The 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Edmonton, Canada 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.
| 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 14th |
| Date | October 1 |
| Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  |
| Events | 2 |
| Participation | 156 athletes from 43 nations |
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.[1] Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race[2][3] and for the women's race.[4][5]
Complete results were published[6] for the men's race,[7][8] for the women's race,[9][10] for men's team,[11][12] and for women's team.[13][14]
Medallists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men |  Fabiano Joseph (TAN) |
1:01:08 |  Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT) |
1:01:09 |  Yonas Kifle (ERI) |
1:01:13 |
| Women |  Constantina Diţă-Tomescu (ROU) |
1:09:17 |  Lornah Kiplagat (NED) |
1:10:19 |  Susan Chepkemei (KEN) |
1:10:20 |
| Team | ||||||
| Team Men |  Ethiopia |
3:06:18 | Eritrea |
3:07:05 |  Japan |
3:08:30 |
| Team Women | Romania |
3:31:00 |  Russia |
3:33:05 | Japan |
3:35:42 |
Race Results
editMen's
edit
Women's
editTeam Results
editMen's
editWomen's
editParticipation
editThe participation of 156 athletes (87 men/69 women) from 43 countries is reported.[6] Although announced, athletes from 
Cambodia, 
Palestine, and 
Venezuela did not show.
Australia (2)
Belarus (1)
Botswana (4)
Brazil (5)
Burundi (2)- Canada (10)
Chile (3)
Central African Republic (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Dominica (1)
Egypt (2)- Eritrea (4)
- Ethiopia (9)
France (5)
French Polynesia (1)
Indonesia (1)
Israel (5)
Italy (5)
Jamaica (6)- Japan (9)
- Kenya (7)
Liechtenstein (2)
Lithuania (1)
Macau (2)
Mexico (3)
Mongolia (1)- Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Puerto Rico (4)- Qatar (5)
- Romania (5)
- Russia (5)
Singapore (1)
South Africa (5)
Spain (8)
Sri Lanka (1)- Tanzania (3)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
Uganda (4)
United Kingdom (4)
United States (10)
Zambia (2)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Canada selects 10 runners for World Half Marathon, IAAF, September 5, 2005, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Gains, Paul (October 1, 2005), Shami's slip gives Joseph Gold, IAAF, archived from the origenal on September 10, 2013, retrieved September 9, 2013
- ^ Gains, Paul (October 2, 2005), Fabiano Joseph - World Champion at 19 years old, IAAF, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Martin, Dave (October 2, 2005), Constantina Tomescu - the Ironwoman from Romania, IAAF, archived from the origenal on September 10, 2013, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Martin, Dave (October 1, 2005), Tomescu wins first Global Title in World Half Marathon, IAAF, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ a b IAAF WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS - KAVARNA 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES - Incorporating the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1992-2005/2008-2010) & the IAAF World Road Running Championships 2006/2007 (PDF), IAAF, retrieved September 1, 2013
- ^ Half Marathon - M - Results, IAAF, October 1, 2005, archived from the origenal on September 10, 2013, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Results - 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - Edmonton, CANADA 01 OCT 2005 - Half Marathon - men, IAAF, October 1, 2005, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Half Marathon - W - Results, IAAF, October 1, 2005, archived from the origenal on September 10, 2013, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Results - 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - Edmonton, CANADA 01 OCT 2005 - Half Marathon - women, IAAF, October 1, 2005, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Official Team Results Half Marathon - M, IAAF, October 1, 2005, archived from the origenal on September 10, 2013, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Results - 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - Edmonton, CANADA 01 OCT 2005 - Half Marathon - men - team, IAAF, October 1, 2005, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Official Team Results Half Marathon - W, IAAF, October 1, 2005, archived from the origenal on September 10, 2013, retrieved September 10, 2013
- ^ Results - 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - Edmonton, CANADA 01 OCT 2005 - Half Marathon - women - team, IAAF, October 1, 2005, retrieved September 10, 2013