The 14th
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
Edmonton
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,
Canada
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on 1 October 2005. The competition was replaced by the
World Road Running Championships in 2006 and 2007, but revived as IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in
2008
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.
A total of 156 athletes, 87 men and 69 women, from 43 countries took part. The four and a half lap course begins and ends in
Hawrelak Park.
[
] Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both
for the men's race
[
] and for the women's race.
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]
Complete results were published
[
] for the men's race,
[
] for the women's race,
[
] for men's team,
[
] and for women's team.
[
]
Medallists
Race Results
Men's
Women's
Team Results
Men's
Women's
Participation
The participation of 156 athletes (87 men/69 women) from 43 countries is reported.
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See also
* 2005 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
Official website
{{IAAF Championships
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 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
W
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 ...
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 ...