2005 Saint Silvester Road Race

The 81st Saint Silvester Marathon, or Race (in Portuguese: 81ª Corrida de São Silvestre), was held in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 31, 2005. The distance ran by the participating athletes was 15 km.

The men's race was won by Brazil's Marilson Gomes dos Santos, his second victory, whereas the women's event was won by Serbia and Montenegro's Olivera Jevtic, her second triumph.

The podiums were composed of the first seven men and the first five women. The winners of both the men's event and the women's event received each a money prize of 21 thousand reais (approximately USD 9 thousand).

For the amateur athletes participating (over 15 thousand in the men's event), there was an enrollment fee of 55 reais (USD 23,50).

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Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil 44min21s
2 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 45min17s
3 Patrick Ivuti Kenya 45min30s
4 Rômulo Wagner da Silva Brazil 45min32s
5 Nigusse Ketema Ethiopia 45min36s
6 Mathew Cheboi Kenya 45min53s
7 Alan Wendell Bonfim Silva Brazil 46min01s
8 Elenilson da Silva Brazil 46min09s
9 Elijah Kipkemboi Yator Kenya 46min13s
10 John Kiprotich Chemisto Kenya 47min05s
11 Ubiratan José dos Santos Brazil 47min13s
12 José Cícero Eloy Brazil 47min14s
13 Cyrus Chelanga Kataron Kenya 47min18s
14 Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima Brazil 47min24s
15 Salin Kimutai Kipsang Kenya 47min31s

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Olivera Jevtić Serbia and Montenegro 51min38s
2 Rose Cheruiyot Kenya 51min47s
3 Bizunish Bekele Ethiopia 52min02s
4 Lucélia de Oliveira Peres Brazil 52min10s
5 Berta Sanchez Colombia 52min59s
6 Marizete de Paula Rezende Brazil 53min20s
7 Sirlene Sousa de Pinho Brazil 53min59s
8 Margaret Karie Toroitich Kenya 54min59s
9 Marizete Moreira dos Santos Brazil 55min23s
10 Maria Cristina Bernardo Vaqueiro Ro Brazil 55min27s

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