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Rio de Janeiro Marathon

The Rio de Janeiro Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 1979.[3][1][4] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.[1][2]

Rio de Janeiro Marathon
DateJune[1][2]
LocationRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K
Established1979 (45 years ago) (1979)[3]
Course recordsMen's: 2:12:35 (2024)
Kenya Josphat Kiprotich
Women's: 2:34:33 (2021)
Ethiopia Kebebush Yisma
Official sitehttps://www.maratonadorio.com.br

During the event, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 5K race are also offered.[5][6] Runners are also offered the option of completing the Desafio Cidade Maravilhosa ('wonderful city challenge'), in which one runs both the half marathon on Saturday and the marathon on Sunday.[7][6] In 2022, 1,400 runners successfully completed the challenge.[7]

The Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon [pt] is a separate race that is held in August.[8][9]

History

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The inaugural marathon was held in 1979.[3][10] It was organized by Brazilian runner Eleonora Mendonça, who later went on to run in the first Olympic women's marathon in 1984.[3][10][11][a] Mendonça set up the marathon with her company, Printer.[10][11]

Following the success of the inaugural marathon, the city ended up hosting two marathons during a few years, including in 1980 and 1981, where one was organized by Printer, and the other by Jornal do Brasil.[12][10]

Course

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External image
  Course map of full marathon in 2019[13]

The course for the inaugural marathon started and finished in the stadium of the Army Physical Education School [pt].[10]

In 2019, the route of the marathon was changed to begin and end in Flamengo Park.[14][13]

Winners

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Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (min:sec) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1980   Greg Meyer (USA) 2:16:40   Lorraine Moller (NZL) 2:39:10
2nd 1981   Bill Rodgers (USA) 2:14:13   Lorraine Moller (NZL) 2:35:56
3rd 1982   Delfim Moreira (POR) 2:15:57   Charlotte Teske (GER) 2:38:42
4th 1983   Lawrence Whitty (AUS) 2:18:43   Charlotte Teske (GER) 2:40:13
5th 1984   Elói Schleder (BRA) 2:24:35   Eleonora de Mendonça (BRA) 2:55:54
6th 1985   Ron Tabb (USA) 2:16:15   Patti Catalano (USA) 2:38:44
7th 1986   Elói Schleder (BRA) 2:22:02   Liz Miller (USA) 2:46:54
8th 1987   Osmiro Silva (BRA) 2:15:57   Eliana Reinert (BRA) 2:51:10
9th 1988   Jose Carlos da Silva (BRA) 2:23:38   Nercy da Freitas (BRA) 2:59:56
10th 1989   Jose Carlos da Silva (BRA) 2:18:19   Marinete Quintanilha (BRA) 2:56:54
11th 1990   Jose Carlos da Silva (BRA) 2:17:26   Sônia de Oliveira (BRA) 2:49:31
12th 1991   João Pacau (BRA) 2:18:43   Maria Gomes (BRA) 2:49:59
– 1992 Did not held
13th 1993   João Pacau (BRA) 2:20:01   Nercy da Freitas (BRA) 2:54:04
– 1994 Did not held
– 1995
14th 1996   Elisvaldo de Carvalho (BRA) 2:16:55   Márcia Narloch (BRA) 2:44:55
15th 1997   Elisvaldo de Carvalho (BRA) 2:19:39   Luciene Soares (BRA) 2:49:34
16th 1998   André Luiz Ramos (BRA) 2:13:52   Viviane de Oliveira (BRA) 2:39:49
17th 1999   Lindemberg Gomes (BRA) 2:24:28   Edivânia da Silva (BRA) 2:50:15
18th 2000   Reginaldo dos Santos (BRA) 2:18:01   Rizoneide Vanderlei (BRA) 2:43:53
– 2001 Did not held
– 2002
19th 2003   Alex Januário (BRA) 2:16:39   Leone Justino (BRA) 2:46:54
20th 2004   Francisco Armendes (BRA) 2:20:48   Raimunda Brito (BRA) 2:57:36
21st 2005   Cláudio Sebastião Pereira (BRA) 2:21:18   Denise Paiva (BRA) 2:50:01
22nd 2006   José Pereira (BRA) 2:21:14   Leone Justino (BRA) 2:49:58
23rd 2007   Elson Gracioli (BRA) 2:18:31   Marily dos Santos (BRA) 2:42:18
24th 2008   Domingos Nonato (BRA) 2:17:20   Iliane Wandscheer (BRA) 2:49:00
25th 2009   Marcos Antônio Pereira (BRA) 2:17:11   Marizete de Paula (BRA) 2:42:46
26th 2010   Anderson Chirchir (KEN) 2:19:54   Sirlene Sousa (BRA) 2:43:15
27th 2011   Patrick Tambwé (FRA) 2:18:17   Kim Kum-ok (PRK) 2:35:22
28th 2012   Willy Kangogo (KEN) 2:15:01   Tabitha Kibet (KEN) 2:34:41
29th 2013   Giomar da Silva (BRA) 2:18:02   Letay Negash (ETH) 2:40:18
30th 2014   Edmílson dos Reis (BRA) 2:17:12   Edna Mukwana (KEN) 2:40:32
31st 2015   Willy Kangogo (BRA) 2:14:21   Caroline Komen (KEN) 2:37:46
32nd 2016   Elijah Kemboi (KEN) 2:17:05   Priscilla Lorchima (KEN) 2:41:23
33th 2017   Godfrey Kosgei (KEN) 2:17:41   Edna Mukwana (KEN) 2:38:30
34th 2018   Alem Niguse (ETH) 2:18:41   Zinash Banetirga (ETH) 2:41:40
35th 2019   Giovani dos Santos (BRA) 2:18:48   Cristiane Alves (BRA) 2:50:23
36th 2021   Justino Pedro da Silva (BRA) 2:13:31   Mirela Saturnino (BRA) 2:44:51
37th 2022   Justino Pedro da Silva (BRA) 2:16:02   Kebebush Yisma (ETH) 2:34:33
38th 2023   Josphat Kiprotich (KEN) 2:13:29   Zinash Debebe (ETH) 2:36:00
39th 2024   Josphat Kiprotich (KEN) 2:12:35   Betelhem Moges (ETH) 2:39:53

Wins by country

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Country Men's Women's Total
  Brazil 26 22 48
  Kenya 6 5 11
  Ethiopia 1 5 6
  United States 3 2 5
  Germany 0 2 2
  New Zealand 0 2 2
  Australia 1 0 1
  France 1 0 1
  North Korea 0 1 1
  Portugal 1 0 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Mendonça had once been a housemate of U.S. runner Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon officially.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rio de Janeiro City Marathon – AIMS race information".
  2. ^ a b "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics | Ghostarchive".
  3. ^ a b c d "História: A Maratona do Rio na década de 80".
  4. ^ "Maratona da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro | Results | World Athletics".
  5. ^ "Maratona do Rio".
  6. ^ a b "21km + 42km: Corredores testam seus limites no Desafio Cidade Maravilhosa".
  7. ^ a b "Maratona do Rio 2024 terá os 5 km na quinta, os 21 km no sábado e os 10 km e 42 km no domingo".
  8. ^ "Vocé é notícia! Confira a sua reportagem na Meia Maratona do Rio".
  9. ^ "26ª Meia Maratona Int'l do Rio - Rio Half Marathon".
  10. ^ a b c d e "A evolução da maratona no Brasil".
  11. ^ a b c "Carrying a torch for Rio".
  12. ^ "Ml_1981".
  13. ^ a b "Maratona do Rio 2019 acontece neste final de semana".
  14. ^ "Maratona do Rio 2023: Conheça os percursos das provas".
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