Ronaldo da Costa

For other people named Ronaldo, see Ronaldo (disambiguation).

Ronaldo da Costa (born June 7, 1970 in Descoberto, Brazil) broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin. The record was previously held by Belayneh Densamo from Ethiopia at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, 1988. The time is still the fastest time by a non-African born athlete.[1]

The youngest of eleven children, Da Costa became a national hero after winning the traditional São Silvestre Brazilian road race (15 km) in 1994.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd 10,000 m 29:07.68
1997 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 5th Marathon 2:09:07
1998 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 1st Marathon 2:06:05
2002 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 16th Marathon 2:12:52
2003 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 17th Marathon 2:20:57

References

  1. ^ http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=MAR/detail.html IAAF All Time Marathon List

External links

Records
Preceded by
Belayneh Dinsamo		 Men's Marathon World Record Holder
September 20, 1998 – October 24, 1999		 Succeeded by
Khalid Khannouchi
2011: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)