 RomaniaLidia Șimon
Cristina Pomacu
Constantina Diţă-Tomescu		3:32:19
 SpainJulia Vaquero
María Luisa Lárraga
Rocío Ríos		3:34:18
4 RussiaAlina Ivanova
Svetlana Zakharova
Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova		3:34:37
5 JapanYukiko Okamoto
Kazumi Matsuo
Mayumi Ichikawa		3:36:18
6 ItalyMaria Guida
Lucilla Andreucci
Franca Fiacconi		3:36:42
7 South AfricaElana Meyer
Nicole Whiteford
Marietjie McDermott		3:37:17
8 FranceRakiya Maraoui
Zahia Dahmani
Annick Clouvel		3:38:13
9 GermanySylvia Renz
Maren Östringer
Birgit Jerschabek		3:40:18
10  SwitzerlandFranziska Rochat
Daria Nauer
Ursula Jeitziner		3:40:52
11 EthiopiaAsha Gigi
Leila Aman
Elsabet Truneh		3:41:02
12 PortugalAlbertina Dias
Rosa Oliveira
Fátima Cabral		3:41:05
13 United StatesJody Hawkins
Shelly Steely
Christine McNamara		3:41:45
14 BelarusGalina Karnatsevich/Baruk
Yelena Mazovka
Yelena Makolova		3:44:34
15 Great BritainLiz Yelling/Talbot
Debbie Percival
Alison Wyeth		3:48:15
16 YugoslaviaOlivera Jevtić
Mirjana Glisovic
Suzana Čirić		3:49:04
17 Czech RepublicAlena Peterková
Dita Hebelková
Irena Šádková		3:52:58
18 ZambiaMable Chiwama
Chanda Mwansa
Jean Mpundu		4:01:43

Participation

The participation of 236 athletes (139 men/97 women) from 54 countries is reported.[3]

See also

References
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