The 11th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on May 5, 2002 in the city of Brussels, Belgium.

A total of 198 athletes, 123 men and 75 women, from 60 countries took part.

[3][4] Complete results were published[5] for the men's race,[6][7] for the women's race,[8][9] for men's team,[10][11] and for women's team.

[12][13] †: Mohammed Mourhit from  Belgium was initially 23rd (1:03:08), but tested positive for EPO.

[14] The participation of 198 athletes (123 men/75 women) from 60 countries is reported.