# 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 26 March 2016 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. It was the 22nd edition of the event and the 4th in the United Kingdom alone.
In conjunction with the men's elite race, an open half marathon was held on the same course for 16,000 competitors.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Men | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN) | 59:10 | Bedan Karoki Muchiri (KEN) | 59:36 | Mohamed Farah (GBR) | 59:59 |
| Women | Peres Jechirchir (KEN) | 1:07:31 | Cynthia Jerotich Limo (KEN) | 1:07:34 | Mary Wacera Ngugi (KEN) | 1:07:54 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | Kenya | 2:58:58 | Ethiopia | 3:01:16 | Eritrea | 3:06:18 |
| Women | Kenya | 3:22:59 | Ethiopia | 3:26:29 | Japan | 3:32:25 |

## Race results

Results for the men's and women's elite races are shown below. Results for the open race are kept separately.

### Men

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor | Kenya | 59:10 | SB |
| | Bedan Karoki Muchiri | Kenya | 59:36 | SB |
| | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 59:59 | SB |
| 4 | Abayneh Ayele | Ethiopia | 59:59 | PB |
| 5 | Tamirat Tola | Ethiopia | 1:00:06 | PB |
| 6 | Simon Cheprot | Kenya | 1:00:12 | SB |
| 7 | Abrar Osman | Eritrea | 1:00:58 | SB |
| 8 | Mule Wasihun | Ethiopia | 1:01:11 | SB |
| 9 | Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo | Kenya | 1:01:21 | |
| 10 | Stephen Mokoka | South Africa | 1:01:27 | SB |
| 11 | Teshome Mekonen | Ethiopia | 1:01:39 | SB |
| 12 | Edwin Kipyego | Kenya | 1:01:52 | |
| 13 | Nguse Amlosom | Eritrea | 1:01:54 | |
| 14 | Paul Pollock | Ireland | 1:02:46 | SB |
| 15 | Callum Hawkins | Great Britain | 1:02:51 | |
| 16 | Guye Adola | Ethiopia | 1:03:26 | |
| 17 | Hiskel Tewelde | Eritrea | 1:03:26 | SB |
| 18 | Ayad Lamdassem | Spain | 1:03:29 | SB |
| 19 | Sidi-Hassan Chahdi | France | 1:03:30 | SB |
| 20 | Michael Shelley | Australia | 1:03:33 | SB |
| 21 | Robert Chemonges | Uganda | 1:03:39 | PB |
| 22 | Naoki Kudo | Japan | 1:03:41 | |
| 23 | Timothy Ritchie | United States | 1:03:49 | SB |
| 24 | Samsom Gebreyohannes | Eritrea | 1:04:03 | |
| 25 | Stefano La Rosa | Italy | 1:04:05 | SB |
| 26 | Jared Ward | United States | 1:04:05 | SB |
| 27 | Dewi Griffiths | Great Britain | 1:04:10 | PB |
| 28 | Minato Oishi | Japan | 1:04:11 | |
| 29 | Keijiro Mogi | Japan | 1:04:19 | |
| 30 | Jhordan Alonso Ccope | Peru | 1:04:23 | SB |
| 31 | Asbjørn Ellefsen Persen | Norway | 1:04:32 | |
| 32 | Scott Bauhs | United States | 1:04:34 | |
| 33 | Mariano Mastromarino | Argentina | 1:04:35 | PB |
| 34 | Wellington da Silva | Brazil | 1:04:43 | SB |
| 35 | Keisuke Nakatani | Japan | 1:04:43 | |
| 36 | Shogo Nakamura | Japan | 1:04:49 | |
| 37 | Mbongeni Ngxazozo | South Africa | 1:04:51 | SB |
| 38 | Reid Coolsaet | Canada | 1:04:56 | SB |
| 39 | Raverso Ramos | Peru | 1:04:59 | PB |
| 40 | Ricardo Ramos | Mexico | 1:05:00 | |
| 41 | Thomas Frazer | Ireland | 1:05:20 | PB |
| 42 | Kevin Seaward | Ireland | 1:05:23 | SB |
| 43 | Denis Mayaud | France | 1:05:48 | SB |
| 44 | Ferdinand Pacheco | Peru | 1:06:05 | SB |
| 45 | Ryan McLeod | Great Britain | 1:06:13 | SB |
| 46 | Rob Watson | Canada | 1:06:15 | |
| 47 | Diego Colorado | Colombia | 1:06:16 | SB |
| 48 | Nicolae-Alexandru Soare | Romania | 1:06:18 | SB |
| 49 | Lars Budolfsen | Denmark | 1:06:28 | SB |
| 50 | Sergiu Ciobanu | Ireland | 1:06:30 | SB |
| 51 | Daniel Vargas | Mexico | 1:06:32 | SB |
| 52 | Nelson Ito | Peru | 1:06:34 | SB |
| 53 | Matthew Hynes | Great Britain | 1:06:37 | SB |
| 54 | Gerald Giraldo | Colombia | 1:06:39 | PB |
| 55 | Tesama Moogas | Israel | 1:06:41 | |
| 56 | Ben Bruce | United States | 1:06:46 | |
| 57 | Kári Steinn Karlsson | Iceland | 1:06:49 | SB |
| 58 | Juraj Vitko | Slovakia | 1:06:50 | SB |
| 59 | Yolo Nikolov | Bulgaria | 1:06:52 | PB |
| 60 | Jesper Faurschou | Denmark | 1:06:53 | SB |
| 61 | Vuyisile Tshoba | South Africa | 1:06:55 | |
| 62 | Romain Courcières | France | 1:07:02 | |
| 63 | Janis Viskers | Latvia | 1:07:34 | SB |
| 64 | Theis Nijhuis | Denmark | 1:07:49 | SB |
| 65 | Danmuzhenciwang | China | 1:07:52 | PB |
| 66 | Rui Yong Soh | Singapore | 1:07:56 | SB |
| 67 | Arnar Pétursson | Iceland | 1:08:02 | PB |
| 68 | Djamel Bachiri | France | 1:08:09 | |
| 69 | Dmytro Lashyn | Ukraine | 1:08:49 | SB |
| 70 | Daniel Daly | Croatia | 1:08:51 | SB |
| 71 | Paul Lalire | France | 1:08:58 | SB |
| 72 | Shokhrukh Davlatov | Uzbekistan | 1:09:56 | PB |
| 73 | Zhoodar Kochkonbaev | Kyrgyzstan | 1:10:07 | PB |
| 74 | Marcel Tschopp | Liechtenstein | 1:10:48 | SB |
| 75 | Brandon Lord | Canada | 1:11:00 | |
| 76 | Hussein Ahmed | Egypt | 1:11:21 | PB |
| 77 | Belal Ahmed | Egypt | 1:11:29 | PB |
| 78 | Saby Luna | Mexico | 1:11:32 | SB |
| 79 | Gladwin Mzazi | South Africa | 1:11:49 | SB |
| 80 | Charlton Debono | Malta | 1:12:03 | |
| 81 | Kuan Un Iao | Macau | 1:13:55 | PB |
| 82 | Modike Lucky Mohale | South Africa | 1:15:28 | |
| 83 | Abdi Madar Amare | Somalia | 1:15:53 | PB |
| 84 | Elsidig Ibrahim | Sudan | 1:17:07 | SB |
| 85 | Armann Eydal Albertsson | Iceland | 1:17:22 | SB |
| — | Sean Hehir | Ireland | DQ | R143.11 |
| — | David Nilsson | Sweden | DNS | |
| — | Patrick Muleki | DR Congo | DNS | |

### Women

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Peres Jechirchir | Kenya | 1:07:31 | |
| | Cynthia Jerotich Limo | Kenya | 1:07:34 | |
| | Mary Wacera Ngugi | Kenya | 1:07:54 | |
| 4 | Netsanet Gudeta | Ethiopia | 1:08:01 | SB |
| 5 | Genet Yalew | Ethiopia | 1:08:15 | |
| 6 | Gladys Chesir Kiptagelai | Kenya | 1:08:46 | |
| 7 | Pascalia Chepkorir Kipkoech | Kenya | 1:09:44 | SB |
| 8 | Dehininet Demsew | Ethiopia | 1:10:13 | PB |
| 9 | Gladys Tejeda | Peru | 1:10:14 | AR |
| 10 | Yuka Ando | Japan | 1:10:34 | |
| 11 | Janet Cherobon-Bawcom | United States | 1:10:46 | SB |
| 12 | Eloise Wellings | Australia | 1:10:47 | |
| 13 | Milly Clark | Australia | 1:10:48 | PB |
| 14 | Miho Shimizu | Japan | 1:10:51 | |
| 15 | Sara Hall | United States | 1:10:58 | |
| 16 | Veronica Inglese | Italy | 1:10:59 | SB |
| 17 | Mizuki Matsuda | Japan | 1:11:00 | |
| 18 | Cassie Fien | Australia | 1:11:13 | PB |
| 19 | Kellys Arias | Colombia | 1:11:21 | PB |
| 20 | Lanni Marchant | Canada | 1:11:26 | SB |
| 21 | Vianey de la Rosa | Mexico | 1:11:52 | PB |
| 22 | Margarita Hernández | Mexico | 1:11:56 | PB |
| 23 | Tarah Korir | Canada | 1:12:04 | PB |
| 24 | Askale Alemayehu | Ethiopia | 1:12:28 | SB |
| 25 | Kellyn Taylor | United States | 1:12:42 | SB |
| 26 | Laurane Picoche | France | 1:12:43 | SB |
| 27 | Alyson Dixon | Great Britain | 1:12:57 | SB |
| 28 | Brianne Nelson | United States | 1:13:01 | SB |
| 29 | Sinke Dessie | Ethiopia | 1:13:12 | PB |
| 30 | Angie Orjuela | Colombia | 1:13:16 | SB |
| 31 | Souad Aït Salem | Algeria | 1:13:18 | |
| 32 | Jovana de la Cruz | Peru | 1:13:19 | PB |
| 33 | Charlotte Purdue | Great Britain | 1:13:20 | SB |
| 34 | Laura Batterink | Canada | 1:13:24 | SB |
| 35 | Paula-Claudia Todoran | Romania | 1:13:27 | SB |
| 36 | Hisami Ishii | Japan | 1:13:41 | |
| 37 | Nolene Conrad | South Africa | 1:13:45 | SB |
| 38 | Rosaria Console | Italy | 1:13:45 | |
| 39 | Anna Incerti | Italy | 1:14:00 | SB |
| 40 | Kit-Ching Yiu | Hong Kong | 1:14:19 | SB |
| 41 | Lebogang Phalula | South Africa | 1:14:21 | SB |
| 42 | Cornelia Joubert | South Africa | 1:14:23 | SB |
| 43 | Kenza Dahmani Tifahi | Algeria | 1:14:33 | SB |
| 44 | Cuomu Ciren | China | 1:14:37 | PB |
| 45 | Valdilene Silva | Brazil | 1:14:38 | PB |
| 46 | Mariya Korobitskaya | Kyrgyzstan | 1:14:46 | PB |
| 47 | Ángela Figueroa | Colombia | 1:14:46 | PB |
| 48 | Laila Soufyane | Italy | 1:15:05 | |
| 49 | Tina Muir | Great Britain | 1:15:12 | SB |
| 50 | Brenda Flores | Mexico | 1:15:19 | |
| 51 | María Peralta | Argentina | 1:15:21 | PB |
| 52 | Lizzie Lee | Ireland | 1:15:36 | SB |
| 53 | Marta Galimany | Spain | 1:15:37 | |
| 54 | Fanny Pruvost | France | 1:15:37 | |
| 55 | Louise Langelund Batting | Denmark | 1:15:41 | PB |
| 56 | Carmen Patricia Martínez | Paraguay | 1:15:44 | NR |
| 57 | Severine Hamel | France | 1:15:53 | SB |
| 58 | Samira Mezeghrane | France | 1:16:08 | SB |
| 59 | Paula Mayobre | Spain | 1:16:13 | |
| 60 | Luz Mery Rojas | Peru | 1:16:13 | PB |
| 61 | Hillary Montgomery | United States | 1:16:16 | |
| 62 | Katarina Bérešová | Slovakia | 1:16:20 | SB |
| 63 | Rachel Felton | Great Britain | 1:16:36 | |
| 64 | Marta Esteban | Spain | 1:16:52 | |
| 65 | Militsa Mircheva | Bulgaria | 1:16:54 | SB |
| 66 | Andreea-Alina Pîscu | Romania | 1:17:07 | PB |
| 67 | Ariana Kira Hilborna | Latvia | 1:17:11 | SB |
| 68 | Mirai Waku | Japan | 1:17:30 | SB |
| 69 | Wangmu Nuzeng | China | 1:17:35 | SB |
| 70 | Jila Dawa | China | 1:17:52 | PB |
| 71 | Chien-Ho Hsieh | Chinese Taipei | 1:18:00 | |
| 72 | Nicolasa Condori | Peru | 1:18:21 | SB |
| 73 | Karine Pasquier | France | 1:18:24 | SB |
| 74 | Tonya Nero | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:19:53 | SB |
| 75 | Irina Moroz | Uzbekistan | 1:22:47 | PB |
| 76 | Dina Lebo Phalula | South Africa | 1:23:49 | SB |
| 77 | Emma Montiel | Gibraltar | 1:25:51 | SB |
| 78 | Zintle Xiniwe | South Africa | 1:26:30 | SB |
| 79 | Long Hoi | Macau | 1:28:37 | SB |
| 80 | Allison Edwards | Gibraltar | 1:32:08 | SB |
| — | Jenny Spink | Great Britain | DNF | |
| — | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | DNF | |
| — | Silvia La Barbera | Italy | DNF | |
| — | Amal Mohammed | Iraq | DNS | |
| — | Rutendo Joan Nyahora | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| — | Olha Skrypak | Ukraine | DNS | |

## Team standings

The men's and women's team standings are shown below.

### Men

| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| | Kenya | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Bedan Karoki Muchiri Simon Cheprot | 2:58:58 |
| | Ethiopia | Abayneh Ayele Tamirat Tola Mule Wasihun | 3:01:16 |
| | Eritrea | Abrar Osman Nguse Amlosom Hiskel Tewelde | 3:06:18 |
| 4 | Great Britain | Mohamed Farah Callum Hawkins Dewi Griffiths | 3:07:00 |
| 5 | Japan | Naoki Kudo Minato Oishi Keijiro Mogi | 3:12:11 |
| 6 | United States | Timothy Ritchie Jared Ward Scott Bauhs | 3:12:28 |
| 7 | South Africa | Stephen Mokoka Mbongeni Ngxazozo Vuyisile Tshoba | 3:13:13 |
| 8 | Ireland | Paul Pollock Thomas Frazer Kevin Seaward | 3:13:29 |
| 9 | Peru | Jhordan Alonso Ccope Raverso Ramos Ferdinand Pacheco | 3:15:27 |
| 10 | France | Sidi-Hassan Chahdi Denis Mayaud Romain Courcières | 3:16:20 |
| 11 | Denmark | Lars Budolfsen Jesper Faurschou Theis Nijhuis | 3:21:10 |
| 12 | Canada | Reid Coolsaet Rob Watson Brandon Lord | 3:22:11 |
| 13 | Mexico | Ricardo Ramos Daniel Vargas Saby Luna | 3:23:04 |
| 14 | Iceland | Kári Steinn Karlsson Arnar Pétursson Armann Eydal Albertsson | 3:32:13 |

### Women

| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| | Kenya | Peres Jechirchir Cynthia Jerotich Limo Mary Wacera Ngugi | 3:22:59 |
| | Ethiopia | Netsanet Gudeta Genet Yalew Dehininet Demsew | 3:26:29 |
| | Japan | Yuka Ando Miho Shimizu Mizuki Matsuda | 3:32:25 |
| 4 | Australia | Eloise Wellings Milly Clark Cassie Fien | 3:32:48 |
| 5 | United States | Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Sara Hall Kellyn Taylor | 3:34:26 |
| 6 | Canada | Lanni Marchant Tarah Korir Laura Batterink | 3:36:54 |
| 7 | Italy | Veronica Inglese Rosaria Console Anna Incerti | 3:38:44 |
| 8 | Mexico | Vianey de la Rosa Margarita Hernández Brenda Flores | 3:39:07 |
| 9 | Colombia | Kellys Arias Angie Orjuela Ángela Figueroa | 3:39:23 |
| 10 | Peru | Gladys Tejeda Jovana de la Cruz Luz Mery Rojas | 3:39:46 |
| 11 | Great Britain | Alyson Dixon Charlotte Purdue Tina Muir | 3:41:29 |
| 12 | South Africa | Nolene Conrad Lebogang Phalula Cornelia Joubert | 3:42:29 |
| 13 | France | Laurane Picoche Fanny Pruvost Severine Hamel | 3:44:13 |
| 14 | Spain | Marta Galimany Paula Mayobre Marta Esteban | 3:48:42 |
| 15 | China | Cuomu Ciren Wangmu Nuzeng Jila Dawa | 3:50:04 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 174 athletes from 49 countries. Although announced, the athletes from Djibouti and Sri Lanka did not show.
* Algeria (2)
* Argentina (2)
* Australia (4)
* Brazil (2)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Canada (6)
* China (4)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (5)
* Croatia (1)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
* Denmark (4)
* Egypt (2)
* Eritrea (4)
* Ethiopia (10)
* France (10)
* Gibraltar (2)
* Great Britain (10)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Iceland (3)
* Iraq (1)
* Ireland (6)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (6)
* Japan (10)
* Kenya (10)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Latvia (2)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Macau (2)
* Malta (1)
* Mexico (6)
* Norway (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (8)
* Romania (3)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (2)
* Somalia (1)
* South Africa (10)
* Spain (5)
* Sudan (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United States (9)
* Uzbekistan (2)
* Zimbabwe (1)