2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
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| Nations participating | 42 | ||
| Athletes participating | 155 | ||
| Events | 2 | ||
| Dates | 2008-10-12 | ||
| Race length | 21.0975 kilometres | ||
| Individual prize money (US$) | 1st: 30,000 2nd: 15,000 3rd: 10,000 4th: 7,000 5th: 5,000 6th: 3,000 |
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| Team prize money (US$) | 1st: 15,000 2nd: 12,000 3rd: 9,000 4th: 7,500 5th: 6,000 6th: 3,000 |
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The 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 October 2008.
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.
Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race and for the women's race.
Complete results were published for the men's race, for the women's race, for men's team, and for women's team.
The participation of 155 athletes (90 men/65 women) from 42 countries is reported. Although announced, athletes from 
Finland did not show.
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