1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 8th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 3, 1999, in the city of Palermo, Italy. A total of 192 athletes, 119 men and 73 women, from 48 countries, took part. The course was traced through the historical centre of the town with the start/finish line on the "Foro Italico."[1] A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results were given.[2][3]
1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 8th |
Date | October 3 |
Host city | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
Events | 2 |
Participation | 192 athletes from 48 nations |
Complete results were published.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Medallists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Men | Paul Tergat (KEN) | 1:01:50 | Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) | 1:01:50 | Tesfaye Jifar (ETH) | 1:01:51 |
Women | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 1:08:48 | Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) | 1:09:12 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 1:09:23 |
Team | ||||||
Team Men | South Africa | 3:06:01 | Ethiopia | 3:06:03 | Kenya | 3:06:03 |
Team Women | Kenya | 3:27:40 | Japan | 3:30:06 | Russia | 3:31:49 |
Race results
Men's
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Paul Tergat | Kenya | 1:01:50 | ||
Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa | 1:01:50 | ||
Tesfaye Jifar | Ethiopia | 1:01:51 | ||
4 | Abdellah Béhar | France | 1:01:53 | |
5 | Eduardo Henriques | Portugal | 1:01:53 | |
6 | Abner Chipu | South Africa | 1:01:54 | |
7 | Laban Chege | Kenya | 1:01:54 | |
8 | Tesfaye Tola | Ethiopia | 1:01:56 | |
9 | Fekadu Degefu | Ethiopia | 1:02:16 | |
10 | Mluleki Nobanda | South Africa | 1:02:17 | |
11 | Sammy Korir | Kenya | 1:02:19 | |
12 | Gert Thys | South Africa | 1:02:24 | |
13 | Kamiel Maase | Netherlands | 1:02:33 | |
14 | Toshiyuki Hayata | Japan | 1:02:35 | |
15 | Faustin Baha | Tanzania | 1:02:41 | |
16 | Gebremariam Gebremedhin | Ethiopia | 1:02:46 | |
17 | Philip Rugut | Kenya | 1:02:59 | |
18 | Rachid Berradi | Italy | 1:03:03 | |
19 | Larbi Zéroual | France | 1:03:05 | |
20 | Alberto Chaíça | Portugal | 1:03:08 | |
21 | Toshiaki Tezuka | Japan | 1:03:20 | |
22 | Araya Berhane | Ethiopia | 1:03:24 | |
23 | Shigeru Aburaya | Japan | 1:03:26 | |
24 | Rachid Ziar | Algeria | 1:03:32 | |
25 | Teodoro Cuñado | Spain | 1:03:33 | |
26 | Javier Caballero | Spain | 1:03:39 | |
27 | Mohamed Serbouti | France | 1:03:41 | |
28 | Jafred Lorone | Uganda | 1:03:44 | |
29 | José Ramos | Portugal | 1:03:49 | |
30 | Tsuyoshi Ogata | Japan | 1:03:50 | |
31 | Antonio Martins | France | 1:03:55 | |
32 | Jumanne Tuluway | Tanzania | 1:03:57 | |
33 | Antonio Serrano | Spain | 1:03:58 | |
34 | Hakim Bagy | France | 1:03:58 | |
35 | Koen Allaert | Belgium | 1:04:00 | |
36 | Giacomo Leone | Italy | 1:04:00 | |
37 | Roberto Barbi | Italy | 1:04:02 | |
38 | Aiduna Aitnafa | Netherlands | 1:04:02 | |
39 | Said Boumhandi | Morocco | 1:04:10 | |
40 | Mark Steinle | Great Britain | 1:04:11 | |
41 | Scott Larson | United States | 1:04:14 | |
42 | Alejandro Cuahtepizi | Mexico | 1:04:32 | |
43 | José Dias | Portugal | 1:04:32 | |
44 | Christian Nemeth | Belgium | 1:04:42 | |
45 | Vladimir Tsyamchik | Belarus | 1:04:44 | |
46 | John Sence | United States | 1:04:55 | |
47 | Kim Gillard | Australia | 1:05:04 | |
48 | Marco Gielen | Netherlands | 1:05:08 | |
49 | António Resende | Portugal | 1:05:11 | |
50 | Kevin Odiorne | United States | 1:05:19 | |
51 | Amar Dahbi | Algeria | 1:05:19 | |
51 | Kamal Kohil | Algeria | 1:05:19 | |
52 | Sebastiano Mazzara | Italy | 1:05:20 | |
53 | Sebastian Bürklein | Germany | 1:05:21 | |
54 | Ahmed Abd El-Mangoud | Egypt | 1:05:34 | |
55 | Pavel Loskutov | Estonia | 1:05:45 | |
56 | Rachid Boulenouar | Algeria | 1:05:47 | |
57 | Miguel Bravo | Mexico | 1:05:47 | |
58 | Nick Jones | Great Britain | 1:05:57 | |
59 | Drago Paripović | Croatia | 1:05:58 | |
60 | Stéphane Rousseau | Belgium | 1:06:10 | |
61 | Delmir dos Santos | Brazil | 1:06:13 | |
62 | David Taylor | Great Britain | 1:06:13 | |
63 | Alphonse Munyeshyaka | Rwanda | 1:06:21 | |
64 | Masayuki Kobayashi | Japan | 1:06:26 | |
65 | Borislav Dević | FR Yugoslavia | 1:06:32 | |
66 | Francis Yiga | Uganda | 1:06:47 | |
67 | Oscar Fernández | Spain | 1:06:50 | |
68 | Fouly Salem | Egypt | 1:06:50 | |
69 | Zarislav Gapeyenko | Belarus | 1:06:52 | |
70 | Christian Fischer | Germany | 1:06:54 | |
71 | Sipho Dlamini | Swaziland | 1:06:59 | |
72 | Jan Křižák | Slovakia | 1:07:00 | |
73 | Toomas Tarm | Estonia | 1:07:08 | |
74 | Ali Awad | Lebanon | 1:07:10 | |
75 | Ahmed Abdel Rasool Badry | Egypt | 1:07:17 | |
76 | Leszek Lewandowski | Poland | 1:07:25 | |
77 | Margus Pirksaar | Estonia | 1:07:32 | |
78 | Pavel Faschingbauer | Czech Republic | 1:07:39 | |
79 | Isaiah Dlamini | Swaziland | 1:07:42 | |
80 | Oliver Mintzlaff | Germany | 1:07:42 | |
81 | Lucky Bhembe | Swaziland | 1:07:44 | |
82 | Vasilios Zabélis | Greece | 1:07:47 | |
83 | Glynn Tromans | Great Britain | 1:07:49 | |
84 | Jeff Campbell | United States | 1:07:50 | |
85 | Job Sikoria | Uganda | 1:08:30 | |
86 | Michael Fietz | Germany | 1:08:33 | |
87 | Francisco Bautista | Mexico | 1:08:38 | |
88 | Sokhibdjan Sharipov | Tajikistan | 1:08:50 | |
89 | Gabriel Mazimpaka | Rwanda | 1:08:51 | |
90 | Nedeljko Ravić | Croatia | 1:08:55 | |
91 | António Zeferino | Cape Verde | 1:09:05 | |
92 | Seif Eldin El-Nur | Sudan | 1:09:10 | |
93 | Joseph Sterlino | Sudan | 1:09:27 | |
94 | Shadrack Hoff | South Africa | 1:09:44 | |
95 | Cordero Roy Vargas | Costa Rica | 1:10:02 | |
96 | Ahmed Boulahia | Algeria | 1:10:07 | |
97 | Ramiz Taipi | FR Yugoslavia | 1:10:11 | |
98 | Mohamed Al-Khawlani | Yemen | 1:10:11 | |
99 | Vladimir Tonchinskiy | Belarus | 1:10:12 | |
100 | Ivica Škopac | Croatia | 1:10:13 | |
101 | Miguel Romero | Ecuador | 1:13:19 | |
102 | Hussein Awada | Lebanon | 1:13:35 | |
103 | Ihab Salama | Palestine | 1:13:41 | |
104 | Omar Abdel Latif | Lebanon | 1:14:05 | |
105 | Weldon Johnson | United States | 1:14:58 | |
106 | Frederick Baldacchino | Malta | 1:14:58 | |
107 | Khalid Al-Estashi | Yemen | 1:15:40 | |
108 | Vasiliy Andreyev | Uzbekistan | 1:16:35 | |
109 | Abdel Salam Al-Dabaji | Palestine | 1:18:48 | |
— | Daniel Ferreira | Brazil | DNF | |
— | Geraldo de Assis | Brazil | DNF | |
— | Luíz Antônio dos Santos | Brazil | DNF | |
— | Michele Gamba | Italy | DNF | |
— | Shem Kororia | Kenya | DNF | |
— | Ali Mohamad | Sudan | DNF | |
— | John Nada Saya | Tanzania | DNF | |
— | Yevgeniy Nujdin | Uzbekistan | DNF | |
— | Esmail Al-Dawla | Yemen | DNF | |
— | Silvio Guerra | Ecuador | DNS | |
— | Nestor Jarni | Ecuador | DNS | |
— | Ahmed Aly Aly | Egypt | DNS | |
— | Wael Anwar Adan | Egypt | DNS | |
— | José Luis Ebatela Nvó | Equatorial Guinea | DNS | |
— | Diosdado Edjang Ndemesogo | Equatorial Guinea | DNS | |
— | Sergey Zabavski | Tajikistan | DNS | |
— | Joseph Nsubuga | Uganda | DNS | |
— | Santino Diang | Sudan | DNS | |
— | Gabriel Ndour | Senegal | DNS | |
— | Malick Seck | Senegal | DNS | |
— | Medson Chibwe | Zambia | DNS | |
— | Vincent Hatuleke | Zambia | DNS | |
— | Sam Mfula Mwape | Zambia | DNS | |
— | Mohammed S.A. Salama | Palestine | DNS |
Women's
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 1:08:48 | ||
Mizuki Noguchi | Japan | 1:09:12 | ||
Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 1:09:23 | ||
4 | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya | 1:09:29 | |
5 | Reiko Tosa | Japan | 1:09:36 | |
6 | Valentina Yegorova | Russia | 1:09:59 | |
7 | Elana Meyer | South Africa | 1:10:20 | |
8 | Luminița Talpoș | Romania | 1:10:33 | |
9 | Lyudmila Biktasheva | Russia | 1:10:35 | |
10 | Alina Ivanova | Russia | 1:11:15 | |
11 | Hiromi Katayama | Japan | 1:11:18 | |
12 | Constantina Diţă | Romania | 1:11:22 | |
13 | Margaret Okayo | Kenya | 1:11:29 | |
14 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 1:11:33 | |
15 | Ana Isabel Alonso | Spain | 1:11:38 | |
16 | Cristina Pomacu | Romania | 1:11:45 | |
17 | Satomi Matsuo | Japan | 1:11:48 | |
18 | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 1:11:53 | |
19 | Agata Balsamo | Italy | 1:11:58 | |
20 | Jane Omoro | Kenya | 1:12:10 | |
21 | Olivera Jevtić | FR Yugoslavia | 1:12:32 | |
22 | Marian Sutton | Great Britain | 1:12:36 | |
23 | Rosaria Console | Italy | 1:12:46 | |
24 | María Abel | Spain | 1:13:08 | |
25 | Lyubov Morgunova | Russia | 1:13:25 | |
26 | Ritsuko Sasaki | Japan | 1:13:26 | |
27 | Florinda Andreucci | Italy | 1:13:33 | |
28 | Tereza Yohanes | Ethiopia | 1:13:38 | |
29 | Birhan Dagne | Great Britain | 1:13:41 | |
30 | Fatima Hajjami | France | 1:13:55 | |
31 | Gabrielle OʼRourke | New Zealand | 1:14:12 | |
32 | Gitte Karlshøj | Denmark | 1:14:15 | |
33 | Lucilla Andreucci | Italy | 1:15:05 | |
34 | Susan Michelsson | Australia | 1:15:07 | |
35 | Mónica Pont | Spain | 1:15:12 | |
36 | Alemitu Bekele | Ethiopia | 1:15:27 | |
37 | Marlene Fortunato | Brazil | 1:15:29 | |
38 | Teyba Erkesso | Ethiopia | 1:15:48 | |
39 | Michelle Byrne | United States | 1:15:55 | |
40 | Lynn Fitzsimmons | United States | 1:16:14 | |
41 | Christine McNamara | United States | 1:16:18 | |
42 | Marie Boyd | United States | 1:16:37 | |
43 | Annemette Jensen | Denmark | 1:16:47 | |
44 | Asegedech Gizaw | Ethiopia | 1:16:53 | |
45 | Silvana Trampuz | Australia | 1:17:12 | |
46 | Stefanija Statkuvienė | Belgium | 1:17:30 | |
47 | Theresa du Toit | South Africa | 1:17:33 | |
48 | Jo Lodge | Great Britain | 1:17:36 | |
49 | Krystyna Pieczulis | Poland | 1:18:02 | |
50 | Azwindini Lukhwareni | South Africa | 1:18:28 | |
51 | Carlien Cornelissen | South Africa | 1:18:37 | |
52 | Shireen Crumpton | New Zealand | 1:19:21 | |
53 | Kelly Liljeblad | United States | 1:19:23 | |
54 | Nili Avramski | Israel | 1:20:20 | |
55 | Yeoryía Abatzídou | Greece | 1:20:45 | |
56 | Dana Janecková | Slovakia | 1:21:28 | |
57 | Vesna Stevanović | FR Yugoslavia | 1:21:34 | |
58 | Sarah Mahlangu | South Africa | 1:22:01 | |
59 | Margarita Cabello | Mexico | 1:22:28 | |
60 | Tijana Pavičić | Croatia | 1:25:58 | |
61 | Slavica Brčić | Croatia | 1:25:59 | |
62 | Irina Matrosova | Uzbekistan | 1:28:25 | |
63 | Kristinka Marković | Croatia | 1:30:24 | |
64 | Gina Coello | Honduras | 1:30:27 | |
65 | Yuliya Arfipova | Uzbekistan | 1:35:45 | |
66 | Aleksandra Rodigina | Uzbekistan | 1:35:45 | |
— | Carolyn Schuwalov | Australia | DNF | |
— | Sonja Deckers | Belgium | DNF | |
— | Milka Mihailova | Bulgaria | DNF | |
— | Annick Clouvel | France | DNF | |
— | Sonia Maccioni | Italy | DNF | |
— | Iulia Olteanu | Romania | DNF | |
— | Valentina Enaki | Moldova | DNS | |
— | Mable Chiwama | Zambia | DNS | |
— | Florina Pana | Romania | DQ† |
†: Florina Pana from Romania was initially 4th (1:09:26), but tested positive for nandrolone[13] and disqualified.[14]
Team results
Men's
Rank | Country | Team | Time |
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South Africa | Hendrick Ramaala Abner Chipu Mluleki Nobanda | 3:06:01 | |
Ethiopia | Tesfaye Jifar Tesfaye Tola Fekadu Degefu | 3:06:03 | |
Kenya | Paul Tergat Laban Chege Sammy Korir | 3:06:03 | |
4 | France | Abdellah Béhar Larbi Zéroual Mohamed Serbouti | 3:08:39 |
5 | Portugal | Eduardo Henriques Alberto Chaíça José Ramos | 3:08:50 |
6 | Japan | Toshiyuki Hayata Toshiaki Tezuka Shigeru Aburaya | 3:09:21 |
7 | Italy | Rachid Berradi Giacomo Leone Roberto Barbi | 3:11:05 |
8 | Spain | Teodoro Cuñado Javier Caballero Antonio Serrano | 3:11:10 |
9 | Netherlands | Kamiel Maase Aiduna Aitnafa Marco Gielen | 3:11:43 |
10 | United States | Scott Larson John Sence Kevin Odiorne | 3:14:28 |
11 | Algeria | Rachid Ziar Amar Dahbi Kamal Kohil | 3:14:10 |
12 | Belgium | Koen Allaert Christian Nemeth Stéphane Rousseau | 3:14:52 |
13 | Great Britain | Mark Steinle Nick Jones David Taylor | 3:16:21 |
14 | Mexico | Alejandro Cuahtepizi Miguel Bravo Francisco Bautista | 3:18:57 |
15 | Uganda | Jafred Lorone Francis Yiga Job Sikoria | 3:19:01 |
16 | Egypt | Ahmed Abd El-Mangoud Fouly Salem Ahmed Abdel Rasool Badry | 3:19:41 |
17 | Germany | Sebastian Bürklein Christian Fischer Oliver Mintzlaff | 3:19:57 |
18 | Estonia | Pavel Loskutov Toomas Tarm Margus Pirksaar | 3:20:25 |
19 | Belarus | Vladimir Tsyamchik Zarislav Gapeyenko Vladimir Tonchinskiy | 3:21:48 |
20 | Swaziland | Sipho Dlamini Isaiah Dlamini Lucky Bhembe | 3:22:25 |
21 | Croatia | Drago Paripović Nedeljko Ravić Ivica Škopac | 3:25:06 |
22 | Lebanon | Ali Awad Hussein Awada Omar Abdel Latif | 3:34:50 |
— | Brazil | Delmir dos Santos Daniel Ferreira Geraldo de Assis | DNF |
— | Sudan | Seif Eldin El-Nur Joseph Sterlino Ali Mohamad | DNF |
— | Tanzania | Faustin Baha Jumanne Tuluway John Nada Saya | DNF |
— | Yemen | Mohamed Al-Khawlani Khalid Al-Estashi Esmail Al-Dawla | DNF |
Women's
Rank | Country | Team | Time |
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Kenya | Tegla Loroupe Catherine Ndereba Joyce Chepchumba | 3:27:40 | |
Japan | Mizuki Noguchi Reiko Tosa Hiromi Katayama | 3:30:06 | |
Russia | Valentina Yegorova Lyudmila Biktasheva Alina Ivanova | 3:31:49 | |
4 | Romania | Luminița Talpoș Constantina Diţă Cristina Pomacu | 3:33:40 |
5 | Italy | Agata Balsamo Rosaria Console Florinda Andreucci | 3:38:17 |
6 | Spain | Ana Isabel Alonso María Abel Mónica Pont | 3:39:58 |
7 | Ethiopia | Derartu Tulu Tereza Yohanes Alemitu Bekele Aga | 3:40:38 |
8 | Great Britain | Marian Sutton Birhan Dagne Jo Lodge | 3:43:53 |
9 | South Africa | Elana Meyer Theresa du Toit Azwindini Lukhwareni | 3:46:21 |
10 | United States | Michelle Byrne Lynn Fitzsimmons Christine McNamara | 3:48:27 |
11 | Croatia | Tijana Pavičić Slavica Brčić Kristinka Marković | 4:22:21 |
12 | Uzbekistan | Irina Matrosova Yuliya Arfipova Aleksandra Rodigina | 4:39:55 |
— | Australia | Susan Michelsson Silvana Trampuz Carolyn Schuwalov | DNF |
Participation
The participation of 192 athletes (119 men/73 women) from 48 countries is reported.[4] Although announced, athletes from Equatorial Guinea, Moldova, Senegal, and Zambia did not show.
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See also
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