The 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on 7 October 2001 in the city of Bristol, UK, and was run immediately before that year's Bristol Half Marathon. A total of 200 athletes, 125 men and 75 women, from 52 countries took part. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given.[1][2][3][4]
| 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 10th |
| Date | 7 October |
| Host city | Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom  |
| Events | 2 |
| Participation | 200 athletes from 52 nations |
Complete results were published[5] for men,[6][7] for women,[8][9] for men's team,[10][11] and for women's team.[12][13]
Medallists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1:00:03 | Tesfaye Jifar (ETH) |
1:00:04 |  John Yuda (TAN) |
1:00:12 |
| Women | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
1:06:47 |  Susan Chepkemei (KEN) |
1:07:36 | Berhane Adere (ETH) |
1:08:17 |
| Team | ||||||
| Team Men | Ethiopia |
3:00:31 | Kenya |
3:02:53 | Tanzania |
3:05:08 |
| Team Women | Kenya |
3:28:04 |  Japan |
3:30:08 | Ethiopia |
3:30:20 |
Race results
editMen's
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Women's
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Team results
editMen's
editWomen's
edit| Rank | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kenya |
Susan Chepkemei Isabella Ochichi Caroline Kwambai |
3:28:04 |
 |
Japan |
Mizuki Noguchi Yasuyo Iwamoto Takako Kotorida |
3:30:08 |
 |
Ethiopia |
Berhane Adere Meseret Kotu Teyba Erkesso |
3:30:20 |
| 4 | Great Britain |
Paula Radcliffe Liz Yelling Annie Emmerson |
3:31:16 |
| 5 |  Romania |
Mihaela Botezan Nuta Olaru Aurica Buia |
3:31:18 |
| 6 |  Russia |
Lyudmila Biktasheva Viktoriya Klimina Lyubov Morgunova |
3:32:23 |
| 7 |  Hungary |
Beáta Rakonczai Simona Staicu Erika Csomor |
3:38:17 |
| 8 |  United States |
Milena Glusac Sylvia Mosqueda Susannah Beck |
3:40:18 |
| 9 |  South Africa |
Elana Meyer Charné Rademeyer Poppy Mlambo |
3:41:14 |
| 10 |  Brazil |
Maria Baldaia Marizete Rezende Dione dʼAgostini |
3:41:45 |
| 11 | Tanzania |
Restituta Joseph Tausi Juma Margareth Iro |
3:41:50 |
| 12 |  Italy |
Silvia Sommaggio Gloria Marconi Patrizia Tisi |
3:42:25 |
| 13 |  Belgium |
Sandra Van Den Haesevelde Cathérine Lallemand Ann Parmentier |
3:46:49 |
| 14 |  Belarus |
Alla Zadorozhnaya Natallia Kvachuk Natalia Bendzik |
3:57:45 |
| 15 |  Uzbekistan |
Yuliya Arfipova Irina Matrosova Yekaterina Dirova |
4:19:02 |
Participation
editThe participation of 200 athletes (125 men/75 women) from 52 countries is reported.[5] Although announced, athletes from 
Guinea and 
Yemen did not show.
Algeria (5)
Angola (4)
Argentina (2)
Azerbaijan (2)
Belarus (6)
Belgium (7)
Bermuda (1)
Botswana (3)
Brazil (9)
Cameroon (3)
Central African Republic (1)
Chile (3)
Cuba (2)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (1)
Ethiopia (8)
Finland (1)
France (5)
Hungary (4)
Israel (2)
Italy (9)
Japan (9)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kenya (10)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Latvia (1)
Lesotho (1)
Macau (1)
Maldives (1)
Mauritius (2)
Mexico (5)
Morocco (6)
Nepal (1)
Portugal (3)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (5)
Russia (5)
Seychelles (1)
Slovakia (1)
South Africa (10)
Spain (5)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (1)
Tanzania (7)
Turkmenistan (4)
Uganda (3)
United Kingdom (10)
United States (10)
Uzbekistan (6)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zambia (4)
Zimbabwe (1)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Downes, Steven (7 October 2001), Haile Gebrselassie lives up to Half Marathon Challenge, IAAF, archived from the original on 27 September 2012, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Downes, Steven (7 October 2001), Haile Gebrselassie lives up to Half Marathon Challenge, IAAF, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Davies, Nick (7 October 2001), Radcliffe retains title and goes close to world best, IAAF, archived from the original on 19 August 2012, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Davies, Nick (7 October 2001), Radcliffe retains title and goes close to world best, IAAF, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ a b IAAF WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS – KAVARNA 2012 – FACTS & FIGURES – Incorporating the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1992-2005/2008-2010) & the IAAF World Road Running Championships 2006/2007 (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 1 September 2013
- ^ Official Results – HALF MARATHON – Men, IAAF, 7 October 2001, archived from the original on 18 August 2012, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Results 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – Bristol, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 07 OCT 2001 – Half Marathon – men, IAAF, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Official Results – HALF MARATHON – Women, IAAF, 7 October 2001, archived from the original on 18 August 2012, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Results 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – Bristol, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 07 OCT 2001 – Half Marathon – women, IAAF, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Official Team Results – HALF MARATHON – Men, IAAF, 7 October 2001, archived from the original on 18 August 2012, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Results 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – Bristol, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 07 OCT 2001 – Half Marathon – men – team, IAAF, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Official Team Results – HALF MARATHON – Women, IAAF, 7 October 2001, archived from the original on 18 August 2012, retrieved 8 September 2013
- ^ Results 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – Bristol, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 07 OCT 2001 – Half Marathon – women – team, IAAF, retrieved 8 September 2013