Ronaldo da Costa

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.

10,000 metres
26th Olympic Games 16h1 29:26.58 Atlanta, GA 26 JUL 1996
HALF MARATHON
RANK MARK WIND PLACE DATE
7th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 12 1:01:40 Uster 27 SEP 1998
3rd IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 3 1:00:54 Oslo 24 SEP 1994

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1994	World Half Marathon Championships	Oslo	3rd	Half marathon	60:00.54
	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	5000m	13:47.99
			2nd	10,000m	28:18.26
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	10,000 m	29:07.68
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia	16th	10,000 m	29:26.58
1997	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	5th	Marathon	2:09:07
1998	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	1st	Marathon	2:06:05
	World Half Marathon Championships	Uster	12th	Half marathon	61:04.54
2002	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	16th	Marathon	2:12:52
2003	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	17th	Marathon	2:20:57

References

External links

• Profile

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