World Road Running Championships Half Marathon 2026: American Results

Varies by edition

Explore recorded American finishes and follow each runner's race history. 5 recorded results have linked sources. These records do not establish a complete elite field or official American finishing order.

Copenhagen 2026: two U.S. half-marathon team medals

Emma Grace Hurley led the American women in fifth in 1:06:23, followed by Weini Kelati in sixth and Jess McClain in seventh. USATF reports team silver for the women and bronze for the men. Conner Mantz finished 12th in 1:00:08, one place ahead of Ahmed Muhumed in 1:00:15. These half-marathon results are separate from the championship’s mile and 5K races.

USATF’s September 20, 2026 championship report

AI-assisted recap · Checked against the linked sources on 2026-10-21

World Road Running Championships Half Marathon: race context

The World Road Running Championships include races at several distances. These pages cover the half marathon only: the 2023 edition was in Riga and the 2026 edition was in Copenhagen. Mile and 5K performances are excluded from these tables.

Race information and sources · USATF’s Riga 2023 report

U.S. men's recorded results

Recorded U.S. athlete results ordered by time within this site's athlete subset; not official finishing positions
Subset order	Athlete	Time	Race	Date	Evidence
1	Conner Mantz	1:00:08	World Athletics Road Running Championships	Sep 20, 2026	Result source for Conner Mantz
2	Wesley Kiptoo	1:01:11	World Athletics Road Running Championships	Sep 20, 2026	Result source for Wesley Kiptoo
3	Hillary Bor	1:01:12	World Athletics Road Running Championships	Sep 20, 2026	Result source for Hillary Bor

U.S. women's recorded results

Recorded U.S. athlete results ordered by time within this site's athlete subset; not official finishing positions
Subset order	Athlete	Time	Race	Date	Evidence
1	Jess McClain	1:06:53	World Athletics Road Running Championships	Sep 20, 2026	Result source for Jess McClain
2	Carrie Ellwood	1:09:12	World Athletics Road Running Championships	Sep 20, 2026	Result source for Carrie Ellwood

These are recorded results for the marathoners covered by this site, including historical athletes outside the current rankings. Marathon and half-marathon results are kept separate. This is a view of our recorded athlete histories, not the complete race field. Table order compares the recorded times within each sex; it is not official race placing or an exhaustive American ranking. Gun and chip times may appear together; chip times are labeled. Read the coverage and timing methodology.

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