IAAF World Road Championships


Dates/Venues (16 runnings)

Date

Distance

Venue

14 Oct 2007

Hf Mara

Udine ITA

08 Oct 2006

20 km

Debrecen HUN

01 Oct 2005

Hf Mara

Edmonton AB CAN

03 Oct 2004

Hf Mara

New Delhi IND

04 Oct 2003

Hf Mara

Vilamoura POR

05 May 2002

Hf Mara

Brussels BEL

07 Oct 2001

Hf Mara

Bristol ENG

12 Nov 2000

Hf Mara

Veracruz MEX

03 Oct 1999

Hf Mara

Palermo ITA

27 Sep 1998

Hf Mara

Zurich SUI

04 Oct 1997

Hf Mara

Kosice SVK

29 Sep 1996

Hf Mara

Palma ESP

01 Oct 1995

Hf Mara

Montbeliard FRA

24 Sep 1994

Hf Mara

Oslo NOR

03 Oct 1993

Hf Mara

Brussels BEL

24 Sep 1992

Hf Mara

South Shields ENG

Medalists

2007

G

58:59

Zerisenay Tadese (ERI)

1:06:25

Lornah Kiplagat (NED)

S

59:02

Patrick Makau (KEN)

1:06:48

Mary Keitany (KEN)

B

59:05

Evans Cheruiyot (KEN)

1:08:06

Pamela Chepchumba (KEN)

2006 (20 km)

G

56:01

Zerisenay Tadese (ERI)

1:03:21

Lornah Kiplagat (NED)

S

56:41

Robert Kipchumba (KEN)

1:03:23

Constantina Tomescu (ROM)

B

57:15

Wilson Kebenei (KEN)

1:03:47

Rita Cheptoo (KEN)

2005

G

1:01:08

Fabiano Joseph (TAN)

1:09:17

Constantina Tomescu (ROM)

S

1:01:09

Richard Yator (QAT)

1:10:19

Lornah Kiplagat (NED)

B

1:01:13

Yonas Kifle (ERI)

1:10:20

Susan Chepkemei (KEN)

2004

G

1:02:15

Paul Kirui (KEN)

1:08:40

Ying-jie Sun (CHN)

S

1:02:31

Fabiano Joseph (TAN)

1:09:00

Lydia Cheromei (KEN)

B

1:02:36

Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (QAT)

1:09:07

Constantina Tomescu (ROM)

2003

G

1:00:49

Martin Lel (KEN)

1:07:35

Paula Radcliffe (ENG)

S

1:00:52

Fabiano Joseph (TAN)

1:09:02

Birhane Adere (ETH)

B

1:00:56

Martin Sulle (TAN)

1:09:26

Benita Johnson (AUS)

2002

G

1:00:39

Paul Kosgei (KEN)

1:09:06

Birhane Adere (ETH)

S

1:00:42

Jaouad Gharib (MAR)

1:09:13

Susan Chepkemei (KEN)

B

1:00:57

John Yuda (TAN)

1:09:15

Elena Prokopchuk (LAT)

2001

G

1:00:03

Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)

1:06:47

Paula Radcliffe (ENG)

S

1:00:04

Tesfaye Jifar (ETH)

1:07:36

Susan Chepkemei (KEN)

B

1:00:12

John Yuda (TAN)

1:08:17

Birhane Adere (ETH)

2000

G

1:03:47

Paul Tergat (KEN)

1:09:07

Paula Radcliffe (ENG)

S

1:03:48

Faustin Baha (TAN)

1:09:40

Susan Chepkemei (KEN)

B

1:03:50

Tesfaye Jifar (ETH)

1:10:24

Lidia Simon (ROM)

1999

G

1:01:50

Paul Tergat (KEN)

1:08:48

Tegla Loroupe (KEN)

S

1:01:50

Henrick Ramaala (RSA)

1:09:12

Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)

B

1:01:51

Tesfaye Jifar (ETH)

1:09:23

Catherine Ndereba (KEN)

1998

G

1:00:01

Paul Koech (KEN)

1:08:29

Tegla Loroupe (KEN)

S

1:00:24

Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)

1:08:32

Elana Meyer (RSA)

B

1:00:24

Khalid Skah (MAR)

1:08:58

Lidia Simon (ROM)

1997

G

59:56

Shem Kororia (KEN)

1:08:14

Tegla Loroupe (KEN)

S

59:58

Moses Tanui (KEN)

1:08:43

Christina Pomacu (ROM)

B

1:00:00

Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN)

1:09:05

Lidia Simon (ROM)

1996

G

1:01:17

Stefano Baldini (ITA)

1:10:39

Xiu-juan Ren (CHN)

S

1:01:30

Josphat Kiprono (KEN)

1:10:57

Lidia Simon (ROM)

B

1:02:00

Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM)

1:11:01

Aurica Buia (ROM)

1995

G

1:01:45

Moses Tanui (KEN)

1:09:58

Valentina Yegorova (RUS)

S

1:01:50

Paul Yego (KEN)

1:10:22

Christina Pomacu (ROM)

B

1:01:56

Charles Tangus (KEN)

1:10:28

Anuta Catuna (ROM)

1994

G

1:00:27

Khalid Skah (MAR)

1:08:36

Elana Meyer (RSA)

S

1:00:28

German Silva (MEX)

1:09:15

Iulia Negura (ROM)

B

1:00:54

Ronaldo daCosta (BRA)

1:09:35

Anuta Catuna (ROM)

1993

G

1:01:06

Vincent Rousseau (BEL)

1:10:07

Maria Conceiçao Ferreira (POR)

S

1:01:10

Steve Moneghetti (AUS)

1:10:09

Mariko Tanigawa (JPN)

B

1:01:13

Carl Thackery (ENG)

1:10:12

Tegla Loroupe (KEN)

1992

G

1:00:24

Benson Masya (KEN)

1:08:53

Liz McColgan (SCO)

S

1:00:40

Antonio Silio (ARG)

1:09:21

Megumi Fujiwara (JPN)

B

1:00:45

Boay Akonaay (TAN)

1:09:38

Rosanna Munerotto (ITA)

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B  Score
KEN    9   5   4    64
TAN    1   3   4    18
ERI    2   0   1    11
ETH    1   1   2    10
MAR    1   1   1     9
RSA    0   2   0     6
BEL    1   0   0     5
ITA    1   0   0     5
QAT    0   1   1     4
ARG    0   1   0     3
AUS    0   1   0     3
MEX    0   1   0     3
BRA    0   0   1     1
GBR    0   0   1     1
ZIM    0   0   1     1

Women
       G   S   B  Score
KEN    3   5   5    35
ROM    1   5   7    27
GBR    4   0   0    20
NED    2   1   0    13
CHN    2   0   0    10
ETH    1   1   1     9
JPN    0   3   0     9
RSA    1   1   0     8
POR    1   0   0     5
RUS    1   0   0     5
AUS    0   0   1     1
ITA    0   0   1     1
LAT    0   0   1     1

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men
11  Fabiano Joseph (TAN)        S (2003) S (2004) G (2005)
10  Paul Tergat (KEN)           G (1999) G (2000)
10  Zerisenay Tadese (ERI)      G (2006) G (2007)
 8  Moses Tanui (KEN)           G (1995) S (1997)
 6  Khalid Skah (MAR)           G (1994) B (1998)
 6  Henrick Ramaala (RSA)       S (1998) S (1999)
 5  Tesfaye Jifar (ETH)         B (1999) B (2000) S (2001)
 2  John Yuda (TAN)             B (2001) B (2002)

Women
16  Tegla Loroupe (KEN)         B (1993) G (1997) G (1998) G (1999)
15  Paula Radcliffe (ENG)       G (2000) G (2001) G (2003)
13  Lornah Kiplagat (NED)       S (2005) G (2006) G (2007)
 9  Birhane Adere (ETH)         B (2001) G (2002) S (2003)
 8  Elana Meyer (RSA)           G (1994) S (1998)
 8  Constantina Tomescu (ROM)   G (2005) S (2006)
 7  Susan Chepkemei (KEN)       S (2000) S (2001) S (2002) B (2005)
 6  Christina Pomacu (ROM)      S (1995) S (1997)
 6  Lidia Simon (ROM)           S (1996) B (1997) B (1998) B (2000)
 6  Constantina Tomescu         B (2004) G (2005)
 2  Anuta Catuna (ROM)          B (1994) B (1995)

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)

Year         Men      Women       Total
2007    $122,500   $172,500    $295,000
2006     122,500    172,500     295,000
2005     123,500    123,500     247,000
2004     122,500    122,500     245,000
2003     122,500    122,500     245,000
2002     122,500    122,500     245,000
2001     122,500    122,500     245,000
2000      97,000     97,000     194,000
1999      97,000     97,000     194,000
1998      97,000     97,000     194,000
1997      92,000     92,000     184,000
....        none       none        none
1992      75,500     37,750     113,250
Sums  $1,241,500 $1,341,500  $2,583,000

Team Scores

Men
       Gold           Silver         Bronze
2007   2:58:54  KEN   2:59:08  ERI   3:01:15  ETH
2006   2:51:18  KEN   2:53:19  ERI   2:54:17  ETH
2005   3:06:18  ETH   3:07:05  ERI   3:08:30  JPN
2004   3:07:55  KEN   3:08:37  ETH   3:13:48  UGA
2003   3:03:01  TAN   3:03:09  KEN   3:07:34  ETH
2002   3:04:42  KEN   3:07:12  JPN   3:07:25  ETH
2001   3:00:31  ETH   3:02:53  KEN   3:05:08  TAN
2000   3:11:38  KEN   3:14:45  ETH   3:18:35  BEL
1999   3:06:01  RSA   3:06:03  ETH   3:06:03  KEN
1998   3:02:21  RSA   3:03:07  KEN   3:05:18  ETH
1997   2:59:54  KEN   3:03:34  RSA   3:03:46  ETH
1996   3:07:42  ITA   3:08:36  ESP   3:08:43  JPN
1995   3:05:21  KEN   3:07:51  ESP   3:08:31  ITA
1994   3:03:36  KEN   3:03:47  MEX   3:05:58  MAR
1993   3:05:40  KEN   3:05:43  AUS   3:06:10  GBR
1992   3:02:24  KEN   3:04:54  GBR   3:05:56  BRA

Women
       Gold           Silver         Bronze
2007   3:23:33  KEN   3:25:51  ETH   3:27:39  JPN
2006   3:15:55  KEN   3:18:50  ETH   3:19:00  JPN
2005   3:31:00  ROM   3:33:05  RUS   3:36:04  ETH
2004   3:36:00  ETH   3:36:08  ROM   3:38:21  RUS
2003   3:30:16  RUS   3:34:23  JPN   3:35:07  ROM
2002   3:28:22  KEN   3:30:05  RUS   3:30:58  ETH
2001   3:28:04  KEN   3:30:08  JPN   3:30:20  ETH
2000   3:34:22  ROM   3:36:25  JPN   3:45:41  RUS
1999   3:27:40  KEN   3:30:06  JPN   3:31:21  ROM
1998   3:29:43  KEN   3:31:39  ROM   3:34:18  ESP
1997   3:27:40  ROM   3:27:57  KEN   3:31:38  JPN
1996   3:33:05  ROM   3:38:44  FRA   3:41:28  ITA
1995   3:31:29  ROM   3:33:12  RUS   3:34:26  ESP
1994   3:29:03  ROM   3:33:36  NOR   3:35:39  JPN
1993   3:32:18  ROM   3:32:22  JPN   3:34:12  POR
1992   3:30:39  JPN   3:33:03  GBR   3:33:27  ROM

Notes: Scoring is the sum of the times for the first three finishers from a country.


Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2007     836     837
2006     812     867
2005     893     870
2004     755     822
2003     840     954
2002     902     962
2001     873     917
2000     823     899
1999     790     900
1998     796     900
1997     784     870
1996     682     745
1995     622     825
1994     959     841
1993     735     900
1992     872     821

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2007    -6.7    -6.9
2006    -3.9    -3.3
2005    -1.7    -0.3
2004    +3.2    +3.2
2003    -1.6    -0.1
2002    -3.0    -1.8
2001    -4.1    -3.5
2000    +4.3    +3.0
1999    -0.2    -0.7
1998    -2.4    -1.5
1997    -3.3    -3.8
1996    -0.2    +0.7
1995    -1.3    -1.3
1994    -2.8    -2.6
1993    -2.8    -2.0
1992    -3.3    -3.3

Note: Averages and extremes are not indicated since all the courses are different.

Quality Performances

20 km
Men 
<  56:30       1
<  57:00       2
<  57:30       7
<  58:00      11
<  58:30      13
<  59:00      16
<  59:30      22
<1:00:00      27
<1:00:30      34
<1:01:00      42
<1:01:30      46
<1:02:00      52
<1:02:30      59

Women 
<1:04:00       3
<1:05:00       3
<1:06:00       8
<1:07:00      14
<1:08:00      19
<1:09:00      25
<1:10:00      33
<1:11:00      38
<1:12:00      43
<1:13:00      49

Half Marathon
Men 
<  59:00       1
<  59:30       4
<1:00:00       9
<1:00:30      27
<1:01:00      47
<1:01:30      82
<1:02:00     136
<1:02:30     208
<1:03:00     308
<1:03:30     406
<1:04:00     523
<1:04:30     622
<1:05:00     728
<1:05:30     818
<1:06:00     897

Women 
<1:07:00       3
<1:08:00       5
<1:09:00      22
<1:10:00      68
<1:11:00     135
<1:12:00     225
<1:13:00     326
<1:14:00     435
<1:15:00     550
<1:16:00     638
<1:17:00     729

Note: Quality performances for the 1992 race are included under the Great North Run (ENG).


Last Updated on 17 Oct 2007

Contributors: Mark Butler, Ottavio Castellini