The 6th
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The World Athletics Half Marathon Championships is a biennial international half marathon competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It ...
was held on October 4, 1997, in the city of
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. 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.
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Medallists
Race Results
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Women's
Team Results
Men's
Women's
Participation
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See also
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References
External links
Official website
{{IAAF Championships
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The World Athletics Half Marathon Championships is a biennial international half marathon competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It ...
Half Marathon Championships
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
International athletics competitions hosted by Slovakia