2002 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 11th 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 May 5, 2002 in the city of Brussels

Brussels

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, Belgium

Belgium

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. A total of 201 athletes, 123 men and 78 women, from 60 countries took part.

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Paul Kosgei	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...	1:00:39
2	Jaouad Gharib Jaouad Gharib Jaouad Gharib is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. Winner of the 2003 World Championships and 2005 World Championships over the distance, he is also notable because he only began running seriously at the age of twenty-two...	MAR Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...	1:00:42 (PB)
3	John Yuda	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...	1:00:57
4	Yonas Kifle Yonas Kifle Yonas Kifle is an Eritrean runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres, the half marathon and cross-country running. He was born in Adi Billai. He has represented Eritrea at the Olympics on three occasions; in 2000, 2004 and 2008...	ERI Eritrea Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...	1:01:05
5	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...	1:01:11
6	Shadrack Hoff Shadrack Hoff Shadrack Hoff is a South African runner, twice national men's 5.000 metres champion.He finished sixth in 5000 metres at the 1992 World Junior Championships and also at the 2002 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.-Personal bests:...	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...	1:01:23
7	Rachid Berradi Rachid Berradi Rachid Meknes Berradi is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.His personal best time is 27:54.23 minutes, achieved in July 2000 in Nembro...	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...	1:01:32
8	Atsushi Sato	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...	1:01:37 (PB)
9	Charles Kamathi Charles Kamathi Charles Waweru Kamathi is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning the 10,000 metres distance at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Early life and career:...	KEN	1:02:01
10	Paul Kirui Paul Kirui Paul Kiprop Kirui is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2004 and finished first place. He had participated the World Half Marathon Championships twice before; in 2002 he finished 10th but the next year he did not finish...	KEN	1:02:02
11	Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon....	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...	1:02:10
12	Francisco Javier Cortés	ESP	1:02:13
13	Ambesse Tolosa Ambesse Tolosa Ambesse Tolosa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race.Tolosa tested positive for banned substances in February 2008 and received a two-year ban from competitive athletics...	ETH	1:02:19
14	Marco Mazza Marco Mazza Marco Mazza is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and half marathon.His personal best time in the 10,000 metres is 27:44.05 minutes, achieved in April 2002 in Camaiore...	ITA	1:02:21
15	Hendrick Ramaala	RSA	1:02:27

Team


Position	Team	Competitors
1	Kenya	Paul Kosgei (1st) Charles Kamathi Charles Kamathi Charles Waweru Kamathi is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning the 10,000 metres distance at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Early life and career:... (9th) Paul Kirui Paul Kirui Paul Kiprop Kirui is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2004 and finished first place. He had participated the World Half Marathon Championships twice before; in 2002 he finished 10th but the next year he did not finish... (10th)
2	Japan	Atsushi Sato (8th) Toshihide Kato (17th) Kurao Umeki (19th)
3	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... (5th) Ambesse Tolosa Ambesse Tolosa Ambesse Tolosa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race.Tolosa tested positive for banned substances in February 2008 and received a two-year ban from competitive athletics... (13th) Worku Bikila Worku Bikila Worku Bikila is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres. His 10,000 metres time of 27:06.44 minutes in 1995 was the second fastest time that year, only behind Haile Gebrselassie.... (37th)
4	South Africa	Shadrack Hoff Shadrack Hoff Shadrack Hoff is a South African runner, twice national men's 5.000 metres champion.He finished sixth in 5000 metres at the 1992 World Junior Championships and also at the 2002 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.-Personal bests:... (6th) Hendrick Ramaala (15th) Josia Thugwane Josia Thugwane Josia Thugwane is a South African athlete, best known for winning the gold medal in the marathon race at the 1996 Summer Olympics... (30th)
5	Italy	Rachid Berradi Rachid Berradi Rachid Meknes Berradi is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.His personal best time is 27:54.23 minutes, achieved in July 2000 in Nembro... (7th) Marco Mazza Marco Mazza Marco Mazza is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and half marathon.His personal best time in the 10,000 metres is 27:44.05 minutes, achieved in April 2002 in Camaiore... (14th) Daniele Caimmi Daniele Caimmi Daniele Caimmi is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. His personal best marathon time is 2:08:59 hours, achieved in December 2002 in Milan.He finished tenth at the 1999 World Championships,... (40th)

Individual


Position	Competitor	Nationality	Time
1	Berhane Adere Berhane Adere Berhane Adere is an athlete from Ethiopia.Adere held the African record for 10,000 metres in a time of 30:04.18, set at the 2003 World Championships, where she won gold...	ETH	1:09:06
2	Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei is a female Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the 10,000 metres and marathon. In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came first in the Great North Run, as well as winning the silver medal in the World Half Marathon Championships...	KEN	1:09:13
3	Jeļena Prokopčuka Jelena Prokopcuka Jeļena Prokopčuka is a Latvian long-distance runner, perhaps best known for winning the New York City Marathon in 2005 and 2006...	LAT Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...	1:09:15
4	Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Maria Botezan is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 10000 metres and the half marathon....	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...	1:09:24 (PB)
5	Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba is an athlete from Kenya. Her best achievements are from cross country running....	KEN	1:09:30 (PB)
6	Olivera Jevtić Olivera Jevtic Olivera Jevtić is a Serbian long-distance runner. She is based in her native city of Užice, Serbia. Jevtić's coach is Slavko Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club "Mladost"...	YUG Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...	1:09:33
7	Lenah Cheruiyot	KEN	1:09:39
8	Marleen Renders Marleen Renders Marleen Renders is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000...	BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	1:09:40
9	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	1:09:43
10	Asmae Leghzaoui Asmae Leghzaoui Asmae Leghzaoui is a Moroccan athletics middle distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian for Morocco.In 1999, Leghzaoui made a running breakthrough by improving her 3000 metres personal best by a minute and breaking the World record for the 10K road race...	MAR Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...	1:09:46
11	Kerryn McCann Kerryn McCann Kerryn McCann was an Australian athlete. She was best known for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.-Personal life:McCann was born Kerryn Hindmarsh in Bulli, New South Wales, in 1967....	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...	1:09:47
12	Svetlana Zakharova Svetlana Zakharova (athlete) Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova , is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon , the Chicago Marathon and the Boston Marathon...	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...	1:09:48 (PB)
13	Lyudmila Petrova Lyudmila Petrova Lyudmila Nikolayevna Petrova is a Russian long-distance runner, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. She won the 2000 edition of the New York City Marathon....	RUS	1:09:55
14	Sonia O'Sullivan Sonia O'Sullivan Sonia O'Sullivan in Cobh, County Cork. She began her running career in Ballymore Running Club which is located in the eastern side of Cobh Town. She was one of the world's leading female 5000 m runners for most of the 1990s and early first decade of the 21st century...	IRL Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...	1:10:04 (PB)
15	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	1:10:08 (PB)

Team


Position	Team	Comptetitors
1	Kenya	Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei is a female Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the 10,000 metres and marathon. In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came first in the Great North Run, as well as winning the silver medal in the World Half Marathon Championships... (2nd) Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba is an athlete from Kenya. Her best achievements are from cross country running.... (5th) Lenah Cheruiyot (7th)
2	Russia	Svetlana Zakharova Svetlana Zakharova (athlete) Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova , is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon , the Chicago Marathon and the Boston Marathon... (12th) Lyudmila Petrova Lyudmila Petrova Lyudmila Nikolayevna Petrova is a Russian long-distance runner, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. She won the 2000 edition of the New York City Marathon.... (13th) Irina Safarova Irina Safarova Irina Safarova is a Russian long-distance runner. Safarova competed in the 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, the 2002 European Athletics Championships , and the 2003 European Cross Country Championships... (16th)
3	Ethiopia	Berhane Adere Berhane Adere Berhane Adere is an athlete from Ethiopia.Adere held the African record for 10,000 metres in a time of 30:04.18, set at the 2003 World Championships, where she won gold... (1st) Asha Gigi Asha Gigi Asha Gigi Roba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. Her personal best of 2:26:05 hours was set in 2004 at the Paris Marathon, where she came second. She represented Ethiopia in the event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in Athletics... (17th) Leila Aman Leila Aman Leila Aman is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the half marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:10,000 metres - 32:55.89 min Half marathon - 1:11:10 min... (18th)
4	Romania	Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Maria Botezan is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 10000 metres and the half marathon.... (4th) 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:*... (15th) Constantina Tomescu (22nd)
5	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.... (9th) Mikie Takanaka (19th) Kiyomi Ogawa (21st)

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