2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships

The 1st IAAF World Road Running Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary on 8 October 2006, the women's race starting at 11:00 and the men's race at 13:00. This was the first time the title of World Road Running Champion had been competed for, with this competition replacing the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in the international sporting calendar. 140 athletes from 39 nations took part in the two races.[1]

2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships
Host cityDebrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary
Nations participating39
Athletes participating140
Events2
Dates2006-10-08
Race length20 km
Individual prize money (US$)1st: 30,000
2nd: 15,000
3rd: 10,000
4th: 7,000
5th: 5,000
6th: 3,000
Team prize money (US$)1st: 15,000
2nd: 12,000
3rd: 9,000
4th: 7,500
5th: 6,000
6th: 3,000

As well as individual honours, there is also a team event where the times of the first three runners home from each country are added together to produce the team standings. Only nations with at least three competitors entered in the race are eligible for this competition.

The race was notable for having the first disabled athlete to take part in a world championship athletics event. Mark Brown, who was competing for Gibraltar, lost his left arm in a traffic accident in 1981.[2]

Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race[3][4] and for the women's race.[5][6]

The course

The total race distance was 20 kilometres, and consisted of four laps around a 5000-metre course. The race started and finished in front of the main building of the University of Debrecen (pictured left) on the northern edge of the city, and travelled in a clockwise direction around nearby parkland.

The runners started on Egyetem Square, outside the University, before heading around the circular Nagyerdei Avenue. Most of the course followed Nagyerdei Avenue, with two detours onto the roads inside the circle, passing the thermal baths and the Aquaticum Thermal & Wellness Hotel, before rounding the boating lake, passing the Nagyerdõ Stadium and the Hunguest Nagyerdõ Hotel. The race then headed back to Egyetem Square to complete the lap.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men  Zersenay Tadesse (ERI)56:01  Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba (KEN)56:41  Wilson Kiprotich Kebenei (KEN)57:15
Women  Lornah Kiplagat (NED)1:03:21  Constantina Diţă-Tomescu (ROU)1:03:23  Rita Sitienei Jeptoo (KEN)1:03:47
Team
Team Men  Kenya2:51:18  Eritrea2:53:19  Ethiopia2:54:17
Team Women  Kenya3:15:55  Ethiopia3:18:50  Japan3:19:00

Race results

Complete results were published[7] for the men's race,[8][9] for the women's race,[10][11] for men's team,[12][13] and for women's team.[14][15]

Men's
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea56:01CR
Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba Kenya56:41NR
Wilson Kiprotich Kebenei Kenya57:15
4Wilson Busienei Uganda57:21NR
5Wilfred Taragon Kenya57:22
6Deriba Merga Ethiopia57:27
7Tadesse Tola Ethiopia57:27
8Mubarak Hassan Shami Qatar57:33NR
9Dieudonné Disi Rwanda57:42NR
10Yonas Kifle Eritrea57:49
11Ryan Hall United States57:54
12Dickson Marwa Tanzania58:19
13Martin Toroitich Uganda58:26
14Essa Ismail Rashed Qatar58:31
15Cuthbert Nyasango Zimbabwe58:43
16Jamal Bilal Salem Qatar58:55
17Fred Mogaka Kenya59:07
18Lusapho April South Africa59:09
19James Theuri France59:11
20Demssew Tsega Ethiopia59:23
21Tesfayohannes Mesfen Eritrea59:29
22Iván Hierro Spain59:29
23Migidio Bourifa Italy59:37
24James Kibet Uganda59:40
25Antonello Petrei Italy59:45
26Patrick Musyoki Kenya59:54
27Kazuo Ietani Japan59:56
28Stephen Rogart Tanzania1:00:03
29Sultan Khamis Zaman Qatar1:00:07
30Andrew Carlson United States1:00:12
31Moulay Ali Ouadih France1:00:15
32Masayuki Tomura Japan1:00:24
33Enos Matalane South Africa1:00:25
34Max King United States1:00:26
35Masatoshi Ibata Japan1:00:30
36Ibrahim Fouliyeh France1:00:43
37Juan Vargas Mexico1:00:45
38Henryk Szost Poland1:00:51
39Iván Galán Spain1:00:55
40Sergey Rybin Russia1:00:57
41Francis Kirwa Finland1:00:57
42João de Lima Brazil1:00:59
43Rafael Iglesias Spain1:01:00
44Adriano Fortes Brazil1:01:05
45Martin Dent Australia1:01:15
46Jussi Utriainen Finland1:01:24
47Kahsay Kidane Eritrea1:01:34
48Norman Dlomo South Africa1:01:37
49Fabio Mascheroni Italy1:01:38
50Elson Gracioli Brazil1:01:53
51Pablo López Spain1:01:56
52Juan Carlos Romero Mexico1:01:57
53Gian Marco Buttazzo Italy1:02:00
54Tamás Tóth Hungary1:02:04
55Joseph Driscoll United States1:02:11
57Cian McLoughlin Ireland1:02:22
58Ernesto Zamora Uruguay1:02:23
59Tomonori Michikata Japan1:02:29
60Mphuthumi Ngedle South Africa1:02:34
61Balázs Csillag Hungary1:02:45
62George Mofokeng South Africa1:02:59
63Simon Munyutu France1:03:00
64Mohamed Abou Serea Egypt1:03:01
65Kazuyoshi Shimozato Japan1:03:03
66Alex Malinga Uganda1:03:06
67Christian Pflügl Austria1:03:07
68Igor Teteryukov Belarus1:03:14
68Rik Ceulemans Belgium1:03:14
69Martin Beckmann Germany1:03:19
70Joe McAlister Ireland1:03:36
71Solomon Tsige Ethiopia1:03:48
72Fernando Cabada Jr. United States1:03:52
73Aleksandr Moh Kyrgyzstan1:04:31
74Roland Kedves Hungary1:04:52
75András Juhász Hungary1:05:18
76Dániel Soos Hungary1:07:18
77Wilson Aquiro Dominican Republic1:07:49
78Mark Brown Gibraltar1:12:11
79Badboni El-Safadi Palestine1:41:15
—Paulo dos Santos BrazilDNF
—Yared Asmeron EritreaDNF
—Lishan Yegezu EthiopiaDNF
—Nicholas Kemboi QatarDNF
—Martin Hhaway Sulle TanzaniaDNS

Women's
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands1:03:21WR
Constantina Diţă-Tomescu Romania1:03:23NR
Rita Sitienei Jeptoo Kenya1:03:47AR
4Dire Tune Ethiopia1:05:16NR
5Edith Masai Kenya1:05:21
6Kayoko Fukushi Japan1:05:32NR
7Yurika Nakamura Japan1:05:36
8Natalya Berkut Ukraine1:05:42
9Souad Aït Salem Algeria1:06:11
10Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia1:06:15
11Anikó Kálovics Hungary1:06:20
12Gulnara Vygovskaya Russia1:06:30
13Natalya Kurbatova Russia1:06:33
14Eunice Jepkorir Kenya1:06:47
15Irina Timofeyeva Russia1:07:10
16Luminița Talpoș Romania1:07:11
17Ashu Kasim Ethiopia1:07:19
18Anna Thompson Australia1:07:23
19Ryoko Kizaki Japan1:07:52
20Masami Sakata Japan1:08:13
21Olesya Syreva Russia1:08:14
22Simona Staicu Hungary1:08:17
23Alina Ivanova Russia1:08:27
24Beáta Rakonczai Hungary1:08:38
25Mulu Seboka Ethiopia1:08:59
26Gloria Marconi Italy1:09:05
27Susan Partridge Great Britain1:09:17
28Lidia Simon Romania1:09:22
29Adriana Pirtea Romania1:09:30
30Silvia Sommaggio Italy1:09:33
31Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu Norway1:09:37
32Justyna Bak Poland1:09:48
33Paula Todorán Romania1:09:57
34Živilė Balčiūnaitė Lithuania1:10:10
35Ivana Iozzia Italy1:10:27
36Selma Borst Netherlands1:10:37
37Lisa Weightman Australia1:10:51
38Wendy Nicholls/Jones Great Britain1:10:55
39Hafida Gadi-Richard France1:11:07
40Annie Bersagel United States1:11:25
41Ann Alyanak United States1:11:48
42Erin Nehus United States1:11:51
43Desireé Davila United States1:11:56
44Lauren Shelley Australia1:12:22
45Maria Rodrigues Brazil1:12:26
46Yodit Mehari Eritrea1:12:27
47Merel de Knegt Netherlands1:12:32
48Sonja Friend-Uhl United States1:12:41
49Stefania Benedetti Italy1:12:57
50Susana Díaz Escobar Mexico1:13:09
51Petra Teveli Hungary1:13:24
52Maria Silva Brazil1:14:13
53Rosa Barbosa Brazil1:14:30
54Antonia da Silva Brazil1:15:16
55Zsuzsanna Vajda Hungary1:18:56
56Sara Abou Hassan Egypt1:19:55
57Maria Laura Bazallo Uruguay1:20:58

Team results

Men's
RankCountryTeamTime
 KenyaRobert Kipkorir Kipchumba
Wilson Kiprotich Kebenei
Wilfred Taragon		2:51:18
 EritreaZersenay Tadesse
Yonas Kifle
Tesfayohannes Mesfen		2:53:19
 EthiopiaDeriba Merga
Tadesse Tola
Demssew Tsega		2:54:17
4 QatarMubarak Hassan Shami
Essa Ismail Rashed
Jamal Bilal Salem		2:54:59
5 UgandaWilson Busienei
Martin Toroitich
James Kibet		2:55:27
6 United StatesRyan Hall
Andrew Carlson
Max King		2:58:32
7 FranceJames Theuri
Moulay Ali Ouadih
Ibrahim Fouliyeh		3:00:09
8 JapanKazuo Ietani
Masayuki Tomura
Masatoshi Ibata		3:00:50
9 ItalyMigidio Bourifa
Antonello Petrei
Fabio Mascheroni		3:01:00
10 South AfricaLusapho April
Enos Matalane
Norman Dlomo		3:01:11
11 SpainIván Hierro
Iván Galán
Rafael Iglesias		3:01:24
12 BrazilJoão de Lima
Adriano Fortes
Elson Gracioli		3:03:57
13 HungaryTamás Tóth
Balázs Csillag
Roland Kedves		3:09:41

Women's
RankCountryTeamTime
 KenyaRita Sitienei Jeptoo
Edith Masai
Eunice Jepkorir		3:15:55
 EthiopiaDire Tune
Teyba Erkesso
Ashu Kasim		3:18:50
 JapanKayoko Fukushi
Yurika Nakamura
Ryoko Kizaki		3:19:00
4 RomaniaConstantina Diţă-Tomescu
Luminița Talpoș
Lidia Simon		3:19:56
5 RussiaGulnara Vygovskaya
Natalya Kurbatova
Irina Timofeyeva		3:20:13
6 HungaryAnikó Kálovics
Simona Staicu
Beáta Rakonczai		3:23:15
7 NetherlandsLornah Kiplagat
Selma Borst
Merel de Knegt		3:26:30
8 ItalyGloria Marconi
Silvia Sommaggio
Ivana Iozzia		3:29:05
9 AustraliaAnna Thompson
Lisa Weightman
Lauren Shelley		3:30:36
10 United StatesAnnie Bersagel
Ann Alyanak
Erin Nehus		3:35:04
11 BrazilMaria Rodrigues
Maria Silva
Rosa Barbosa		3:41:09

Participation

The participation of 140 athletes (83 men/57 women) from 39 countries is reported.[7]

See also

References
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