The 2008
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 ...
were held in
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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on 12 October 2008.
This event was first announced as the 2008
IAAF World Road Running 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 ...
, but in November 2007, the IAAF announced that the name of the IAAF World Road Running Championships would revert to its original title of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
NEWS CENTRE: Rio 2008 – championships renamed
''IAAF.org''. 2007-11-29
Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both
for the men's race[
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] and for the women's race.[
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Medallists
Race results
Complete results were published[
] for the men's race,[
] for the women's race,[
] for men's team,[
][
] and for women's team.[
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]
Men's
Women's
Team results
Men's
Women's
Participation
The participation of 155 athletes (90 men/65 women) from 42 countries is reported.[ Although announced, athletes from did not show.
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See also
* 2008 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
iaaf.org - IAAF/CIAXA World Half Marathon Championships - Rio 2008
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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 ...
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Iaaf World Half Marathon Championships, 2008
International athletics competitions hosted by Brazil
Athletics in Rio de Janeiro (city)
October 2008 sports events in South America