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1996 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 5th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 29, 1996, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. A total of 206 athletes, 134 men and 72 women, from 53 countries took part. Complete results were published. Medallists Race results Men's Women's †: Cristina Burca from was initially 8th (1:12:37), but disqualified later. From 2 May 1999, the IAAF imposed a life ban on her. Team results Men's Women's Participation The participation of 206 athletes (134 men/72 women) from 53 countries is reported. * (1) * (4) * (1) * (1) * (7) * (2) * (5) * (1) * (5) * (1) * (5) * (2) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (9) * (9) * (3) * (6) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (4) * (9) * (7) * (2) * (5) * (3) * (3) * (8) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (5) * (9) * (4) * (8) * (10) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (3) * (2) * (7) * (9) * (10) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (3) See also * 1996 in athletics (track and field) References External linksIAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1992-2005 Facts & Figures {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. Included in its charge are the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected in 2015 and re-elected unopposed in 2019 for a further four years. World Athletics suspended the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) from World Athletics starting in 2015, for eight years, due to doping violations, making it ineligible to hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Leone
Giacomo Leone (born 10 April 1971 in Francavilla Fontana, Brindisi) is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. He set his personal best (2:07:52) in the marathon on 4 March 2001 in Otsu, Japan. Leone is best known for winning the 1996 edition of the New York City Marathon. Biography He was the last European to win New York City Marathon before the African dominance, except Brazilian victories in 2006 and 2008. Leone still holds the record of "Italian most quick" to NYC Marathon. When 18–20 years old he started to run distances over 20 km and in 1989 won the bronze medal in European Athletics Junior Championships (in 1989 edition in Varaždin, on 20 km Road Race); in the next year he places himself at fifth place at Juniores World Championship on the same distance. When he was 20 debuts in marathon at Sheffield Universiade. Achievements See also * Men's marathon Italian record progression The Italian record progression men's marathon is recognised by the It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Swanston
Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland * ''Dave'' (TV series), a 2020 American comedy series * "Dave" (Lost), an episode of ''Lost'' * ''Meet Dave'', a 2008 film starring Eddie Murphy People * Dave (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Dave (surname), a common Gujarati surname * Dave (artist) (born 1969), Swiss artist * Dave (rapper) (born 1998), English rapper from London * Dave (singer) (born 1944), Dutch-born French singer Software * Dave (company), a digital banking service * DAvE (Infineon), a C-language software development tool * Thursby DAVE, a Windows file and printer sharing for Macs Other uses * Dave (Belgium), a town in Belgium * DAVE (CP-7), a 1U CubeSat * "Dave", a 1984 song by the Boomtown Rats from ''In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Arpin
Paul Arpin (born 20 February 1960 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice) is a retired long-distance runner from France, who represented his native country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in seventh place. Paul Arpin also finished third at the 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships behind Kenyans John Ngugi and Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech (January 6, 1963 – March 16, 1995) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987. Kipkoech was born in Kapsabet. In 1986 he ran t .... He was also part of the bronze medal-winning French team at the 1988 edition behind Kenya and Ethiopia (Paul Arpin finished 11th individually) Achievements References 1988 Year Ranking 1960 births Living people French male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France People from Bourg-Saint-Maurice Sportspeople from S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Isengwe
Christopher Isengwe (also ''Christopher Isegwe Njunguda;'' born February 22, 1976) is a Tanzanian long-distance athlete competing mainly in the marathon. In August 2005 he won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF ... in Helsinki. His silver medal was the first medal for Tanzania at the World Championships in history. Achievements *All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise References External links * Isegwe - A first for Tanzania(IAAF.org) 1976 births Living people Tanzanian male marathon runners World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Tanzania Place of birth missing (living people) {{Tanzania-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Kohil
Kamel Kohil (born 25 December 1971) is an Algerian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Algerian male long-distance runners Algerian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Algeria Place of birth missing (living people) Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Albania Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Algerian people 20th-century Algerian people {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Fegatelli
Dario Fegatelli (born 28 August 1969) is a former Italian male long-distance runner who competed at one edition of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships at senior Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: * Senior (name), a surname ... level (1993) and one of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1996). References External links Dario Fegatelliprofile at Association of Road Racing Statisticians 1969 births Living people Italian male long-distance runners Italian male cross country runners {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Modica
Vincenzo Massimo Modica (born 2 March 1971 in Mistretta) is an Italian long-distance runner who competed in the marathon. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 1998 European Athletics Championships then took the silver medal behind Abel Antón at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. Biography He was a six-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and was twice in the top twenty of the junior race. He represented Italy in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but failed to finish the race. Achievements National titles Vincenzo Modica has won 8 times the individual national championship. *2 wins in 10000 metres (1991, 1999) *3 wins in Half marathon (1992, 1993, 1994) *1 win in Marathon (2005) *2 wins in Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Chirchir
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhiko Hanada
Katsuhiko Hanada (Japanese: 花田 勝彦; born 12 June 1971 in Kyoto) is a retired Japanese athlete who competed in the long-distance events. He represented his country at two Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000. Competition record Personal bests *5000 metres – 13:23.49 (Maia 1999) *10,000 metres – 27:45.13 (Sydney 2000) *Half marathon – 1:01:38 (Tokyo 1998) *Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ... – 2:10:02 (1997) References 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Kyoto Japanese athletics coaches Japanese male long-distance runners Japanese male marathon runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucketz Swartbooi
Luketz Swartbooi (born 7 February 1966) is a retired Namibian long-distance runner. Career In 1992 Swartbooi won the Rössing Marathon with a time of 2:11:23 min, a record that stands. At the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart he won silver in the marathon. Swartbooi set his personal best in Boston 1994 in 2:09:08 min, finishing 3rd. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he finished 48th. In 2005 Swartbooi received a public warning from the IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ... for testing positive for prednisolone/ prednisone. Achievements References External links * * 1966 births Living people Olympic athletes of Namibia Namibian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
