1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 8th 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 October 3, 1999 in the city of Palermo

Palermo

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, Italy

Italy

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. A total of 193 athletes, 120 men and 73 women, from 48 countries took part.

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Paul Tergat Paul Tergat Paul Kibii Tergat is a Kenyan professional long distance runner. He held the world record in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time.Now concentrating exclusively on the marathon, Tergat won many...	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...	1:01:50
2	Hendrick Ramaala	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...	1:01:50
3	Tesfaye Jifar Tesfaye Jifar Tesfaye Jifar born April 23, 1976) is a male Ethiopian long-distance runner.Jifar won the New York City Marathon in 2001, his time 2:07:43 remains the course record. The same year he was second at the Tokyo Marathon and won the Saint Silvester Marathon held in Brazil...	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...	1:01:51
4	Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar is a retired Moroccan-born French runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:3000 metres - 7:35.80 min 5000 metres - 13:13.33 min...	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...	1:01:53
5	Eduardo Henriques Eduardo Henriques Eduardo António da Silva Henriques is a Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase and cross-country running...	POR Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	1:01:53
6	Abner Chipu Abner Chipu -Achievements:-Personal bests:3000 metres - 8:10.34 min 10,000 metres - 28:27.94 min Half marathon - 1:01:15 hrs Marathon - 2:12:46 hrs -References:...	RSA	1:01:54
7	Laban Chege Laban Chege Laban Chege is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in middle and long distance running. He finished tenth at the 1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and a seventh place finish at the 1999 edition helped him win a bronze medal with Kenya in the team competition.He won the Marseille-Cassis...	KEN	1:01:54
8	Tesfaye Tola Tesfaye Tola Tesfaye Tola is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning a bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics...	ETH	1:01:56
9	Fekadu Degefu	ETH	1:02:16
10	Mluleki Nobanda	RSA	1:02:17
11	Sammy Korir Sammy Korir Sammy Korir is a long distance runner from Kenya.In 2008 Korir became the first man to run ten marathons faster than the time of 2:09 hours, by finishing third in Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:08:34. The race was won by Haile Gebrselassie, who narrowly failed to break the world record held by...	KEN	1:02:19
12	Gert Thys Gert Thys Gert Thys is a male long-distance runner from South Africa, who represented his native country in the marathon at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics...	RSA	1:02:24
13	Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. He also holds the national record in the marathon, which he ran on 21 October 2007 in the Amsterdam Marathon.-Achievements:-External links:...	NED Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	1:02:33
14	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...	1:02:35
15	Phaustin Baha Sulle	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...	1:02:41

Team


Position	Team	Competitors
1	South Africa	Hendrick Ramaala (2nd) Abner Chipu Abner Chipu -Achievements:-Personal bests:3000 metres - 8:10.34 min 10,000 metres - 28:27.94 min Half marathon - 1:01:15 hrs Marathon - 2:12:46 hrs -References:... (6th) Mluleki Nobanda (10th)
2	Ethiopia	Tesfaye Jifar Tesfaye Jifar Tesfaye Jifar born April 23, 1976) is a male Ethiopian long-distance runner.Jifar won the New York City Marathon in 2001, his time 2:07:43 remains the course record. The same year he was second at the Tokyo Marathon and won the Saint Silvester Marathon held in Brazil... (3rd) Tesfaye Tola Tesfaye Tola Tesfaye Tola is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning a bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics... (8th) Fekadu Degefu (9th)
3	Kenya	Paul Tergat Paul Tergat Paul Kibii Tergat is a Kenyan professional long distance runner. He held the world record in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time.Now concentrating exclusively on the marathon, Tergat won many... (1st) Laban Chege Laban Chege Laban Chege is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in middle and long distance running. He finished tenth at the 1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and a seventh place finish at the 1999 edition helped him win a bronze medal with Kenya in the team competition.He won the Marseille-Cassis... (7th) Sammy Korir Sammy Korir Sammy Korir is a long distance runner from Kenya.In 2008 Korir became the first man to run ten marathons faster than the time of 2:09 hours, by finishing third in Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:08:34. The race was won by Haile Gebrselassie, who narrowly failed to break the world record held by... (11th)
4	France	Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar is a retired Moroccan-born French runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:3000 metres - 7:35.80 min 5000 metres - 13:13.33 min... (4th) Larbi Zeroual (19th) Mohamed Serbouti (27th)
5	Portugal	Eduardo Henriques Eduardo Henriques Eduardo António da Silva Henriques is a Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase and cross-country running... (5th) Alberto Chaíça Alberto Chaíça Alberto Chaíça is a Portuguese long-distance runner.His best result to date has been a finish in 4th place in the marathon at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics finishing 8th... (20th) José Ramos (29th)

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Tegla Loroupe Tegla Loroupe Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education....	KEN	1:08:48
2	Mizuki Noguchi Mizuki Noguchi is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance and set two world records in 2005....	JPN	1:09:12
3	Catherine Ndereba Catherine Ndereba Wincatherine Nyambura Ndereba is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon...	KEN	1:09:23
4	Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba is a long distance athlete from Kenya.- Achievements :1995Tilburg Ten Miles winnerParelloop 10Kwinner 1997*London Marathon winner1998*Chicago Marathon winner1999...	KEN	1:09:29
5	Reiko Tosa Reiko Tosa is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.-Achievements:All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:5000 metres - 15:37.08 min *10,000 metres - 32:07.66 min...	JPN	1:09:36
6	Valentina Yegorova Valentina Yegorova Valentina Mikhailovna Yegorova is a long-distance runner from Russia. She was born in Cheboksary.Yegorova competed in the women's marathon for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain...	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...	1:09:59
7	Elana Meyer Elana Meyer Elana Meyer is a former long-distance runner from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 metre event....	RSA	1:10:20
8	Luminiţa Talpoş Luminiţa Talpoş Luminiţa Talpoş is a 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 at the Vienna City Marathon on April 27, 2008.-Achievements:-References:*...	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...	1:10:33
9	Lyudmila Biktasheva	RUS	1:10:35
10	Alina Ivanova Alina Ivanova Alina Ivanova is a retired race walker from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 10 km walk at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan...	RUS	1:11:15
11	Hiromi Katayama	JPN	1:11:18
12	Constantina Diţă	ROM	1:11:22
13	Margaret Okayo Margaret Okayo Margaret Okayo is a professional marathon runner from Kenya. She has won a number of major marathons, including the New York City Marathon , the Boston Marathon, and the London Marathon. She has also won the San Diego Marathon on two occasions.Okayo started running while at primary school...	KEN	1:11:29
14	Derartu Tulu Derartu Tulu Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province...	ETH	1:11:33
15	Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso Ana Isabel Alonso is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country in three Summer Olympics: 1988, 1996 and 2000. Her best finish came at her Olympic debut in Seoul, South Korea, where Alonso ended up in 25th place in the women's 10.000 metres race...	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...	1:11:38

Team


Position	Team	Comptetitors
1	Kenya	Tegla Loroupe Tegla Loroupe Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education.... (1st) Catherine Ndereba Catherine Ndereba Wincatherine Nyambura Ndereba is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon... (3rd) Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba is a long distance athlete from Kenya.- Achievements :1995Tilburg Ten Miles winnerParelloop 10Kwinner 1997*London Marathon winner1998*Chicago Marathon winner1999... (4th)
2	Japan	Mizuki Noguchi Mizuki Noguchi is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance and set two world records in 2005.... (2nd) Reiko Tosa Reiko Tosa is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.-Achievements:All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:5000 metres - 15:37.08 min *10,000 metres - 32:07.66 min... (5th) Hiromi Katayama (11th)
3	Russia	Valentina Yegorova Valentina Yegorova Valentina Mikhailovna Yegorova is a long-distance runner from Russia. She was born in Cheboksary.Yegorova competed in the women's marathon for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain... (6th) Lyudmila Biktasheva (9th) Alina Ivanova Alina Ivanova Alina Ivanova is a retired race walker from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 10 km walk at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan... (10th)
4	Romania	Luminiţa Talpoş Luminiţa Talpoş Luminiţa Talpoş is a 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 at the Vienna City Marathon on April 27, 2008.-Achievements:-References:*... (8th) Constantina Diţă (12th) 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... (16th)
5	Italy 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...	Agata Balsamo (19th) Rosaria Console Rosaria Console Rosaria Console is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon and marathon.She suffered a tibia problem in early 2011 but still managed to take fifth place at the Rome City Marathon in March.... (23rd) Florinda Andreucci (27th)

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