The 1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 19 and 20, 2001 in Tyneside, UK, and was run simultaneously with that year's Great North Run. A total of 204 athletes, 96 men, 84 women and 24 juniors, from 36 countries took part. Complete results were published.

Though this competition was the first of its kind, it followed on from the 1991 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships, which was held over the 15K distance.

Some athletes ran as non-scoring members and were not officially considered part of the World Half Marathon Championships despite completing the race. For example, Paul Tergat finished 5th in 1:01:03 but was not listed in the results.

Medallists IndividualMen 1:00:24 1:00:40 1:00:45 Junior (Boys) 1:04:51 1:05:01 1:05:18 Women 1:08:53 1:09:21 1:09:38 TeamTeam Men 3:02:25 3:04:54 3:05:56Team Junior (Boys) 3:17:39 3:18:56 3:20:04Team Women 3:30:39 3:33:03 3:33:27

Results Men's Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Benson Masya 1:00:24 Antonio Silio 1:00:40 Boay Akonay 1:00:45 4 Lameck Aguta 1:00:55 5 Joseph Keino 1:01:06 6 Dave Lewis 1:01:17 7 Artur Castro 1:01:18 8 Alejandro Gómez 1:01:20 9 Cosmas Ndeti 1:01:34 10 Paul Evans 1:01:38 11 Xolile Yawa 1:01:48 12 Antoni Peña 1:01:48 13 Koichi Fujita 1:01:53 14 Francesco Panetta 1:01:55 15 Malcolm Norwood 1:01:56 16 Carl Thackery 1:01:59 17 Bill Reifsnyder 1:02:00 18 Luca Barzaghi 1:02:06 19 Junji Haraguchi 1:02:08 20 Ronaldo da Costa 1:02:10 21 Pascal Fetizon 1:02:11 22 Melese Feissa 1:02:14 23 Kamal Kohil 1:02:25 24 Delmir dos Santos 1:02:28 25 Severino Bernardini 1:02:28 26 Mark Flint 1:02:29 27 Kenjiro Jitsui 1:02:33 28 Vincenzo Modica 1:02:33 29 John Vermeule 1:02:33 30 Bertrand Itsweire 1:02:37 31 Steve Brace 1:02:38 32 Róbert Štefko 1:02:41 33 Luigi Di Lello 1:02:48 34 Hiroshi Tako 1:02:51 35 James Kariuki 1:02:55 36 Marti ten Kate 1:02:57 37 Meshack Mogotsi 1:03:03 38 Hendrik Thukwane 1:03:04 39 Alberto Juzdado 1:03:08 40 Didier Bernard 1:03:12 41 Philippe Rémond 1:03:24 42 Gerard Kappert 1:03:33 43 Naoto Suzuki 1:03:33 44 Steffen Dittmann 1:03:34 45 Carlos Bautista 1:03:46 46 Sid-Ali Sakhri 1:03:46 47 Wolde Silasse Melkessa 1:03:47 48 Rafael Zepeda 1:03:57 49 Ronny Ligneel 1:03:59 50 Rodrigo Gavela 1:03:59 51 Gert Thys 1:04:03 52 Mirko Vindiš 1:04:04 53 Bjørn Nordheggen 1:04:06 54 Frank Bjørkli 1:04:08 55 Azzedine Sakhri 1:04:16 56 Kurt Stenzel 1:04:24 57 Kidane Gebrmichael 1:04:25 58 Chad Bennion 1:04:30 59 Igor Šalamun 1:04:31 60 Noel Berkeley 1:04:35 61 Walter af Donner 1:04:38 62 Martin Vrábel 1:04:39 63 Benjamin McIntosh 1:04:39 64 Roy Dooney 1:04:41 65 Antonio Rapisarda 1:04:45 66 Axel Krippschock 1:04:45 67 Mohamed Selmi 1:04:50 68 Roman Kejžar 1:04:51 69 Jan van Rijthoven 1:04:52 70 Chaouki Achour 1:04:53 71 Matthews Motshwarateu 1:04:54 72 Amit Neʼeman 1:04:56 73 Evaldo Souza 1:04:59 74 Zachariah Ditetso 1:05:20 75 Ole Hansen 1:05:23 76 Rainer Wachenbrunner 1:05:24 77 Jan Korevaar 1:05:46 78 Gerry Healy 1:05:46 79 Juan Antonio Crespo 1:05:47 80 Peter Troldborg 1:05:48 81 Terje Näss 1:05:51 82 Roger Bjørkli 1:05:52 83 Haji Bulbula 1:05:55 84 Demeke Bekele 1:06:03 85 Ángel Vizcarrondo 1:06:07 86 Herman Decoux 1:06:12 87 Tom Maher 1:06:22 88 Chris Fox 1:06:52 89 Kelekwang Sera 1:07:26 90 Marc Ruell 1:08:16 91 Gerard Assoman 1:08:27 92 Soro Bassirima 1:09:13 93 Kabo Gabaseme 1:12:15 94 Salvador García 1:13:19 — Aivar Tsarski DNF — Mark Plaatjes DNF

Women's Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Liz McColgan 1:08:53 Megumi Fujiwara 1:09:21 Rosanna Munerotto 1:09:38 4 Anuța Cătună 1:10:25 5 Miyoko Asahina 1:10:27 6 Fatuma Roba 1:10:28 7 Eriko Asai 1:10:51 8 Birgit Jerschabek 1:10:53 9 Nadezhda Ilyina 1:10:58 10 Iulia Negura 1:10:59 11 Akari Takemoto 1:11:01 12 Andrea Wallace 1:11:21 13 Päivi Tikkanen 1:11:22 14 Gordon Bloch 1:11:34 15 Joy Smith 1:11:43 16 Colleen de Reuck 1:11:46 17 Alena Peterková 1:11:53 18 Annick Clouvel 1:11:59 19 Aurica Buia 1:12:03 20 Diane Bussa 1:12:15 21 Bente Moe 1:12:20 22 Marjan Freriks 1:12:23 23 Martha Ernstdóttir 1:12:25 24 Maria Guida 1:12:26 25 Galina Ikonnikova 1:12:27 26 Hilde Stavik 1:12:29 27 Judit Nagy 1:12:43 28 Rizoneide Vanderley 1:12:46 29 Carla Beurskens 1:12:46 30 Tatyana Titova 1:12:48 31 Suzanne Rigg 1:12:49 32 Emma Scaunich 1:12:53 33 Ritva Lemettinen 1:12:57 34 Kerstin Pressler 1:13:00 35 Wanda Panfil 1:13:01 36 Dominique Le Pechoux 1:13:09 37 Marian Sutton 1:13:09 38 Adriana Barbu 1:13:14 39 Rocío Ríos 1:13:23 40 Susanne Nedergaard 1:13:25 41 Gabriela Wolf 1:13:28 42 Grete Kirkeberg 1:13:30 43 Jane Welzel 1:13:30 44 Tatyana Pentukova 1:13:45 45 Ana Isabel Alonso 1:13:49 46 Nicole Whiteford 1:13:53 47 balram maddheshiya 1:13:57 48 Debbi Morris 1:13:58 49 Odile Ohier 1:14:04 50 Marianne van de Linde 1:14:06 51 Grace de Oliveira 1:14:07 52 Soledad Castro Soliño 1:14:08 53 Anita Palshøj 1:14:10 54 Anne van Schuppen 1:14:14 55 Isabella Moretti 1:14:25 56 Silva Vivod 1:14:25 57 Viviany de Oliveira 1:14:29 58 Sally Eastall 1:14:33 59 Andrea Fleischer 1:15:17 60 Maria Lelut 1:15:25 61 Sonja Laxton 1:15:26 62 Emebet Abossa 1:15:29 63 María Luisa Muñoz 1:15:44 64 Nelly Glauser 1:15:58 65 Sara Romé 1:16:07 66 Jocelyne Villeton 1:16:19 67 Carmen Mingorance 1:16:39 68 Marlie Marutiak 1:16:47 69 Márta Visnyei 1:16:51 70 Gadissie Edato 1:17:09 71 Myriam Dumont 1:17:11 72 Christine Smith 1:17:13 73 Cathy Smith 1:17:32 74 Anette Nielsen 1:17:37 75 Marie-Christine Deurbroeck 1:18:21 76 Karen Gobby 1:18:24 77 Mazal Shalom 1:18:27 78 Fikirte Gebremichael 1:18:29 79 Debbie van Rensburg 1:19:33 80 Frances Murphy 1:20:42 81 Mary Brayley 1:21:08 82 Viviane Van Buggenhout 1:24:52 — Kelly Lopes dos Santos/de Oliveira DNF — Ann-Catrin Nordman DNF

Junior men's Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Kassa Tadesse 1:04:51 Meck Mothuli 1:05:01 Francesco Ingargiola 1:05:18 4 Salvatore Orgiana 1:05:40 5 Zeryihun Bekele 1:06:26 6 Isaac Radebe 1:06:36 7 Ottaviano Andriani 1:06:41 8 Matteo Palumbo 1:07:12 9 Tesfaye Etecha 1:07:39 10 Henno Haava 1:07:44 11 Enoch Skosana 1:08:27 12 Marcel Matanin 1:09:04 13 Rain Miljan 1:09:11 14 Dirk Berger 1:09:18 15 Péter Werner 1:09:48 16 Zsolt Füleki 1:10:09 17 Yared Kebede 1:10:15 18 Christoph Melcher 1:10:41 19 Jesús Alvarado 1:11:49 20 Jan Diekow 1:13:11 21 Dirk Schinkoreit 1:13:51 22 János Bohus 1:14:15 23 Tobias Lindenmayer 1:14:15 — Maurizio Gemetto DNF

Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Time Benson MasyaLameck AgutaJoseph Keino 3:02:25 Dave LewisPaul EvansCarl Thackery 3:04:54 Artur CastroRonaldo da CostaDelmir dos Santos 3:05:56 4 Alejandro GómezAntoni PeñaAlberto Juzdado 3:06:16 5 Francesco PanettaLuca BarzaghiSeverino Bernardini 3:06:29 6 Koichi FujitaJunji HaraguchiKenjiro Jitsui 3:06:34 7 Xolile YawaMeshack MogotsiHendrik Thukwane 3:07:55 8 Pascal FetizonBertrand ItsweireDidier Bernard 3:08:00 9 John VermeuleMartin ten KateGerard Kappert 3:09:03 10 Melese FeissaWolde Silasse MelkessaKidane Gebrmichael 3:10:26 11 Kamal KohilSid-Ali SakhriAzzedine Sakhri 3:10:27 12 Bill ReifsnyderChad BennionBenjamin McIntosh 3:11:09 13 Steffen DittmannKurt StenzelAxel Krippschock 3:12:43 14 Mirko VindišIgor ŠalamunRoman Kejžar 3:13:26 15 Bjørn NordheggenFrank BjørkliTerje Näss 3:14:05 16 Noel BerkeleyRoy DooneyGerry Healy 3:15:02 17 Ronny LigneelHerman DecouxMarc Ruell 3:18:27 18 Carlos BautistaRafael ZepedaSalvador García 3:21:02 19 Zachariah DitetsoKelekwang SeraKabo Gabaseme 3:25:01

Women's Rank Country Team Time Megumi FujiwaraMiyoko AsahinaEriko Asai 3:30:39 Liz McColganAndrea WallaceSuzanne Rigg 3:33:03 Anuța CătunăIulia NeguraAurica Buia 3:33:27 4 Rosanna MunerottoMaria GuidaEmma Scaunich 3:34:57 5 Gordon BlochJoy SmithDiane Bussa 3:35:32 6 Nadezhda IlyinaGalina IkonnikovaTatyana Titova 3:36:13 7 Birgit JerschabekKerstin PresslerGabriela Wolf 3:37:21 8 Bente MoeHilde StavikGrete Kirkeberg 3:38:19 9 Annick ClouvelDominique Le PechouxOdile Ohier 3:39:12 10 Marjan FreriksCarla BeurskensMarianne van de Linde 3:39:15 11 Colleen de ReuckNicole WhitefordGrace de Oliveira 3:39:46 12 Rocío RíosAna Isabel AlonsoSoledad Castro Soliño 3:41:20 13 Fatuma RobaEmebet AbossaGadissie Edato 3:43:06 14 Susanne NedergaardAnita PalshøjAnette Nielsen 3:45:12 15 Ursula NoctorChristine SmithCathy Smith 3:48:42 16 Myriam DumontMarie-Christine DeurbroeckViviane Van Buggenhout 4:00:24 — Rizoneide VanderleyViviany de OliveiraKelly Lopes dos Santos/de Oliveira DNF — Päivi TikkanenRitva LemettinenAnn-Catrin Nordman DNF

Junior men's Rank Country Team Time Francesco IngargiolaSalvatore OrgianaOttaviano Andriani 3:17:39 Kassa TadesseZeryihun BekeleTesfaye Etecha 3:18:56 Meck MothuliIsaac RadebeEnoch Skosana 3:20:04 4 Dirk BergerChristoph MelcherJan Diekow 3:33:10 5 Péter WernerZsolt FülekiJános Bohus 3:34:12

Participation The participation of 204 athletes (120 men/84 women) from 36 countries is reported.

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See also 1992 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1992-2005 Facts & Figures (Internet Archive)