1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Introduction The '''8th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships''' was held on October 3, 1999, in the city of Palermo, Italy. A total of 192 athletes, 119 men and 73 women, from 48 countries, took part.The course was traced through the historical centre of the town with the start/finish line on the "Foro Italico." A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results were given.Complete results were published.
Medallists  '''Individual'''Men   1:01:50    1:01:50    1:01:51 Women   1:08:48    1:09:12    1:09:23  '''Team'''Team Men   3:06:01   3:06:03   3:06:03Team Women   3:27:40   3:30:06   3:31:49
Race results ===Men's=== Rank  Athlete  Nationality  Time  Notes    Paul Tergat     1:01:50     Hendrick Ramaala     1:01:50     Tesfaye Jifar     1:01:51   4  Abdellah Béhar     1:01:53   5  Eduardo Henriques     1:01:53   6  Abner Chipu     1:01:54   7  Laban Chege     1:01:54   8  Tesfaye Tola     1:01:56   9  Fekadu Degefu     1:02:16   10  Mluleki Nobanda     1:02:17   11  Sammy Korir     1:02:19   12  Gert Thys     1:02:24   13  Kamiel Maase     1:02:33   14  Toshiyuki Hayata     1:02:35   15  Faustin Baha     1:02:41   16  Gebremariam Gebremedhin     1:02:46   17  Philip Rugut     1:02:59   18  Rachid Berradi     1:03:03   19  Larbi Zéroual     1:03:05   20  Alberto Chaíça     1:03:08   21  Toshiaki Tezuka     1:03:20   22  Araya Berhane     1:03:24   23  Shigeru Aburaya     1:03:26   24  Rachid Ziar     1:03:32   25  Teodoro Cuñado     1:03:33   26  Javier Caballero     1:03:39   27  Mohamed Serbouti     1:03:41   28  Jafred Lorone     1:03:44   29  José Ramos     1:03:49   30  Tsuyoshi Ogata     1:03:50   31  Antonio Martins     1:03:55   32  Jumanne Tuluway     1:03:57   33  Antonio Serrano     1:03:58   34  Hakim Bagy     1:03:58   35  Koen Allaert     1:04:00   36  Giacomo Leone     1:04:00   37  Roberto Barbi     1:04:02   38  Aiduna Aitnafa     1:04:02   39  Said Boumhandi     1:04:10   40  Mark Steinle     1:04:11   41  Scott Larson     1:04:14   42  Alejandro Cuahtepizi     1:04:32   43  José Dias     1:04:32   44  Christian Nemeth     1:04:42   45  Vladimir Tsyamchik     1:04:44   46  John Sence     1:04:55   47  Kim Gillard     1:05:04   48  Marco Gielen     1:05:08   49  António Resende     1:05:11   50  Kevin Odiorne     1:05:19   51  Amar Dahbi     1:05:19   51  Kamal Kohil     1:05:19   52  Sebastiano Mazzara     1:05:20   53  Sebastian Bürklein     1:05:21   54  Ahmed Abd El-Mangoud     1:05:34   55  Pavel Loskutov     1:05:45   56  Rachid Boulenouar     1:05:47   57  Miguel Bravo     1:05:47   58  Nick Jones     1:05:57   59  Drago Paripović     1:05:58   60  Stéphane Rousseau     1:06:10   61  Delmir dos Santos     1:06:13   62  David Taylor     1:06:13   63  Alphonse Munyeshyaka     1:06:21   64  Masayuki Kobayashi     1:06:26   65  Borislav Dević     1:06:32   66  Francis Yiga     1:06:47   67  Oscar Fernández     1:06:50   68  Fouly Salem     1:06:50   69  Zarislav Gapeyenko     1:06:52   70  Christian Fischer     1:06:54   71  Sipho Dlamini     1:06:59   72  Jan Křižák     1:07:00   73  Toomas Tarm     1:07:08   74  Ali Awad     1:07:10   75  Ahmed Abdel Rasool Badry     1:07:17   76  Leszek Lewandowski     1:07:25   77  Margus Pirksaar     1:07:32   78  Pavel Faschingbauer     1:07:39   79  Isaiah Dlamini     1:07:42   80  Oliver Mintzlaff     1:07:42   81  Lucky Bhembe     1:07:44   82  Vasilios Zabélis     1:07:47   83  Glynn Tromans     1:07:49   84  Jeff Campbell     1:07:50   85  Job Sikoria     1:08:30   86  Michael Fietz     1:08:33   87  Francisco Bautista     1:08:38   88  Sokhibdjan Sharipov     1:08:50   89  Gabriel Mazimpaka     1:08:51   90  Nedeljko Ravić     1:08:55   91  António Zeferino     1:09:05   92  Seif Eldin El-Nur     1:09:10   93  Joseph Sterlino     1:09:27   94  Shadrack Hoff     1:09:44   95  Cordero Roy Vargas     1:10:02   96  Ahmed Boulahia     1:10:07   97  Ramiz Taipi     1:10:11   98  Mohamed Al-Khawlani     1:10:11   99  Vladimir Tonchinskiy     1:10:12   100  Ivica Škopac     1:10:13   101  Miguel Romero     1:13:19   102  Hussein Awada     1:13:35   103  Ihab Salama     1:13:41   104  Omar Abdel Latif     1:14:05   105  Weldon Johnson     1:14:58   106  Frederick Baldacchino     1:14:58   107  Khalid Al-Estashi     1:15:40   108  Vasiliy Andreyev     1:16:35   109  Abdel Salam Al-Dabaji     1:18:48    —   Daniel Ferreira    DNF    —   Geraldo de Assis    DNF    —   Luíz Antônio dos Santos    DNF    —   Michele Gamba    DNF    —   Shem Kororia    DNF    —   Ali Mohamad    DNF    —   John Nada Saya    DNF    —   Yevgeniy Nujdin    DNF    —   Esmail Al-Dawla    DNF    —   Silvio Guerra    DNS    —   Nestor Jarni    DNS    —   Ahmed Aly Aly    DNS    —   Wael Anwar Adan    DNS    —   José Luis Ebatela Nvó    DNS    —   Diosdado Edjang Ndemesogo    DNS    —   Sergey Zabavski    DNS    —   Joseph Nsubuga    DNS    —   Santino Diang    DNS    —   Gabriel Ndour    DNS    —   Malick Seck    DNS    —   Medson Chibwe    DNS    —   Vincent Hatuleke    DNS    —   Sam Mfula Mwape    DNS    —   Mohammed S.A. Salama    DNS  ===Women's=== Rank  Athlete  Nationality  Time  Notes    Tegla Loroupe     1:08:48     Mizuki Noguchi     1:09:12     Catherine Ndereba     1:09:23   4  Joyce Chepchumba     1:09:29   5  Reiko Tosa     1:09:36   6  Valentina Yegorova     1:09:59   7  Elana Meyer     1:10:20   8  Luminița Talpoș     1:10:33   9  Lyudmila Biktasheva     1:10:35   10  Alina Ivanova     1:11:15   11  Hiromi Katayama     1:11:18   12  Constantina Diţă     1:11:22   13  Margaret Okayo     1:11:29   14  Derartu Tulu     1:11:33   15  Ana Isabel Alonso     1:11:38   16  Cristina Pomacu     1:11:45   17  Satomi Matsuo     1:11:48   18  Lyudmila Petrova     1:11:53   19  Agata Balsamo     1:11:58   20  Jane Omoro     1:12:10   21  Olivera Jevtić     1:12:32   22  Marian Sutton     1:12:36   23  Rosaria Console     1:12:46   24  María Abel     1:13:08   25  Lyubov Morgunova     1:13:25   26  Ritsuko Sasaki     1:13:26   27  Florinda Andreucci     1:13:33   28  Tereza Yohanes     1:13:38   29  Birhan Dagne     1:13:41   30  Fatima Hajjami     1:13:55   31  Gabrielle OʼRourke     1:14:12   32  Gitte Karlshøj     1:14:15   33  Lucilla Andreucci     1:15:05   34  Susan Michelsson     1:15:07   35  Mónica Pont     1:15:12   36  Alemitu Bekele     1:15:27   37  Marlene Fortunato     1:15:29   38  Teyba Erkesso     1:15:48   39  Michelle Byrne     1:15:55   40  Lynn Fitzsimmons     1:16:14   41  Christine McNamara     1:16:18   42  Marie Boyd     1:16:37   43  Annemette Jensen     1:16:47   44  Asegedech Gizaw     1:16:53   45  Silvana Trampuz     1:17:12   46  Stefanija Statkuvienė     1:17:30   47  Theresa du Toit     1:17:33   48  Jo Lodge     1:17:36   49  Krystyna Pieczulis     1:18:02   50  Azwindini Lukhwareni     1:18:28   51  Carlien Cornelissen     1:18:37   52  Shireen Crumpton     1:19:21   53  Kelly Liljeblad     1:19:23   54  Nili Avramski     1:20:20   55  Yeoryía Abatzídou     1:20:45   56  Dana Janecková     1:21:28   57  Vesna Stevanović     1:21:34   58  Sarah Mahlangu     1:22:01   59  Margarita Cabello     1:22:28   60  Tijana Pavičić     1:25:58   61  Slavica Brčić     1:25:59   62  Irina Matrosova     1:28:25   63  Kristinka Marković     1:30:24   64  Gina Coello     1:30:27   65  Yuliya Arfipova     1:35:45   66  Aleksandra Rodigina     1:35:45    —   Carolyn Schuwalov    DNF    —   Sonja Deckers    DNF    —   Milka Mihailova    DNF    —   Annick Clouvel    DNF    —   Sonia Maccioni    DNF    —   Iulia Olteanu    DNF    —   Valentina Enaki    DNS    —   Mable Chiwama    DNS    —   Florina Pana    DQ†  †: Florina Pana from  was initially 4th(1:09:26), but tested positive for nandrolone and disqualified.
Team results ===Men's=== Rank  Country  Team  Time       Hendrick RamaalaAbner ChipuMluleki Nobanda   3:06:01     Tesfaye JifarTesfaye TolaFekadu Degefu   3:06:03     Paul TergatLaban ChegeSammy Korir   3:06:03 4    Abdellah BéharLarbi ZéroualMohamed Serbouti   3:08:39 5    Eduardo HenriquesAlberto ChaíçaJosé Ramos   3:08:50 6    Toshiyuki HayataToshiaki TezukaShigeru Aburaya   3:09:21 7    Rachid BerradiGiacomo LeoneRoberto Barbi   3:11:05 8    Teodoro CuñadoJavier CaballeroAntonio Serrano   3:11:10 9    Kamiel MaaseAiduna AitnafaMarco Gielen   3:11:43 10    Scott LarsonJohn SenceKevin Odiorne   3:14:28 11    Rachid ZiarAmar DahbiKamal Kohil   3:14:10 12    Koen AllaertChristian NemethStéphane Rousseau   3:14:52 13    Mark SteinleNick JonesDavid Taylor   3:16:21 14    Alejandro CuahtepiziMiguel BravoFrancisco Bautista   3:18:57 15    Jafred LoroneFrancis YigaJob Sikoria   3:19:01 16    Ahmed Abd El-MangoudFouly SalemAhmed Abdel Rasool Badry   3:19:41 17    Sebastian BürkleinChristian FischerOliver Mintzlaff   3:19:57 18    Pavel LoskutovToomas TarmMargus Pirksaar   3:20:25 19    Vladimir TsyamchikZarislav GapeyenkoVladimir Tonchinskiy   3:21:48 20    Sipho DlaminiIsaiah DlaminiLucky Bhembe   3:22:25 21    Drago ParipovićNedeljko RavićIvica Škopac   3:25:06 22    Ali AwadHussein AwadaOmar Abdel Latif   3:34:50  —     Delmir dos SantosDaniel FerreiraGeraldo de Assis   DNF  —     Seif Eldin El-NurJoseph SterlinoAli Mohamad   DNF  —     Faustin BahaJumanne TuluwayJohn Nada Saya   DNF  —     Mohamed Al-KhawlaniKhalid Al-EstashiEsmail Al-Dawla   DNF===Women's=== Rank  Country  Team  Time       Tegla LoroupeCatherine NderebaJoyce Chepchumba   3:27:40     Mizuki NoguchiReiko TosaHiromi Katayama   3:30:06     Valentina YegorovaLyudmila BiktashevaAlina Ivanova   3:31:49 4    Luminița TalpoșConstantina DiţăCristina Pomacu   3:33:40 5    Agata BalsamoRosaria ConsoleFlorinda Andreucci   3:38:17 6    Ana Isabel AlonsoMaría AbelMónica Pont   3:39:58 7    Derartu TuluTereza YohanesAlemitu Bekele Aga   3:40:38 8    Marian SuttonBirhan DagneJo Lodge   3:43:53 9    Elana MeyerTheresa du ToitAzwindini Lukhwareni   3:46:21 10    Michelle ByrneLynn FitzsimmonsChristine McNamara   3:48:27 11    Tijana PavičićSlavica BrčićKristinka Marković   4:22:21 12    Irina MatrosovaYuliya ArfipovaAleksandra Rodigina   4:39:55  —     Susan MichelssonSilvana TrampuzCarolyn Schuwalov   DNF
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See also *1999 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links * Official website