1996 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 5th 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...

was held on September 29, 1996 in Palma de Mallorca

Palma de Mallorca

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, Spain

Spain

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. A total of 209 athletes, 137 men and 72 women, from 53 countries took part.

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Stefano Baldini Stefano Baldini Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon....	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...	1:01:17
2	Josephat Kiprono Josephat Kiprono Josephat Kiprono is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1996 and won a silver medal finishing behind Italian Stefano Baldini. Kiprono won three marathons in his career: Berlin , Rome , and Rotterdam...	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...	1:01:30
3	Tendai Chimusasa Tendai Chimusasa Tendai Chimusasa is a retired Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...	ZIM Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...	1:02:00
4	Carlos de la Torre Carlos de la Torre Carlos de la Torre Allariz is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-References:*...	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...	1:02:03
5	Toshiyuki Hayata	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...	1:02:05
6	Neema Tuluway	TAN Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...	1:02:30
7	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...	1:02:44
8	Alejandro Gómez Alejandro Gómez (athlete) Alejandro Gómez Cabral is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:39.18 min...	ESP	1:02:47
9	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	1:02:48
10	Stéphane Schweickhardt	SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	1:02:49
11	Gemechu Kebede	ETH Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...	1:02:52
12	Masatoshi Ibata	JPN	1:03:07
13	Luketz Swartbooi	NAM Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...	1:03:24
14	Katsuhiko Hanada	JPN	1:03:31
15	Ezael Thlobo	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...	1:03:32

Team


Position	Team	Competitors
1	Italy	Stefano Baldini Stefano Baldini Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon.... (1st) 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:*... (9th) Vincenzo Modica Vincenzo Modica Vincenzo Modica is an Italian runner.-External links:... (17th)
2	Spain	Carlos de la Torre Carlos de la Torre Carlos de la Torre Allariz is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-References:... (4th) Alejandro Gómez Alejandro Gómez (athlete) Alejandro Gómez Cabral is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:39.18 min... (8th) José Manuel García José Manuel García José Manuel García González is a retired Spanish long-distance runner. He specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 14:04.29 min... (23rd)
3	Japan	Toshiyuki Hayata (5th) Masatoshi Ibata (12th) Katsuhiko Hanada (14th)

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Ren Xiujuan Ren Xiujuan Ren Xiujuan is a female Chinese athlete who specialized in the marathon races.-Achievements:-Personal bests:5000 metres - 15:49.90 min 10,000 metres - 31:13.21 min Marathon - 2:24:22 hrs -External links:...	CHN People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	1:10:39
2	Lidia Simon Lidia Simon Lidia Slavuteanu-Simon is a Romanian long-distance runner. She has represented Romania on four consecutive occasions at Olympic level and is a six-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics....	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...	1:10:57
3	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	1:11:01
4	Nuţa Olaru Nuţa Olaru Nuța Olaru 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 Chicago, IL on October 10, 2004....	ROM	1:11:07
5	Kanako Haginaga	JPN	1:11:18
6	Christine Mallo	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...	1:12:24
7	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...	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...	1:12:34
8	Heather Turland	AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	1:12:46
9	Zahia Dahmani	FRA	1:12:47
10	Lucilla Andreucci Lucilla Andreucci Lucilla Andreucci is a retired female long-distance runner from Italy. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on December 3, 2000 in Milan, Italy.-Achievements:-References:*...	ITA	1:12:50
11	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	1:13:05
12	Zola Pieterse Zola Budd Zola Pieterse, better known by her maiden name of Zola Budd , is a former Olympic track and field competitor who, in less than three years, twice broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres and twice was the women's winner at the World Cross Country Championships...	RSA	1:13:19
13	Getenesh Urge Getenesh Urge Getenesh Urge is a retired Ethiopian middle distance runner who competed in the 1980s through to 2000She won three bronze medals at three different African Championships in Athletics. In Annaba at the 1988 Championships she won a bronze in the 1500 metres, she repeated this performance five years...	ETH	1:13:22
14	Martha Ernstdóttir	ISL Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...	1:13:27
15	Muriel Linsolas	FRA	1:13:33

Team


Position	Team	Comptetitors
1	Romania	Lidia Simon Lidia Simon Lidia Slavuteanu-Simon is a Romanian long-distance runner. She has represented Romania on four consecutive occasions at Olympic level and is a six-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics.... (2nd) Aura Buia (3rd) Nuţa Olaru Nuţa Olaru Nuța Olaru 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 Chicago, IL on October 10, 2004.... (4th)
2	France	Christine Mallo (6th) Zahia Dahmani (9th) Muriel Linsolas (15th)
3	Italy	Lucilla Andreucci Lucilla Andreucci Lucilla Andreucci is a retired female long-distance runner from Italy. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on December 3, 2000 in Milan, Italy.-Achievements:-References:*... (10th) Annalisa Scurti (16th) Sonia Maccioni (24th)

External links

IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1992-2005 Facts & Figures

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