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2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 October 2008.[1]

This event was first announced as the 2008 IAAF World Road Running Championships, but in November 2007, the IAAF announced that the name of the IAAF World Road Running Championships would revert to its original title of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[2][3]

Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race[4][5] and for the women's race.[6][7]

Medallists

Race results

Complete results were published[8] for the men's race,[9][10] for the women's race,[11][12] for men's team,[13][14] and for women's team.[15][16]

Men's

Women's

Team results

Men's

Women's

Participation

The participation of 155 athletes (90 men/65 women) from 42 countries is reported.[8] Although announced, athletes from  Finland did not show.

See also

References

  1. ^ IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday 12 October 2008 Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, IAAF.org, Retrieved 2008-02-06
  2. ^ "Council Selects Four New Venues for Future Events - IAAF Council Meeting, Day Two". IAAF. 2006-03-29. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
  3. ^ NEWS CENTRE: Rio 2008 – championships renamed. IAAF.org. 2007-11-29
  4. ^ Turner, Chris (October 12, 2008), Emphatic third triumph; Tadese goes solo from 5km - Men's Race Report, Rio 2008, IAAF, retrieved September 10, 2013
  5. ^ Turner, Chris (October 12, 2008), Tadese – confident in victory and his sporting plans at least – Rio 2008, IAAF, archived from the original on September 10, 2013, retrieved September 10, 2013
  6. ^ Martin, David (October 12, 2008), Kiplagat saunters to another staggering victory - Women's Race Report, Rio 2008, IAAF, retrieved September 10, 2013
  7. ^ Martin, David (October 12, 2008), "Never say never" – Kiplagat, Rio 2008, IAAF, archived from the original on September 10, 2013, retrieved September 10, 2013
  8. ^ a b IAAF WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS - KAVARNA 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES - Incorporating the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1992-2005/2008-2010) & the IAAF World Road Running Championships 2006/2007 (PDF), IAAF, retrieved September 1, 2013
  9. ^ IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro - Sunday 12 October 2008 - Half Marathon - MEN - RESULTS (PDF), IAAF, October 12, 2008, retrieved September 10, 2013[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Results - IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 12 OCT 2008 - Half Marathon - men, IAAF, October 12, 2008, retrieved September 10, 2013
  11. ^ IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro - Sunday 12 October 2008 - Half Marathon - WOMEN - RESULTS (PDF), IAAF, October 12, 2008, retrieved September 10, 2013[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Results - IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 12 OCT 2008 - Half Marathon - women, IAAF, October 12, 2008, retrieved September 10, 2013
  13. ^ Official Team Results Half Marathon - M, IAAF, October 12, 2008, archived from the original on 2013-09-10, retrieved September 10, 2013
  14. ^ IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 12 OCT 2008 - Half Marathon - MEN - Team Standings (PDF), IAAF, October 12, 2008, retrieved September 10, 2013
  15. ^ Official Team Results Half Marathon - W, IAAF, October 12, 2008, archived from the original on 2013-09-10, retrieved September 10, 2013
  16. ^ IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 12 OCT 2008 - Half Marathon - WOMEN - Team Standings (PDF), IAAF, October 12, 2008, retrieved September 10, 2013

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