The Rio de Janeiro Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 1979.[3][1][4] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.[1][2]
Rio de Janeiro Marathon | |
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Date | June[1][2] |
Location | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K |
Established | 1979[3] |
Course records | Men's: 2:12:35 (2024)![]() Women's: 2:34:33 (2021) ![]() |
Official site | https://www.maratonadorio.com.br |
During the event, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 5K race are also offered.[5][6] Runners are also offered the option of completing the Desafio Cidade Maravilhosa ('wonderful city challenge'), in which one runs both the half marathon on Saturday and the marathon on Sunday.[7][6] In 2022, 1,400 runners successfully completed the challenge.[7]
is a separate race that is held in August.History
The inaugural marathon was held in 1979.[3][10] It was organized by Brazilian runner Eleonora Mendonça, who later went on to run in the first Olympic women's marathon in 1984.[3][10][11][a] Mendonça set up the marathon with her company, Printer.[10][11]
Following the success of the inaugural marathon, the city ended up hosting two marathons during a few years, including in 1980 and 1981, where one was organized by Printer, and the other by Jornal do Brasil.[12][10]
Course
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The course for the inaugural marathon started and finished in the stadium of the Army Physical Education School[10]
.In 2019, the route of the marathon was changed to begin and end in Flamengo Park.[14][13]
Winners
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (min:sec) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) | ||
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1st | 1980 | ![]() | 2:16:40 | ![]() | 2:39:10 | ||
2nd | 1981 | ![]() | 2:14:13 | ![]() | 2:35:56 | ||
3rd | 1982 | ![]() | 2:15:57 | ![]() | 2:38:42 | ||
4th | 1983 | ![]() | 2:18:43 | ![]() | 2:40:13 | ||
5th | 1984 | ![]() | 2:24:35 | ![]() | 2:55:54 | ||
6th | 1985 | ![]() | 2:16:15 | ![]() | 2:38:44 | ||
7th | 1986 | ![]() | 2:22:02 | ![]() | 2:46:54 | ||
8th | 1987 | ![]() | 2:15:57 | ![]() | 2:51:10 | ||
9th | 1988 | ![]() | 2:23:38 | ![]() | 2:59:56 | ||
10th | 1989 | ![]() | 2:18:19 | ![]() | 2:56:54 | ||
11th | 1990 | ![]() | 2:17:26 | ![]() | 2:49:31 | ||
12th | 1991 | ![]() | 2:18:43 | ![]() | 2:49:59 | ||
– | 1992 | Did not held | |||||
13th | 1993 | ![]() | 2:20:01 | ![]() | 2:54:04 | ||
– | 1994 | Did not held | |||||
– | 1995 | ||||||
14th | 1996 | ![]() | 2:16:55 | ![]() | 2:44:55 | ||
15th | 1997 | ![]() | 2:19:39 | ![]() | 2:49:34 | ||
16th | 1998 | ![]() | 2:13:52 | ![]() | 2:39:49 | ||
17th | 1999 | ![]() | 2:24:28 | ![]() | 2:50:15 | ||
18th | 2000 | ![]() | 2:18:01 | ![]() | 2:43:53 | ||
– | 2001 | Did not held | |||||
– | 2002 | ||||||
19th | 2003 | ![]() | 2:16:39 | ![]() | 2:46:54 | ||
20th | 2004 | ![]() | 2:20:48 | ![]() | 2:57:36 | ||
21st | 2005 | ![]() | 2:21:18 | ![]() | 2:50:01 | ||
22nd | 2006 | ![]() | 2:21:14 | ![]() | 2:49:58 | ||
23rd | 2007 | ![]() | 2:18:31 | ![]() | 2:42:18 | ||
24th | 2008 | ![]() | 2:17:20 | ![]() | 2:49:00 | ||
25th | 2009 | ![]() | 2:17:11 | ![]() | 2:42:46 | ||
26th | 2010 | ![]() | 2:19:54 | ![]() | 2:43:15 | ||
27th | 2011 | ![]() | 2:18:17 | ![]() | 2:35:22 | ||
28th | 2012 | ![]() | 2:15:01 | ![]() | 2:34:41 | ||
29th | 2013 | ![]() | 2:18:02 | ![]() | 2:40:18 | ||
30th | 2014 | ![]() | 2:17:12 | ![]() | 2:40:32 | ||
31st | 2015 | ![]() | 2:14:21 | ![]() | 2:37:46 | ||
32nd | 2016 | ![]() | 2:17:05 | ![]() | 2:41:23 | ||
33th | 2017 | ![]() | 2:17:41 | ![]() | 2:38:30 | ||
34th | 2018 | ![]() | 2:18:41 | ![]() | 2:41:40 | ||
35th | 2019 | ![]() | 2:18:48 | ![]() | 2:50:23 | ||
36th | 2021 | ![]() | 2:13:31 | ![]() | 2:44:51 | ||
37th | 2022 | ![]() | 2:16:02 | ![]() | 2:34:33 | ||
38th | 2023 | ![]() | 2:13:29 | ![]() | 2:36:00 | ||
39th | 2024 | ![]() | 2:12:35 | ![]() | 2:39:53 |
Wins by country
Country | Men's | Women's | Total |
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![]() | 26 | 22 | 48 |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 11 |
![]() | 1 | 5 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |