2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 October 2008.

This event was first announced as the 2008 IAAF World Road Running Championships, but in November 2007, the IAAF announced that the name of the IAAF World Road Running Championships would revert to its original title of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race and for the women's race.

Medallists

Race results

Complete results were published for the men's race, for the women's race, for men's team, and for women's team.

Men's

Women's

Team results

Men's

Women's

Participation

The participation of 155 athletes (90 men/65 women) from 42 countries is reported. Although announced, athletes from  Finland did not show.

See also

• 2008 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links

• iaaf.org - IAAF/CIAXA World Half Marathon Championships - Rio 2008

1. World Athletics Road Running Championships
2. 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
3. 2002 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
4. 1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
5. 1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
6. 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
7. 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
8. 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
9. 1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
10. Half marathon
11. 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
12. 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
13. 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
14. 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
15. 1996 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
16. 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
17. 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
18. 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
19. 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
20. 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships