1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Introduction 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  '''Individual'''Men  59:56  59:58   1:00:00 Women   1:08:14    1:08:43    1:09:05  '''Team'''Team 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. * (1)* (3)* (2)* (9)* (4)* (3)* (7)* (1)* (3)* (6)* (5)* (1)* (10)* (10)* (7)* (1)* (6)* (4)* (9)* (8)* (10)* (3)* (4)* (6)* (1)* (2)* (2)* (2)* (3)* (5)* (6)* (8)* (10)* (2)* (7)* (9)* (5)* (3)* (3)* (1)* (8)* (10)* (10)* (3)* (3)
See also * 1997 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links * Official website