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| Host city | Gdynia, Poland |
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| Events | 2 |
| Dates | 17 October 2020 |
| Race length | 21.0975 km (13.1 mi) |
The 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships , originally scheduled for 29 March 2020 in Gdynia, Poland, was postponed until 17 October 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1]
On 31 August 2020, the mass participation race was cancelled, while the elite championships remained scheduled. [2] [3] [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men |  Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) | 58:49 |  Kibiwott Kandie (KEN) | 58:54 |  Amedework Walelegn (ETH) | 59:08 |
| Women | Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) | 1:05:16 |  Melat Yisak Kejeta (GER) | 1:05:18 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) | 1:05:19 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | Kenya | 2:58:10 | Ethiopia | 2:58:25 | Uganda | 2:58:39 |
| Women | Ethiopia | 3:16:39 | Kenya | 3:18:10 | Germany | 3:28:42 |
| Rank | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|
 | Kenya | 2:58:10 |
 | Ethiopia | 2:58:25 |
 | Uganda | 2:58:39 |
| 4 |  Morocco | 3:00:47 |
| 5 |  South Africa | 3:00:51 |
| 6 |  France | 3:02:10 |
| 7 |  Israel | 3:03:53 |
| 8 |  Spain | 3:05:30 |
| 9 |  Italy | 3:05:49 |
| 10 |  Great Britain | 3:06:17 |
| 11 |  Turkey | 3:06:54 |
| 12 |  Mexico | 3:07:06 |
| 13 |  Sweden | 3:07:21 |
| 14 |  Ukraine | 3:07:47 |
| 15 |  Poland | 3:11:29 |
| 16 | Germany | 3:11:43 |
| 17 |  Denmark | 3:12:26 |
| 18 |  Brazil | 3:12:37 |
| 19 |  Portugal | 3:12:45 |
| 20 |  Lithuania | 3:13:37 |
| 21 |  Ecuador | 3:14:31 |
| Rank | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3:16:39 |
| Kenya | 3:18:10 |
| Germany | 3:28:42 |
| 4 | Uganda | 3:30:06 |
| 5 | Mexico | 3:31:01 |
| 6 | Turkey | 3:31:39 |
| 7 | Poland | 3:33:01 |
| 8 | Sweden | 3:33:37 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 3:34:12 |
| 10 | France | 3:35:37 |
| 11 | Italy | 3:35:54 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic | 3:36:37 |
| 13 |  Argentina | 3:36:38 |
| 14 | Spain | 3:36:50 |
| 15 | Great Britain | 3:38:12 |
| 16 | Ecuador | 3:42:14 |
| 17 |  Romania | 3:43:20 |
| 18 | Lithuania | 3:47:36 |
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