2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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 | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 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 | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN) | 59:10 | Bedan Karoki Muchiri (KEN) | 59:36 | Mohamed Farah (GBR) | 59:59 |
| Women | Peres Jechirchir (KEN) | 1:07:31 | Cynthia Jerotich Limo (KEN) | 1:07:34 | Mary Wacera Ngugi (KEN) | 1:07:54 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | Kenya | 2:58:58 | Ethiopia | 3:01:16 | Eritrea | 3:06:18 |
| Women | Kenya | 3:22:59 | Ethiopia | 3:26:29 | Japan | 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 | Kenya | 59:10 | SB | |
| Bedan Karoki Muchiri | Kenya | 59:36 | SB | |
| Mo Farah | Great Britain | 59:59 | SB | |
| 4 | Abayneh Ayele | Ethiopia | 59:59 | PB |
| 5 | Tamirat Tola | Ethiopia | 1:00:06 | PB |
| 6 | Simon Cheprot | Kenya | 1:00:12 | SB |
| 7 | Abrar Osman | Eritrea | 1:00:58 | SB |
| 8 | Mule Wasihun | Ethiopia | 1:01:11 | SB |
| 9 | Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo | Kenya | 1:01:21 | |
| 10 | Stephen Mokoka | South Africa | 1:01:27 | SB |
| 11 | Teshome Mekonen | Ethiopia | 1:01:39 | SB |
| 12 | Edwin Kipyego | Kenya | 1:01:52 | |
| 13 | Nguse Amlosom | Eritrea | 1:01:54 | |
| 14 | Paul Pollock | Ireland | 1:02:46 | SB |
| 15 | Callum Hawkins | Great Britain | 1:02:51 | |
| 16 | Guye Adola | Ethiopia | 1:03:26 | |
| 17 | Hiskel Tewelde | Eritrea | 1:03:26 | SB |
| 18 | Ayad Lamdassem | Spain | 1:03:29 | SB |
| 19 | Sidi-Hassan Chahdi | France | 1:03:30 | SB |
| 20 | Michael Shelley | Australia | 1:03:33 | SB |
| 21 | Robert Chemonges | Uganda | 1:03:39 | PB |
| 22 | Naoki Kudo | Japan | 1:03:41 | |
| 23 | Timothy Ritchie | United States | 1:03:49 | SB |
| 24 | Samsom Gebreyohannes | Eritrea | 1:04:03 | |
| 25 | Stefano La Rosa | Italy | 1:04:05 | SB |
| 26 | Jared Ward | United States | 1:04:05 | SB |
| 27 | Dewi Griffiths | Great Britain | 1:04:10 | PB |
| 28 | Minato Oishi | Japan | 1:04:11 | |
| 29 | Keijiro Mogi | Japan | 1:04:19 | |
| 30 | Jhordan Alonso Ccope | Peru | 1:04:23 | SB |
| 31 | Asbjørn Ellefsen Persen | Norway | 1:04:32 | |
| 32 | Scott Bauhs | United States | 1:04:34 | |
| 33 | Mariano Mastromarino | Argentina | 1:04:35 | PB |
| 34 | Wellington da Silva | Brazil | 1:04:43 | SB |
| 35 | Keisuke Nakatani | Japan | 1:04:43 | |
| 36 | Shogo Nakamura | Japan | 1:04:49 | |
| 37 | Mbongeni Ngxazozo | South Africa | 1:04:51 | SB |
| 38 | Reid Coolsaet | Canada | 1:04:56 | SB |
| 39 | Raverso Ramos | Peru | 1:04:59 | PB |
| 40 | Ricardo Ramos | Mexico | 1:05:00 | |
| 41 | Thomas Frazer | Ireland | 1:05:20 | PB |
| 42 | Kevin Seaward | Ireland | 1:05:23 | SB |
| 43 | Denis Mayaud | France | 1:05:48 | SB |
| 44 | Ferdinand Pacheco | Peru | 1:06:05 | SB |
| 45 | Ryan McLeod | Great Britain | 1:06:13 | SB |
| 46 | Rob Watson | Canada | 1:06:15 | |
| 47 | Diego Colorado | Colombia | 1:06:16 | SB |
| 48 | Nicolae-Alexandru Soare | Romania | 1:06:18 | SB |
| 49 | Lars Budolfsen | Denmark | 1:06:28 | SB |
| 50 | Sergiu Ciobanu | Ireland | 1:06:30 | SB |
| 51 | Daniel Vargas | Mexico | 1:06:32 | SB |
| 52 | Nelson Ito | Peru | 1:06:34 | SB |
| 53 | Matthew Hynes | Great Britain | 1:06:37 | SB |
| 54 | Gerald Giraldo | Colombia | 1:06:39 | PB |
| 55 | Tesama Moogas | Israel | 1:06:41 | |
| 56 | Ben Bruce | United States | 1:06:46 | |
| 57 | Kári Steinn Karlsson | Iceland | 1:06:49 | SB |
| 58 | Juraj Vitko | Slovakia | 1:06:50 | SB |
| 59 | Yolo Nikolov | Bulgaria | 1:06:52 | PB |
| 60 | Jesper Faurschou | Denmark | 1:06:53 | SB |
| 61 | Vuyisile Tshoba | South Africa | 1:06:55 | |
| 62 | Romain Courcières | France | 1:07:02 | |
| 63 | Janis Viskers | Latvia | 1:07:34 | SB |
| 64 | Theis Nijhuis | Denmark | 1:07:49 | SB |
| 65 | Danmuzhenciwang | China | 1:07:52 | PB |
| 66 | Rui Yong Soh | Singapore | 1:07:56 | SB |
| 67 | Arnar Pétursson | Iceland | 1:08:02 | PB |
| 68 | Djamel Bachiri | France | 1:08:09 | |
| 69 | Dmytro Lashyn | Ukraine | 1:08:49 | SB |
| 70 | Daniel Daly | Croatia | 1:08:51 | SB |
| 71 | Paul Lalire | France | 1:08:58 | SB |
| 72 | Shokhrukh Davlatov | Uzbekistan | 1:09:56 | PB |
| 73 | Zhoodar Kochkonbaev | Kyrgyzstan | 1:10:07 | PB |
| 74 | Marcel Tschopp | Liechtenstein | 1:10:48 | SB |
| 75 | Brandon Lord | Canada | 1:11:00 | |
| 76 | Hussein Ahmed | Egypt | 1:11:21 | PB |
| 77 | Belal Ahmed | Egypt | 1:11:29 | PB |
| 78 | Saby Luna | Mexico | 1:11:32 | SB |
| 79 | Gladwin Mzazi | South Africa | 1:11:49 | SB |
| 80 | Charlton Debono | Malta | 1:12:03 | |
| 81 | Kuan Un Iao | Macau | 1:13:55 | PB |
| 82 | Modike Lucky Mohale | South Africa | 1:15:28 | |
| 83 | Abdi Madar Amare | Somalia | 1:15:53 | PB |
| 84 | Elsidig Ibrahim | Sudan | 1:17:07 | SB |
| 85 | Armann Eydal Albertsson | Iceland | 1:17:22 | SB |
| — | Sean Hehir | Ireland | DQ | R143.11[7] |
| — | David Nilsson | Sweden | DNS | |
| — | Patrick Muleki | DR Congo | DNS |
Women
Team standings
The men's[8] and women's[9] team standings are shown below.
Men
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Bedan Karoki Muchiri Simon Cheprot | 2:58:58 | |
| Ethiopia | Abayneh Ayele Tamirat Tola Mule Wasihun | 3:01:16 | |
| Eritrea | Abrar Osman Nguse Amlosom Hiskel Tewelde | 3:06:18 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | Mohamed Farah Callum Hawkins Dewi Griffiths | 3:07:00 |
| 5 | Japan | Naoki Kudo Minato Oishi Keijiro Mogi | 3:12:11 |
| 6 | United States | Timothy Ritchie Jared Ward Scott Bauhs | 3:12:28 |
| 7 | South Africa | Stephen Mokoka Mbongeni Ngxazozo Vuyisile Tshoba | 3:13:13 |
| 8 | Ireland | Paul Pollock Thomas Frazer Kevin Seaward | 3:13:29 |
| 9 | Peru | Jhordan Alonso Ccope Raverso Ramos Ferdinand Pacheco | 3:15:27 |
| 10 | France | Sidi-Hassan Chahdi Denis Mayaud Romain Courcières | 3:16:20 |
| 11 | Denmark | Lars Budolfsen Jesper Faurschou Theis Nijhuis | 3:21:10 |
| 12 | Canada | Reid Coolsaet Rob Watson Brandon Lord | 3:22:11 |
| 13 | Mexico | Ricardo Ramos Daniel Vargas Saby Luna | 3:23:04 |
| 14 | Iceland | Kári Steinn Karlsson Arnar Pétursson Armann Eydal Albertsson | 3:32:13 |
Women
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Peres Jechirchir Cynthia Jerotich Limo Mary Wacera Ngugi | 3:22:59 | |
| Ethiopia | Netsanet Gudeta Genet Yalew Dehininet Demsew | 3:26:29 | |
| Japan | Yuka Ando Miho Shimizu Mizuki Matsuda | 3:32:25 | |
| 4 | Australia | Eloise Wellings Milly Clark Cassie Fien | 3:32:48 |
| 5 | United States | Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Sara Hall Kellyn Taylor | 3:34:26 |
| 6 | Canada | Lanni Marchant Tarah Korir Laura Batterink | 3:36:54 |
| 7 | Italy | Veronica Inglese Rosaria Console Anna Incerti | 3:38:44 |
| 8 | Mexico | Vianey de la Rosa Margarita Hernández Brenda Flores | 3:39:07 |
| 9 | Colombia | Kellys Arias Angie Orjuela Ángela Figueroa | 3:39:23 |
| 10 | Peru | Gladys Tejeda Jovana de la Cruz Luz Mery Rojas | 3:39:46 |
| 11 | Great Britain | Alyson Dixon Charlotte Purdue Tina Muir | 3:41:29 |
| 12 | South Africa | Nolene Conrad Lebogang Phalula Cornelia Joubert | 3:42:29 |
| 13 | France | Laurane Picoche Fanny Pruvost Severine Hamel | 3:44:13 |
| 14 | Spain | Marta Galimany Paula Mayobre Marta Esteban | 3:48:42 |
| 15 | China | Cuomu Ciren Wangmu Nuzeng Jila Dawa | 3:50:04 |
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 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)
See also
References
- "IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Cardiff 2016: How to get a place in this prestigious race". Wales Online. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- "Cardiff to host 2016 World Half Marathon Championships". Cardiff Half Marathon. 2014-03-29. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- "An incredible day for all at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships 2016". Cardiff World Marathon 2016. 2016-03-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "RESULTS - Half Marathon Men" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "RESULTS - Half Marathon Women" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "Cardiff 2016 race results". Cardiff World Marathon 2016. 2016-03-26. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- Athlete removed transponder
- "Team Standings - Half Marathon Men" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "Team Standings - Half Marathon Women" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "ATHLETES by COUNTRY" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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