2005 Saint Silvester Road Race

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

2005 official logo.

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 US$9 thousand).

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

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

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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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