The 1998 Saint Silvester Road Race (Portuguese : Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre de 1998) was the 74th edition of the Saint Silvester Road Race and held in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 31, 1998. The distance ran by the participating athletes was 15 km.
Portuguese is a Western Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, and São Tomé and Príncipe. It also has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau in China. As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese and Portuguese creole speakers are also found in Goa, Daman and Diu in India; in Batticaloa on the east coast of Sri Lanka; in the Indonesian island of Flores; in the Malacca state of Malaysia; and the ABC islands in the Caribbean where Papiamento is spoken, while Cape Verdean Creole is the most widely spoken Portuguese-based Creole. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation may be referred to as "Lusophone" in both English and Portuguese.
The Saint Silvester Road Race is a long-distance running event, the oldest and most prestigious street race in Brazil.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Brazil borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.
The men's race was won by Kenya's Paul Tergat, his third victory, whereas the women's event was won by Serbia and Montenegro's Olivera Jevtić, her first triumph.
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Paul Kibii Tergat is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. He became the first Kenyan to set the world record in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time. Runnerworld called him the "Most comprehensive runner of all time".
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The podiums were composed of the first seven men and the first five women.
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Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Paul Tergat | 44min47s | |
2 | Hendrick Ramaala | 45min05s | |
3 | Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat | 45min08s | |
4 | Silvio Guerra | 45min17s | |
5 | John Gwako | 45min29s | |
6 | Emerson Iser Bem | 45min37s | |
7 | José Teles de Souza | 45min56s | |
8 | Geraldo de Assis | 46min04s | |
9 | Patrick Ndayisenga | 46min11s | |
10 | Delmir dos Santos | 46min38s | |
11 | Nestor García | 46min41s | |
12 | Valdenor Pereira dos Santos | 46min48s | |
13 | Elenilson da Silva | 46min49s | |
14 | John Secco Morapedi | 46min52s | |
15 | Germán Silva | 46min52s | |
16 | Clodoaldo Gomes da Silva | 46min58s | |
17 | Éder Fialho | 47min | |
18 | Luiz Antonio dos Santos | 47min03s | |
19 | Manoel de Jesus Teixeira | 47min04s | |
20 | Luiz Carlos da Silva | 47min08s | |
21 | Joacir Pereira Falcão | 47min13s | |
22 | Otávio dos Santos Pinheiro | 47min15s | |
23 | Leonso Hugo Jimenez | 47min22s | |
24 | Caetano Joaquim dos Santos | 47min26s | |
25 | Luis Carlos Ramos | 47min34s | |
26 | André Luis Ramoa | 47min43s | |
27 | Adalberto Batista Garcia | 47min44s | |
28 | Antônio Ferreira da Silva | 47min49s | |
29 | Paulo Alves dos Santos | 47min50s | |
30 | Elisvaldo de Carvalho | 47min56s | |
31 | Juan Carlos Gutierrez | 47min57s | |
32 | Eli Chagas | 47min58s | |
33 | Leonardo Junior da Silva | 48min04s | |
34 | Silvio Antonio | 48min06s | |
35 | Wellington Correa Fraga | 48min11s | |
36 | Osmiro de Souza Silva | 48min16s | |
37 | Everton Luduvice de Moraes | 48min30s | |
38 | Reginaldo Recofka Silva | 48min36s | |
39 | Sérgio Correa Couto | 48min39s | |
40 | Luiz Claudio Santos Miranda | 48min39s |
For the complete record, with all the 9,390 runners that qualified in the official results board, please visit the referenced website below.
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Olivera Jevtić | 51min35s | |
2 | Martha Tenorio | 51min55s | |
3 | Jane Wanjiku Ngotho | 52min42s | |
4 | Erika Olivera | 53min33s | |
5 | Cleuza Maria Irineu | 53min56s | |
6 | Márcia Narloch | 54min35s | |
7 | Wilma Guerra | 54min59s | |
8 | Rosângela Raimunda P. Faria | 55min08s | |
9 | Petrova Liovdmila | 55min47s | |
10 | Nagel Rodica | 56min08s | |
11 | Rita de Cássia Santos de Jesus | 56min16s | |
12 | Maria del Carmen Diaz Mancilla | 56min20s | |
13 | Marlene Teixeira Fortunato | 56min26s | |
14 | Nadir Sabino de Siqueira | 57min05s | |
15 | Rizoneide Wanderley | 57min16s | |
16 | Janete Mayal | 57min19s | |
17 | Hastella Castro Zabala | 57min21s | |
18 | Luciene Soares de Deus | 57min44s | |
19 | Edvânia Maria Valério da Silva | 57min58s | |
20 | Rosa Mila Ibarra Cadena | 57min59s | |
21 | Solange Cordeiro de Souza | 58min17s | |
22 | Célia Regina F. dos Santos | 58min30s | |
23 | Maria Sandra Pereira Silva | 59min17s | |
24 | Alice de Souza Cordeiro | 59min29s | |
25 | Berenice Dias de Meira | 59min37s | |
26 | Marily dos Santos | 59min59s | |
27 | Lucélia de Oliveira Peres | 1h00min03s | |
28 | Maria da Conceição Neri | 1h00min05s | |
29 | Leone Justino da Silva | 1h00min16s | |
30 | Ivani Gomes dos Santos | 1h00min51s | |
31 | Euseli de Assis Batista | 1h00min56s | |
32 | Adriana Aparecida da Silva | 1h01min26s | |
33 | Yolanda Quinbita | 1h01min37s | |
34 | Elizabete Ferreira Cruz | 1h01min42s | |
35 | Cristine Jobim | 1h02min | |
36 | Maria Fátima Jesus Batz | 1h02min26s | |
37 | Marinalva da Costa Souto | 1h02min33s | |
38 | Raimunda Brito da Fonseca | 1h02min45s | |
39 | Maria Cilene da Rocha | 1h02min42s | |
40 | Itamar Gonçalves Aranha | 1h03min05s |
For a complete record, with all the 750 runners that qualified in the official results board, please visit the official website referenced below.
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