Template:Infobox XC Championships The 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 3, 2004 in New Delhi, India. A total of 152 athletes, 91 men and 61 women, from 55 countries took part.
Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race[1][2] and for the women's race.[3][4]
Complete results were published[5] for the men's race,[6][7] for the women's race,[8][9] for men's team,[10][11] and for women's team.[12][13]
The competition also incorporated the 1st Asian Half Marathon Championships. Abdullah Ahmed Hassan of Qatar and Sun Yingjie of China were the inaugural winners. The tournament has not been held since, however.[14]
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men |  Paul Kirui (KEN) |
1:02:15 |  Fabiano Joseph (TAN) |
1:02:31 |  Ahmed Hassan Abdullah (QAT) |
1:02:36 |
| Women |  Sun Yingjie (CHN) |
1:08:40 | Lydia Cheromei (KEN) |
1:09:00 |  Constantina Diţă-Tomescu (ROU) |
1:09:07 |
| Team | ||||||
| Team Men | Kenya |
3:07:55 |  Ethiopia |
3:08:37 |  Uganda |
3:13:48 |
| Team Women | Ethiopia |
3:36:00 | Romania |
3:36:08 |  Russia |
3:38:21 |
Race results
Men's
Women's
Team results
Men's
Women's
| Rank | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ethiopia |
Eyerusalem Kuma Bezunesh Bekele Teyba Erkesso |
3:36:00 |
 |
Romania |
Constantina Diţă-Tomescu Mihaela Botezan Luminița Talpoș |
3:36:08 |
 |
Russia |
Irina Timofeyeva Alina Ivanova Yelena Burykina |
3:38:21 |
| 4 |  Japan |
Yuki Saito Kei Terada Keiko Isogai |
3:38:51 |
| 5 |  Italy |
Gloria Marconi Patrizia Tisi Ivana Iozzia |
3:43:39 |
| 6 |  France |
Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel Christelle Daunay Yamna Oubouhou |
3:46:26 |
| 7 |  United States |
Emily Nay Kimberly Fitchen-Young Melissa White |
3:53:31 |
| 8 |  India |
Geeta Rani Sarita Marbade Purshot Laima Devi |
4:11:00 |
| — | Kenya |
Lydia Cheromei Rita Sitienei Jeptoo Emily Kimuria |
DNF |
Participation
The participation of 152 athletes (91 men/61 women) from 55 countries is reported.[5] Although announced, athletes from 
Tajikistan and 
Yemen did not show.
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Asian Championships
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Abdullah Ahmed Hassan (QAT) |
1:02:36 | Yukinobu Nakazaki (JPN) |
1:04:48 | Yoshinori Oda (JPN) |
1:05:03 |
| Women's individual | Sun Yingjie (CHN) |
1:08:40 | Yuki Saito (JPN) |
1:11:05 | Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) |
1:12:52 |
| Men's team | Japan (JPN) |
3:15:10 | Qatar (QAT) |
3:17:31 | India (IND) |
3:34:31 |
| Women's team | Japan (JPN) |
3:38:51 | India (IND) |
4:11:00 | Only two teams competed | |
See also
References
- ↑ Kirui takes gold as Kenya wins back World Half Marathon Team Title in New Delhi, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
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- ↑ Sun Yingjie sets National Record to take World Title on Asian soil, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Sun Yingjie sets National Record to take World Title on Asian soil, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 IAAF WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS - KAVARNA 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES - Incorporating the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1992-2005/2008-2010) & the IAAF World Road Running Championships 2006/2007 (PDF), IAAF, retrieved September 1, 2013
- ↑ Half Marathon - M - Results, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Results - 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - New Delhi, INDIA 03 OCT 2004 - Half Marathon - men, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
- ↑ Half Marathon - W - Results, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Results - 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - New Delhi, INDIA 03 OCT 2004 - Half Marathon - women, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
- ↑ Official Team Results Half Marathon - M, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Results - 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - New Delhi, INDIA 03 OCT 2004 - Half Marathon - men - team, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
- ↑ Official Team Results Half Marathon - W, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Results - 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - New Delhi, INDIA 03 OCT 2004 - Half Marathon - women - team, IAAF, October 3, 2004, retrieved September 9, 2013
- ↑ Asian Half Marathon Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-26.