Buenos Aires Marathon

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The Maratón de Buenos Aires is an annual marathon foot-race which takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the Southern Hemisphere's Spring, usually in October.

The 21st edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon started on October 9, 2005 at 7:30 at the 9 de Julio Avenue and Córdoba Avenue in the Recoleta neighbourhood, being the start also the ending point after the 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards) of the classic race.

The course visited many important spots of the city, featuring Callao Avenue, the River Plate Stadium, Libertador Avenue, Palermo neighbourhood, Corrientes Avenue, passing by the famous Gardel's neighbourhood, then down to La Boca's Caminito, to return passing by Puerto Madero, Casa Rosada, and the city centre.

The 2005 edition had almost 3.000 participants from Argentina and all over the world. Most of the foreign runners where from Peru, Ecuador and Chile, but there were also from other American and European countries.

[edit] History

DATE AND YEAR	MEN'S WINNER	TIME	WOMEN'S WINNER	TIME
November 4, 2007	Juan Carlos Cardona (COL)	2:16.06	Sirlene Souza (BRA)	2:39.07
October 29, 2006	Geovanni de Jesus (BRA)	2:18:27	Sandra Torres (ARG)	2:49:04
October 9, 2005	Geovanni de Jesus (BRA)	2:15:53	Roxana Preussler (ARG)	2:49:49
October 10, 2004	Oscar Cortínez (ARG)	2:21:22	Verónica Páez (ARG)	2:55:04
November 2, 2003	Oscar Cortínez (ARG)	2:17:50	Verónica Páez (ARG)	2:52:04
2002	Race Not Held	—	Race Not Held	—
September 30, 2001	Paul Rotich (KEN)	2:25:08	Sandra Torres (ARG)	2:51:11
December 10, 2000	Nestor García (URU)	2:20:14	Claudia Camargo (ARG)	2:51:52
October 3, 1999	Luis Carlos Ramos (BRA)	2:15:18	Sandra Torres (ARG)	2:47:36
October 4, 1998	Luis Carlos Ramos (BRA)	2:20:39	Nercy da Freitas (BRA)	2:49:41
September 28, 1997	José Castillo (PER)	2:18:35	Griselda González (ARG)	2:37:04
November 24, 1996	Juan Pablo Juarez (ARG)	2:17:33	Nercy da Freitas (BRA)	2:45:43
September 24, 1995	William Musyoki (KEN)	2:16:59	Erika Olivera (CHI)	2:45:02
September 25, 1994	Antonio Clair Wathier (BRA)	2:14:02	Euseli de Assis (BRA)	2:47:57
October 10, 1993	Toribio Gutierrez (ARG)	2:19:56	Arlete Soares (BRA)	2:44:58
October 11, 1992	António Costa (POR)	2:18:31	Nelida Olivet (ARG)	2:44:31
October 13, 1991	Toribio Gutierrez (ARG)	2:16:25	Ana Maria Nielsen (ARG)	2:42:44
October 7, 1990	Enio de Vargas (BRA)	2:17:36	Elsa Calderon (CHI)	2:44:09
September 17, 1989	Juan Pablo Juarez (ARG)	2:16:03	Ana Maria Nielsen (ARG)	2:43:58
October 2, 1988	Valmir de Carvalho (BRA)	2:16:55	Griselda González (ARG)	2:42:48
July 5, 1987	Jorge Yeber (ARG)	2:18:28	Nercy da Freitas (ARG)	2:55:02
October 12, 1986	Raimundo Manquel (ARG)	2:21:10	Angelica de Almeida (ARG)	2:54:47
November 17, 1985	Rubén Huerga (ARG)	2:25:20	Derlis Maria Fraschina (ARG)	3:59:47
September 29, 1984	Rubén Aguiar (ARG)	2:21:27	Race Not Held	—