Marilson Gomes dos Santos Biography

Summary

"Marílson Gomes dos Santos" (born August 8 1977 in Brasília) is a Brazilian long distance runner and winner of the 2006 and 2008 New York City Marathon, with times of 2:09:58 and 2:08:43, respectively. He is the first South American to win the race.

"Best performances:"

1997 - 1997 Summer Universiade: winner half marathon

1999 - 1999 Summer Universiade: winner half marathon

2002 - Saint Silvester Road Race: second place

2003 - Saint Silvester Road Race: winner

2003 - 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo: 5000m - bronze medal

2003 - 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo: 10000m - silver medal

2005 - Saint Silvester Road Race: winner

2006 - New York City Marathon: winner

2007 - 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro: 5000m - bronze medal

2007 - 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro: 10000m - silver medal

2008 - New York City Marathon: winner

Personal Records

2006 - South America 's 10.000m record holder : 27m28s

2007 - South America 's Half Marathon record holder: 59m33s (best performance at the distance by a non-african runner.)

External links

('Gomes wins, Prokopcuka repeats at NYC Marathon')

Credit

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Marilson Gomes dos Santos.

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