2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
| 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 21st |
| Date | March 29 |
| Host city | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Events | 2 |
| Participation | 201 athletes from 56 nations |
The 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on March 29, 2014. The races were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The essentially flat one-loop course was beginning and ending in the city centre by Christiansborg Castle.[1] Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race[2][3] and for the women's race.[4][5]
Complete results were published for the men's race,[6] for the women's race,[7] for men's team,[8] and for women's team.[9]
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN) | 59:08 | Samuel Tsegay (ERI) | 59:21 | Guye Adola (ETH) | 59:21 |
| Women | Gladys Cherono (KEN) | 1:07:29 | Mary Wacera Ngugi (KEN) | 1:07:44 | Selly Chepyego Kaptich (KEN) | 1:07:52 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | Eritrea | 2:58:59 | Kenya | 2:59:38 | Ethiopia | 3:00:48 |
| Women | Kenya | 3:23:05 | Ethiopia | 3:27:05 | Japan | 3:31:33 |
Race Results
Men's
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor | Kenya | 59:08 | WL | |
| Samuel Tsegay | Eritrea | 59:21 | PB | |
| Guye Adola | Ethiopia | 59:21 | PB | |
| 4 | Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea | 59:38 | SB |
| 5 | Nguse Amlosom | Eritrea | 1:00:00 | |
| 6 | Wilson Kiprop | Kenya | 1:00:01 | |
| 7 | Ghirmay Ghebreslassie | Eritrea | 1:00:10 | SB |
| 8 | Samsom Gebreyohannes | Eritrea | 1:00:13 | PB |
| 9 | Adugna Tekele | Ethiopia | 1:00:15 | PB |
| 10 | Kenneth Kiprop Kipkemoi | Kenya | 1:00:29 | SB |
| 11 | Geofrey Kusuro | Uganda | 1:00:41 | PB |
| 12 | Stephen Mokoka | South Africa | 1:00:47 | PB |
| 13 | Elroy Gelant | South Africa | 1:01:10 | PB |
| 14 | Bonsa Dida | Ethiopia | 1:01:12 | PB |
| 15 | Lusapho April | South Africa | 1:01:16 | PB |
| 16 | Polat Kemboi Arıkan | Turkey | 1:01:22 | NR |
| 17 | Ayad Lamdassem | Spain | 1:01:22 | PB |
| 18 | Masato Kikuchi | Japan | 1:01:23 | |
| 19 | Fikre Assefa | Ethiopia | 1:01:30 | PB |
| 20 | El Hassane Ben Lkhainouch | France | 1:01:31 | PB |
| 21 | Josphat Boit | United States | 1:01:33 | PB |
| 22 | Simon Cheprot | Kenya | 1:01:37 | |
| 23 | Isaac Korir | Bahrain | 1:01:40 | PB |
| 24 | Robert Kwemoi Chemosin | Kenya | 1:01:43 | |
| 25 | Alemu Bekele | Bahrain | 1:01:46 | PB |
| 26 | Daniel Rotich | Uganda | 1:01:56 | SB |
| 27 | Daniele Meucci | Italy | 1:01:57 | SB |
| 28 | Shogo Nakamura | Japan | 1:01:57 | PB |
| 29 | Moses Kibet | Uganda | 1:02:02 | PB |
| 30 | Paul Pollock | Ireland | 1:02:10 | PB |
| 31 | James Kibocha Theuri | France | 1:02:11 | SB |
| 32 | Wissem Hosni | Tunisia | 1:02:11 | SB |
| 33 | Tyler Pennel | United States | 1:02:20 | |
| 34 | Abdi Hakin Ulad | Denmark | 1:02:24 | PB |
| 35 | Matt Llano | United States | 1:02:25 | |
| 36 | Hiroto Inoue | Japan | 1:02:25 | |
| 37 | José Antonio Uribe | Mexico | 1:02:26 | PB |
| 38 | Javier Guerra | Spain | 1:02:27 | PB |
| 39 | Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott | United States | 1:02:28 | |
| 40 | Mikael Ekvall | Sweden | 1:02:29 | NR |
| 41 | Félicien Muhitira | Rwanda | 1:02:31 | PB |
| 42 | Raouf Boubaker | Tunisia | 1:02:41 | PB |
| 43 | Bekir Karayel | Turkey | 1:02:48 | PB |
| 44 | Urige Buta | Norway | 1:02:50 | SB |
| 45 | Simone Gariboldi | Italy | 1:02:51 | PB |
| 46 | Fernando Cabada Jr | United States | 1:02:54 | |
| 47 | Alexis Nizeyimana | Rwanda | 1:02:55 | SB |
| 48 | Abdullah Abdulaziz Aljoud | Saudi Arabia | 1:02:58 | NR |
| 49 | Oscar Cerón | Mexico | 1:02:58 | PB |
| 50 | Aweke Ayalew | Bahrain | 1:03:01 | PB |
| 51 | Bilisuma Shugi | Bahrain | 1:03:02 | PB |
| 52 | Juan Carlos Romero | Mexico | 1:03:10 | |
| 53 | Sohta Hoshi | Japan | 1:03:29 | |
| 54 | Abdellatif Meftah | France | 1:03:46 | SB |
| 55 | Felix Ntirenganya | Rwanda | 1:03:48 | PB |
| 56 | Kenta Murayama | Japan | 1:03:52 | |
| 57 | Marius Ionescu | Romania | 1:03:54 | SB |
| 58 | Isaac Ayeko | Uganda | 1:03:56 | |
| 59 | Asbjørn Ellefsen Persen | Norway | 1:03:56 | PB |
| 60 | Gianmarco Buttazzo | Italy | 1:03:59 | |
| 61 | Lars Budolfsen | Denmark | 1:04:00 | PB |
| 62 | Jesper Faurschou | Denmark | 1:04:01 | PB |
| 63 | Nicolae Alexandru Soare | Romania | 1:04:07 | PB |
| 64 | Ben Moreau | Great Britain | 1:04:09 | SB |
| 65 | Jesús Antonio Núñez | Spain | 1:04:12 | PB |
| 66 | Brihun Wuve | Israel | 1:04:37 | PB |
| 67 | Mehmet Çağlayan | Turkey | 1:04:54 | SB |
| 68 | Ruben Iindongo | France | 1:04:59 | SB |
| 69 | Driss El Himer | France | 1:05:00 | SB |
| 70 | Janis Girgensons | Latvia | 1:05:11 | PB |
| 71 | Hussein Habumugisha | Rwanda | 1:05:11 | SB |
| 72 | Kári Steinn Karlsson | Iceland | 1:05:13 | NR |
| 73 | Roman Fosti | Estonia | 1:05:14 | PB |
| 74 | Øystein Sylta | Norway | 1:05:19 | SB |
| 75 | Anuradha Cooray | Sri Lanka | 1:05:20 | NR |
| 76 | Fatih Bilgiç | Turkey | 1:05:26 | SB |
| 77 | Demsew Zegeye | Israel | 1:05:27 | PB |
| 78 | Raúl Pacheco | Peru | 1:05:30 | |
| 79 | Maksim Pankratau | Belarus | 1:05:32 | SB |
| 80 | Zelalem Bacha | Bahrain | 1:05:47 | PB |
| 81 | Luis Alberto Orta | Venezuela | 1:05:47 | SB |
| 82 | Dmytro Siruk | Ukraine | 1:05:57 | PB |
| 83 | Zohar Zimro | Israel | 1:06:04 | PB |
| 84 | César Lizano | Costa Rica | 1:06:07 | SB |
| 85 | Cristhian Pacheco | Peru | 1:06:07 | PB |
| 86 | Yimharan Yosef | Israel | 1:06:29 | PB |
| 87 | Ben Ashkettle | New Zealand | 1:06:39 | SB |
| 88 | Juraj Vitko | Slovakia | 1:06:48 | |
| 89 | Jarkko Järvenpää | Finland | 1:07:04 | SB |
| 90 | El Akhdar Hachani | Tunisia | 1:08:06 | SB |
| 91 | Yolo Nikolov | Bulgaria | 1:08:09 | PB |
| 92 | Esteban Cuestas | Uruguay | 1:08:12 | SB |
| 93 | Rui Yong Soh | Singapore | 1:08:19 | PB |
| 94 | Rafael Iglesias | Spain | 1:08:29 | |
| 95 | Thijs Nijhuis | Denmark | 1:08:38 | SB |
| 96 | Asrat Mamo | Israel | 1:08:53 | PB |
| 97 | Mert Girmalegesse | Turkey | 1:09:16 | |
| 98 | Arnar Pétursson | Iceland | 1:09:45 | PB |
| 99 | Andrew Grech | Malta | 1:10:10 | NR |
| 100 | Ortik Ramazonov | Uzbekistan | 1:10:14 | PB |
| 101 | Mok Ying Ren | Singapore | 1:10:16 | SB |
| 102 | Johannes Naitembu | Namibia | 1:10:27 | SB |
| 103 | Arturs Bareikis | Latvia | 1:11:03 | SB |
| 104 | Khasan Gaforov | Tajikistan | 1:11:21 | |
| 105 | Marcel Tschopp | Liechtenstein | 1:11:25 | SB |
| 106 | Kokan Ajanovski | Macedonia | 1:12:01 | NR |
| 107 | Ilir Kellezi | Albania | 1:15:00 | SB |
| 108 | Chan Kit Chan | Macau | 1:19:24 | SB |
| 109 | Chang Chia-Che | Chinese Taipei | 1:54:51 | SB |
| — | Ingvar Hjartarson | Iceland | DNF | |
| — | Ilja Nikolajev | Estonia | DNF | |
| — | Henrik Them | Denmark | DNF | |
| — | Tebalu Zawude | Ethiopia | DNF |
Women's
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Cherono | Kenya | 1:07:29 | SB | |
| Mary Wacera Ngugi | Kenya | 1:07:44 | PB | |
| Selly Chepyego Kaptich | Kenya | 1:07:52 | PB | |
| 4 | Lucy Wangui Kabuu | Kenya | 1:08:37 | SB |
| 5 | Mercy Jerotich Kibarus | Kenya | 1:08:42 | SB |
| 6 | Netsanet Gudeta | Ethiopia | 1:08:46 | PB |
| 7 | Christelle Daunay | France | 1:08:48 | SB |
| 8 | Valeria Straneo | Italy | 1:08:55 | SB |
| 9 | Tsehay Desalegn | Ethiopia | 1:09:04 | PB |
| 10 | Genet Yalew | Ethiopia | 1:09:15 | PB |
| 11 | Krisztina Papp | Hungary | 1:10:08 | |
| 12 | Mame Feyisa | Ethiopia | 1:10:08 | PB |
| 13 | Annie Bersagel | United States | 1:10:10 | PB |
| 14 | Lauren Kleppin | United States | 1:10:16 | PB |
| 15 | Sayo Nomura | Japan | 1:10:18 | SB |
| 16 | Hirut Alemayehu | Ethiopia | 1:10:25 | PB |
| 17 | Risa Takenaka | Japan | 1:10:30 | |
| 18 | Alyson Dixon | Great Britain | 1:10:38 | PB |
| 19 | Reia Iwade | Japan | 1:10:45 | SB |
| 20 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Norway | 1:10:53 | SB |
| 21 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 1:10:56 | PB |
| 22 | Veronica Inglese | Italy | 1:10:57 | PB |
| 23 | Lisa Christina Stublić | Croatia | 1:11:09 | |
| 24 | Chieko Kido | Japan | 1:11:17 | |
| 25 | Souad Aït Salem | Algeria | 1:11:23 | |
| 26 | Gladys Tejeda | Peru | 1:11:24 | NR |
| 27 | René Kalmer | South Africa | 1:11:53 | SB |
| 28 | Jia Chaofeng | China | 1:11:59 | |
| 29 | Nadia Ejjafini | Italy | 1:12:05 | SB |
| 30 | Alexandra Louison | France | 1:12:06 | PB |
| 31 | Letekidan Gebreaman | Eritrea | 1:12:13 | PB |
| 32 | Isabellah Andersson | Sweden | 1:12:16 | SB |
| 33 | He Yinli | China | 1:12:18 | |
| 34 | Clara Santucci | United States | 1:12:22 | PB |
| 35 | Barkahoum Drici | Algeria | 1:12:34 | |
| 36 | Mattie Suver | United States | 1:12:42 | SB |
| 37 | Luula Berhane | Eritrea | 1:12:45 | PB |
| 38 | Fatna Maraoui | Italy | 1:12:50 | SB |
| 39 | Jessica Draskau-Petersson | Denmark | 1:12:52 | PB |
| 40 | Susan Partridge | Great Britain | 1:13:16 | |
| 41 | Verónica Pérez | Spain | 1:13:26 | PB |
| 42 | Zhang Yingying | China | 1:13:26 | |
| 43 | Linet Chebet | Uganda | 1:13:28 | PB |
| 44 | Wendy Thomas | United States | 1:14:07 | |
| 45 | Leila Luik | Estonia | 1:14:18 | SB |
| 46 | Liina Luik | Estonia | 1:14:18 | PB |
| 47 | Jenna Leigh Challenor | South Africa | 1:14:20 | PB |
| 48 | Rina Yamazaki | Japan | 1:14:20 | |
| 49 | Veronika Brennhovd Blom | Norway | 1:14:22 | PB |
| 50 | Zhang Meixia | China | 1:14:24 | |
| 51 | Lena Eliasson | Sweden | 1:14:28 | PB |
| 52 | Lavinia Haitope | Namibia | 1:14:42 | PB |
| 54 | Soumaya Boussaïd | Tunisia | 1:15:12 | NR |
| 55 | Corinne Herbreteau | France | 1:15:27 | |
| 56 | Yue Chao | China | 1:15:53 | |
| 57 | Rocío Cántara | Peru | 1:15:54 | PB |
| 58 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey | 1:15:58 | SB |
| 59 | Louise Langelund Batting | Denmark | 1:16:18 | PB |
| 60 | Nicolasa Condori | Peru | 1:16:35 | SB |
| 61 | Luminita Georgiana Achim | Romania | 1:16:45 | PB |
| 62 | Bahar Doğan | Turkey | 1:17:00 | |
| 63 | Nebiat Habtemariam | Eritrea | 1:17:00 | SB |
| 64 | Volha Krautsova | Belarus | 1:17:05 | SB |
| 65 | Anne Holm Baumeister | Denmark | 1:17:06 | SB |
| 66 | Cornelia Joubert | South Africa | 1:17:10 | SB |
| 67 | Simone Christensen Glad | Denmark | 1:17:11 | PB |
| 68 | Marthe Katrine Myhre | Norway | 1:17:28 | |
| 69 | Aline Camboulives | France | 1:17:46 | SB |
| 70 | Liliana Maria Danci | Romania | 1:18:03 | SB |
| 71 | Tonya Nero | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:18:26 | SB |
| 72 | Annemette Aagaard | Denmark | 1:18:48 | SB |
| 73 | Nilay Esen | Turkey | 1:19:08 | |
| 74 | Claudia Paula Todoran | Romania | 1:19:10 | |
| 75 | Gabriela Traña | Costa Rica | 1:19:25 | SB |
| 76 | Arndi Háfdórsdóttir | Iceland | 1:20:02 | PB |
| 77 | Yiu Kit Ching | Hong Kong | 1:20:28 | PB |
| 78 | Kateryna Karmanenko | Ukraine | 1:20:53 | SB |
| 79 | Elena Moaga | Romania | 1:22:45 | SB |
| 80 | Giselle Camilleri | Malta | 1:23:41 | |
| 81 | Irina Moroz | Uzbekistan | 1:23:46 | PB |
| 82 | Martha Ernstsdóttir | Iceland | 1:24:24 | SB |
| 83 | Sandrine Kengue | Gabon | 1:24:37 | SB |
| 84 | Helen Olafsdóttir | Iceland | 1:24:41 | SB |
| 85 | Carlie Pipe | Barbados | 1:32:58 | NR |
| 86 | Kathrin Gassner | Liechtenstein | 1:36:13 | PB |
| 87 | Pou I Chan | Macau | 1:36:35 | PB |
| 88 | Shamha Ahmed | Maldives | 1:42:04 | NR |
| — | Vesna Kiradzieva | Macedonia | DNF | |
| — | Nicola Duncan | Ireland | DNS |
Team results
Men's
Women's
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | Gladys Cherono Mary Wacera Ngugi Selly Chepyego Kaptich |
3:23:05 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | Netsanet Gudeta Tsehay Desalegn Genet Yalew |
3:27:05 |
| 3 | Japan | Sayo Nomura Risa Takenaka Reia Iwade |
3:31:33 |
| 4 | Italy | Valeria Straneo Veronica Inglese Nadia Ejjafini |
3:31:57 |
| 5 | United States | Annie Bersagel Lauren Kleppin Clara Santucci |
3:32:48 |
| 6 | France | Christelle Daunay Alexandra Louison Corinne Herbreteau |
3:36:21 |
| 7 | China | Jia Chaofeng He Yinli Zhang Yingying |
3:37:43 |
| 8 | Eritrea | Letekidan Gebreaman Luula Berhane Nebiat Habtemariam |
3:41:58 |
| 9 | Norway | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Veronika Brennhovd Blom Marthe Katrine Myhre |
3:42:43 |
| 10 | South Africa | René Kalmer Jenna Leigh Challenor Cornelia Joubert |
3:43:23 |
| 11 | Peru | Gladys Tejeda Rocío Cántara Nicolasa Condori |
3:43:53 |
| 12 | Denmark | Jessica Draskau-Petersson Louise Langelund Batting Anne Holm Baumeister |
3:46:16 |
| 13 | Turkey | Elvan Abeylegesse Bahar Doğan Nilay Esen |
3:52:06 |
| 14 | Romania | Luminita Georgiana Achim Liliana Maria Danci Claudia Paula Todoran |
3:53:58 |
| 15 | Iceland | Arndi Háfdórsdóttir Martha Ernstsdóttir Helen Olafsdóttir |
4:09:07 |
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 201 athletes from 56 countries. Although announced,[10] the athletes from Canada and Palestine did not show.
- Albania (1)
- Algeria (2)
- Bahrain (5)
- Barbados (1)
- Belarus (2)
- Bulgaria (1)
- China (5)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Costa Rica (2)
- Croatia (1)
- Denmark (10)
- Eritrea (8)
- Estonia (4)
- Ethiopia (10)
- Finland (1)
- France (9)
- Gabon (1)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Iceland (6)
- Ireland (1)
- Israel (5)
- Italy (7)
- Japan (10)
- Kenya (10)
- Latvia (2)
- Liechtenstein (2)
- Macau (2)
- Macedonia (2)
- Maldives (1)
- Malta (2)
- Mexico (3)
- Namibia (2)
- New Zealand (1)
- Norway (6)
- Peru (5)
- Romania (6)
- Rwanda (4)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Singapore (2)
- Slovakia (1)
- South Africa (6)
- Spain (6)
- Sri Lanka (1)
- Sweden (3)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- Tunisia (4)
- Turkey (8)
- Uganda (5)
- Ukraine (2)
- United Kingdom (3)
- United States (10)
- Uruguay (1)
- Uzbekistan (2)
- Venezuela (1)
See also
References
- ^ IAAF/AL-Bank WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS - COPENHAGEN 2014 - TEAM MANUAL (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 31 March 2014
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 March 2014), Kipsang Kamworor surprises Tadese – IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships, IAAF, retrieved 31 March 2014
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 March 2014), Not content with simply winning, Kipsang Kamworor is now focused on records, IAAF, retrieved 31 March 2014
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 March 2014), Cherono leads historic Kenyan sweep – IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships, IAAF, retrieved 31 March 2014
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (30 March 2014), Team work pays dividends for Kenya and Cherono, IAAF, retrieved 31 March 2014
- ^ IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships - Copenhagen (DEN) - 29 March 2014 - RESULTS - Half Marathon Men (PDF), IAAF, 29 March 2014, retrieved 31 March 2014
- ^ IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships - Copenhagen (DEN) - 29 March 2014 - RESULTS - Half Marathon Women (PDF), IAAF, 29 March 2014, retrieved 31 March 2014
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- ^ IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships - Copenhagen (DEN) - 29 March 2014 - ATHLETES by EVENT and COUNTRY - As of 26 March 2014 (PDF), IAAF, 26 March 2014, retrieved 1 April 2014