The 5th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 29, 1996, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. A total of 206 athletes, 134 men and 72 women, from 53 countries took part.
Complete results were published.
Medallists IndividualMen 1:01:17 1:01:30 1:02:00 Women 1:10:39 1:10:57 1:11:01 TeamTeam Men 3:07:42 3:08:36 3:08:43Team Women 3:32:59 3:38:44 3:41:28
Race results
Men's Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Stefano Baldini 1:01:17 Josephat Kiprono 1:01:30 Tendai Chimusasa 1:02:00 4 Carlos de la Torre 1:02:03 5 Toshiyuki Hayata 1:02:05 6 Neema Tuluway 1:02:30 7 Delmir dos Santos 1:02:44 8 Alejandro Gómez 1:02:47 9 Giacomo Leone 1:02:48 10 Stéphane Schweickhardt 1:02:49 11 Gemechu Kebede 1:02:52 12 Masatoshi Ibata 1:03:07 13 Lucketz Swartbooi 1:03:24 14 Katsuhiko Hanada 1:03:31 15 Ezael Thlobo 1:03:32 16 Philip Chirchir 1:03:36 17 Vincenzo Modica 1:03:37 18 Dario Fegatelli 1:03:38 19 Kamal Kohil 1:03:39 20 Christopher Isengwe 1:03:43 21 Paul Arpin 1:03:44 22 Dave Swanston 1:03:44 23 José Manuel García 1:03:46 24 André Ramos 1:03:46 25 Michele Gamba 1:03:50 26 John Sence 1:04:07 27 Dagne Debela 1:04:13 28 Charles Tangus 1:04:18 29 Johannes Maremane 1:04:20 30 Margarito Zamora 1:04:21 31 José Manuel Martínez 1:04:26 32 Eduardo do Nascimento 1:04:35 33 Pablo Olmedo Castañon 1:04:37 34 Klaus-Peter Hansen 1:04:39 35 Bruno Léger 1:04:41 36 Ronny Ligneel 1:04:49 37 James Herald 1:04:50 38 Jens Karrass 1:04:52 39 Jerry Lawson 1:04:55 40 Muneyuki Ojima 1:04:59 41 Chris Robison 1:05:10 42 Aleksandr Bolkhovitin 1:05:12 43 Kaare Sørensen 1:05:15 44 Abdi Djama 1:05:20 45 Mykola Rudyk 1:05:20 46 Philip Tanui 1:05:22 47 Luboš Šubrt 1:05:26 48 Vladimir Afanasyev 1:05:37 49 Geraldo Morales 1:05:39 50 Wodage Zvadya 1:05:40 51 Viktor Rogovoy 1:05:46 52 Herman Decoux 1:05:53 53 Miroslav Sajler 1:06:05 54 Andrey Shalagin 1:06:08 55 Farid Khayrullin 1:06:08 56 Xia Fengyuan 1:06:10 57 Meck Mothuli 1:06:12 58 Aleksandr Kuzin 1:06:18 59 Dominique Chauvelier 1:06:21 60 Carsten Eich 1:06:31 61 Alfredo Vigueras 1:06:35 62 Phil Makepeace 1:06:36 63 Zoltán Holba 1:06:42 64 Kidane Gebrmichael 1:06:46 65 Apolinar Caudillo 1:06:47 66 Rainer Huth 1:06:49 67 Ángel Vizcarrondo 1:06:52 68 Tesfaye Tola 1:06:59 69 Asaf Bimro 1:07:12 70 Semyon Zhustin 1:07:15 71 Ayele Setegne 1:07:21 72 Tadayuki Ojima 1:07:42 73 Pavel Loskutov 1:07:50 74 Marly Sopyev 1:07:50 75 Josphat Mhandu 1:07:55 76 Carlos Ayala 1:07:58 77 Peter Ndirangu 1:08:06 78 Leonid Pykhteyev 1:08:13 79 Peter Weilenmann 1:08:28 80 Martin Block 1:08:31 81 Fungai Kapanyota 1:08:38 82 Dov Kremer 1:08:40 83 Ricardo Vera 1:08:48 84 Aleksandr Saprykin 1:08:51 85 Sujeewa Chandrapala 1:08:54 86 Marcel Matanin 1:08:56 87 Vladimir Gusev 1:09:15 88 David Tune 1:09:26 89 Martin Horáček 1:09:36 90 Johnny Loría 1:09:45 91 Nazirdin Akylbekov 1:09:53 92 Jaroslav Jakubáček 1:09:54 93 Mo Shuxin 1:09:56 94 Miroslav Plešivka 1:10:09 95 Drago Paripović 1:10:34 96 Josip Lacković 1:10:45 97 Gabriel Laboy 1:10:49 98 Parakhat Kurtgeldiyev 1:10:51 99 Nazim Noorbux 1:11:04 100 Vladimir Kiselyov 1:11:17 101 Bhairon Singh Loney 1:11:27 102 Toni Bernadó 1:11:40 103 Nedeljko Ravić 1:12:09 104 Muni Rajappa 1:12:21 105 Khalid Al-Estashi 1:13:17 106 José Luis Ebatela 1:13:17 107 Satish Huryl 1:13:28 108 Marco Ivan Condori 1:13:28 109 Jean Ntdugou 1:14:01 110 Kostas Konstantinou 1:14:15 111 Michal Kavacký 1:14:34 112 Loasis Boussougou 1:14:37 113 Soudesh Rajcoomar 1:15:21 114 Leonard Madinda 1:16:33 115 Redmal Singh 1:16:34 116 Theofilou Vasos 1:16:44 117 Carles Font 1:17:39 118 Ihab Salama 1:18:42 119 Mohamed Al-Khawlani 1:19:33 120 Xavier Bossa 1:22:42 121 Josep Graells 1:22:42 — Marcelo Cascabelo DNF — Stéphane Rousseau DNF — Gino Van Geyte DNF — Marco Antonio Condori DNF — Tomix da Costa DNF — Vanderlei de Lima DNF — Willy Kalombo DNF — Mohamed El-Massoudi DNF — Klaus-Peter Nabein DNF — Robert de Vido DNF — Sam Molokomme DNF — Bartolomé Serrano DNF — Maxmillian Iranqhe DNF
Women's Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Ren Xiujuan 1:10:39 Lidia Șimon 1:10:57 Aurica Buia 1:11:01 4 Nuta Olaru 1:11:07 5 Kanako Haginaga 1:11:18 6 Christine Mallo 1:12:24 7 Firiya Sultanova 1:12:34 8 Heather Turland 1:12:46 9 Zahia Dahmani 1:12:47 10 Lucilla Andreucci 1:12:50 11 Cristina Pomacu 1:13:05 12 Zola Pieterse 1:13:19 13 Getenesh Urge 1:13:22 14 Martha Ernstdóttir 1:13:27 15 Muriel Linsolas 1:13:33 16 Annalisa Scurti 1:13:41 17 Mayumi Ichikawa 1:13:42 18 Alla Zhilyayeva 1:13:47 19 Dorota Gruca-Giezek 1:14:07 20 Nina Korvryzkina 1:14:28 21 Teresa Récio 1:14:32 22 Tatyana Dzhabrayilova 1:14:45 23 Bénédicte Molle 1:14:52 24 Sonia Maccioni 1:14:57 25 Paola Cabrera 1:15:00 26 María Luisa Lárraga 1:15:03 27 Wendy Barrett 1:15:23 28 Sally Goldsmith 1:15:33 29 Angelines Rodríguez 1:15:50 30 Patrizia Ritondo 1:16:04 31 Lorraine Masuoka/Hochella 1:16:05 32 Magdalena Thorsell 1:16:07 33 Tatyana Belovol 1:16:11 34 Nicole Whiteford 1:16:15 35 Emebet Abossa 1:16:16 36 María Luisa Muñoz 1:16:29 37 Sonja Deckers 1:16:32 38 Dörte Köster 1:16:45 39 Irina Šafářová 1:16:48 40 Katrina Price 1:16:49 41 Renata Paradowska 1:16:49 42 Gadissie Edato 1:16:53 43 Natalia Requena 1:16:54 44 Danielle Sanderson 1:16:56 45 Laurel Park 1:17:04 46 Ilona Barbanova 1:17:29 47 Hayley Nash 1:17:45 48 Nelly Glauser 1:18:05 49 Adriana Fernández 1:18:25 50 Anniek Beckers 1:18:51 51 Tijana Pavičić 1:19:22 52 Chunping Jin 1:19:41 53 Asselefech Assefa 1:19:45 54 Lu Jing 1:20:00 55 Danuta Marczyk 1:20:36 56 Ingrid Van Giel 1:21:53 57 Eloisa Toral 1:21:56 58 Lizianne Holmes 1:21:58 59 Lynn Doering 1:22:25 60 Mandy Lo 1:22:37 61 Flor Venegas 1:24:28 62 Abebe Tola 1:24:36 63 Usha Verma 1:24:50 64 Slavica Brčić 1:25:10 65 Shelyi Joseph 1:25:36 66 Rigzen Angmo 1:25:37 — Anja Jørgensen DNF — Heather Heasman DNF — Liz McColgan DNF — Lyudmila Petrova DNF — Paulina Phaho DNF — Cristina Burca DQ† †: Cristina Burca from was initially 8th (1:12:37), but disqualified later. From 2 May 1999, the IAAF imposed a life ban on her.
Team results
Men's RankCountryTeamTime Stefano BaldiniGiacomo LeoneVincenzo Modica 3:07:42 Carlos de la TorreAlejandro GómezJosé Manuel García 3:08:36 Toshiyuki HayataMasatoshi IbataKatsuhiko Hanada 3:08:43 4 Josephat KipronoPhilip ChirchirCharles Tangus 3:09:24 5 Delmir dos SantosAndré RamosEduardo do Nascimento 3:11:05 6 Paul ArpinBruno LégerAbdi Djama 3:13:45 7 Gemechu KebedeDagne DebelaKidane Gebrmichael 3:13:51 8 John SenceJames HeraldJerry Lawson 3:13:52 9 Ezael ThloboJohannes MaremaneMeck Mothuli 3:14:04 10 Margarito ZamoraPablo Olmedo CastañonGeraldo Morales 3:14:37 11 Dave SwanstonChris RobisonPhil Makepeace 3:15:30 12 Aleksandr BolkhovitinVladimir AfanasyevAndrey Shalagin 3:16:57 13 Mykola RudykViktor RogovoyAleksandr Kuzin 3:17:24 14 Jens KarrassCarsten EichRainer Huth 3:18:12 15 Tendai ChimusasaJosphat MhanduFungai Kapanyota 3:18:33 16 Wodage ZvadyaAsaf BimroAyele Setegne 3:20:13 17 Luboš ŠubrtMiroslav SajlerMartin Horáček 3:21:07 18 Marcel MataninJaroslav JakubáčekMiroslav Plešivka 3:28:59 19 Leonid PykhteyevNazirdin AkylbekovVladimir Kiselyov 3:29:23 20 Drago ParipovićJosip LackovićNedeljko Ravić 3:33:28 21 Nazim NoorbuxSatish HurylSoudesh Rajcoomar 3:39:53 22 Bhairon Singh LoneyMuni RajappaRedmal Singh 3:40:22 23 Jean NtdugouLoasis BoussougouLeonard Madinda 3:45:11 24 Toni BernadóCarles FontXavier Bossa 3:52:01 — Ronny LigneelHerman DecouxStéphane Rousseau DNF — Neema TuluwayChristopher IsengweMaxmillian Iranqhe DNF
Women's RankCountryTeamTime Lidia ȘimonAurica BuiaNuta Olaru 3:33:05 Christine MalloZahia DahmaniMuriel Linsolas 3:38:44 Lucilla AndreucciAnnalisa ScurtiSonia Maccioni 3:41:28 4 Firiya SultanovaAlla ZhilyayevaIrina Šafářová 3:43:09 5 Nina KorvryzkinaTatyana DzhabrayilovaTatyana Belovol 3:45:24 6 Teresa RécioMaría Luisa LárragaAngelines Rodríguez 3:45:25 7 Getenesh UrgeEmebet AbossaGadissie Edato 3:46:31 8 Wendy BarrettLorraine Masuoka/HochellaKatrina Price 3:48:17 9 Sally GoldsmithDanielle SandersonHayley Nash 3:50:14 10 Ren XiujuanChunping JinLu Jing 3:50:20 11 Dorota Gruca-GiezekRenata ParadowskaDanuta Marczyk 3:51:32 12 Zola PieterseNicole WhitefordLizianne Holmes 3:51:32 13 Paola CabreraAdriana FernándezEloisa Toral 3:55:21 14 Sonja DeckersAnniek BeckersIngrid Van Giel 3:57:16 15 Usha VermaShelyi JosephRigzen Angmo 4:16:03
Participation The participation of 206 athletes (134 men/72 women) from 53 countries is reported.
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See also 1996 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1992-2005 Facts & Figures