2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 26 March 2016 in Cardiff, United Kingdom.[1] It was the 22nd edition of the event and the 4th in the United Kingdom alone.[2]
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| Host city | Cardiff, United Kingdom  |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 49 |
| Athletes participating | 174 |
| Events | 2 |
| Dates | 26 March 2016 |
| Race length | 21.0975 km (13.1 mi) |
In conjunction with the men's elite race, an open half marathon was held on the same course for 16,000 competitors.[3]
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men |  Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN) | 59:10 | Bedan Karoki Muchiri (KEN) | 59:36 | Mohamed Farah (GBR) | 59:59 |
| Women | Peres Jechirchir (KEN) | 1:07:31 | Cynthia Jerotich Limo (KEN) | 1:07:34 | Mary Wacera Ngugi (KEN) | 1:07:54 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | Kenya | 2:58:58 |  Ethiopia | 3:01:16 |  Eritrea | 3:06:18 |
| Women | Kenya | 3:22:59 | Ethiopia | 3:26:29 |  Japan | 3:32:25 |
Race results
Results for the men's[4] and women's[5] elite races are shown below. Results for the open race are kept separately.[6]
Men
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor | Kenya | 59:10 | SB |
 | Bedan Karoki Muchiri | Kenya | 59:36 | SB |
 | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 59:59 | SB |
| 4 | Abayneh Ayele | Ethiopia | 59:59 | PB |
| 5 | Tamirat Tola | Ethiopia | 1:00:06 | PB |
| 6 | Simon Cheprot | Kenya | 1:00:12 | SB |
| 7 | Abrar Osman | Eritrea | 1:00:58 | SB |
| 8 | Mule Wasihun | Ethiopia | 1:01:11 | SB |
| 9 | Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo | Kenya | 1:01:21 | |
| 10 | Stephen Mokoka |  South Africa | 1:01:27 | SB |
| 11 | Teshome Mekonen | Ethiopia | 1:01:39 | SB |
| 12 | Edwin Kipyego | Kenya | 1:01:52 | |
| 13 | Nguse Amlosom | Eritrea | 1:01:54 | |
| 14 | Paul Pollock |  Ireland | 1:02:46 | SB |
| 15 | Callum Hawkins | Great Britain | 1:02:51 | |
| 16 | Guye Adola | Ethiopia | 1:03:26 | |
| 17 | Hiskel Tewelde | Eritrea | 1:03:26 | SB |
| 18 | Ayad Lamdassem |  Spain | 1:03:29 | SB |
| 19 | Sidi-Hassan Chahdi |  France | 1:03:30 | SB |
| 20 | Michael Shelley | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 1:03:33 | SB |
| 21 | Robert Chemonges |  Uganda | 1:03:39 | PB |
| 22 | Naoki Kudo | Japan | 1:03:41 | |
| 23 | Timothy Ritchie |  United States | 1:03:49 | SB |
| 24 | Samsom Gebreyohannes | Eritrea | 1:04:03 | |
| 25 | Stefano La Rosa |  Italy | 1:04:05 | SB |
| 26 | Jared Ward | United States | 1:04:05 | SB |
| 27 | Dewi Griffiths | Great Britain | 1:04:10 | PB |
| 28 | Minato Oishi | Japan | 1:04:11 | |
| 29 | Keijiro Mogi | Japan | 1:04:19 | |
| 30 | Jhordan Alonso Ccope |  Peru | 1:04:23 | SB |
| 31 | Asbjørn Ellefsen Persen |  Norway | 1:04:32 | |
| 32 | Scott Bauhs | United States | 1:04:34 | |
| 33 | Mariano Mastromarino |  Argentina | 1:04:35 | PB |
| 34 | Wellington da Silva |  Brazil | 1:04:43 | SB |
| 35 | Keisuke Nakatani | Japan | 1:04:43 | |
| 36 | Shogo Nakamura | Japan | 1:04:49 | |
| 37 | Mbongeni Ngxazozo | South Africa | 1:04:51 | SB |
| 38 | Reid Coolsaet | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:04:56 | SB |
| 39 | Raverso Ramos | Peru | 1:04:59 | PB |
| 40 | Ricardo Ramos |  Mexico | 1:05:00 | |
| 41 | Thomas Frazer | Ireland | 1:05:20 | PB |
| 42 | Kevin Seaward | Ireland | 1:05:23 | SB |
| 43 | Denis Mayaud | France | 1:05:48 | SB |
| 44 | Ferdinand Pacheco | Peru | 1:06:05 | SB |
| 45 | Ryan McLeod | Great Britain | 1:06:13 | SB |
| 46 | Rob Watson | Canada | 1:06:15 | |
| 47 | Diego Colorado |  Colombia | 1:06:16 | SB |
| 48 | Nicolae-Alexandru Soare |  Romania | 1:06:18 | SB |
| 49 | Lars Budolfsen |  Denmark | 1:06:28 | SB |
| 50 | Sergiu Ciobanu | Ireland | 1:06:30 | SB |
| 51 | Daniel Vargas | Mexico | 1:06:32 | SB |
| 52 | Nelson Ito | Peru | 1:06:34 | SB |
| 53 | Matthew Hynes | Great Britain | 1:06:37 | SB |
| 54 | Gerald Giraldo | Colombia | 1:06:39 | PB |
| 55 | Tesama Moogas |  Israel | 1:06:41 | |
| 56 | Ben Bruce | United States | 1:06:46 | |
| 57 | Kári Steinn Karlsson |  Iceland | 1:06:49 | SB |
| 58 | Juraj Vitko |  Slovakia | 1:06:50 | SB |
| 59 | Yolo Nikolov |  Bulgaria | 1:06:52 | PB |
| 60 | Jesper Faurschou | Denmark | 1:06:53 | SB |
| 61 | Vuyisile Tshoba | South Africa | 1:06:55 | |
| 62 | Romain Courcières | France | 1:07:02 | |
| 63 | Janis Viskers |  Latvia | 1:07:34 | SB |
| 64 | Theis Nijhuis | Denmark | 1:07:49 | SB |
| 65 | Danmuzhenciwang |  China | 1:07:52 | PB |
| 66 | Rui Yong Soh |  Singapore | 1:07:56 | SB |
| 67 | Arnar Pétursson | Iceland | 1:08:02 | PB |
| 68 | Djamel Bachiri | France | 1:08:09 | |
| 69 | Dmytro Lashyn |  Ukraine | 1:08:49 | SB |
| 70 | Daniel Daly |  Croatia | 1:08:51 | SB |
| 71 | Paul Lalire | France | 1:08:58 | SB |
| 72 | Shokhrukh Davlatov |  Uzbekistan | 1:09:56 | PB |
| 73 | Zhoodar Kochkonbaev |  Kyrgyzstan | 1:10:07 | PB |
| 74 | Marcel Tschopp |  Liechtenstein | 1:10:48 | SB |
| 75 | Brandon Lord | Canada | 1:11:00 | |
| 76 | Hussein Ahmed |  Egypt | 1:11:21 | PB |
| 77 | Belal Ahmed | Egypt | 1:11:29 | PB |
| 78 | Saby Luna | Mexico | 1:11:32 | SB |
| 79 | Gladwin Mzazi | South Africa | 1:11:49 | SB |
| 80 | Charlton Debono |  Malta | 1:12:03 | |
| 81 | Kuan Un Iao |  Macau | 1:13:55 | PB |
| 82 | Modike Lucky Mohale | South Africa | 1:15:28 | |
| 83 | Abdi Madar Amare |  Somalia | 1:15:53 | PB |
| 84 | Elsidig Ibrahim |  Sudan | 1:17:07 | SB |
| 85 | Armann Eydal Albertsson | Iceland | 1:17:22 | SB |
| — | Sean Hehir | Ireland | DQ | R143.11[7] |
| — | David Nilsson |  Sweden | DNS | |
| — | Patrick Muleki |  DR Congo | DNS |
Women
Team standings
The men's[8] and women's[9] team standings are shown below.
Men
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Bedan Karoki Muchiri Simon Cheprot | 2:58:58 |
| Ethiopia | Abayneh Ayele Tamirat Tola Mule Wasihun | 3:01:16 |
| Eritrea | Abrar Osman Nguse Amlosom Hiskel Tewelde | 3:06:18 |
| 4 | Great Britain | Mohamed Farah Callum Hawkins Dewi Griffiths | 3:07:00 |
| 5 | Japan | Naoki Kudo Minato Oishi Keijiro Mogi | 3:12:11 |
| 6 | United States | Timothy Ritchie Jared Ward Scott Bauhs | 3:12:28 |
| 7 | South Africa | Stephen Mokoka Mbongeni Ngxazozo Vuyisile Tshoba | 3:13:13 |
| 8 | Ireland | Paul Pollock Thomas Frazer Kevin Seaward | 3:13:29 |
| 9 | Peru | Jhordan Alonso Ccope Raverso Ramos Ferdinand Pacheco | 3:15:27 |
| 10 | France | Sidi-Hassan Chahdi Denis Mayaud Romain Courcières | 3:16:20 |
| 11 | Denmark | Lars Budolfsen Jesper Faurschou Theis Nijhuis | 3:21:10 |
| 12 | Canada | Reid Coolsaet Rob Watson Brandon Lord | 3:22:11 |
| 13 | Mexico | Ricardo Ramos Daniel Vargas Saby Luna | 3:23:04 |
| 14 | Iceland | Kári Steinn Karlsson Arnar Pétursson Armann Eydal Albertsson | 3:32:13 |
Women
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Peres Jechirchir Cynthia Jerotich Limo Mary Wacera Ngugi | 3:22:59 |
| Ethiopia | Netsanet Gudeta Genet Yalew Dehininet Demsew | 3:26:29 |
| Japan | Yuka Ando Miho Shimizu Mizuki Matsuda | 3:32:25 |
| 4 | Australia | Eloise Wellings Milly Clark Cassie Fien | 3:32:48 |
| 5 | United States | Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Sara Hall Kellyn Taylor | 3:34:26 |
| 6 | Canada | Lanni Marchant Tarah Korir Laura Batterink | 3:36:54 |
| 7 | Italy | Veronica Inglese Rosaria Console Anna Incerti | 3:38:44 |
| 8 | Mexico | Vianey de la Rosa Margarita Hernández Brenda Flores | 3:39:07 |
| 9 | Colombia | Kellys Arias Angie Orjuela Ángela Figueroa | 3:39:23 |
| 10 | Peru | Gladys Tejeda Jovana de la Cruz Luz Mery Rojas | 3:39:46 |
| 11 | Great Britain | Alyson Dixon Charlotte Purdue Tina Muir | 3:41:29 |
| 12 | South Africa | Nolene Conrad Lebogang Phalula Cornelia Joubert | 3:42:29 |
| 13 | France | Laurane Picoche Fanny Pruvost Severine Hamel | 3:44:13 |
| 14 | Spain | Marta Galimany Paula Mayobre Marta Esteban | 3:48:42 |
| 15 | China | Cuomu Ciren Wangmu Nuzeng Jila Dawa | 3:50:04 |
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 174 athletes from 49 countries. Although announced,[10] the athletes from 
Djibouti and 
Sri Lanka did not show.
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See also
References
- "IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Cardiff 2016: How to get a place in this prestigious race". Wales Online. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- "Cardiff to host 2016 World Half Marathon Championships". Cardiff Half Marathon. 2014-03-29. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- "An incredible day for all at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships 2016". Cardiff World Marathon 2016. 2016-03-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "RESULTS - Half Marathon Men" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "RESULTS - Half Marathon Women" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "Cardiff 2016 race results". Cardiff World Marathon 2016. 2016-03-26. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- Athlete removed transponder
- "Team Standings - Half Marathon Men" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "Team Standings - Half Marathon Women" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "ATHLETES by COUNTRY" (PDF). IAAF. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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