2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The World Half-Marathon Championships 2008 (official IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships ) were held on 12 October 2008 in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as a road race. For the first time the IAAF had forgiven those held for the 17th time the competition to South America.

The route was identical to that on the same day discharged 12 Rio -de- Janeiro Half Marathon: one with a good 20 meters difference in altitude very shallow point - to-point course, which from the beach of São Conrado below the mountain Pedra da Gávea about Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana and Botafogo led Flamengo to finish.

While the women's race started at 8:45 clock, the race of men half an hour 200 meters later began before 16,000 participants strong field the same time as people started running. The temperature was 23 ° C, humidity 78%.

Zersenay Tadese sovereign defended his title from the road race world championships in 2007, broke away before and was 5 km with a lead of almost two minutes, the first athlete, world champion in the half marathon was for the third time. Lornah Kiplagat also sat down early at 7 km to the top of the field and won her third title also safely.

Results

Individual ranking men

92 reported 90 athletes went to the start and reached the goal of 86. Stéphane Joly ( Switzerland SUI) finished in 57th place in 1:09:56.

Team standings Men

A total of 16 teams counted.

Individual ranking women

60 of 65 starters reached the finish. María Díaz ( Puerto Rico PUR, No. 33 ) presented with a 1:16:52 national record.

Team ranking women

A total of nine teams counted.

October 12 Leblon, Rio de Janeiro Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro) Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro Ahmad Hassan Abdullah Abebe Dinkesa Aselefech Mergia Pamela Chepchumba Atsede Habtamu 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1996 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2002 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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