Ronaldo da Costa

Brazilian long-distance runner

Ronaldo da Costa

Personal information

Born|  (1970-06-07) 7 June 1970 (age 55)
Descoberto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sport
Sport| Track and field

Medal record

Representing  Brazil
World Half Marathon Championships
| 1994 Oslo | Half marathon
Pan American Games
| 1995 Mar del Plata | 10,000m

Ronaldo da Costa (born 7 June 1970) is a Brazilian former long-distance runner and former world-record holder for the marathon distance.

## Career

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Da Costa broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin, having been fifth-placed in the previous year. The record had been held by Belayneh Densamo from Ethiopia at the Rotterdam Marathon in April 1988.[1] The record fell in the following year, almost eleven months later. During his record run Da Costa also was the first man to officially reach the 40 km mark under two hours. He arrived at the 40K split in 1:59:55.[2]

The youngest of eleven children, Da Costa became a national hero after winning the internationally competed São Silvestre Brazilian road race (15 km) in 1994. The same year he won the 5,000 m in the Ibero-American Championships entered by south-western European, Central and Southern American countries. From 1997, aged 27, until 2003 Da Costa achieved top-20 results in four marathons, however unlike most marathon record holders, did not win any international marathons apart from his world-record-breaking run.

## Achievements

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Brazil
1993  | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st  | 5000 m  | 13:58.7
1994  | World Half Marathon Championships | Oslo, Norway | 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 | 7th  | 5000 m  | 14:01.47
3rd  | 10,000 m  | 29:07.68
South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st  | 5000 m  | 13:51.66
1996  | 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 WR
World Half Marathon Championships | Uster, Switzerland | 12th  | Half marathon  | 61:04.54
1999  | London Marathon | London, England | 17th  | Marathon  | 2:14:10
2002  | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 16th  | Marathon  | 2:12:52
2003  | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 17th  | Marathon  | 2:20:57

## References

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1. ^ IAAF All Time Marathon List Retrieved 18 May 2010.
2. ^ "2021 New York Marathon Statistical Information" (PDF). germanroadraces.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

## External links

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* Ronaldo da Costa at World Athletics
* Ronaldo da Costa at Olympics.com
* Ronaldo da Costa at Olympedia

Records

Preceded by

Belayneh Dinsamo

|  Men's Marathon World Record Holder
20 September 1998 – 24 October 1999  | Succeeded by

Khalid Khannouchi

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World best yearly performance in men's marathon

* 1921: Florestano Benedetti (ITA)
* 1922: Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN)
* 1923: Aksel Jensen (DEN)
* 1924: Shizo Kanaguri (JPN)
* 1925: Sam Ferris (NIR)
* 1926: Iivari Rötkö (FIN)
* 1927: Verner Laaksonen (FIN)
* 1928: Boughera El Ouafi (FRA)
* 1929: Harry Payne (GBR)
* 1930: Fukutaro Shibui (JPN)
* 1931: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
* 1932: Tanji Yahagi (JPN)
* 1933: Kozo Kusunoki (JPN)
* 1934: Tamao Shiaku (JPN)
* 1935–36: Sohn Kee-chung (JPN)
* 1937: Manuel Dias (POR)
* 1938: Pat Dengis (USA)
* 1939: Toyu Ko (KOR)
* 1940: Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN)
* 1941: Les Pawson (USA)
* 1942: Zaiten Kimoto (JPN)
* 1943: Gérard Côté (CAN)
* 1944: Charles Robbins (USA)
* 1945: Sven Håkansson (SWE)
* 1946–48: Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
* 1949: Salomon Könönen (FIN)
* 1950: Feodosy Vanin (URS)
* 1951: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
* 1952–54: Jim Peters (ENG)
* 1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
* 1956: Paavo Kotila (FIN)
* 1957–59: Sergei Popov (URS)
* 1960: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
* 1961: Takayuki Nakao (JPN)
* 1962: Yu Mang-Hyang (PRK)
* 1963: Buddy Edelen (USA)
* 1964: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
* 1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN)
* 1966: Michael Ryan (NZL)
* 1967: Derek Clayton (AUS)
* 1968–69: Bill Adcocks (ENG)
* 1970: Ron Hill (ENG)
* 1971: Derek Clayton (AUS)
* 1972: Frank Shorter (USA)
* 1973: John Farrington (AUS)
* 1974: Ian Thompson (ENG)
* 1975: Bill Rodgers (USA)
* 1976: Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
* 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA)
* 1978: Shigeru So (JPN)
* 1979: Bill Rodgers (USA)
* 1980: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
* 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS)
* 1982: Alberto Salazar (USA)
* 1983: Robert de Castella (AUS)
* 1984: Steve Jones (WAL)
* 1985: Carlos Lopes (POR)
* 1986: Robert de Castella (AUS)
* 1987: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
* 1988: Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH)
* 1989: Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
* 1990: Steve Moneghetti (AUS)
* 1991: Kōichi Morishita (JPN)
* 1992: David Tsebe (RSA)
* 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX)
* 1994: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN)
* 1995: Sammy Lelei (KEN)
* 1996: Martín Fiz (ESP)
* 1997: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)
* 1998: Ronaldo da Costa (BRA)
* 1999: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)
* 2000: António Pinto (POR)
* 2001: Josephat Kiprono (KEN)
* 2002: Khalid Khannouchi (USA)
* 2003: Paul Tergat (KEN)
* 2004: Felix Limo (KEN)
* 2005–08: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
* 2009: Duncan Kibet (KEN)
* 2010–11: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
* 2012: Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
* 2013: Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN)
* 2014: Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (KEN)
* 2015: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
* 2016: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
* 2017–18: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
* 2019: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
* 2020: Evans Chebet (KEN)
* 2021: Bashir Abdi (BEL)
* 2022: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
* 2023: Kelvin Kiptum (KEN)
* 2024: Sabastian Sawe (KEN)

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Berlin Marathon – men's winners

* 1974:  Günter Hallas (FRG)
* 1975:  Ralf Bochröder (FRG)
* 1976:  Ingo Sensburg (FRG)
* 1977:  Günter Mielke (FRG)
* 1978:  Michael Spöttel (FRG)
* 1979:  Ingo Sensburg (FRG)
* 1980:  Ingo Sensburg (FRG)
* 1981:  Ian Ray (GBR)
* 1982:  Domingo Tibaduiza (COL)
* 1983:  Karel Lismont (BEL)
* 1984:  John Skovbjerg (DEN)
* 1985:  James Ashworth (GBR)
* 1986:  Bogusław Psujek (POL)
* 1987:  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)
* 1988:  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)
* 1989:  Alfredo Shahanga (TAN)
* 1990:  Steve Moneghetti (AUS)
* 1991:  Steve Brace (GBR)
* 1992:  David Tsebe (RSA)
* 1993:  Xolile Yawa (RSA)
* 1994:  António Pinto (POR)
* 1995:  Sammy Lelei (KEN)
* 1996:  Abel Antón (ESP)
* 1997:  Elijah Lagat (KEN)
* 1998:  Ronaldo da Costa (BRA)
* 1999:  Josephat Kiprono (KEN)
* 2000:  Simon Biwott (KEN)
* 2001:  Joseph Ngolepus (KEN)
* 2002:  Raymond Kipkoech (KEN)
* 2003:  Paul Tergat (KEN)
* 2004:  Felix Limo (KEN)
* 2005:  Philip Manyim (KEN)
* 2006:  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
* 2007:  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
* 2008:  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
* 2009:  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
* 2010:  Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
* 2011:  Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
* 2012:  Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
* 2013:  Wilson Kipsang (KEN)
* 2014:  Dennis Kimetto (KEN)
* 2015:  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
* 2016:  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
* 2017:  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
* 2018:  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
* 2019:  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
* 2020: Not held
* 2021:  Guye Adola (ETH)
* 2022:  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
* 2023:  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
* 2024:  Milkesa Mengesha (ETH)

World Marathon Majors
Berlin Marathon – List (M/W)
Boston Marathon – List (M/W)
Chicago Marathon – List (M/W)
London Marathon – List (M/W)
New York City Marathon – List (M/W)
Sydney Marathon – as of 2025
Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)

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