1994 IAAF World Road Relay Championships

The 1994 IAAF World Road Relay Championships was the second edition of the global, international marathon relay competition, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).[1] The event took place on 16–17 April on a 5-kilometre circuit in Litochoro, Greece with the participation of 240 athletes (162 men and 78 women) from 23 nations. The women's race took place on Saturday 16 April and the men's race took place on Sunday 17 April.[2]

1994 IAAF World Road Relay Championships
Dates16–17 April 1994
Host cityLitochoro, Greece
LevelSenior
TypeMarathon relay
Events2
Participation240 athletes from
23 nations

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, Askale Bereda and Derartu Tulu ran the fastest times of the first two stages to establish a 40-second lead for Ethiopia. On the third leg, Yelena Kopytova made up this deficit to give the Russians a 6-second lead. Her compatriots Olga Churbanova and Yelena Romanova won the final two stages to take gold for Russia in a time of 2:17:19 hours. Ethiopia were a comfortable second in 2:19:09 hours, while Romania took third nine seconds behind with the help of fourth stage winner Anuța Cătună.

In the men's race, Worku Bikila gained a five-second lead for Ethiopia in the first leg. A fast second leg from Joseph Kibor, saw Kenya take the lead by 12 seconds. Hicham El Guerrouj made up half a minute on the third leg to take the lead for Morocco. Salah Hissou and Brahim Boutayeb won the next two stages to cement the lead for Morocco resulting in a championship record time of 1:57:56 hours. Just under a minute behind were Ethiopia in 1:58:51, courtesy of leg six winner Haile Gebrselassie. Kenya finished a clear third in 2:00:51 hours.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's race  Morocco
Brahim Jabbour
Elarbi Khattabi
Hicham El Guerrouj
Salah Hissou
Brahim Boutayeb
Khalid Skah
1:57:56  Ethiopia
Worku Bikila
Badilu Kibret
Abraham Assefa
Fita Bayisa
Chala Kelele
Haile Gebrselassie
1:58:51  Kenya
Peter Ndirangu
Joseph Kibor
Clement Kiprotich
Paul Yego
John Kiprono
Simon Rono
2:00:51
Women's race  Russia
Tatyana Pentukova
Nadezhda Stepanova
Yelena Kopytova
Natalya Solominskaya
Yelena Romanova
Olga Churbanova
2:17:19  Ethiopia
Askale Bereda
Derartu Tulu
Leila Aman
Gadissie Edato
Birhan Dagne
Asha Gigi
2:19:09  Romania
Daniela Petrescu
Alina Gherasim
Mariana Chirila
Anuța Cătună
Florina Pană
Iulia Olteanu
2:19:18

Stage winners

Stage Distance Men Time Women Time
15 km Worku Bikila (ETH)13:30 Askale Bereda (ETH)16:05
210 km Joseph Kibor (KEN)28:19 Derartu Tulu (ETH)32:26
35 km Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)13:43 Yelena Kopytova (RUS)15:45
410 km Salah Hissou (MAR)27:57 Anuța Cătună (ROM)33:16
55 km Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)13:53 Yelena Romanova (RUS)15:48
67.195 km Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)19:27 Olga Churbanova (RUS)23:14

Results

Men's race

Rank Team Time
1 Morocco
Brahim Jabbour
Elarbi Khattabi
Hicham El Guerrouj
Salah Hissou
Brahim Boutayeb
Khalid Skah
1:57:56
2 Ethiopia
Worku Bikila
Badilu Kibret
Abraham Assefa
Fita Bayisa
Chala Kelele
Haile Gebrselassie
1:58:51
3 Kenya
Peter Ndirangu
Joseph Kibor
Clement Kiprotich
Paul Yego
John Kiprono
Simon Rono
2:00:51
4 Zimbabwe
Musa Gwanzura
Bigboy Goromonzi
Brighton Chipere
Winstone Muzuni
Kingstone Maringe
Tendai Chimusasa
2:01:42
5 United Kingdom
Keith Cullen
Dave Clarke
Paul Taylor
Martin Jones
Colin Moore
Barry Royden
2:02:12
6 Italy
Alessandro Lambruschini
Francesco Bennici
Gianni Crepaldi
Renato Gotti
Giuliano Baccani
Stefano Mei
2:02:39
7 Japan
Seiichi Miyajima
Shinji Kawashima
Teruo Oga
Junji Haraguchi
Koichi Fujita
Kozu Akutsu
2:02:52
8 Brazil
Daniel Ferreira
Adalberto García
Sergio da Silva
Tomix da Costa
Eduardo do Nascimento
Clodoaldo do Carmo
2:03:23

Women's race

Rank Team Time
1 Russia
Tatyana Pentukova
Nadezhda Stepanova
Yelena Kopytova
Natalya Solominskaya
Yelena Romanova
Olga Churbanova
2:17:19
2 Ethiopia
Askale Bereda
Derartu Tulu
Leila Aman
Gadissie Edato
Birhan Dagne
Asha Gigi
2:19:09
3 Romania
Daniela Petrescu
Alina Gherasim
Mariana Chirila
Anuța Cătună
Florina Pană
Iulia Olteanu
2:19:18
4 Italy
Flavia Gaviglio
Rosanna Munerotto
Patrizia Di Napoli
Ornella Ferrara
Marzia Gazzetta
Silvia Sommaggio
2:19:23
5 United States
Carmen Ayala-Troncoso
Lori Hewig
Sammie Gdowski
Inge Schuurmans
Ceci Hopp
Lucy Nusrala
2:19:40
6 Ukraine
Svetlana Miroshnik
Tamara Koba
Zoya Kaznovskaya
Irina Yagodina
Tatyana Belovol
Tatyana Pozdnyakova
2:20:15
7 China
Wang Renmei
Liu Jianying
Wang Qingfen
Wei Li
Chen Xiuying
Wang Xiujie
2:21:05
8 United Kingdom
Marian Sutton
Vikki McPherson
Tanya Blake
Joanna Thompson
Sonia McGeorge
Laura Adam
2:21:52

References

  1. IAAF World Road Relay Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. Past Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  3. IAAF World Road Relay Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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