1992 IAAF World Road Relay Championships
1992 IAAF World Road Relay Championships | |
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Dates | 9–10 May 1992 |
Host city | Funchal, Portugal |
Level | Senior |
Type | Marathon relay |
Events | 2 |
Participation | 138 athletes from 16 nations |
The 1992 IAAF World Road Relay Championships was the first edition of the global, international marathon relay competition, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).[1] It marked the formal establishment of an ekiden as a world championship event, following on from the non-championship 1986 IAAF World Challenge Road Relay. The event took place on 9–10 May in Funchal, Portugal with the participation of 138 athletes (90 men and 48 women) from 16 nations. The women's race took place on Saturday 9 May and the men's race took place on Sunday 10 April.[2]
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.[3]
In the women's race, Lisa York put the British ahead by twelve seconds in the first leg, but Marian Sutton was unable to finish the second leg, forcing Britain out of the rankings. Denmark's Dorthe Rasmussen made up a minute over the field in the second leg, bringing her nation into contention alongside Portugal. Stage wins by and Conceição Ferreira created a significant lead for Portugal and Fernanda Ribeiro won the last stage to bring her country home in 2:20:14 hours. Denmark were next to finish, almost four and a half minutes later, following by Spain with 2:25:06. The Romanian team were fast finishers in fourth shortly after, having been unable to make up for a disastrous two-minute deficit from the first leg.
In the men's race, the Kenyan team enjoyed a clear victory, starting with the two fastest initial legs through Eliud Barngetuny and William Koech. Britain's John Mayock gained nine seconds on the Kenyans in the third leg, but subsequent stage wins by William Sigei, and William Mutwol secured victory for Kenya with over a minute and a half to spare. Portugal pulled well clear of the British in the second leg of Dionísio Castro and eventually took second place with a minute's advantage over Britain.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's race | Kenya Eliud Barngetuny William Koech Ezequiel Bitok William Sigei William Mutwol |
2:00:02 | Portugal Carlos Patrício Dionísio Castro Carlos Monteiro Domingos Castro |
2:01:34 | United Kingdom Dave Clarke John Mayock Colin Walker |
2:02:34 |
Women's race | Portugal Fernanda Marques Aurora Cunha Conceição Ferreira Fernanda Ribeiro |
2:20:14 | Denmark Dorthe Rasmussen Nina Christiansen |
2:24:42 | Spain Rocío Ríos Ana Isabel Alonso |
2:25:06 |
Stage winners[]
Stage | Distance | Men | Time | Women | Time |
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1 | 5 km | Eliud Barngetuny (KEN) | 13:54 | Lisa York (GBR) | 16:03 |
2 | 10 km | William Koech (KEN) | 28:13 | Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN) | 33:08 |
3 | 5 km | John Mayock (GBR) | 13:59 | (POR) | 16:28 |
4 | 10 km | William Sigei (KEN) | 29:21 | Conceição Ferreira (POR) | 33:00 |
5 | 5 km | (KEN) | 14:16 | (GBR) | 16:31 |
6 | 7.195 km | William Mutwol (KEN) | 20:10 | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 23:22 |
Results[]
Men's race[]
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Kenya Eliud Barngetuny (13:54) William Koech (28:13) Ezequiel Bitok (14:08) William Sigei (29:21) (14:16) William Mutwol (20:10) |
2:00:02 |
2 | Portugal Carlos Patrício (13:58) Dionísio Castro (28:51) (14:09) (29:47) Carlos Monteiro (14:21) Domingos Castro (20:28) |
2:01:34 |
3 | United Kingdom (14:11) Dave Clarke (29:30) John Mayock (13:59) Colin Walker (29:30) (14:25) (20:59) |
2:02:34 |
4 | Ethiopia Debebe Demisse (13:57) (29:45) (14:08) Habte Negash (29:57) (14:40) (20:42) |
2:03:09 |
5 | Spain José Manuel Albentosa (14:18) (29:18) (14:25) (29:59) José Manuel García (14:27) (20:50) |
2:03:17 |
6 | United States (14:09) (29:53) Brad Barquist (14:34) (29:41) (14:31) (21:11) |
2:03:59 |
7 | Czechoslovakia (14:09) Róbert Štefko (29:33) (14:24) (30:16) (14:36) (21:33) |
2:04:31 |
8 | Japan (14:19) (29:26) (14:26) (30:34) (14:45) (21:11) |
2:04:41 |
Women's race[]
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Portugal Fernanda Marques (16:15) Aurora Cunha (34:09) (16:28) Conceição Ferreira (33:00) (17:00) Fernanda Ribeiro (23:22) |
2:20:14 |
2 | Denmark (17:19) Dorthe Rasmussen (33:08) (17:20) (35:39) Nina Christiansen (16:52) (24:24) |
2:24:42 |
3 | Spain (16:35) (34:56) (16:54) Rocío Ríos (35:19) Ana Isabel Alonso (16:38) (24:44) |
2:25:06 |
4 | Romania (19:26) Anuța Cătună (34:03) (16:51) (34:35) Elena Fidatov (16:49) Iulia Negură (23:42) |
2:25:26 |
5 | United States (16:48) (34:35) (17:07) (35:51) (17:00) (24:20) |
2:25:41 |
6 | Unified Team Yelena Kopytova (16:57) (35:50) (17:21) Natalya Galushko (35:04) (17:22) (24:42) |
2:27:16 |
7 | Brazil (16:49) Silvana Pereira (35:51) (17:36) Rizoneide Vanderlei (35:31) (17:31) (24:35) |
2:27:53 |
8 | United Kingdom Lisa York (16:03) Marian Sutton (DNF) Karen Hutcheson (16:42) (35:13) (16:31) (24:06) |
DNF |
References[]
- ^ IAAF World Road Relay Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ Past Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ IAAF World Road Relay Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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