World Half Marathon Championships 1996
The 5th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (official IAAF World Half Marathon Championships ) took place on 29. September 1996 in the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca instead. 206 participants - 134 men and 72 women - from 53 countries started.
Results
Men
Individual evaluation
| space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefano Baldini |
 ITA
|
1:01:17 |
| 2 | Josephat Kiprono |
 KEN
|
1:01:30 |
| 3 | Tendai Chimusasa |
 ZIM
|
1:02:00 |
| 4th | Carlos de la Torre |
 ESP
|
1:02:03 |
| 5 | Toshiyuki Hayata |
 JPN
|
1:02:05 |
| 6th | Neema Tuluway |
 TAN
|
1:02:30 |
| 7th | Delmir dos Santos |
 BRA
|
1:02:44 |
| 8th | Alejandro Gomez |
ESP
|
1:02:47 |
Participants from German-speaking countries: Place 10: Stéphane Schweickhardt SUI , 1:02:49 h; 38th place: Jens Karraß GER , 1:04:52 h; 60th place: Carsten Eich GER , 1:06:31 h; 66th place: Rainer Huth GER , 1:06:49 h; 80th place: Martin Block GER , 1:08:31 h; DNF: Klaus-Peter Nabein .
Team evaluation
| space | Country and athletes | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Italy Stefano Baldini (1st) Giacomo Leone (9th) Vincenzo Modica (17th) |
3:07:42 1:01:17 1:02:48 1:03:37 |
| 2 |
Spain Carlos de la Torre (4th) Alejandro Goméz (8th) José Manuel García (23rd) |
3:08:36 1:02:03 1:02:47 1:03:46 |
| 3 |
Japan Toshiyuki Hayata (5th) Masatoshi Ibata (12th) Katsuhiko Hanada (14th) |
3:08:43 1:02:05 1:03:07 1:03:31 |
Germany took 14th place in 3:18:12 h.
Women
Individual evaluation
| space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ren Xiujuan |
 CHN
|
1:10:39 |
| 2 | Lidia Șimon |
 ROU
|
1:10:57 |
| 3 | Aurica Buia |
ROU
|
1:11:01 |
| 4th | Nuța Olaru |
ROU
|
1:11:07 |
| 5 | Kanako Haginaga |
JPN
|
1:11:18 |
| 6th | Christine Mallo |
 FRA
|
1:12:24 |
| 7th | Firaya Sultanova |
 RUS
|
1:12:34 |
| 8th | Heather Turland |
 OUT
|
1:12:46 |
The Romanian Cristina Burca finished eighth in 1:12:37 h, but was disqualified for doping .
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 38: Dörte Köster ( GER ), 1:16:45
- 48: Nelly Glauser ( SUI ), 1:18:05
Team evaluation
| space | Country and athletes | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Romania Lidia Șimon (2nd) Aurica Buia (3rd) Nuța Olaru (4th) |
3:33:05 1:10:57 1:11:01 1:11:07 |
| 2 |
France Christine Mallo (6th) Zahia Dahmani (9th) Muriel Linsolas (15th) |
3:38:44 1:12:24 1:12:47 1:13:33 |
| 3 |
Italy Lucilla Andreucci (10th) Annalisa Scurti (16th) Sonia Maccioni (24th) |
3:41:28 1:12:50 1:13:41 1:14:57 |