2008 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
| Host City | Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|
| Country |  BRA |
| Held | 12 October 2008 |
| Competitors | 19 |
| Countries | 6 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Marathon | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Half Marathon Team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Half Marathon | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Half Marathon Team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya |  KEN |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Eritrea |  ERI |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| = | Ethiopia |  ETH |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Netherlands |  NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Qatar |  QAT |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Japan |  JPN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Marathon, Men | Zersenay Tadese |
ERI
|
Patrick Makau Musyoki |
KEN
|
Ahmad Hassan Abdullah |
QAT
|
| Half Marathon Team, Men | Kenya |
KEN
|
Eritrea |
ERI
|
Qatar |
QAT
|
| Half Marathon, Women | Lornah Kiplagat |
NED
|
Aselefech Mergia |
ETH
|
Pamela Chepchumba |
KEN
|
| Half Marathon Team, Women | Ethiopia |
ETH
|
Kenya |
KEN
|
Japan |
JPN
|