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]
MedallistsEdit
| 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 ResultsEdit
Men'sEdit
Women'sEdit
Team ResultsEdit
Men'sEdit
Women'sEdit
ParticipationEdit
The 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 alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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, retrieved September 9, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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, retrieved September 10, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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, retrieved September 10, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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, retrieved September 10, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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, retrieved September 10, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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, retrieved September 10, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ Results - 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - Edmonton, CANADA 01 OCT 2005 - Half Marathon - women - team, IAAF, October 1, 2005, retrieved September 10, 2013