World University Games Half Marathon/Marathon


Dates/Venues (24 runnings)

Date

Venue

Distance

11 Aug 2008

 Bangkok THA

Half Marathon

20 Aug 2005

Izmir TUR

Half Marathon

30 Aug 2003

Daegu KOR

Half Marathon

02 Sep 2001

Beijing CHN

Half Marathon

11 Jul 1999

Palma de Mallorca

Half Marathon

31 Aug 1997

Catania ITA

Half Marathon

03 Sep 1995

Fukuoka JPN

Marathon

14/18 Jul 1993

Buffalo NY/USA

Marathon

21 Jul 1991

Sheffield ENG

Marathon

26 Aug 1989

Duisberg GER

Marathon

19 Jul 1987

Zagreb CRO

Marathon

31 Aug/01 Sep 1985

Kobe JPN

Marathon

09 Jul 1983

Edmonton AB/CAN

Marathon

26 Jul 1981

Bucharest ROM

Marathon

Sep 1979

Mexico City MEX

n/a

Aug 1977

Sofia BUL

n/a

Sep 1975

Rome ITA

n/a

Aug 1973

Moscow RUS

n/a

Sep 1970

Turin ITA

n/a

1967

Tokyo JPN

n/a

Aug 1965

Budapest HUN

n/a

Sep 1963

Porto Alegre BRA

n/a

1961

Sofia BUL

n/a

Sep 1959

Turin ITA

n/a

1957

Parigi FRA

n/a

Note: When multiple dates are shown, the first is for the men's race, the second is for the women's race.

Medalists

2007

G

1:05:49 Mohamed Fadil (MAR) 1:12:31 Gum-Ok Kim (PRK)

S

1:06:04 Najim El Gady (MAR) 1:12:37 Kei Terada (JPN)

B

1:06:30 Takashi Toyota (JPN) 1:13:56 Yong-Ok Jong (PRK)


2005

G

1:03:47

Wilson Busienei (UGA)

1:14:31

Eun-Jung Lee (KOR)

S

1:03:48

Takayuki Tagami (JPN)

1:14:34

Ryoko Kizaki (JPN)

B

1:03:52

Fadil Mohamed (MAR)

1:14:50

Song-Ok Jang (PRK)

2003

G

1:04:21

Abdellah Bayi (MAR)

1:13:06

Machi Tanaka (JPN)

S

1:05:24

Francis Yiga (UGA)

1:13:47

Bun-Hui Jo (PRK)

B

1:05:29

Ivan Sanchez (ESP)

1:13:55

Song-Ok Jang (PRK)

2001

G

1:04:12

Masakazu Fujiwara (JPN)

1:15:24

Bong-Sil Ham (PRK)

S

1:04:30

Vodage Zvadya (ISR)

1:15:31

Miki Oyama (JPN)

B

1:04:53

Ryoji Matsushita (JPN)

1:15:36

Chung-Ok Kim (PRK)

1999

G

1:04:05

Marilson Gomes (BRA)

1:14:14

Rosaria Console (ITA)

S

1:04:11

Takayuki Nishida (JPN)

1:14:35

Yukiko Akaba (JPN)

B

1:04:33

Sung-Keun Oh (KOR)

1:14:52

Marta Fernandez (ESP)

1997

G

1:03:32

Marilson Gomes (BRA)

1:11:49

Mariko Sotani (JPN)

S

1:03:51

Stephen Mayaka (KEN)

1:13:06

Agata Balsamo (ITA)

B

1:04:05

Solomon Wachira (KEN)

1:13:20

Miyuki Tokura (JPN)

1995

G

2:21:32

Takaki Morikawa (JPN)

2:53:03

Masako Kusakaya (JPN)

S

2:24:29

Patrick Muturi (KEN)

2:57:09

Naoko Otani (JPN)

B

2:24:43

Yi-Yong Kim (KOR)

2:57:29

Kristi Klinnert (AZ/USA)

1993

G

2:12:19

Kennedy Manyisa (KEN)

2:37:47

Noriko Kawaguchi (JPN)

S

2:15:35

Wan-Ki Kim (KOR)

2:38:44

Franca Fiacconi (ITA)

B

2:15:53

Jae-Young Hyung (KOR)

2:40:17

Naoko Otani (JPN)

1991

G

2:12:40

Young-Cho Hwang (KOR)

2:36:27

Miyako Iwai (JPN)

S

2:14:22

Kenjiro Jitsui (JPN)

2:37:58

Yen-Ju Kim (KOR)

B

2:17:45

Hyong-Chol Choe (PRK)

2:38:48

Mariya Daskoch (RUS)

1989

G

2:14:33

Tibor Baier (HUN)

2:35:09

Irina Bogacheva (KGZ)

S

2:14:59

Rustam Shagiev (RUS)

2:38:09

Weronika Gierwatowska (POL)

B

2:15:23

Kennedy Manyisa (KEN)

2:39:58

Akemi Takayama (JPN)

1987

G

2:24:23

Takahiro Izumi (JPN)

2:46:30

Natalya Bardina (RUS)

S

2:24:55

Takashi Murakami (JPN)

2:46:33

Takako Kanesashi (JPN)

B

2:27:01

Viktor Goural (UKR)

3:03:00

Karlene Erickson (NE/USA)

1985

G

2:20:06

Orlando Pizzolato (ITA)

2:44:54

Mami Fukao (JPN)

S

2:21:09

Salvatore Nicosia (ITA)

2:46:20

Patti Gray (CA/USA)

B

2:21:40

Paul Gompers (MA/USA)

2:48:11

Sylvie Bornet (FRA)

1983

G

2:17:10

Alessio Faustini (ITA)

2:47:36

Sarah Rowell (ENG)

S

2:17:20

Giovanni d'Aleo (ITA)

2:52:46

Kathy Roberts (CAN)

B

2:18:12

Michael Spöttel (GER)

2:54:03

Marjorie Kaput (AZ/USA)

1981

G

2:22:14

Ivan Kovalchuk (UKR)

S

2:23:22

Herb Wills (FL/USA)

B

2:24:45

Gheorghe Buruiana (ROM)


Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
JPN    3   4   2     29
ITA    2   2   0     16
MAR    2   1   1     14
KEN    1   2   2     13
KOR    1   1   3     11
BRA    2   0   0     10
UGA    1   1   9      8
UKR    1   0   1      6
HUN    1   0   0      5
USA    0   1   1      4
ISR    0   1   0      3
RUS    0   1   0      3
ESP    0   0   1      1
GER    0   0   1      1
PRK    0   0   1      1
ROM    0   0   1      1

Women
       G   S   B   Score
JPN    6   6   3     51
PRK    2   1   4     17
ITA    1   2   0     11
KOR    1   1   0      8
RUS    1   0   1      6
USA    0   1   3      6
GBR    1   0   0      5
KGZ    1   0   0      5
CAN    0   1   0      3
POL    0   1   0      3
ESP    0   0   1      1
FRA    0   0   1      1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men 
10  Marilson Gomes (BRA)        G (1997) G (1999)
 6  Kennedy Manyisa (KEN)       B (1989) G (1993)
 6  Fadil Mohamed (MAR)         B (2005) G (2007)

Women 
 4  Naoko Otani (JPN)           B (1993) S (1995)
 2  Song-Ok Jang (PRK)          B (2003) B (2001)

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2007     227     463
2005     450     429
2003     399     488
2001     381     471
1999     476     431


Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2005    -1.2     n/c
2003    -1.6     n/c
2001    +2.9     n/c
1999    -0.2    +1.7
1997    +0.8     n/c
....    
1989    +0.0     n/c


Quality Performances

Men- Half Marathon
<1:04:00       6
<1:04:30      12
<1:05:00      23
<1:05:30      33
<1:06:00      43

Men- Marathon
<2:13       2
<2:14       2
<2:15       3
<2:16       5
<2:17       5
<2:18       8
<2:19      16
<2:20      19

Women- Half Marathon
<1:12:00       1
<1:13:00       3
<1:14:00      10
<1:15:00      17
<1:16:00      28
<1:17:00      38

Women- Marathon
<2:38       3
<2:40       5
<2:42       6
<2:44       8
<2:46      10
<2:48      15
<2:50      16

Last Updated on 09 May 2008

Contributors: Franco Civai (19), Jon Walk (4)