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{{Infobox games
| name       = 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
| dates      = 2008-10-12
| logo       = Whmc logo 2008.png
| size       = 250px
| host_city  = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| nations    = 42
| athletes   = 155
| events     = 2
| length     = 21.0975&nbsp;kilometres
| ind_prize  = 1st: 30,000<br/>2nd: 15,000<br/>3rd: 10,000<br/>4th: 7,000<br/>5th: 5,000<br/>6th: 3,000
| team_prize = 1st: 15,000<br/>2nd: 12,000<br/>3rd: 9,000<br/>4th: 7,500<br/>5th: 6,000<br/>6th: 3,000
| previous   = [[2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships|2007 Udine]]
| next       = [[2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|2009 Birmingham]]
}}
The '''2008 [[IAAF World Half Marathon Championships]]''' were held in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] on 12 October 2008.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/WRU08/index.html IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday 12 October 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005073904/http://www.iaaf.org/WRU08/index.html |date=2012-10-05 }}, ''IAAF.org'', Retrieved 2008-02-06</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=512/newsId=34112.html |title=Council Selects Four New Venues for Future Events - IAAF Council Meeting, Day Two |date=2006-03-29 |publisher=[[IAAF]] |access-date=23 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814163236/http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind%3D512/newsId%3D34112.html |archive-date=14 August 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=512/newsId=42537.html NEWS CENTRE: Rio 2008 – championships renamed]. ''IAAF.org''. 2007-11-29</ref>

Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both
for the men's race<ref name=iaaf_02>
{{ Citation 
| last =  Turner
| first =  Chris
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = Emphatic third triumph; Tadese goes solo from 5km - Men's Race Report, Rio 2008
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-half-marathon-championships/news/emphatic-third-triumph-tadese-goes-solo-from
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_03>
{{ Citation
| last = Turner
| first = Chris
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = Tadese – confident in victory and his sporting plans at least – Rio 2008
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48021.html
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130910230507/http://www.iaaf.net/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48021.html
| url-status = usurped
| archive-date = September 10, 2013
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
}}
</ref> and for the women's race.<ref name=iaaf_04>
{{ Citation 
| last =  Martin
| first =  David
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = Kiplagat saunters to another staggering victory - Women's Race Report, Rio 2008
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-half-marathon-championships/news/kiplagat-saunters-to-another-staggering-victo
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_05>
{{ Citation
| last = Martin
| first = David
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = "Never say never" – Kiplagat, Rio 2008
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48014.html
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130910230409/http://www.iaaf.net/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48014.html
| url-status = usurped
| archive-date = September 10, 2013
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
}}
</ref>

==Medallists==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Individual'''
|-
|Men
|{{flagathlete|[[Zersenay Tadesse]]|ERI}} || 59:56 
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Makau Musyoki]]|KEN}} ||  1:01:54 
|{{flagathlete|[[Ahmed Hassan Abdullah]]|QAT}} ||  1:01:57 
|-
|Women
|{{flagathlete|[[Lornah Kiplagat]]|NED}} ||  1:08:37 
|{{flagathlete|[[Aselefech Mergia]]|ETH|1996}} ||  1:09:57 
|{{flagathlete|[[Pamela Chepchumba]]|KEN}} ||  1:10:01 
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Team'''
|-
|Team Men
|{{KEN}} ||  3:07:24
|{{ERI}} ||  3:09:40
|{{QAT}} ||  3:10:52
|-
|Team Women
|{{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  3:30:59
|{{KEN}} ||  3:31:24
|{{JPN}} ||  3:40:58
|}

==Race results==
Complete results were published<ref name=iaaf_01>
{{ Citation 
| title = IAAF WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS - KAVARNA 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES - Incorporating the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1992-2005/2008-2010) & the IAAF World Road Running Championships 2006/2007
| url = http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitioninfo/4338c03a-914e-4df3-ac47-68e78067142c.pdf
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 1, 2013
}}
</ref> for the men's race,<ref name=iaaf_06>{{ Citation
 |date       = October 12, 2008
 |title      = IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro - Sunday 12 October 2008 - Half Marathon - MEN - RESULTS
 |url        = http://www.iaaf.net/documents/pdf/3740/AT-HMAR-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf
 |publisher  = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date = September 10, 2013
}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=iaaf_07>
{{ Citation 
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = Results - IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 12 OCT 2008 - Half Marathon - men 
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-half-marathon-championships/iaaf-caixa-world-half-marathon-championships-3740/results/men/half-marathon/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
}}
</ref> for the women's race,<ref name=iaaf_08>{{ Citation
 |date       = October 12, 2008
 |title      = IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro - Sunday 12 October 2008 - Half Marathon - WOMEN - RESULTS
 |url        = http://www.iaaf.net/documents/pdf/3740/AT-HMAR-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf
 |publisher  = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date = September 10, 2013
}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=iaaf_09>
{{ Citation 
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = Results - IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 12 OCT 2008 - Half Marathon - women 
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-half-marathon-championships/iaaf-caixa-world-half-marathon-championships-3740/results/women/half-marathon/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's team,<ref name=iaaf_10>
{{ Citation
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = Official Team Results Half Marathon - M
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/whm08/results/eventCode=3740/sex=M/discCode=HMAR/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130910230409/http://www.iaaf.net/whm08/results/eventCode=3740/sex=M/discCode=HMAR/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html%23det
| url-status = usurped
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
| archive-date = 2013-09-10
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_11>
{{ Citation 
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 12 OCT 2008 - Half Marathon - MEN - Team Standings
| url = http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3740/AT-HMAR-M-F--1--.ST1.pdf
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
}}
</ref> and for women's team.<ref name=iaaf_12>
{{ Citation
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = Official Team Results Half Marathon - W
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/whm08/results/eventCode=3740/sex=W/discCode=HMAR/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130910230435/http://www.iaaf.net/whm08/results/eventCode=3740/sex=W/discCode=HMAR/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html%23det
| url-status = usurped
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
| archive-date = 2013-09-10
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_13>
{{ Citation 
| date = October 12, 2008
| title = IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 12 OCT 2008 - Half Marathon - WOMEN - Team Standings
| url = http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3740/AT-HMAR-W-F--1--.ST1.pdf
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = September 10, 2013
}}
</ref>

===Men's===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
! Rank || Athlete || Nationality || Time || Notes 
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
|align=center| {{gold1}} || [[Zersenay Tadesse]] || {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 59:56 || '''CR'''
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
|align=center| {{silver2}} || [[Patrick Makau Musyoki]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} ||  1:01:54 || 
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || [[Ahmed Hassan Abdullah]] || {{flagcountry|QAT}} ||  1:01:57 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 4 || [[Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} ||  1:01:58 || 
|- 
|align=center| 5 || [[Yusei Nakao]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:02:05 || 
|- 
|align=center| 6 || [[Dieudonné Disi]] || {{flagcountry|RWA}} ||  1:03:03 || 
|- 
|align=center| 7 || [[Abebe Dinkessa]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:03:04 || 
|- 
|align=center| 8 || [[Marilson dos Santos]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:03:14 || 
|- 
|align=center| 9 || [[Joseph Maregu]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} ||  1:03:32 || 
|- 
|align=center| 10 || [[Essa Ismail Rashed]] || {{flagcountry|QAT}} ||  1:03:57 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 11 || [[Sylvain Rukundo]] || {{flagcountry|RWA}} ||  1:04:02 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 12 || [[Michael Tesfay]] || {{flagcountry|ERI}} ||  1:04:04 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 13 || [[Eshetu Wondemu]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:04:11 || 
|- 
|align=center| 14 || [[Raji Assefa]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:04:32 || 
|- 
|align=center| 15 || [[Ignacio Cáceres]] || {{flagcountry|ESP}} ||  1:04:39 || 
|- 
|align=center| 16 || [[Michael Shelley (athlete)|Michael Shelley]] || {{flagcountry|AUS}} ||  1:04:44 || 
|- 
|align=center| 17 || [[Pedro Mora]] || {{flagcountry|VEN}} ||  1:04:45 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 18 || [[Dereje Tesfaye]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:04:57 || 
|- 
|align=center| 19 || [[Ali Dawoud Sedam]] || {{flagcountry|QAT}} ||  1:04:58 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 20 || [[Giomar da Silva]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:05:07 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 21 || [[Jason Lehmkuhle]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:05:17 || 
|- 
|align=center| 22 || [[Tshamano Setone]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} ||  1:05:20 || 
|- 
|align=center| 23 || [[Anatoliy Rybakov (athlete)|Anatoliy Rybakov]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} ||  1:05:38 || 
|- 
|align=center| 24 || [[James Theuri]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} ||  1:05:38 || 
|- 
|align=center| 25 || [[Mogos Ahferom]] || {{flagcountry|ERI}} ||  1:05:40 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 26 || [[Iván Galán]] || {{flagcountry|ESP}} ||  1:05:42 || 
|- 
|align=center| 27 || [[João de Lima]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:05:46 || 
|- 
|align=center| 28 || [[Franck de Almeida]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:05:52 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 29 || [[Yemane Teame]] || {{flagcountry|ERI}} ||  1:05:56 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 30 || [[Yevgeniy Rybakov]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} ||  1:05:59 || 
|- 
|align=center| 31 || [[Andrew Smith (Canadian runner)|Andrew Smith]] || {{flagcountry|CAN}} ||  1:06:10 || 
|- 
|align=center| 32 || [[Yukihiro Kitaoka]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:06:26 || 
|- 
|align=center| 33 || [[Mikhail Lemaev]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} ||  1:06:35 || 
|- 
|align=center| 34 || [[Javier Díaz (athlete)|Javier Díaz]] || {{flagcountry|ESP}} ||  1:06:37 || 
|- 
|align=center| 35 || [[Rod Koborsi]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:06:46 || 
|- 
|align=center| 36 || [[Sultan Khamis Zaman]] || {{flagcountry|QAT}} ||  1:06:50 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 37 || [[Kazuo Ietani]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:06:57 || 
|- 
|align=center| 38 || [[Keenetse Moswasi]] || {{flagcountry|BOT}} ||  1:07:08 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 39 || [[Jeffrey Gwebu]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} ||  1:07:08 || 
|- 
|align=center| 40 || [[Felix Kibore]] || {{flagcountry|QAT}} ||  1:07:10 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 41 || [[Kaelo Mosalagae]] || {{flagcountry|BOT}} ||  1:07:12 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 42 || [[Jorge Cabrera (athlete)|Jorge Cabrera]] || {{flagcountry|PAR}} ||  1:07:26 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 43 || [[Dmitriy Semyonov]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} ||  1:07:40 || 
|- 
|align=center| 44 || [[Fabrice Jaouen]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} ||  1:07:41 || 
|- 
|align=center| 45 || [[Gervais Hakizimana]] || {{flagcountry|RWA}} ||  1:07:57 || 
|- 
|align=center| 46 || [[Cristinel Irimia]] || {{flagcountry|ROU}} ||  1:08:11 || 
|- 
|align=center| 47 || [[Jesper Faurschou]] || {{flagcountry|DEN}} ||  1:08:14 || 
|- 
|align=center| 48 || [[Artur Kozłowski (athlete)|Artur Kozłowski]] || {{flagcountry|POL}} ||  1:08:24 || 
|- 
|align=center| 49 || [[Tetsuo Nishimura]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:08:34 || 
|- 
|align=center| 50 || [[Vladimir Guerra]] || {{flagcountry|ECU}} ||  1:08:36 || 
|- 
|align=center| 51 || [[Ivanildo dos Anjos]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:08:38 || 
|- 
|align=center| 52 || [[Moorosi Soke]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} ||  1:08:41 || 
|- 
|align=center| 53 || [[Steve Sundell]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:08:47 || 
|- 
|align=center| 54 || [[Lameck Mosoti]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} ||  1:08:49 || 
|- 
|align=center| 55 || [[Ulises Sanguinetti]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} ||  1:09:08 || 
|- 
|align=center| 56 || [[Rolando Pillco]] || {{flagcountry|BOL}} ||  1:09:51 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 57 || [[Stéphane Joly]] || {{flagcountry|SUI}} ||  1:09:56 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 58 || [[Cleveland Forde]] || {{flagcountry|GUY}} ||  1:10:20 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 59 || [[Kabo Gabaseme]] || {{flagcountry|BOT}} ||  1:10:33 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 60 || [[Miguel Ángel Almachi]] || {{flagcountry|ECU}} ||  1:10:34 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 61 || [[Didimo Sánchez]] || {{flagcountry|VEN}} ||  1:10:36 || 
|- 
|align=center| 62 || [[Julien Moreau]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} ||  1:10:40 || 
|- 
|align=center| 63 || [[Siphesihle Mdluli]] || {{flagcountry|Swaziland}} ||  1:10:47 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 64 || [[Ernesto Zamora]] || {{flagcountry|URU}} ||  1:11:01 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 65 || [[Vasyl Matviychuk]] || {{flagcountry|UKR}} ||  1:11:12 || 
|- 
|align=center| 66 || [[Oswaldo Belandria]] || {{flagcountry|VEN}} ||  1:11:23 || 
|- 
|align=center| 67 || [[Stephen Mokoka]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} ||  1:11:45 || 
|- 
|align=center| 68 || [[Wilson Videla]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} ||  1:11:53 || 
|- 
|align=center| 69 || [[Mark Tucker (athlete)|Mark Tucker]] || {{flagcountry|AUS}} ||  1:12:04 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 70 || [[Julio César Pérez]] || {{flagcountry|MEX}} ||  1:12:42 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 71 || [[Richard Jones (Trinidadian runner)|Richard Jones]] || {{flagcountry|TRI}} ||  1:13:01 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 72 || [[Paulo Buenaño]] || {{flagcountry|ECU}} ||  1:13:02 || 
|- 
|align=center| 73 || [[Patrick Gildea]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:14:06 || 
|- 
|align=center| 74 || [[Gustavo Comba]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} ||  1:14:35 || 
|- 
|align=center| 75 || [[Thibaud Naël]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} ||  1:14:50 || 
|- 
|align=center| 76 || [[Fernando Blanco]] || {{flagcountry|PAN}} ||  1:14:50 || 
|- 
|align=center| 77 || [[Wang Enjun]] || {{flagcountry|CHN}} ||  1:15:19 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 78 || [[Gustavo López (athlete)|Gustavo López]] || {{flagcountry|PAR}} ||  1:15:33 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 79 || [[Alejandro Cuahtepizi]] || {{flagcountry|MEX}} ||  1:16:53 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 80 || [[Bernardo Jiménez]] || {{flagcountry|DOM}} ||  1:17:39 || 
|- 
|align=center| 81 || [[Guido Benedetti]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} ||  1:17:44 || 
|- 
|align=center| 82 || [[Delvis Sánchez]] || {{flagcountry|VEN}} ||  1:18:02 || 
|- 
|align=center| 83 || [[Masato Kihara]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:20:05 || 
|- 
|align=center| 84 || [[Ryan Kirkpatrick]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:20:50 || 
|- 
|align=center| 85 || [[Chan Chan Kit]] || {{flagcountry|MAC}} ||  1:25:14 || 
|- 
|align=center| 86 || [[Dario Nuñez]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} ||  1:28:24 || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Deriba Merga]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} || DNF || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Mekubo Mogusu]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} || DNF || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Tim Rogers (athlete)|Tim Rogers]] || {{flagcountry|NFK}} || DNF || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Lindihaya Mthangayi]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} || DNF || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Samson Kiflemariam]] || {{flagcountry|ERI}} || DNS || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Jussi Utriainen]] || {{flagcountry|FIN}} || DNS || 
|}

===Women's===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
! Rank || Athlete || Nationality || Time || Notes 
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
|align=center| {{gold1}} || [[Lornah Kiplagat]] || {{flagcountry|NED}} ||  1:08:37 || '''SB'''
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
|align=center| {{silver2}} || [[Aselefech Mergia]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:09:57 || '''PB'''
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || [[Pamela Chepchumba]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} ||  1:10:01 || 
|- 
|align=center| 4 || [[Genet Getaneh]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:10:03 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 5 || [[Peninah Arusei]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} ||  1:10:12 || 
|- 
|align=center| 6 || [[Abebu Gelan]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:10:59 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 7 || [[Julia Mombi Muraga]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} ||  1:11:11 || 
|- 
|align=center| 8 || [[Atsede Habtamu]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:11:13 || 
|- 
|align=center| 9 || [[Luminița Talpoș]] || {{flagcountry|ROU}} ||  1:11:16 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 10 || [[Yukiko Akaba]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:11:39 || 
|- 
|align=center| 11 || [[Meseret Mengistu]] || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} ||  1:12:03 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 12 || [[Furtuna Zegergish]] || {{flagcountry|ERI}} ||  1:12:16 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 13 || [[Dulce Félix]] || {{flagcountry|POR}} ||  1:12:56 || 
|- 
|align=center| 14 || [[Pauline Ngigi]] || {{flagcountry|KEN}} ||  1:12:58 || 
|- 
|align=center| 15 || [[Yesenia Centeno]] || {{flagcountry|ESP}} ||  1:13:01 || 
|- 
|align=center| 16 || [[Azucena Díaz]] || {{flagcountry|ESP}} ||  1:13:30 || 
|- 
|align=center| 17 || [[Maria Baldaia]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:13:42 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 18 || [[Olesya Syreva]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} ||  1:14:08 || 
|- 
|align=center| 19 || [[Miki Ohira]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:14:27 || 
|- 
|align=center| 20 || [[Lyudmila Biktasheva]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} ||  1:14:33 || 
|- 
|align=center| 21 || [[Melissa White]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:14:37 || 
|- 
|align=center| 22 || [[Yuko Machida]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:14:52 || 
|- 
|align=center| 23 || [[Ikuyo Yamashita]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} ||  1:15:05 || 
|- 
|align=center| 24 || [[Dorothy McMaham]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:15:14 || 
|- 
|align=center| 25 || [[Kristen Nicolini]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:15:15 || 
|- 
|align=center| 26 || [[Angeline Nyiransabimana]] || {{flagcountry|RWA}} ||  1:15:23 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 27 || [[Stephanie Herbst]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:15:25 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 28 || [[Maria Sig Møller]] || {{flagcountry|DEN}} ||  1:15:30 || 
|- 
|align=center| 29 || [[Rosa Godoy]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} ||  1:15:31 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 30 || [[Jill Steffens]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} ||  1:16:02 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 31 || [[Christine Bardelle]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} ||  1:16:17 || 
|- 
|align=center| 32 || [[Dorota Gruca|Dorota Gruca-Giezek]] || {{flagcountry|POL}} ||  1:16:46 || 
|- 
|align=center| 33 || [[María Díaz (Puerto Rican runner)|María Díaz]] || {{flagcountry|PUR}} ||  1:16:52 || '''NR'''
|- 
|align=center| 34 || [[Marizete dos Santos]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:17:04 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 35 || [[Maria Isabel Montilla]] || {{flagcountry|VEN}} ||  1:17:19 || 
|- 
|align=center| 36 || [[Yolanda Fernández]] || {{flagcountry|COL}} ||  1:17:27 || 
|- 
|align=center| 37 || [[Sharon Tavengwa]] || {{flagcountry|ZIM}} ||  1:18:30 || 
|- 
|align=center| 38 || [[Yamna Oubouhou]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} ||  1:18:39 || 
|- 
|align=center| 39 || [[Angélica Sánchez]] || {{flagcountry|MEX}} ||  1:18:49 || 
|- 
|align=center| 40 || [[Wendy Nicholls/Jones]] || {{flagcountry|GBR}} ||  1:18:52 || 
|- 
|align=center| 41 || [[Zenaida Maldonado]] || {{flagcountry|PUR}} ||  1:19:28 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 42 || [[Zuleima Amaya]] || {{flagcountry|VEN}} ||  1:20:01 || 
|- 
|align=center| 43 || [[Tatyana Khmeleva-Aryasova]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} ||  1:20:06 || 
|- 
|align=center| 44 || [[Judith Ramírez]] || {{flagcountry|MEX}} ||  1:20:18 || 
|- 
|align=center| 45 || [[Edielza Guimarães]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:20:25 || 
|- 
|align=center| 46 || [[Sonia Calizaya]] || {{flagcountry|BOL}} ||  1:20:34 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 47 || [[Michelle Ross-Cope]] || {{flagcountry|GBR}} ||  1:20:43 || 
|- 
|align=center| 48 || [[Oksana Sklyarenko]] || {{flagcountry|UKR}} ||  1:21:11 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 49 || [[Roxana Preussler]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} ||  1:22:29 || 
|- 
|align=center| 50 || [[Estela María Martínez]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} ||  1:22:51 || 
|- 
|align=center| 51 || [[Magdalena Luca]] || {{flagcountry|ROU}} ||  1:23:37 || 
|- 
|align=center| 52 || [[Mileydy Jaimes]] || {{flagcountry|VEN}} ||  1:23:38 || 
|- 
|align=center| 53 || [[Susana Rebolledo]] || {{flagcountry|CHI}} ||  1:24:18 || 
|- 
|align=center| 54 || [[Jiang Chengcheng]] || {{flagcountry|CHN}} ||  1:26:20 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 55 || [[Paula Todoran]] || {{flagcountry|ROU}} ||  1:27:51 || 
|- 
|align=center| 56 || [[Rosa America Rodríguez]] || {{flagcountry|VEN}} ||  1:28:49 || 
|- 
|align=center| 57 || [[Rosângela Faria]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} ||  1:29:11 || 
|- 
|align=center| 58 || [[Andreina De La Rosa]] || {{flagcountry|DOM}} ||  1:29:30 || '''PB'''
|- 
|align=center| 59 || [[Marisol Redón]] || {{flagcountry|URU}} ||  1:31:20 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center| 60 || [[Chao Fong Leng]] || {{flagcountry|MAC}} ||  1:38:08 || '''SB'''
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Marizete Rezende]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} || DNF || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Carmen Vallés]] || {{flagcountry|PUR}} || DNF || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Alina Ivanova]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} || DNF || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Ntombesintu Mfunzi]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} || DNF || 
|- 
|align=center|  —  || [[Johanna van Schalkwyk]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} || DNF || 
|}

==Team results==

===Men's===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
! Rank || Country || Team || Time 
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
|align=center| {{gold1}} || {{flagcountry|KEN}} || [[Patrick Makau Musyoki]]<br>[[Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott]]<br>[[Joseph Maregu]] ||  3:07:24
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
|align=center| {{silver2}} || {{flagcountry|ERI}} || [[Zersenay Tadesse]]<br>[[Michael Tesfay]]<br>[[Mogos Ahferom]] ||  3:09:40
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || {{flagcountry|QAT}} || [[Ahmed Hassan Abdullah]]<br>[[Essa Ismail Rashed]]<br>[[Ali Dawoud Sedam]] ||  3:10:52
|- 
|align=center| 4 || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} || [[Abebe Dinkessa]]<br>[[Eshetu Wondemu]]<br>[[Raji Assefa]] ||  3:11:47
|- 
|align=center| 5 || {{flagcountry|BRA}} || [[Marilson dos Santos]]<br>[[Giomar da Silva]]<br>[[João de Lima]] ||  3:14:07
|- 
|align=center| 6 || {{flagcountry|RWA}} || [[Dieudonné Disi]]<br>[[Sylvain Rukundo]]<br>[[Gervais Hakizimana]] ||  3:15:02
|- 
|align=center| 7 || {{flagcountry|JPN}} || [[Yusei Nakao]]<br>[[Yukihiro Kitaoka]]<br>[[Kazuo Ietani]] ||  3:15:28
|- 
|align=center| 8 || {{flagcountry|ESP}} || [[Ignacio Cáceres]]<br>[[Iván Galán]]<br>[[Javier Díaz (athlete)|Javier Díaz]] ||  3:16:58
|- 
|align=center| 9 || {{flagcountry|RUS}} || [[Anatoliy Rybakov (athlete)|Anatoliy Rybakov]]<br>[[Yevgeniy Rybakov]]<br>[[Mikhail Lemaev]] ||  3:18:12
|- 
|align=center| 10 || {{flagcountry|USA}} || [[Jason Lehmkuhle]]<br>[[Rod Koborsi]]<br>[[Steve Sundell]] ||  3:20:50
|- 
|align=center| 11 || {{flagcountry|RSA}} || [[Tshamano Setone]]<br>[[Jeffrey Gwebu]]<br>[[Moorosi Soke]] ||  3:21:09
|- 
|align=center| 12 || {{flagcountry|FRA}} || [[James Theuri]]<br>[[Fabrice Jaouen]]<br>[[Julien Moreau]] ||  3:23:59
|- 
|align=center| 13 || {{flagcountry|BOT}} || [[Keenetse Moswasi]]<br>[[Kaelo Mosalagae]]<br>[[Kabo Gabaseme]] ||  3:24:53
|- 
|align=center| 14 || {{flagcountry|VEN}} || [[Pedro Mora]]<br>[[Didimo Sánchez]]<br>[[Oswaldo Belandria]] ||  3:26:44
|- 
|align=center| 15 || {{flagcountry|ECU}} || [[Vladimir Guerra]]<br>[[Miguel Ángel Almachi]]<br>[[Paulo Buenaño]] ||  3:32:12
|- 
|align=center| 16 || {{flagcountry|ARG}} || [[Ulises Sanguinetti]]<br>[[Wilson Videla]]<br>[[Gustavo Comba]] ||  3:35:36
|}

===Women's===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
! Rank || Country || Team || Time 
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
|align=center| {{gold1}} || {{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} || [[Aselefech Mergia]]<br>[[Genet Getaneh]]<br>[[Abebu Gelan]] ||  3:30:59
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
|align=center| {{silver2}} || {{flagcountry|KEN}} || [[Pamela Chepchumba]]<br>[[Peninah Arusei]]<br>[[Julia Mombi Muraga]] ||  3:31:24
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || {{flagcountry|JPN}} || [[Yukiko Akaba]]<br>[[Miki Ohira]]<br>[[Yuko Machida]] ||  3:40:58
|- 
|align=center| 4 || {{flagcountry|USA}} || [[Melissa White]]<br>[[Dorothy McMaham]]<br>[[Kristen Nicolini]] ||  3:45:06
|- 
|align=center| 5 || {{flagcountry|RUS}} || [[Olesya Syreva]]<br>[[Lyudmila Biktasheva]]<br>[[Tatyana Khmeleva-Aryasova]] ||  3:48:47
|- 
|align=center| 6 || {{flagcountry|BRA}} || [[Maria Baldaia]]<br>[[Marizete dos Santos]]<br>[[Edielza Guimarães]] ||  3:51:11
|- 
|align=center| 7 || {{flagcountry|ARG}} || [[Rosa Godoy]]<br>[[Roxana Preussler]]<br>[[Estela María Martínez]] ||  4:00:51
|- 
|align=center| 8 || {{flagcountry|VEN}} || [[Maria Isabel Montilla]]<br>[[Zuleima Amaya]]<br>[[Mileydy Jaimes]] ||  4:00:58
|- 
|align=center|  —  || {{flagcountry|PUR}} || [[María Díaz (Puerto Rican runner)|María Díaz]]<br>[[Zenaida Maldonado]]<br>[[Carmen Vallés]] ||  DNF
|}

==Participation==
The participation of 155 athletes (90 men/65 women) from 42 countries is reported.<ref name=iaaf_01/>  Although announced, athletes from {{FIN}} did not show.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{ARG}} (8)
*{{AUS}} (2)
*{{BOL}} (2)
*{{BOT}} (3)
*{{BRA}} (10)
*{{CAN}} (1)
*{{CHI}} (1)
*{{CHN}} (2)
*{{COL}} (1)
*{{DEN}} (2)
*{{DOM}} (2)
*{{ECU}} (3)
*{{ERI}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|ETH|1996}} (10)
*{{FRA}} (6)
*{{GUY}} (1)
*{{JPN}} (9)
*{{KEN}} (9)
*{{MAC}} (2)
*{{MEX}} (4)
*{{NED}} (1)
*{{NFK}} (1)
*{{PAN}} (1)
*{{PAR}} (2)
*{{POL}} (2)
*{{POR}} (1)
*{{PUR}} (3)
*{{QAT}} (5)
*{{ROU}} (4)
*{{RUS}} (8)
*{{RWA}} (4)
*{{RSA}} (7)
*{{ESP}} (5)
*{{flag|Swaziland}} (1)
*{{SUI}} (1)
*{{TRI}} (1)
*{{UKR}} (2)
*{{GBR}} (2)
*{{USA}} (10)
*{{URU}} (2)
*{{VEN}} (8)
*{{ZIM}} (1)
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[2008 in athletics (track and field)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081007022758/http://www.iaaf.org/whm08/index.html iaaf.org - IAAF/CIAXA World Half Marathon Championships - Rio 2008]

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