World Half Marathon Championships 2002
The 11th Half Marathon World Championships (officially IAAF World Half Marathon Championships ) took place on May 5, 2002 in the Belgian capital, Brussels . This is the second time since 1993 that Brussels has hosted the World Half Marathon Championships.
With cool temperatures of around 7 ° C as well as wind and rain, both the men's and women's races on the demanding course through Brussels city center were only decided on the home straight. In the women's category, Berhane Adere , who was third in the previous year, beat Susan Chepkemei , who came second for the third time in a row. Just behind, Jeļena Prokopčuka reached the finish in third place. The team classification (adding up the times of the three fastest runners in a country) was won by Kenya, ahead of Russia and Ethiopia. In the men's race, Paul Malakwen Kosgei beat Jaouad Gharib in the final sprint . As in the previous year , John Yuda Msuri followed at a considerable distance in third place. In the team competition, Kenya won ahead of Japan and Ethiopia.
Results
Individual ranking men
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Malakwen Kosgei | KEN | 1:00:39 |
2 | Jaouad Gharib | MAR | 1:00:42 |
3 | John Yuda Msuri | TAN | 1:00:57 |
4th | Yonas Kifle | ERI | 1:01:05 |
5 | Tesfaye Jifar | ETH | 1:01:11 |
6th | Shadrack Hoff | RSA | 1:01:23 |
7th | Rachid Berradi | ITA | 1:01:32 |
8th | Atsushi Satō | JPN | 1:01:37 |
Of 124 registered athletes, 123 started and 118 reached the finish. Mohammed Mourhit was subsequently disqualified for doping .
Team ranking men
space | Country and athletes | Time (h) |
---|---|---|
1 |
Kenya Paul Malakwen Kosgei (1st) Charles Waweru Kamathi (9th) Paul Kiprop Kirui (10th) |
3:04:42 1:00:39 1:02:01 1:02:02 |
2 |
Japan Atsushi Satō (8th) Toshihide Kato (17th) Kurao Umeki (19th) |
3:07:12 1:01:37 1:02:35 1:03:00 |
3 |
Ethiopia Tesfaye Jifar (5th) Ambesse Tolosa (13th) Worku Bikila (37th) |
3:07:25 1:01:11 1:02:19 1:03:55 |
A total of 21 teams were rated.
Individual evaluation women
space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Berhane Adere | ETH | 1:09:06 |
2 | Susan Chepkemei | KEN | 1:09:13 |
3 | Jeļena Prokopčuka | LAT | 1:09:15 |
4th | Mihaela Botezan | ROU | 1:09:24 |
5 | Pamela Chepchumba | KEN | 1:09:30 |
6th | Olivera Jevtić | YUG | 1:09:33 |
7th | Lenah Jemutai Cheruiyot | KEN | 1:09:39 |
8th | Marleen Renders | BEL | 1:09:40 |
Of the 79 registered athletes, 75 started and 68 reached the finish.
Team ranking women
space | Country and athletes | Time (h) |
---|---|---|
1 |
Kenya Susan Chepkemei (2nd) Pamela Chepchumba (5th) Lenah Jemutai Cheruiyot (7th) |
3:28:22 1:09:13 1:09:30 1:09:39 |
2 |
Russia Svetlana Sakharova (12th) Lyudmila Petrowa (13th) Irina Safarowa (16th) |
3:30:05 1:09:48 1:09:55 1:10:22 |
3 |
Ethiopia Berhane Adere (1st) Asha Gigi (17th) Leila Aman (18th) |
3:30:58 1:09:06 1:10:42 1:11:10 |
A total of 12 teams were rated.
Web links
- World Half Marathon Championships 2002 on the IAAF website