2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships explained

2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Dates:	26 March 2016
Size:	250px
Nations:	49
Athletes:	174
Events:	2
Length:	21.0975 km (13.1 mi)
Previous:	2014 Copenhagen

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]

In conjunction with the men's elite race, an open half marathon was held on the same course for 16,000 competitors.^[3]

Medallists

Individual
Men		59:10		59:36		59:59
Women		1:07:31		1:07:34		1:07:54
Team
Men		2:58:58		3:01:16		3:06:18
Women		3:22:59		3:26:29		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
	align=left		align=left
	align=left		align=left
	align=left		align=left
	align=left		align=left
	align=left		align=left		1:00:06
	align=left		align=left		1:00:12
	align=left		align=left		1:00:58
	align=left		align=left		1:01:11
	align=left		align=left		1:01:21
10	align=left		align=left		1:01:27
11	align=left		align=left		1:01:39
12	align=left		align=left		1:01:52
13	align=left		align=left		1:01:54
14	align=left		align=left		1:02:46
15	align=left		align=left		1:02:51
16	align=left		align=left		1:03:26
17	align=left		align=left		1:03:26
18	align=left		align=left		1:03:29
19	align=left		align=left		1:03:30
20	align=left		align=left		1:03:33
21	align=left		align=left		1:03:39
22	align=left		align=left		1:03:41
23	align=left		align=left		1:03:49
24	align=left	Samsom Gebreyohannes	align=left		1:04:03
25	align=left		align=left		1:04:05
26	align=left		align=left		1:04:05
27	align=left		align=left		1:04:10
28	align=left		align=left		1:04:11
29	align=left		align=left		1:04:19
30	align=left		align=left		1:04:23
31	align=left		align=left		1:04:32
32	align=left		align=left		1:04:34
33	align=left		align=left		1:04:35
34	align=left		align=left		1:04:43
35	align=left		align=left		1:04:43
36	align=left		align=left		1:04:49
37	align=left		align=left		1:04:51
38	align=left		align=left		1:04:56
39	align=left		align=left		1:04:59
40	align=left		align=left		1:05:00
41	align=left		align=left		1:05:20
42	align=left		align=left		1:05:23
43	align=left		align=left		1:05:48
44	align=left		align=left		1:06:05
45	align=left		align=left		1:06:13
46	align=left		align=left		1:06:15
47	align=left		align=left		1:06:16
48	align=left		align=left		1:06:18
49	align=left		align=left		1:06:28
50	align=left		align=left		1:06:30
51	align=left		align=left		1:06:32
52	align=left		align=left		1:06:34
53	align=left		align=left		1:06:37
54	align=left		align=left		1:06:39
55	align=left		align=left		1:06:41
56	align=left		align=left		1:06:46
57	align=left		align=left		1:06:49
58	align=left		align=left		1:06:50
59	align=left		align=left		1:06:52
60	align=left		align=left		1:06:53
61	align=left		align=left		1:06:55
62	align=left		align=left		1:07:02
63	align=left		align=left		1:07:34
64	align=left		align=left		1:07:49
65	align=left		align=left		1:07:52
66	align=left		align=left		1:07:56
67	align=left		align=left		1:08:02
68	align=left		align=left		1:08:09
69	align=left		align=left		1:08:49
70	align=left		align=left		1:08:51
71	align=left		align=left		1:08:58
72	align=left		align=left		1:09:56
73	align=left		align=left		1:10:07
74	align=left		align=left		1:10:48
75	align=left		align=left		1:11:00
76	align=left		align=left		1:11:21
77	align=left		align=left		1:11:29
78	align=left		align=left		1:11:32
79	align=left		align=left		1:11:49
80	align=left		align=left		1:12:03
81	align=left		align=left		1:13:55
82	align=left		align=left		1:15:28
83	align=left		align=left		1:15:53
84	align=left		align=left		1:17:07
85	align=left		align=left		1:17:22
	align=left		align=left			R143.11^[7]
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Women

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		1:07:31
	align=left		align=left		1:07:34
	align=left		align=left		1:07:54
	align=left		align=left		1:08:01
	align=left		align=left		1:08:15
	align=left		align=left		1:08:46
	align=left		align=left		1:09:44
	align=left		align=left		1:10:13
	align=left		align=left		1:10:14
10	align=left		align=left		1:10:34
11	align=left		align=left		1:10:46
12	align=left		align=left		1:10:47
13	align=left		align=left		1:10:48
14	align=left		align=left		1:10:51
15	align=left		align=left		1:10:58
16	align=left		align=left		1:10:59
17	align=left		align=left		1:11:00
18	align=left		align=left		1:11:13
19	align=left		align=left		1:11:21
20	align=left		align=left		1:11:26
21	align=left		align=left		1:11:52
22	align=left		align=left		1:11:56
23	align=left		align=left		1:12:04
24	align=left		align=left		1:12:28
25	align=left		align=left		1:12:42
26	align=left		align=left		1:12:43
27	align=left		align=left		1:12:57
28	align=left		align=left		1:13:01
29	align=left		align=left		1:13:12
30	align=left		align=left		1:13:16
31	align=left		align=left		1:13:18
32	align=left		align=left		1:13:19
33	align=left		align=left		1:13:20
34	align=left		align=left		1:13:24
35	align=left		align=left		1:13:27
36	align=left		align=left		1:13:41
37	align=left		align=left		1:13:45
38	align=left		align=left		1:13:45
39	align=left		align=left		1:14:00
40	align=left		align=left		1:14:19
41	align=left		align=left		1:14:21
42	align=left		align=left		1:14:23
43	align=left		align=left		1:14:33
44	align=left		align=left		1:14:37
45	align=left		align=left		1:14:38
46	align=left		align=left		1:14:46
47	align=left		align=left		1:14:46
48	align=left		align=left		1:15:05
49	align=left		align=left		1:15:12
50	align=left		align=left		1:15:19
51	align=left		align=left		1:15:21
52	align=left		align=left		1:15:36
53	align=left		align=left		1:15:37
54	align=left		align=left		1:15:37
55	align=left		align=left		1:15:41
56	align=left		align=left		1:15:44
57	align=left		align=left		1:15:53
58	align=left		align=left		1:16:08
59	align=left		align=left		1:16:13
60	align=left		align=left		1:16:13
61	align=left		align=left		1:16:16
62	align=left		align=left		1:16:20
63	align=left		align=left		1:16:36
64	align=left		align=left		1:16:52
65	align=left		align=left		1:16:54
66	align=left		align=left		1:17:07
67	align=left		align=left		1:17:11
68	align=left		align=left		1:17:30
69	align=left		align=left		1:17:35
70	align=left		align=left		1:17:52
71	align=left		align=left		1:18:00
72	align=left		align=left		1:18:21
73	align=left		align=left		1:18:24
74	align=left		align=left		1:19:53
75	align=left		align=left		1:22:47
76	align=left		align=left		1:23:49
77	align=left		align=left		1:25:51
78	align=left		align=left		1:26:30
79	align=left		align=left		1:28:37
80	align=left		align=left		1:32:08
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Team standings

The men's^[8] and women's^[9] team standings are shown below.

Men

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time
	align=left		align=left		2:58:58
	align=left		align=left		3:01:16
	align=left		align=left		3:06:18
	align=left		align=left	Mohamed Farah Callum Hawkins Dewi Griffiths	3:07:00
	align=left		align=left	Naoki Kudo Minato Oishi Keijiro Mogi	3:12:11
	align=left		align=left	Timothy Ritchie Jared Ward Scott Bauhs	3:12:28
	align=left		align=left	Stephen Mokoka Mbongeni Ngxazozo Vuyisile Tshoba	3:13:13
	align=left		align=left	Paul Pollock Thomas Frazer Kevin Seaward	3:13:29
	align=left		align=left	Jhordan Alonso Ccope Raverso Ramos Ferdinand Pacheco	3:15:27
10	align=left		align=left	Sidi-Hassan Chahdi Denis Mayaud Romain Courcières	3:16:20
11	align=left		align=left	Lars Budolfsen Jesper Faurschou Theis Nijhuis	3:21:10
12	align=left		align=left	Reid Coolsaet Rob Watson Brandon Lord	3:22:11
13	align=left		align=left	Ricardo Ramos Daniel Vargas Saby Luna	3:23:04
14	align=left		align=left	Kári Steinn Karlsson Arnar Pétursson Armann Eydal Albertsson	3:32:13

Women

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time
	align=left		align=left		3:22:59
	align=left		align=left	Netsanet Gudeta Genet Yalew Dehininet Demsew	3:26:29
	align=left		align=left	Yuka Ando Miho Shimizu Mizuki Matsuda	3:32:25
	align=left		align=left	Eloise Wellings Milly Clark Cassie Fien	3:32:48
	align=left		align=left	Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Sara Hall Kellyn Taylor	3:34:26
	align=left		align=left	Lanni Marchant Tarah Korir Laura Batterink	3:36:54
	align=left		align=left	Veronica Inglese Rosaria Console Anna Incerti	3:38:44
	align=left		align=left	Vianey de la Rosa Margarita Hernández Brenda Flores	3:39:07
	align=left		align=left	Kellys Arias Angie Orjuela Ángela Figueroa	3:39:23
10	align=left		align=left	Gladys Tejeda Jovana de la Cruz Luz Mery Rojas	3:39:46
11	align=left		align=left	Alyson Dixon Charlotte Purdue Tina Muir	3:41:29
12	align=left		align=left	Nolene Conrad Lebogang Phalula Cornelia Joubert	3:42:29
13	align=left		align=left	Laurane Picoche Fanny Pruvost Severine Hamel	3:44:13
14	align=left		align=left	Marta Galimany Paula Mayobre Marta Esteban	3:48:42
15	align=left		align=left	Cuomu Ciren Wangmu Nuzeng Jila Dawa	3:50:04

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 174 athletes from 49 countries. Although announced,^[10] the athletes from and did not show.

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See also

• 2016 in athletics (track and field)

Notes and References

1. Web site: IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Cardiff 2016: How to get a place in this prestigious race . Wales Online . 2015-02-25 . 2016-03-23.
2. Web site: Cardiff to host 2016 World Half Marathon Championships . Cardiff Half Marathon . 2014-03-29 . 2016-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160405071310/http://www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk/cardiff-to-host-2016-world-half-marathon-championship/ . 2016-04-05 . dead .
3. Web site: An incredible day for all at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships 2016 . Cardiff World Marathon 2016 . 2016-03-26 . 2016-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160331085259/http://www.cardiff2016.co.uk/an-incredible-day-for-all-at-the-iaafcardiff-university-world-half-marathon-championships-2016/ . 2016-03-31 . dead .
4. Web site: RESULTS - Half Marathon Men. IAAF. 2016-03-26. 2016-03-28.
5. Web site: RESULTS - Half Marathon Women. IAAF. 2016-03-26. 2016-03-28.
6. Web site: Cardiff 2016 race results . Cardiff World Marathon 2016 . 2016-03-26 . 2016-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802074036/http://cardiff2016.co.uk/race-results/ . 2016-08-02 . dead .
7. Athlete removed transponder
8. Web site: Team Standings - Half Marathon Men. IAAF. 2016-03-26. 2016-03-28.
9. Web site: Team Standings - Half Marathon Women. IAAF. 2016-03-26. 2016-03-28.
10. Web site: ATHLETES by COUNTRY. IAAF. 2016-03-23. 2016-03-28.