1997 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships

Host City Košice
Country SVK
Held 3 October 1997
Competitors 18
Countries 5

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Half Marathon Men Medal 3 1
Half Marathon Team Men Medal 9 3
Half Marathon Women Medal 3 2
Half Marathon Team Women Medal 9 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Kenya KEN 3 2 1 6
2 Romania ROU 1 1 1 3
3 South Africa RSA 0 1 0 1
4 Ethiopia ETH 0 0 1 1
= Japan JPN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Half Marathon, Men Shem Kororia KEN Moses Tanui KEN Kenneth Cheruiyot KEN
Half Marathon Team, Men Kenya KEN South Africa RSA Ethiopia ETH
Half Marathon, Women Tegla Loroupe KEN Cristina Pomacu ROU Lidia Șimon ROU
Half Marathon Team, Women Romania ROU Kenya KEN Japan JPN