Ronaldo da Costa

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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. [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

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
Ethiopia Belayneh Dinsamo		 Men's Marathon World Record Holder
September 20, 1998 – October 24, 1999 		Succeeded by
Morocco Khalid Khannouchi


World Best Year Performance in Men's Marathon


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