Rio de Janeiro Marathon

Annual race in Brazil since 1979
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]
Official sitehttps://www.maratonadorio.com.br

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]

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

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

External image
image icon 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

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

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

Notes

  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

  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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