1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 6th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 4, 1997, in the city of Košice, Slovakia. A total of 228 athletes, 144 men and 84 women, from 45 countries took part. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given.

Complete results were published.

Medallists IndividualMen 59:56 59:58 1:00:00 Women 1:08:14 1:08:43 1:09:05 TeamTeam Men 2:59:54 3:03:34 3:03:46Team Women 3:27:40 3:27:57 3:31:38

Race results

Men's Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Shem Kororia 59:56 CR Moses Tanui 59:58 Kenneth Cheruiyot 1:00:00 4 Hendrick Ramaala 1:00:07 5 Mohamed Mourhit 1:00:18 6 Gert Thys 1:00:23 7 Abraham Assefa 1:00:52 8 Luís Jesús 1:00:56 NR 9 Stefano Baldini 1:01:01 10 Laban Chege 1:01:13 11 Lemma Alemayehu 1:01:17 12 Michael Fietz 1:01:18 13 Stéphane Schweickhardt 1:01:26 14 Eduardo do Nascimento 1:01:27 15 Wilbroad Axweso 1:01:28 16 Jan Pešava 1:01:31 17 Alejandro Gómez 1:01:36 18 Tesfaye Tola 1:01:37 19 Tendai Chimusasa 1:01:42 20 Jean-Pierre Lautredoux 1:01:43 21 Bartolomé Serrano 1:01:44 22 Nicolae Negru 1:01:45 23 Osamu Nara 1:02:06 24 Abel Chimukoko 1:02:07 25 Herder Vázquez 1:02:09 26 Joshua Chelanga 1:02:12 27 Michele Gamba 1:02:13 28 Noriaki Igarashi 1:02:15 29 Róbert Štefko 1:02:15 30 Antonio Peña 1:02:15 31 Yoshifumi Miyamoto 1:02:16 32 Carlos de la Torre 1:02:42 33 Elisvaldo de Carvalho 1:02:42 34 Carlos Grisales 1:02:43 35 Alene Emere 1:02:44 36 Antonio Armuzzi 1:02:46 37 Imre Berkovics 1:02:46 38 Marco Gielen 1:02:48 39 José Orlando Sánchez Guerrero 1:02:49 40 Tamás Kliszek 1:02:50 41 Ali Mabrouk El-Zaidi 1:02:57 42 Makhosonke Fika 1:03:04 43 Giovanni Ruggiero 1:03:06 44 Alcidio Costa 1:03:08 45 Alemayehu Girma 1:03:08 46 Fungai Kapanyota 1:03:12 47 Hakim Bagy 1:03:14 48 Ronny Ligneel 1:03:14 49 José Carlos Adán 1:03:15 50 Joaquim Pinheiro 1:03:18 51 Zoltán Holba 1:03:19 52 Migidio Bourifa 1:03:22 53 David Taylor 1:03:24 54 Viktor Röthlin 1:03:29 55 Valeriy Kuzman 1:03:34 56 Rainer Huth 1:03:39 57 Janko Benša 1:03:41 58 Lee Troop 1:03:43 59 João Junqueira 1:03:47 60 Alberto Chaíça 1:03:59 61 Alan Chilton 1:03:59 62 Aleksandr Kuzin 1:04:06 63 Pat Carroll 1:04:09 64 Pavel Kokin 1:04:10 65 Faustin Saktay 1:04:29 66 Jeffrey Spillane 1:04:31 67 Jens Karrass 1:04:34 68 Anton Nikolesko 1:04:35 69 Percy Sephoda 1:04:35 70 Kokichi Kawamoto 1:04:36 71 Jean-Pierre Monciaux 1:04:36 72 Benno Piskur 1:04:41 73 Petr Pipa 1:04:42 74 Vladimír Vašek 1:04:44 75 Todd Reeser 1:04:45 76 Wiesław Figurski 1:04:48 77 Vladimir Tsyamchik 1:04:52 78 Khomojoo Kapane 1:04:58 79 Hansjörg Brücker 1:04:59 80 Glynn Tromans 1:05:00 81 Darrell General 1:05:10 82 Mykola Rudyk 1:05:15 83 Józef Kazanecki 1:05:23 84 Miroslav Vanko 1:05:24 85 Drago Paripović 1:05:29 86 Markus Gerber 1:05:29 87 Mark Steinle 1:05:36 88 Ali Awad 1:05:38 89 Ramiz Taipi 1:05:46 90 Zsolt Bacskai 1:05:53 91 Vladimir Tonchinskiy 1:06:02 92 Jan Bláha 1:06:14 93 Daniel Ferreira 1:06:15 94 Robert Petro 1:06:25 95 Vladimir Gusev 1:06:30 96 Ian Hudspith 1:06:35 97 Boris Batuyev 1:06:38 98 Marek Sukiennik 1:06:41 99 Dov Kremer 1:06:48 100 Yuriy Gichun 1:06:51 101 Pavel Faschingbauer 1:06:51 102 Eric Morrison 1:06:59 103 Kopamo Pekile 1:07:04 104 Sérgio da Silva 1:07:10 105 Neema Tuluway 1:07:13 106 Amit Neʼeman 1:07:14 107 Thabiso Ralekhetla 1:07:17 108 Leonid Pykhteyev 1:07:19 109 Ali Al-Dosari 1:07:19 110 János Szemán 1:07:29 111 Jos Maes 1:07:40 112 Abdi Djama 1:07:44 113 David Morris 1:07:46 114 Darius Gruzdys 1:07:48 115 Robert Sádek 1:07:51 116 Bogdan Krupa 1:07:54 117 James Herald 1:08:01 118 Zarislav Gapeyenko 1:08:14 119 Macbeth Akakwansa 1:08:18 120 Sentso Retere 1:08:27 121 Abdullah Al-Dosari 1:08:48 122 Rustam Radjapov 1:08:54 123 Vujadin Alempic 1:09:15 124 Charygeldiy Allaberdiyev 1:09:18 125 Hayk Khojumyan 1:09:28 126 Islam Dugum 1:09:51 127 Hidajet Bulic 1:09:51 128 Hsu Gi-Sheng 1:09:56 129 Mehdi Chebli 1:10:03 130 Robert Prejnjak 1:10:04 131 Adra Mocha 1:10:28 132 Ivica Škopac 1:11:36 133 Željko-Franjo Letonija 1:12:15 134 Dovletmomed Nazarov 1:12:18 135 Hussein Awada 1:14:03 136 Kaido Koppel 1:16:35 137 Jacques Diab 1:18:11 138 Aleksandr Levdanskiy 1:19:23 — Sead Kondo DNF — Tomix da Costa DNF — Josip Lacković DNF — Cyrille Ballester DNF — Adam Motlagale DNF — Panayiotis Karimalis DNS

Women's Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Tegla Loroupe 1:08:14 Cristina Pomacu 1:08:43 Lidia Șimon 1:09:05 4 Joyce Chepchumba 1:09:07 5 Nuta Olaru 1:09:52 6 Katrin Heinig 1:09:56 7 Lyudmila Petrova 1:10:02 8 Rocío Ríos 1:10:06 9 Mari Sotani 1:10:13 10 Svetlana Zakharova 1:10:29 11 Delilah Asiago 1:10:36 12 Noriko Geji 1:10:37 13 Hiromi Katayama 1:10:48 14 Aurica Buia 1:11:01 15 Alina Tecuţă/Gherasim 1:11:02 16 Petra Wassiluk 1:11:03 17 Viktoria Nenasheva 1:11:14 18 Iris Biba 1:11:17 19 Lucia Subano 1:11:39 20 Hellen Kimaiyo 1:11:42 21 Christine Mallo 1:11:43 22 Silvia Skvortsova 1:11:53 23 Makiko Ito 1:12:08 24 Lucilla Andreucci 1:12:21 25 Sonja Deckers 1:12:27 26 Kore Alemu 1:12:30 27 Eyerusalem Kuma 1:12:36 28 Abebe Tola 1:12:42 29 Laura Fogli 1:12:43 30 Mónica Pont 1:12:44 31 Helena Javornik 1:12:51 32 Nadir de Siqueira 1:13:05 33 Katrina Price 1:13:07 34 Ursula Jeitziner 1:13:10 35 Lydia Mafula 1:13:12 36 Yelena Plastinina 1:13:20 37 María Luisa Muñoz 1:13:33 38 Lee-Ann McPhillips 1:13:42 39 Yelena Makolova 1:13:43 40 Angela Joiner 1:13:44 41 Kristijna Loonen 1:13:48 42 Irina Šafářová 1:13:53 43 Sally Goldsmith 1:14:08 44 Leila Aman 1:14:15 45 Sonia Maccioni 1:14:18 46 Line Kuster 1:14:20 47 Simone Kuster 1:14:24 48 Luciene de Deus 1:14:25 49 Galina Karnatsevich/Baruk 1:14:42 50 Tatyana Glazyr 1:14:44 51 Ludmila Melicherová 1:14:45 52 Susan Michelsson 1:14:51 53 Jenny Crain 1:15:05 54 Maria Trujillo 1:15:08 55 Alta Lohann 1:15:11 56 Amanda Wright-Allen 1:15:21 57 Angelines Rodríguez 1:15:23 58 Natalya Galushko 1:15:26 59 Lorraine Masuoka/Hochella 1:16:09 60 Alla Zadorozhnaya 1:16:11 61 Lete Yesus 1:16:34 62 Ágnes Jakab 1:16:38 63 Vilija Birbalaitė 1:16:50 64 Nina Korvryzkina 1:16:56 65 Stephanie Manel 1:17:02 66 Renee Kruse 1:17:11 67 Dana Janecková 1:17:45 68 Monika Deverová 1:17:50 69 Muriel Linsolas 1:18:03 70 Nili Avramski 1:18:15 71 Tracey Swindell 1:19:40 72 Alena Mocariová 1:20:02 73 Alena Pochybová 1:21:22 74 Anna Balosakova 1:22:10 75 Adelaide Malepa 1:25:55 76 Kristinka Marković 1:28:36 77 Ekateríni Fotopoúlou 1:33:29 — Yelena Mazovka DNF — Christina Mai DNF — Jacky Newton DNF — Patrizia Ragno DNF — Elana Meyer DNF — Tatyana Dzhabrayilova DNF — Agata Balsamo DNS

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Time Shem KororiaMoses TanuiKenneth Cheruiyot 2:59:54 Hendrick RamaalaGert ThysMakhosonke Fika 3:03:34 Abraham AssefaLemma AlemayehuTesfaye Tola 3:03:46 4 Alejandro GómezBartolomé SerranoAntonio Peña 3:05:35 5 Stefano BaldiniMichele GambaAntonio Armuzzi 3:06:00 6 Osamu NaraNoriaki IgarashiYoshifumi Miyamoto 3:06:37 7 Tendai ChimusasaAbel ChimukokoFungai Kapanyota 3:07:01 8 Luís JesúsAlcidio CostaJoaquim Pinheiro 3:07:22 9 Herder VázquezCarlos GrisalesJosé Orlando Sánchez Guerrero 3:07:41 10 Imre BerkovicsTamás KliszekZoltán Holba 3:08:55 11 Michael FietzRainer HuthJens Karrass 3:09:31 12 Jean-Pierre LautredouxHakim BagyJean-Pierre Monciaux 3:09:33 13 Stéphane SchweickhardtViktor RöthlinHansjörg Brücker 3:09:54 14 Eduardo do NascimentoElisvaldo de CarvalhoDaniel Ferreira 3:10:24 15 Mohammed MourhitRonny LigneelJos Maes 3:11:12 16 Valeriy KuzmanPavel KokinAnton Nikolesko 3:12:19 17 Róbert ŠtefkoPetr PipaMiroslav Vanko 3:12:21 18 David TaylorAlan ChiltonGlynn Tromans 3:12:23 19 Jan PešavaVladimír VašekJan Bláha 3:12:29 20 Wilbroad AxwesoFaustin SaktayNeema Tuluway 3:13:10 21 Aleksandr KuzinMykola RudykYuriy Gichun 3:16:12 22 Percy SephodaKhomojoo KapaneKopamo Pekile 3:16:37 23 Wiesław FigurskiJózef KazaneckiMarek Sukiennik 3:16:52 24 Todd ReeserDarrell GeneralEric Morrison 3:16:54 25 Vladimir TsyamchikVladimir TonchinskiyBoris Batuyev 3:17:32 26 Janko BenšaRamiz TaipiVujadin Alempic 3:18:42 27 Dov KremerAmit NeʼemanAdra Mocha 3:24:30 28 Drago ParipovićRobert PrejnjakIvica Škopac 3:27:09 29 Ali AwadMehdi ChebliHussein Awada 3:29:44 30 Rustam RadjapovCharygeldiy AllaberdiyevDovletmomed Nazarov 3:30:30 31 Vladimir GusevLeonid PykhteyevAleksandr Levdanskiy 3:33:12 — Islam DugumHidajet BulicSead Kondo DNF

Women's Rank Country Team Time Cristina PomacuLidia ȘimonNuta Olaru 3:27:40 Tegla LoroupeJoyce ChepchumbaDelilah Asiago 3:27:57 Mari SotaniNoriko GejiHiromi Katayama 3:31:38 4 Lyudmila PetrovaSvetlana ZakharovaViktoria Nenasheva 3:31:45 5 Katrin HeinigPetra WassilukIris Biba 3:32:16 6 Rocío RíosMónica PontMaría Luisa Muñoz 3:36:23 7 Kore AlemuEyerusalem KumaAbebe Tola 3:37:48 8 Lucilla AndreucciLaura FogliSonia Maccioni 3:39:22 9 Christine MalloLine KusterSimone Kuster 3:40:27 10 Angela JoinerSally GoldsmithAmanda Wright-Allen 3:43:13 11 Katrina PriceJenny CrainMaria Trujillo 3:43:20 12 Yelena MakolovaGalina Karnatsevich/BarukNatalya Galushko 3:43:51 13 Yelena PlastininaTatyana GlazyrNina Korvryzkina 3:45:00 14 Ludmila MelicherováDana JaneckováAlena Mocariová 3:52:32 — Lydia MafulaAlta LohannElana Meyer DNF

Participation The participation of 226 athletes (143 men/83 women) from 45 countries is reported.

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See also 1997 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links Official website