The 1st
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 ...
was held on September 19 and 20, 2001 in
Tyneside
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The population of Tyneside as publishe ...
,
UK, and was run simultaneously with that year's
Great North Run
The Great North Run (branded the Simplyhealth Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South ...
. A total of 204 athletes, 96 men, 84 women and 24 juniors, from 36 countries took part.
Complete results were published.
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Though this competition was the first of its kind, it followed on from the
1991 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships The 1991 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships was the ninth and final edition of the annual international road running competition organised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF). The competition was hosted by the Netherland ...
, which was held over the
15K distance.
Medallists
Results
Men's
Women's
Junior Men's
Team Results
Men's
Women's
Junior Men's (Boys)
Participation
The participation of 204 athletes (120 men/84 women) from 36 countries is reported.
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See also
*1992 in athletics (track and field)
This article contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics.
International events
* African Championships
* Balkan Games
* European Indoor Championships
* Olympic Games
* Pan Arab Games
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Junior Ch ...
References
External links
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1992-2005 Facts & Figures
(Internet Archive
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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 ...
Half Marathon Championships
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
International athletics competitions hosted by England