2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Kavarna, Bulgaria on 6 October 2012.

Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given.

Complete results were published for the men's, and the women's race, as well as the men's team, and the women's team.

Medallists IndividualMen 1:00:19 1:00:51 1:01:01Women 1:08:55 1:08:56 1:09:04 TeamMen 3:03:52 3:04:41 3:05:43Women 3:27:52 3:28:39 3:34:45

Race results

Men's +IndividualRankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes Zersenay Tadese1:00:19 Deressa Chimsa1:00:51 PB John Nzau Mwangangi1:01:01 4Pius Maiyo Kirop1:01:11 5Stephen Kosgei Kibet1:01:40 6Eliud Kipchoge1:01:52 7Jackson Kiprop1:02:05 8Stephen Mokoka1:02:06 9 Tewelde Estifanos 1:02:10 SB 10 Kiflom Sium 1:02:12 SB 11 Belay Assefa 1:02:17 12 Robert Kajuga 1:02:22 13 Mulue Andom 1:02:23 14 Giovani dos Santos 1:02:32 15 Augustus Maiyo 1:02:33 PB 16 Habtamu Assefa 1:02:35 17 Luke Puskedra 1:02:46 18 Gladwin Mzazi 1:03:46 19 Nathan Ayeko 1:03:54 20 Jean Damascéne Habarurema 1:03:59 21 Yuki Kawauchi 1:04:04 22 Cyriaque Ndayikengurukiye 1:04:05 PB 23 Liam Adams 1:04:08 24 Harry Summers 1:04:13 25 Debesay Tsige 1:04:15 PB 26 Solomon Mutai 1:04:21 27 James Kibocha Theuri 1:04:33 28 Ian Burrell 1:04:37 29 Tsuyoshi Ugachi 1:04:49 SB 30 Alebachew Debas 1:04:52 31 Benjamin Malaty 1:05:17 32 Tilahun Aliyev 1:05:34 NR 33 Jaume Leiva 1:05:36 34 Paul Pollock 1:05:38 35 Naoki Okamoto 1:05:40 36 Scott Smith 1:05:46 37 Javier Díaz 1:06:06 38 Jean Marie Uwajeneza 1:06:07 PB 39 Andrey Petrov 1:06:16 40 Wissem Hosni 1:06:34 SB 41 Raúl Machacuay 1:06:38 SB 42 Stéphane Lefrand 1:06:38 43 Artur Kozłowski 1:06:47 SB 44 Abdi Hakin Ulad 1:06:53 PB 45 Constantino León 1:06:58 46 Djamel Bachiri 1:07:03 SB 47 Godiraone Nthompe 1:07:14 SB 48 Rapula Diphoko 1:07:17 SB 49 Modike Lucky Mohale 1:07:17 50 Chang Chia-Che 1:07:21 SB 51 Clinton Perrett 1:07:31 52 Carlos Cordero 1:07:42 53 Sylvain Rukundo 1:07:44 54 Kristof Shaanika 1:07:55 PB 55 Oscar Cerón 1:07:56 56 Francisco Caluvi 1:08:19 57 Yolo Nikolov 1:08:32 PB 58 Chihiro Miyawaki 1:08:33 59 Michael Eaton 1:08:52 60 Daniel Vargas 1:08:56 61 Johan Damkjaer 1:09:01 62 Peter Bech 1:09:13 63 José Francisco Chaves 1:09:27 64 Su Guoxiong 1:09:58 SB 65 Ulrik Heitmann Jensen 1:09:59 66 Dimcho Mitsov 1:11:11 SB 67 Masato Kihara 1:11:31 68 Gi Ka Man 1:11:35 69 Alfonzo Paula Acosta 1:11:44 PB 70 Shaban Mustafa 1:12:02 SB 71 Boris Simonov 1:12:07 PB 72 Rui Yong Soh 1:12:12 PB 73 Ilir Kellezi 1:13:59 SB 74 Sangay Wangchuk 1:15:19 NR 75 Franco Forestier 1:15:33 76 Yordan Petrov 1:18:47 77 Nikola Mikulic 1:25:50 78 Weng U Chan 1:26:03 PB — Gilmar Lopes DNF — José Márcio da Silva DNF — Philemon Kimeli Limo DNF — Raji Assefa DNF — Jhon Cusi DNF — Aleksandar Kiradjiev DNF — Luis Fernando Paula DNF — Hristo Stefanov DNF

Women's +IndividualRankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes Meseret Hailu1:08:55 PB Feyse Tadese1:08:56 SB Paskalia Chepkorir Kipkoech1:09:04 4Lydia Cheromei1:09:13 5Emebt Etea1:10:01 PB6Pauline Njeri Kahenya1:10:22 7Gemma Steel1:11:09 PB8Tomomi Tanaka1:11:09 9 Mai Ito 1:11:25 10 Caryl Jones 1:11:52 PB 11 Sabrina Mockenhaupt 1:12:04 SB 12 Asami Kato 1:12:11 13 Maegan Krifchin 1:12:29 14 Lara Tamsett 1:12:58 SB 15 Yoko Miyauchi 1:13:00 16 René Kalmer 1:13:16 17 Derbe Godana 1:13:16 PB 18 Adriana Nelson 1:13:30 SB 19 Kayo Sugihara 1:13:36 20 Karolina Jarzynska 1:13:45 21 Priscah Jepleting Cherono 1:13:55 22 Susan Partridge 1:13:55 23 Azucena Díaz 1:14:05 SB 24 Carmen Oliveras 1:14:28 SB 25 Shalane Flanagan 1:14:41 26 Sara Prieto 1:15:03 PB 27 Tonya Nero 1:15:13 NR 28 Nyakisi Adero 1:15:26 SB 29 Zhang Jingxia 1:15:51 PB 30 Peninah Jerop Arusei 1:15:55 31 Magali Bernard 1:16:25 32 Michelle Frey 1:16:55 33 Alvina Begay 1:16:58 34 Eden Tesfalem 1:17:01 SB 35 Marisol Romero 1:17:17 SB 36 Sueli Silva 1:17:31 37 Nolene Conrad 1:17:51 38 Xiao Huimiin 1:18:16 PB 39 Sirlene de Pinho 1:18:30 40 Lavinia Haitope 1:18:36 PB 41 Adriana da Luz 1:18:44 42 Amira Ben Amor 1:19:01 43 Selam Abere 1:19:09 PB 44 Maritza Arenas 1:19:25 45 Lene Hjelmsø 1:19:32 46 Christine Kalmer 1:19:40 47 Anne Holm Baumeister 1:20:04 48 Rozelaine Silva 1:20:53 49 Rocío Cántara 1:21:07 50 Matea Matosevic 1:21:33 51 Anita Krasteva 1:21:56 PB 52 Cristina Alexandra Frumuz 1:22:42 53 Sitora Hamidova 1:23:12 54 Hui QiHui Qi 1:23:16 NR 55 Silviya Danekova 1:24:07 56 Iveta Bonova 1:25:02 PB 57 Chow Chi Ngan 1:29:02 SB 58 Cynthia Ruiz 1:29:12 59 Lap Ian Chang 1:39:55 PB — Andreina De La Rosa DNF — Patricia Morceli Bühler DNS

Team results Men's + Team Rank Country Team Time John Nzau MwangangiPius Maiyo KiropStephen Kosgei Kibet 3:03:52 Zersenay TadeseTewelde EstifanosKiflom Sium 3:04:41 Deressa ChimsaBelay AssefaHabtamu Assefa 3:05:43 4 Augustus MaiyoLuke PuskedraIan Burrell 3:09:56 5 Jackson KipropNathan AyekoSolomon Mutai 3:10:20 6 Robert KajugaCyriaque NdayikengurukiyeJean Marie Uwajeneza 3:12:34 7 Stephen MokokaGladwin MzaziModike Lucky Mohale 3:13:09 8 Jean Damascéne HabaruremaJames Kibocha TheuriBenjamin Malaty 3:13:49 9 Yuki KawauchiTsuyoshi UgachiNaoki Okamoto 3:14:33 10 Liam AdamsHarry SummersClinton Perrett 3:15:52 11 Carlos CorderoOscar CerónDaniel Vargas 3:24:34 12 Abdi Hakin UladJohan DamkjaerPeter Bech 3:25:07 13 Yolo NikolovDimcho MitsovShaban Mustafa 3:31:45

Women's + Team Rank Country Team Time Meseret HailuFeyse TadeseEmebt Etea 3:27:52 Paskalia Chepkorir KipkoechLydia CheromeiPauline Njeri Kahenya 3:28:39 Tomomi TanakaMai ItoAsami Kato 3:34:45 4 Gemma SteelCaryl JonesSusan Partridge 3:36:56 5 Maegan KrifchinAdriana NelsonShalane Flanagan 3:40:40 6 René KalmerNolene ConradChristine Kalmer 3:50:47 7 Sara PrietoMarisol RomeroMaritza Arenas 3:51:45 8 Sueli SilvaSirlene de PinhoAdriana da Luz 3:54:45 9 Anita KrastevaSilviya DanekovaIveta Bonova 4:11:05

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 146 athletes from 41 countries. Although announced, athletes from did not show.

(1) (1) (1) (4) (1) (1) (2) (8) (8) (3) (1) (1) (2) (6) (2) (6) (10) (7) (1) (2) (1) (10) (10) (2) (1) (6) (2) (5) (2) (1) (4) (2) (6) (3) (1) (2) (4) (3) (10) (1) (2)

See also 2012 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links IAAF Website IAAF WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS - KAVARNA 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES