# 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2018_IAAF_World_Half_Marathon_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2018_IAAF_World_Half_Marathon_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_IAAF_World_Half_Marathon_Championships > Source revision: 1333979567 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Host city Valencia, Spain Nations 80[a] Athletes 279 Events 2 Dates 24 March 2018 Race length 21.0975 km (13.1 mi) ← 2016 Cardiff 2020 Gdynia → The **2018 [IAAF World Half Marathon Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Half_Marathon_Championships)** took place on 24 March 2018 in [Valencia](/source/Valencia), [Spain](/source/Spain).[1] It was the 23rd edition of the event and the 2nd time it was held in [Spain](/source/Spain).[2] [Netsanet Gudeta](/source/Netsanet_Gudeta) gave the standout performance of the competition, winning with a [half marathon world record](/source/Half_marathon_world_record) of 1:06:11 hours in a women-only race. This improved [Lornah Kiplagat](/source/Lornah_Kiplagat)'s eleven-year-old championships record by 14 seconds and marked a personal improvement of over a minute. She led the Ethiopian women (alongside fifth and sixth placers [Zeineba Yimer](/source/Zeineba_Yimer) and [Meseret Belete](/source/Meseret_Belete)) to the team title with a combined time of 3:22:27 hours. The outright world record holder [Joyciline Jepkosgei](/source/Joyciline_Jepkosgei) settled for second and her third-placed compatriot [Pauline Kaveke Kamulu](/source/Pauline_Kaveke_Kamulu) helped Kenya to second in the team competition.[3] The best performance by a non-African-born runner was by Romania's [Ancuţa Bobocel](/source/Ancu%C5%A3a_Bobocel), who set a personal best in 15th place. In the men's race Kenya's [Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor](/source/Geoffrey_Kipsang_Kamworor) took his third straight title in 1:00:02 hours (nearly a minute short of his championship record). Bahrain's [Abraham Naibei Cheroben](/source/Abraham_Naibei_Cheroben) claimed the silver medal 20 seconds further back and [Aron Kifle](/source/Aron_Kifle) was the bronze medallist around half a minute short of the winner. The winning men's team, Ethiopia, contained no medallists but [Jemal Yimer](/source/Jemal_Yimer), [Getaneh Molla](/source/Getaneh_Molla) and [Betesfa Getahun](/source/Betesfa_Getahun) rounded out the top six. The best non-African-born performer was [Julien Wanders](/source/Julien_Wanders) of Switzerland who managed eighth place in 1:01:03 hours.[4] A total of 151 men (including 23 teams) finished the distance, with five men failing to finish the distance and three entrants being non-starters. A total of 122 women (including 19 teams) entered and started the race, with 117 finishers. Seven men's and seven women's [national records](/source/National_records_in_athletics) were broken at the competition. Abdelaziz Guerziz of Algeria finished in 61st place but he was disqualified for four years in February 2019 with his results from 6 February 2018 onwards being disqualified.[5] [Sopot, Poland](/source/Sopot%2C_Poland) was defeated in the bidding process.[6] [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), [Denmark](/source/Denmark) was also in the running to host.[7] In conjunction with the men's elite race, an open half marathon was held on the same course for 14,577 competitors.[8] ## Medallists Event Gold Silver Bronze Individual Men Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) 1:00:02 Abraham Cheroben (BHR) 1:00:22 Aron Kifle (ERI) 1:00:31 Women Netsanet Gudeta (ETH) 1:06:11 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:06:54 Pauline Kaveke (KEN) 1:06:56 Team Men Ethiopia 3:02:14 Kenya 3:02:40 Bahrain 3:02:52 Women Ethiopia 3:22:27 Kenya 3:23:02 Bahrain 3:23:39 ## Race results Results for the men's[9] and women's[10] elite races are shown below. Results for the open race are kept separately.[11] ### Men Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Kenya (KEN) 1:00:02 SB Abraham Naibei Cheroben Bahrain (BHR) 1:00:22 SB Aron Kifle Eritrea (ERI) 1:00:31 PB 4 Jemal Yimer Ethiopia (ETH) 1:00:33 5 Getaneh Molla Ethiopia (ETH) 1:00:47 SB 6 Betesfa Getahun Ethiopia (ETH) 1:00:54 PB 7 Amanuel Mesel Eritrea (ERI) 1:00:58 SB 8 Julien Wanders Switzerland (SUI) 1:01:03 9 Kaan Kigen Ozbilen Turkey (TUR) 1:01:05 SB 10 Leul Gebresilase Ethiopia (ETH) 1:01:07 SB 11 Aweke Ayalew Bahrain (BHR) 1:01:09 PB 12 Leonard Kiplimo Barsoton Kenya (KEN) 1:01:14 SB 13 Albert Rop Bahrain (BHR) 1:01:21 PB 14 Sam Chelanga United States (USA) 1:01:23 15 Barselius Kipyego Kenya (KEN) 1:01:24 SB 16 Stephen Mokoka South Africa (RSA) 1:01:26 SB 17 Nguse Amlosom Eritrea (ERI) 1:01:34 SB 18 Jorum Lumbasi Okombo Kenya (KEN) 1:01:34 19 Afewerki Berhane Eritrea (ERI) 1:01:37 SB 20 Fred Musobo Uganda (UGA) 1:01:38 PB 21 El Hassan Elabbassi Bahrain (BHR) 1:01:41 SB 22 Koen Naert Belgium (BEL) 1:01:42 PB 23 Jiksa Tolosa Ethiopia (ETH) 1:01:50 PB 24 Suguru Osako Japan (JPN) 1:01:56 SB 25 Abrar Osman Eritrea (ERI) 1:02:05 SB 26 Felix Chemonges Uganda (UGA) 1:02:10 PB 27 Willy Canchanya Peru (PER) 1:02:11 NR 28 Ayad Lamdassem Spain (ESP) 1:02:14 SB 29 Abdi Hakin Ulad Denmark (DEN) 1:02:15 PB 30 Cameron Levins Canada (CAN) 1:02:15 PB 31 Bernard Lagat United States (USA) 1:02:16 32 Juan Luis Barrios Mexico (MEX) 1:02:18 SB 33 Maru Teferi Israel (ISR) 1:02:24 NR 34 John Hakizimana Rwanda (RWA) 1:02:26 PB 35 Moses Martin Kurong Uganda (UGA) 1:02:27 36 Mohamud Ibrahim Aadan Great Britain (GBR) 1:02:34 PB 37 Eyob Ghebrehiwet Italy (ITA) 1:02:37 PB 38 Luke Traynor Great Britain (GBR) 1:02:38 39 Camilo Santiago [es] Spain (ESP) 1:02:40 PB 40 Benjamin Choquert France (FRA) 1:02:46 PB 41 Elroy Gelant South Africa (RSA) 1:02:52 SB 42 Noel Hitimana Rwanda (RWA) 1:02:53 PB 43 Mikael Ekvall Sweden (SWE) 1:02:54 SB 44 Lesiba Precious Mashele South Africa (RSA) 1:02:58 SB 45 Haimro Almaya Israel (ISR) 1:03:04 PB 46 Kenta Murayama Japan (JPN) 1:03:07 47 Jose Luis Ostos Peru (PER) 1:03:09 PB 48 Luis Alberto Orta Venezuela (VEN) 1:03:09 NR 49 Mohamed Hrezi Libya (LBA) 1:03:11 50 Cristhian Pacheco Peru (PER) 1:03:15 PB 51 Derlys Ayala Paraguay (PAR) 1:03:19 NR 52 Girmaw Amare Israel (ISR) 1:03:19 PB 53 Peter Herzog Austria (AUT) 1:03:22 PB 54 Olivier Irabaruta Burundi (BDI) 1:03:23 SB 55 Yimer Getahun Israel (ISR) 1:03:25 PB 56 Bayron Piedra Ecuador (ECU) 1:03:29 SB 57 Segundo Jami Ecuador (ECU) 1:03:31 PB 58 Houssame Eddine Benabbou Spain (ESP) 1:03:35 PB 59 Florian Carvalho France (FRA) 1:03:40 PB 60 Melikhaya Frans South Africa (RSA) 1:03:42 SB 61 Collis Birmingham Australia (AUS) 1:03:44 SB 62 Roman Fosti Estonia (EST) 1:03:45 PB 63 Benjamin Connor Great Britain (GBR) 1:03:45 64 Jiří Homoláč Czech Republic (CZE) 1:03:45 SB 65 Dejen Gebreselassie Australia (AUS) 1:03:47 PB 66 Benjamin Malaty France (FRA) 1:03:54 PB 67 Lemawork Ketema Austria (AUT) 1:03:57 PB 68 Diego Estrada United States (USA) 1:03:59 69 Roman Romanenko Ukraine (UKR) 1:04:03 SB 70 Hayato Sonoda Japan (JPN) 1:04:12 71 Thomas Do Canto Australia (AUS) 1:04:18 PB 72 Alex Mutai Uganda (UGA) 1:04:24 PB 73 Lorenzo Dini Italy (ITA) 1:04:26 SB 74 Maamar Bengriba Algeria (ALG) 1:04:26 75 Jesús Torres Mexico (MEX) 1:04:27 PB 76 Paul Pollock Ireland (IRL) 1:04:29 SB 77 Ernesto Andrés Zamora Uruguay (URU) 1:04:30 PB 78 Geoffrey Martinson Canada (CAN) 1:04:34 79 Enzo Yáñez Chile (CHI) 1:04:37 PB 80 Miguel Ángel Barzola Argentina (ARG) 1:04:39 SB 81 Daisuke Uekado Japan (JPN) 1:04:48 82 Jared Ward United States (USA) 1:04:49 83 Christian Vasconez Ecuador (ECU) 1:04:53 PB 84 Kevin Seaward Ireland (IRL) 1:04:56 SB 85 Juan Antonio Pérez Spain (ESP) 1:05:01 86 Mariano Mastromarino Argentina (ARG) 1:05:03 SB 87 Jean-Pierre Castro Peru (PER) 1:05:06 PB 88 Jaume Leiva Spain (ESP) 1:05:09 89 Christian Steinhammer Austria (AUT) 1:05:09 PB 90 Yoseph-Fabien Goasdoue France (FRA) 1:05:18 91 Stephen Scullion Ireland (IRL) 1:05:19 92 Félix Bour France (FRA) 1:05:22 93 Yusuf Alici Turkey (TUR) 1:05:40 94 Farid Terfia Algeria (ALG) 1:05:44 95 Jacob Mugomeri Zimbabwe (ZIM) 1:06:11 PB 96 Janis Viskers Latvia (LAT) 1:06:11 PB 97 Nicolae Alexandru Soare Romania (ROU) 1:06:14 SB 98 Leslie Encina Chile (CHI) 1:06:18 SB 99 Daviti Kharazishvili Georgia (GEO) 1:06:19 SB 100 Sergiu Ciobanu Ireland (IRL) 1:06:19 SB 101 Dmitrijs Serjogins Latvia (LAT) 1:06:20 PB 102 Daniel Studley Great Britain (GBR) 1:06:20 103 Valdas Dopolskas Lithuania (LTU) 1:06:24 PB 104 Aykut Taşdemir Turkey (TUR) 1:06:25 105 El Hadi Laameche Algeria (ALG) 1:06:27 PB 106 Jesper Faurschou Denmark (DEN) 1:06:42 SB 107 Kota Murayama Japan (JPN) 1:06:49 108 Mikhail Krasilov Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1:06:49 SB 109 David Gakuru Rwanda (RWA) 1:07:02 PB 110 Sami Jibril Canada (CAN) 1:07:11 111 Tomas Hilifa Rainhold Namibia (NAM) 1:07:15 SB 112 Ignas Brasevicius Lithuania (LTU) 1:07:16 PB 113 Mbongeni Ngxazozo South Africa (RSA) 1:07:16 114 Evan Esselink Canada (CAN) 1:07:20 115 Chao Xie China (CHN) 1:07:24 PB 116 Arnar Pétursson Iceland (ISL) 1:07:29 PB 117 César Lizano Costa Rica (CRC) 1:07:38 SB 118 Ser-Od Bat-Ochir Mongolia (MGL) 1:07:48 SB 119 Salem Mohamed Attiaallah Egypt (EGY) 1:07:51 PB 120 Ukuk Utho'o Bul Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 1:08:15 PB 121 Rui Yong Soh Singapore (SGP) 1:08:28 SB 122 Sergio Dias Cape Verde (CPV) 1:09:10 123 Danijel Fak Croatia (CRO) 1:09:20 SB 124 Paulo Amotun Lokoro Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 1:09:31 NR 125 Andrey Leymenov Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1:09:31 SB 126 Ahmad Smour Jordan (JOR) 1:09:33 SB 127 Oscar Antonio Aldana El Salvador (ESA) 1:09:43 NR 128 Valentin Betoudji Chad (CHA) 1:09:46 PB 129 Alexey Gussarov Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1:09:49 PB 130 Charlton Debono Malta (MLT) 1:10:11 SB 131 Antoni Bernadó Andorra (AND) 1:10:19 SB 132 Jonathan Atse Herrera Ivory Coast (CIV) 1:11:00 SB 133 Amir Baitukanov Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1:11:04 SB 134 Hussein Ahmed Egypt (EGY) 1:12:11 SB 135 Kevin Dooney Ireland (IRL) 1:12:14 136 Sakirjan Durdyýew Turkmenistan (TKM) 1:12:22 137 Adrian Pillajo Ecuador (ECU) 1:12:39 PB 138 Arnold Rogers Gibraltar (GIB) 1:13:33 139 Jinrun Liu China (CHN) 1:13:44 PB 140 Antun Pavelić Croatia (CRO) 1:13:45 SB 141 Shifaz Mohamed Maldives (MDV) 1:14:23 NR 142 Artem Kosinov Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1:15:26 SB 143 Francesc Josep Carmona Parada Andorra (AND) 1:15:53 PB 144 Kuan Un Iao Macau (MAC) 1:16:22 SB 145 Nuri Kömür Turkey (TUR) 1:16:29 146 Sonny Folcheri Monaco (MON) 1:18:53 PB 147 Charles Savignon Gibraltar (GIB) 1:20:06 PB 148 Maurice Turnock Gibraltar (GIB) 1:22:34 149 Mehrubon Shamsidinov Tajikistan (TJK) 1:23:06 PB 150 Tibor Sahajda Slovakia (SVK) 1:25:05 SB 151 Ilir Këllezi Albania (ALB) 1:26:04 SB 152 Alrric Leroy Kock Aruba (ARU) 1:38:06 PB — Abdelaziz Guerziz Algeria (ALG) DQ — Alex Oloitiptip Korio Kenya (KEN) DNF — Leonard Korir United States (USA) DNF — Rok Puhar Slovenia (SLO) DNF — Tsegai Tewelde Great Britain (GBR) DNF — Mustapha Eskimo Kamara Sierra Leone (SLE) DNS — Moses Kibet Uganda (UGA) DNS — Abdi Daud Roble Somalia (SOM) DNS ### Women Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Netsanet Gudeta Kebede Ethiopia (ETH) 1:06:11 WRwo Joyciline Jepkosgei Kenya (KEN) 1:06:54 Pauline Kaveke Kamulu Kenya (KEN) 1:06:56 PB 4 Eunice Chebichii Chumba Bahrain (BHR) 1:07:17 SB 5 Zeineba Yimer Ethiopia (ETH) 1:08:07 PB 6 Meseret Belete Ethiopia (ETH) 1:08:09 PB 7 Desi Mokonin Bahrain (BHR) 1:08:10 PB 8 Bekelech Gudeta Ethiopia (ETH) 1:08:12 PB 9 Dalila Abdulkadir Bahrain (BHR) 1:08:12 PB 10 Shitaye Eshete Bahrain (BHR) 1:08:25 PB 11 Zinash Mekonnen Ethiopia (ETH) 1:08:30 PB 12 Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Israel (ISR) 1:08:58 NR 13 Ruth Chepngetich Kenya (KEN) 1:09:12 SB 14 Rose Chelimo Bahrain (BHR) 1:10:20 SB 15 Ancuţa Bobocel Romania (ROU) 1:10:21 PB 16 Fabienne Schlumpf Switzerland (SUI) 1:10:36 SB 17 Kaori Morita Japan (JPN) 1:10:46 18 Volha Mazuronak Belarus (BLR) 1:10:57 NR 19 Mao Ichiyama Japan (JPN) 1:11:02 SB 20 Dolshi Tesfu Eritrea (ERI) 1:11:09 PB 21 Charlotte Purdue Great Britain (GBR) 1:11:21 22 Deshun Zhang China (CHN) 1:11:28 PB 23 Sinead Diver Australia (AUS) 1:11:40 PB 24 Ellie Pashley Australia (AUS) 1:11:43 PB 25 Nolene Conrad South Africa (RSA) 1:11:44 PB 26 Nazret Weldu Eritrea (ERI) 1:11:45 SB 27 Emma Bates United States (USA) 1:11:45 PB 28 Clémence Calvin France (FRA) 1:11:51 SB 29 Gladys Tejeda Peru (PER) 1:11:52 SB 30 Sasha Gollish Canada (CAN) 1:11:52 SB 31 Charlotte Arter Great Britain (GBR) 1:11:52 32 Inés Melchor Peru (PER) 1:11:55 PB 33 Trihas Gebre Spain (ESP) 1:12:02 SB 34 Luz Mery Rojas Peru (PER) 1:12:05 PB 35 Honami Maeda Japan (JPN) 1:12:09 SB 36 Lilia Fisikovici Moldova (MDA) 1:12:11 NR 37 Nastassia Ivanova Belarus (BLR) 1:12:15 PB 38 Kokob Tesfagabriel Eritrea (ERI) 1:12:15 PB 39 Luula Weldegebriel Eritrea (ERI) 1:12:19 PB 40 Giovanna Epis Italy (ITA) 1:12:27 PB 41 Rebecca Wade United States (USA) 1:12:31 42 Nina Savina Belarus (BLR) 1:12:31 SB 43 Tracy Barlow Great Britain (GBR) 1:12:35 PB 44 Eva Vrabcová Nývltová Czech Republic (CZE) 1:12:54 SB 45 Florencia Borelli Argentina (ARG) 1:13:10 SB 46 Lizzie Lee Ireland (IRL) 1:13:19 PB 47 Victoria Coates Canada (CAN) 1:13:35 PB 48 Gemma Steel Great Britain (GBR) 1:13:39 49 Doreen Chesang Uganda (UGA) 1:13:52 PB 50 Kinsey Middleton Canada (CAN) 1:13:52 51 Sara Brogiato Italy (ITA) 1:13:53 PB 52 Angie Orjuela Colombia (COL) 1:13:55 SB 53 Faye Fullerton Great Britain (GBR) 1:13:56 PB 54 Esmeralda Rebollo Mexico (MEX) 1:14:18 PB 55 Elena Loyo Spain (ESP) 1:14:19 56 Rosa Chacha Ecuador (ECU) 1:14:19 SB 57 Claire McCarthy Ireland (IRL) 1:14:20 PB 58 Bojana Bjeljac Croatia (CRO) 1:14:24 PB 59 Sophie Duarte France (FRA) 1:14:30 SB 60 Marta Esteban Spain (ESP) 1:14:47 61 Büsra Nur Koku Turkey (TUR) 1:14:49 62 Roxana Elisabeta Birca Romania (ROU) 1:14:51 SB 63 Teresa Urbina Spain (ESP) 1:14:53 64 Elaina Tabb United States (USA) 1:14:55 65 Samira Mezeghrane France (FRA) 1:14:56 SB 66 Maor Tiyouri Israel (ISR) 1:15:03 SB 67 Soumaya Boussaïd Tunisia (TUN) 1:15:11 NR 68 Cristina Simion Romania (ROU) 1:15:15 PB 69 Emily Chebet Uganda (UGA) 1:15:18 PB 70 Yuka Hori Japan (JPN) 1:15:24 71 Sofiia Yaremchuk Ukraine (UKR) 1:15:27 SB 72 Patiance Murowe Zimbabwe (ZIM) 1:15:30 PB 73 Kidanu Teshome Eritrea (ERI) 1:15:49 PB 74 Chien-Ho Hsieh Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1:15:56 75 Anja Scherl Germany (GER) 1:16:13 SB 76 Janet Dlamini South Africa (RSA) 1:16:23 SB 77 Remziye Temel Turkey (TUR) 1:16:23 PB 78 Laura Graham Ireland (IRL) 1:16:27 79 Laura Shaughnessy Ireland (IRL) 1:16:28 SB 80 Paula-Claudia Todoran Romania (ROU) 1:16:40 SB 81 Jacqueline Gandar France (FRA) 1:16:46 SB 82 Fionnuala Ross Ireland (IRL) 1:16:53 SB 83 Tatiele Roberta de Carvalho Brazil (BRA) 1:16:58 84 Beata Naigambo Namibia (NAM) 1:17:14 SB 85 Irene Pelayo Spain (ESP) 1:17:16 86 Emily Setlack Canada (CAN) 1:17:30 87 Vaida Žūsinaitė Lithuania (LTU) 1:17:38 SB 88 Ilona Marhele Latvia (LAT) 1:17:51 SB 89 Tonya Nero Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 1:17:55 SB 90 Andreea-Alina Pîscu Romania (ROU) 1:18:17 SB 91 Cornelia Joubert South Africa (RSA) 1:18:23 SB 92 Mapaseka Makhanya South Africa (RSA) 1:18:43 SB 93 Jenny Mendez Costa Rica (CRC) 1:18:47 PB 94 Paule Marie Perrier Mauritius (MRI) 1:19:31 PB 95 Adha Munguleya Uganda (UGA) 1:19:36 SB 96 Ruiling Li China (CHN) 1:19:41 PB 97 Lebogang Phalula South Africa (RSA) 1:19:41 SB 98 Liying Shi China (CHN) 1:19:42 SB 99 Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir Iceland (ISL) 1:19:46 PB 100 Diana Landi Ecuador (ECU) 1:20:00 101 Esma Aydemir Turkey (TUR) 1:20:41 102 Fadouwa Ledhem France (FRA) 1:20:54 103 Lisa Marie Bezzina Malta (MLT) 1:20:58 SB 104 Elín Edda Sigurðardóttir Iceland (ISL) 1:21:20 PB 105 Jane Vongvorachoti Thailand (THA) 1:21:52 106 Zhanna Mamazhanova Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1:22:35 SB 107 Dana Aydosova Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1:22:43 PB 108 María Caballero Paraguay (PAR) 1:23:08 SB 109 Nesma Ammar Saad Mohamed Abdelghany Egypt (EGY) 1:26:52 NR 110 Emma Montiel Gibraltar (GIB) 1:27:58 SB 111 Allison Edwards Gibraltar (GIB) 1:28:21 PB 112 Kim Baglietto Gibraltar (GIB) 1:29:50 113 Dulce Casanova Martínez Andorra (AND) 1:32:27 114 Yangyang Wu Macau (MAC) 1:32:38 SB 115 Mariyam Abdul Kareem Maldives (MDV) 1:33:37 NR 116 Bethan Perera Gibraltar (GIB) 1:33:46 PB 117 Olena Hudaybergenova Turkmenistan (TKM) 1:48:29 — Dailín Belmonte Cuba (CUB) DNF — Sviatlana Kudzelich Belarus (BLR) DNF — Matea Matosević Croatia (CRO) DNF — Yelena Nanaziashvili Kazakhstan (KAZ) DNF — Şeyma Yildiz Turkey (TUR) DNF ## Team standings ### Men Rank Country Time 1 Ethiopia (ETH) 3:02:14 2 Kenya (KEN) 3:02:40 3 Bahrain (BHR) 3:02:52 4 Eritrea (ERI) 3:03:03 5 Uganda (UGA) 3:06:15 6 South Africa (RSA) 3:07:16 7 United States (USA) 3:07:38 8 Spain (ESP) 3:08:29 9 Peru (PER) 3:08:35 10 Israel (ISR) 3:08:47 11 Great Britain (GBR) 3:08:57 12 Japan (JPN) 3:09:15 13 France (FRA) 3:10:20 14 Australia (AUS) 3:11:49 15 Ecuador (ECU) 3:11:53 16 Rwanda (RWA) 3:12:21 17 Austria (AUT) 3:12:28 18 Turkey (TUR) 3:13:10 19 Algeria (ALG) 3:13:52 20 Canada (CAN) 3:14:00 21 Ireland (IRL) 3:14:44 22 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 3:26:09 23 Gibraltar (GIB) 3:56:13 ### Women Rank Country Time 1 Ethiopia (ETH) 3:22:27 2 Kenya (KEN) 3:23:02 3 Bahrain (BHR) 3:23:39 4 Japan (JPN) 3:33:57 5 Eritrea (ERI) 3:35:09 6 Belarus (BLR) 3:35:43 7 Great Britain (GBR) 3:35:48 8 Peru (PER) 3:35:52 9 United States (USA) 3:39:11 10 Canada (CAN) 3:39:19 11 Romania (ROM) 3:40:27 12 Spain (ESP) 3:41:08 13 France (FRA) 3:41:17 14 Ireland (IRL) 3:44:06 15 South Africa (RSA) 3:46:30 16 Uganda (UGA) 3:48:46 17 China (CHN) 3:50:51 18 Turkey (TUR) 3:51:53 19 Gibraltar (GIB) 4:26:09 ## Medal table (unofficial) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Ethiopia (ETH) 3 0 0 3 2 Kenya (KEN) 1 3 1 5 3 Bahrain (BHR) 0 1 2 3 4 Eritrea (ERI) 0 0 1 1 Totals (4 entries) 4 4 4 12 ## Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 279 athletes from 79 countries and the *Athlete Refugee Team*, which is a record for this event. Although announced,[12] the athletes from [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone) and [Somalia](/source/Somalia) did not show. - [Albania](/source/Albania) (1) - [Algeria](/source/Algeria) (4) - [Andorra](/source/Andorra) (3) - [Argentina](/source/Argentina) (3) - [Aruba](/source/Aruba) (1) - Athlete Refugee Team (2) - [Australia](/source/Australia) (5) - [Austria](/source/Austria) (3) - [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) (9) - [Belarus](/source/Belarus) (4) - [Belgium](/source/Belgium) (1) - [Brazil](/source/Brazil) (1) - [Burundi](/source/Burundi) (1) - [Canada](/source/Canada) (8) - [Cape Verde](/source/Cape_Verde) (1) - [Chad](/source/Chad) (1) - [Chile](/source/Chile) (2) - [China](/source/China) (5) - [Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei) (1) - [Colombia](/source/Colombia) (1) - [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica) (2) - [Croatia](/source/Croatia) (4) - [Cuba](/source/Cuba) (1) - [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic) (2) - [Denmark](/source/Denmark) (2) - [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador) (6) - [Egypt](/source/Egypt) (3) - [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador) (1) - [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea) (10) - [Estonia](/source/Estonia) (1) - [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia) (10) - [France](/source/France) (10) - [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)) (1) - [Germany](/source/Germany) (1) - [Gibraltar](/source/Gibraltar) (7) - [Great Britain](/source/United_Kingdom) (10) - [Iceland](/source/Iceland) (3) - [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) (10) - [Israel](/source/Israel) (6) - [Italy](/source/Italy) (4) - [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast) (1) - [Japan](/source/Japan) (9) - [Jordan](/source/Jordan) (1) - [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan) (8) - [Kenya](/source/Kenya) (8) - [Latvia](/source/Latvia) (3) - [Libya](/source/Libya) (1) - [Lithuania](/source/Lithuania) (3) - [Macau](/source/Macau) (2) - [Maldives](/source/Maldives) (2) - [Malta](/source/Malta) (2) - [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius) (1) - [Mexico](/source/Mexico) (3) - [Moldova](/source/Moldova) (1) - [Monaco](/source/Monaco) (1) - [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia) (1) - [Namibia](/source/Namibia) (2) - [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay) (2) - [Peru](/source/Peru) (7) - [Romania](/source/Romania) (6) - [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda) (3) - [Singapore](/source/Singapore) (1) - [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia) (1) - [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia) (1) - [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) (10) - [Spain](/source/Spain) (10) - [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) (2) - [Sweden](/source/Sweden) (1) - [Tajikistan](/source/Tajikistan) (1) - [Thailand](/source/Thailand) (1) - [Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago) (1) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia) (1) - [Turkey](/source/Turkey) (8) - [Turkmenistan](/source/Turkmenistan) (2) - [Uganda](/source/Uganda) (7) - [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine) (2) - [United States](/source/United_States) (8) - [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay) (1) - [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela) (1) - [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe) (2) ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-CountryRefugee_1-0)** 79 countries, plus the *Athlete Refugee Team* ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Runnerstribe, Admin. 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