1996 IAAF World Road Relay Championships

1996 IAAF World Road Relay Championships Senior Marathon relay 282 34 Copenhagen, Denmark 13–14 April 1996 2 1994 Litochoro 1998 Manaus The 1996 IAAF World Road Relay Championships was the third edition of the global, international marathon relay competition, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).IAAF World Road Relay Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-22. The event took place on 13–14 April on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark with the participation of 282 athletes (174 men and 108 women) from 34 nations. The women's race took place on Saturday 13 April and the men's race took place on Sunday 14 April.Past Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2020-06-13. 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.IAAF World Road Relay Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2019-08-22. In the women's race, Genet Gebregiorgis and Berhane Adere established a 38-second lead for Ethiopia over the first two legs. The nation dominated the competition to win in a championship record of 2:16:04, having the fastest runner in every stage, bar an interruption of Italy's Silvia Sommaggio on the third leg. The Romanian and Japanese teams traded places for the runner-up spot, but a decisive final leg by Elena Fidatov brought the Romanians the silver medals by a margin of 17 seconds. In the men's race, it was the Kenyan team that dominated, with Simon Rono and Joseph Kimani establishing a lead of 41 seconds over the first two stages and David Kipruto grabbing the fastest time in the fifth stage. The Brazilians closed the gap slightly in the mid-race thanks to Delmir dos Santos, but ultimately ended up runners-up with a time of 2:01:24 hours behind Kenya's 2:00:40. Ethiopia and the hosts Denmark battled for the bronze position throughout the race but a strong final leg by Ethiopia's Worku Bikila resulted in a time of 2:01:50 hours, putting clear distance between the two teams. Medal summary Men's race Simon Rono (5 km – 13:45)Joseph Kimani (10 km – 28:33)Mark Yatich (5 km – 14:33)Stephen Kirwa (10 km – 29:00)David Kipruto (5 km – 14:09)William Kiptum (7.195 km – 20:40) 2:00:40 Wander Moura (5 km – 13:49)Vanderlei de Lima (10 km – 29:10)Edgar de Oliveira (5 km – 14:26)Delmir dos Santos (10 km – 28:31)Tomix da Costa (5 km – 14:26)Ronaldo da Costa (7.195 km – 21:02) 2:01:24 Lemi Erpassa (5 km – 13:58)Kidane Gebremichael (10 km – 29:20)Sisay Bezabeh (5 km – 14:23)Abraham Assefa (10 km – 29:13)Tegenu Abebe (5 km – 14:42)Worku Bikila (7.195 km – 20:14) 2:01:50Women's race Genet Gebregiorgis (5 km – 15:53)Berhane Adere (10 km – 32:21)Ayelech Worku (5 km – 16:15)Gete Wami (10 km – 32:25)Getenesh Urge (5 km – 16:00)Luchia Yishak (7.195 km – 23:10) 2:16:04 Iulia Ionescu (5 km – 15:59)Mariana Chirila (10 km – 33:21)Lelia Deselnicu (5 km – 16:16)Iulia Negură (10 km – 32:53)Luminita Gogîrlea (5 km – 16:33)Elena Fidatov (7.195 km – 23:39) 2:18:41 Yukiko Okamoto (5 km – 15:56)Naomi Sakashita (10 km – 32:56)Ai Fukuchi (5 km – 16:11)Ikuyo Goto (10 km – 33:38)Noriko Ura (5 km – 16:08)Eri Yamaguchi (7.195 km – 24:09) 2:18:58 Stage winners Stage Distance Men Time Women Time 1 5 km Simon Rono KEN 13:45 Genet Gebregiorgis ETH 15:53 2 10 km Joseph Kimani KEN 28:33 Berhane Adere ETH 32:21 3 5 km Peter Mavura ZIM 14:13 Silvia Sommaggio ITA 16:00 4 10 km Delmir dos Santos BRA 28:31 Gete Wami ETH 32:25 5 5 km David Kipruto KEN 14:09 Getenesh Urge ETH 16:00 6 7.195 km Worku Bikila ETH 20:14 Luchia Yishak ETH 23:10 Results Men's race RankTeamTime 1 Simon RonoJoseph KimaniMark YatichStephen KirwaDavid KiprutoWilliam Kiptum 2:00:40 2 Wander MouraVanderlei de LimaEdgar de OliveiraDelmir dos SantosTomix da CostaRonaldo da Costa 2:01:24 3 Lemi ErpassaKidane GebremichaelSisay BezabehAbraham AssefaTegenu AbebeWorku Bikila 2:01:50 4 Dennis JensenJan IkovRene CarlsenKlaus Peter HansenKare SørensenCarsten Jørgensen 2:02:38 5 Aleksandr VasilyevSergey FedotovAleksandr BolkhovitinGennadiy PaninVladimir GusukinYuriy Punda 2:03:37 6 David GalindoVictor RodríguezJesús PrimoBenjamín ParedesRuben GarcíaMartín Rodríguez 2:03:48 7 Takayuki IshimotoTomoaki KunichikaTakayuki InubushiTakeo NakaharaKazutaka EnokiHisayuki Okawa 2:03:52 8 Neil CaddyJon SollyIan GillespieChris SweeneyChristian StephensonRobert Quinn 2:03:55 Women's race RankTeamTime 1 Genet GebregiorgisBerhane AdereAyelech WorkuGete WamiGetenesh UrgeLuchia Yishak 2:16:04 2 Iulia IonescuMariana ChirilaLelia DeselnicuIulia NegurăLuminita GogîrleaElena Fidatov 2:18:41 3 Yukiko OkamotoNaomi SakashitaAi FukuchiIkuyo GotoNoriko UraEri Yamaguchi 2:18:58 4 Patrizia Di NapoliSimona ViolaSilvia SommaggioMaura ViceconteSara FerrariRoberta Brunet 2:20:02 5 Hilde StavikGunhild HalleMaiken SørumGrete KirkebergStine LarsenAnita Håkenstad 2:20:56 6 Nina BelikovaNadezhda TatarenkovaNadezhda IzadyorovaNatalya SolominskayaNadezhda GalyamovaLyudmila Petrova 2:21:30 7 Rhona MakepeaceSuzanne RiggAmanda WrightAngie HulleySarah BentleyVikki McPherson 2:21:41 8 Marie-Pierre DurosRosario MurciaVéronique BertelIsabelle GuillotFlorence FourneryMaria Rebelo 2:22:53 References 1996 World Road Relay Championships World Road Relay Championships World Road Relay Championships Category:April 1996 sports events in Europe Category:International sports competitions in Copenhagen Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Denmark Category:Marathons in Denmark Category:1990s in Copenhagen Category:1996 in international sports