1996 IAAF World Road Relay Championships
1996 IAAF World Road Relay Championships | |
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Dates | 13–14 April 1996 |
Host city | Marathon relay |
Events | 2 |
Participation | 282 athletes from 34 nations |
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The 1996
Each national team consisted of six athletes, who alternately covered six stages to complete the 42.195 km marathon distance. The first, third and fifth stages were of 5 km, the second and fourth stages were of 10 km, and the final stage covered the remaining 7.195 km.[3]
In the women's race, Genet Gebregiorgis and Berhane Adere established a 38-second lead for Ethiopia over the first two legs. The nation dominated the competition to win in a championship record of 2:16:04, having the fastest runner in every stage, bar an interruption of Italy's Silvia Sommaggio on the third leg. The Romanian and Japanese teams traded places for the runner-up spot, but a decisive final leg by Elena Fidatov brought the Romanians the silver medals by a margin of 17 seconds.
In the men's race, it was the Kenyan team that dominated, with Simon Rono and Joseph Kimani establishing a lead of 41 seconds over the first two stages and David Kipruto grabbing the fastest time in the fifth stage. The Brazilians closed the gap slightly in the mid-race thanks to Delmir dos Santos, but ultimately ended up runners-up with a time of 2:01:24 hours behind Kenya's 2:00:40. Ethiopia and the hosts Denmark battled for the bronze position throughout the race but a strong final leg by Ethiopia's Worku Bikila resulted in a time of 2:01:50 hours, putting clear distance between the two teams.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's race | Kenya Simon Rono (5 km – 13:45) Joseph Kimani (10 km – 28:33) Mark Yatich (5 km – 14:33) Stephen Kirwa (10 km – 29:00) David Kipruto (5 km – 14:09) William Kiptum (7.195 km – 20:40) |
2:00:40 | Brazil Wander Moura (5 km – 13:49) Vanderlei de Lima (10 km – 29:10) Edgar de Oliveira (5 km – 14:26) Delmir dos Santos (10 km – 28:31) Tomix da Costa (5 km – 14:26) Ronaldo da Costa (7.195 km – 21:02) |
2:01:24 | Ethiopia Lemi Erpassa (5 km – 13:58) Kidane Gebremichael (10 km – 29:20) Sisay Bezabeh (5 km – 14:23) Abraham Assefa (10 km – 29:13) Tegenu Abebe (5 km – 14:42) Worku Bikila (7.195 km – 20:14) |
2:01:50 |
Women's race | Ethiopia Genet Gebregiorgis (5 km – 15:53) Berhane Adere (10 km – 32:21) Ayelech Worku (5 km – 16:15) Gete Wami (10 km – 32:25) Getenesh Urge (5 km – 16:00) Luchia Yishak (7.195 km – 23:10) |
2:16:04 | (7.195 km – 23:39) | 2:18:41 | Japan Yukiko Okamoto (5 km – 15:56) Naomi Sakashita (10 km – 32:56) Ai Fukuchi (5 km – 16:11) Ikuyo Goto (10 km – 33:38) Noriko Ura (5 km – 16:08) Eri Yamaguchi (7.195 km – 24:09) |
2:18:58 |
Stage winners
Stage | Distance | Men | Time | Women | Time |
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1 | 5 km | Simon Rono (KEN) | 13:45 | Genet Gebregiorgis (ETH) | 15:53 |
2 | 10 km | Joseph Kimani (KEN) | 28:33 | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 32:21 |
3 | 5 km | Peter Mavura (ZIM) | 14:13 | Silvia Sommaggio (ITA) | 16:00 |
4 | 10 km | Delmir dos Santos (BRA) | 28:31 | Gete Wami (ETH) | 32:25 |
5 | 5 km | David Kipruto (KEN) | 14:09 | Getenesh Urge (ETH) | 16:00 |
6 | 7.195 km | Worku Bikila (ETH) | 20:14 | Luchia Yishak (ETH) | 23:10 |
Results
Men's race
Women's race
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Ethiopia Genet Gebregiorgis Berhane Adere Ayelech Worku Gete Wami Getenesh Urge Luchia Yishak |
2:16:04 |
2 | 2:18:41 | |
3 | Japan Yukiko Okamoto Naomi Sakashita Ai Fukuchi Ikuyo Goto Noriko Ura Eri Yamaguchi |
2:18:58 |
4 | Italy Patrizia Di Napoli Simona Viola Silvia Sommaggio Maura Viceconte Sara Ferrari Roberta Brunet |
2:20:02 |
5 | 2:20:56 | |
6 | Nadezhda Galyamova Lyudmila Petrova |
2:21:30 |
7 | United Kingdom Rhona Makepeace Suzanne Rigg Amanda Wright Angie Hulley Sarah Bentley Vikki McPherson |
2:21:41 |
8 | France Marie-Pierre Duros Rosario Murcia Véronique Bertel Isabelle Guillot Florence Fournery Maria Rebelo |
2:22:53 |
References
- ^ IAAF World Road Relay Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ Past Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ IAAF World Road Relay Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2019-08-22.