2002009999 World Half Marathon Championships Statistical Information Men World Half Marathon Championships All Time list Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date 1 58:59 1 Zersenay Tadese ERI 1 Udine 14 Oct 2007 2 59:02 2 Patrick Makau KEN 2 Udine 14 Oct 2007 3 59:05 3 Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot KEN 3 Udine 14 Oct 2007 4 59:16 4 Deriba Merga ETH 4 Udine 14 Oct 2007 5 59:30 5 Yonas Kifle ERI 5 Udine 14 Oct 2007 6 59:32 6 Dieudonne Disi RWA 6 Udine 14 Oct 2007 7 59:33 7 Marilson Gomes dos Santos BRA 7 Udine 14 Oct 2007 8 59:56 8 Shem Kororia KEN 1 Kosice 4 Oct 1997 9 59:56 Zersenay Tadese 1 Rio de Janeiro 12 Oct 2008 10 59:58 9 Moses Tanui KEN 2 Kosice 4 Oct 1997 11 1:00:00 10 Kenneth Cheruiyot KEN 3 Kosice 4 Oct 1997 12 1:00:01 11 Paul Koech KEN 1 Zürich-Uster 27 Sept 1998 13 1:00:03 12 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Bristol 7 Oct 2001 14 1:00:04 13 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 2 Bristol 7 Oct 2001 15 1:00:07 14 Hendrick Ramaala RSA 4 Kosice 4 Oct 1997 16 1:00:12 15 John Yuda TAN 3 Bristol 7 Oct 2001 17 1:00:15 Hendrick Ramaala 4 Bristol 7 Oct 2001 18 1:00:18 16 Mohamed Mourhit BEL 5 Kosice 4 Oct 1997 19 1:00:23 17 Gert Thys RSA 6 Kosice 4 Oct 1997 20 1:00:24 18 Benson Masaya KEN 1 South Shields 20 Sept 1992 21 1:00:24 Hendrick Ramaala 2 Zürich-Uster 27 Sept 1998 22 1:00:24 19 Khalid Skah MAR 3 Zürich-Uster 27 Sept 1998 23 1:00:24 20 Tesfaye Tola ETH 5 Bristol 7 Oct 2001 24 1:00:24 21 Dickson Marwa Mkami TAN 8 Udine 14 Oct 2007 25 1:00:25 22 Atsushi Sato JPN 9 Udine 14 Oct 2007 26 1:00:26 23 Cuthbert Nyasango ZIM 10 Udine 14 Oct 2007 27 1:00:27 Khalid Skah 1 Oslo 24 Sept 1994 28 1:00:27 24 Fabiano Joseph TAN 11 Udine 14 Oct 2007 29 1:00:28 25 German Silva MEX 2 Oslo 24 Sept 1994 30 1:00:31 26 Ibrahim Seïd ETH 4 Zürich-Uster 27 Sept 1998 31 1:00:31 27 Raji Assefa ETH 12 Udine 14 Oct 2007 32 1:00:37 Gert Thys RSA 5 Zürich-Uster 27 Sept 1998 33 1:00:39 28 Paul Kosgei KEN 1 Bruxelles 5 May 2002 34 1:00:39 29 Michael Tesfay ERI 13 Udine 14 Oct 2007 35 1:00:39 30 Saadoun Al-Dawoodi QAT 14 Udine 14 Oct 2007 36 1:00:40 31 Antonio Silio ARG 2 South Shields 20 Sept 1992 37 1:00:42 32 Gharib Jouad MAR 2 Bruxelles 5 May 2002 38 1:00:43 33 Evans Rutto KEN 6 Bristol 7 Oct 2001 39 1:00:45 34 Boay Akonay TAN 3 South Shields 20 Sept 1992 40 1:00:45 Antonio Silio 6 Zürich-Uster 27 Sept 1998 41 1:00:49 35 Martin Lel KEN 1 Vilamoura 4 Oct 2003 42 1:00:52 36 Abraham Assefa ETH 7 Kosice 4 Oct 1997 43 1:00:52 37 Fabian Joseph TAN 2 Vilamoura 4 Oct 2003 44 1:00:54 38 Ronaldo da Costa BRA 3 Oslo 24 Sept 1994 45 1:00:55 39 Lameck Aguta KEN 4 South Shields 20 Sept 1992 Best Marks for Places in World Half Marathon Championships Place Time Name Nationality Venue Date 1 58:59 Zersenay Tadese ERI Udine 14 Oct 2007 2 59:02 Patrick Makau KEN Udine 14 Oct 2007 3 59:05 Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot KEN Udine 14 Oct 2007 4 59:16 Deriba Merga ETH Udine 14 Oct 2007 5 59:30 Yonas Kifle ERI Udine 14 Oct 2007 6 59:32 Dioudonne Disi RWA Udine 14 Oct 2007 7 59:33 Marilson Gomes dos Santos BRA Udine 14 Oct 2007 8 1:00:24 Dickson Marwa Mkami TAN Udine 14 Oct 2007 9 1:00:25 Atsushi Sato JPN Udine 14 Oct 2007 Best Marks for Places at Half Marathon ––– All Competitions Place Time Name Nationality Venue Date 1 58:33 Samuel Wanjiru KEN Den Haag 17 Mar 2007 2 58:59 Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang KEN Ras Al Khaimah 20 Feb 2009 3 59:05 Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot KEN Udine (World Half) 14 Oct 2007 4 59:1 0 Bernard Kipyego KEN Rotterdam 13 Sept 2009 5 59:15 Wilson Chebet KEN Rotterdam 13 Sept 2009 6 59:23 John Kiprotich KEN Rotterdam 13 Sept 2009 7 59:32 Robert Kipchumba KEN Rotterdam 13 Sept 2009 8 1:00:06 Di eoudonne Disi RWA Rotterdam 14 Sep 2008 9 1:00:07 Raji Assefa ETH Rotterdam 14 Sep 2008 10 1:00:12 Jonathan Maiyo KEN Rotterdam 14 Sep 2008 11 1:00:20 Dickson Marwa Mkami TAN Rotterdam 14 Sep 2008 12 1:00:27 Daniel Rono KEN Rotterdam 14 Sep 2008 Splits ininin World Half Marathon 5Km 10Km 15Km 20Km Finish Zersenay Tadese 2008 ? 27:55 42:02 56:45 59:56 Zersenay Tadese 2007 ? 27:35 41:43 56:13 58:59 FaFaFastestFa stest half marathon runners based on the average of their top five performances Patrick Makau Time Race Place Date 1 58:52 Ras Al Khaimah 1 20 Feb 2009 2 58:56 Berlin 1 1 Apr 2007 3 59:02 Udine (World Road Champ) 2 14 Oct 2007 4 59:13 Ras Al Khaimah 2 9 Feb 2007 5 59:19 Rotterdam 2 9 Sept 2007 Average 59:04 Samuel Wanjiru Time Race Place Date 1 58:33 Den Haag 1 17 Mar 2007 2 58:53 Ras Al Khaimah 1 9 Feb 2007 3 59:16 Rotterdam 1 11 Sept 2005 4 59:26 Granollers 1 3 Feb 2008 5 59:37 Lisboa 3 26 Mar 2006 Average 59:09 Paul Tergat Time Race Place Date 1 59:06 Lisboa 1 26 Mar 2000 2 59:10 Lisboa 1 13 Mar 2005 3 59:17 Milano 1 4 Apr 1998 4 59:22 Milano 1 17 Apr 1999 5 59:42 Lisboa 4 26 Mar 2006 Average 59:19 Evans Cheruiyot Time Race Place Date 1 59:05 Udine (World Champ) 3 14 Oct 2007 2 59:12 Rotterdam 1 9 Sept 2007 3 59:29 Berlin 2 2 Apr 2006 4 59:29 Rotterdam 2 14 Sept 2008 5 59:48 Berlin 3 1 Apr 2007 Average 59:24 Haile Gebrselassie Time Race Place Date 1 58:55 Phoenix-Tempe 1 15 Jan 2006 2 59:15 Lisboa 1 16 Mar 2008 3 59:24 New York 1 5 Aug 2007 4 59:40 Lisboa 1 24 Mar 2002 5 60:03 Bristol (World Champ) 1 7 Oct 2001 Average 59:27 Martin Lel Time Race Place Date 1 59:30 Lisboa 1 26 Mar 2006 2 59:42 Lisboa 4 13 Mar 2005 3 59:51 Lisboa 2 28 Mar 2004 4 1:00:10 Lisboa 1 16 Mar 2003 5 1:00:10 Newcastle-South Shields 1 30 Sept 2007 Average 59:49 Hendrick Ramaala Time Race Place Date 1 59:20 Lisboa 2 26 Mar 2000 2 59:42 Lisboa 2 24 Mar 2002 3 1:00:01 Newcastle-South Shields 1 21 Sept 2003 4 1:00:07 Kosice (Worlds) 4 4 Oct 1997 5 1:00:14 Lisboa 2 16 Mar 2003 Average 59:51 MenMen’’’’ss Half Marathon trend (Number of Sub XXXXXX:YYXX :YY performers) 2009 (so far) 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 59:00< 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60:00< 20 18 14 9 7 6 0 6 1 6 1 60:30< 34 31 29 15 9 15 6 13 8 10 5 61:00< 57 45 53 27 19 22 19 21 15 22 16 61:30< 96 72 71 60 37 41 37 47 29 51 40 Main Contenders Zersenay Tadese (ERI) DOB: 8 February 1982 Personal Bests: 5000m 12:59.27 (2006) 10000m 26:37.25 (2006) Half Marathon 58:59 (2007) International Championships Highlights: 10000m: 3 rd in 2004 Olympic Games; 2 nd in 2009 World Championships Half Marathon: 1 st in 2007 and 2008 World Half Marathon Championships 20Km: 1 st in World Road Running Championships World Cross Country Championships: 1 st in 2007, 2 nd in 2005; World Cross Country Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Jr 5000m 10000m Half Marathon 5000m 10000m Half 2002 30 th World Half 21 st 13:48.79 28:47.29 2003 9th WC 8 th World Half 7 th 13:05.57 61:26 2004 6th OG 7 th OG 3 rd 13:13.74 27:22.57 2005 2nd WC 14 th WC 6 th 13:12.23 27:04.70 59:05 2006 4th World Road 20K 1 st 12:59.27 26:37.25 59:16 2007 1st WC 4 th World Half 1 st 27:00.30 58:59 2008 3rd OG 5 th World Half 1 st 27:05.11 59:56 2009 3rd WC 2 nd 13:07.02 26:50.12 Last seven half marathons Time Race Place Date 59:56 World Half Marathon Championships – Rio de Janeiro 1 12 Oct 2008 Personal Best 58:59 World Half Marathon Championships – Udine 1 14 Oct 2007 1:01:26 Caceres 1 15 Apr 2007 59:16 Rotterdam half marathon 1 10 Sept 2006 59:05 BUPA South Shields 1 18 Sept 2005 1:01:26 World Half Marathon Championships Vilamoura 7th 4 Oct 2003 1:03:59 Spanish half marathon Championships Albacete 1 15 June 2003 2009 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 17 Aug World Championships in Berlin 10000m 2nd 26:50.12 26 Apr London Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 27 June Gran Premio de Andalucia - Malaga 5000m 1st 13:07.02 28 Mar World Cross Country Championships – Amman 12Km 3rd 35:04 10 Jan BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country 9.3Km 3rd 26:55 2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 12 Oct World Half Marathon Championships – Rio de Janeiro Half marathon 1st 59:56 Aug 17 Olympic Games Beijing 10000m 5th 27:05.11 May 31 Zaragoza 3000m 3rd 7:45.25 May 26 BUPA London 10000m 10Km 2nd 28:15 May 18 Sunfeast World 10K Bangalore 10Km 1st 27:51 Mar 30 World Cross Country Championships 12,125m 3rd 34:43 Feb 4 Cinque Mulini XC 10.2Km 1st 31:06 Jan 20 Cross Internacional de Italica Seville 10.8Km 2nd 31:01 Jan 12 Great Edinburgh Cross Country 9.3Km 2nd 27:43 Sammy Kitwara (KEN) DOB: 26 Nov 1986 Personal Bests : 10000m: 27:44.46A (2009); half marathon: 58:58 (2009) International Championships Highlights: Progressions : Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon 2009 27:44.46A 58:58 2008 13:34.0A 28:12.26A 1:00:54 Last four half marathons Time Race Place Date Personal Best 58:58 Rotterdam 1 13 Sept 2009 59:47 Den Haag 1 14 Mar 2009 1:00:54 Rabat 1 20 Apr 2008 1:01:14 Ivry-Vitry 1 13 Apr 2008 2009 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 13 Sept Rotterdam half Marathon Half marathon 1 58:58 4 July Peachtree road race – Atlanta 10Km 1 27:22 27 June Athletics Kenya National Champ – Nairobi 10000m 1 27:44.46 31 May Abraham Rosa International 10Km – Toa Baja 10Km 1 28:32 17 May Bay to Breakers 12Km 1 33:31 14 Mar City-Pier-City Half Marathon – Den Haag Half marathon 1 59:47 21 Feb Kenyan World Championships Trials – Nairobi 12Km 7 38:52.6 31 Jan Kenya Police Cross Country Champ – Nairobi 12Km 2 38:50.7 2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 7 Dec Wincanton Montferland Run – ‘s-Heerenberg 15Km 3 43:42 30 Nov Cross de l’Acier – Leffrinckroucke 9.85Km 6 29:12 12 Oct 20K de Paris – Paris 20Km 1 57:42 28 Sept Utrechtse Singelloop – Utrecht 10Km 1 27:44 21 Sept Dam tot Damloop – Amsterdam to Zaandam 10 mile 1 45:17 4 July Kenyan Olympic Trials – Nairobi 10000m 5 28:12.26A 22 June Ouezzane 10Km 1 28:26 7 June Kenyan Police Provincial Champ – Nairobi 5000m 1 13:34.0A 6 June Kenyan Police Provincial Champ – Nairobi 10000m 1 28:18.2A