1998 Saint Silvester Road Race

The 1998 Saint Silvester Road Race (pt 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. 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. The podiums were composed of the first seven men and the first five women. Classification Men Position Athlete Nationality Time 1 Paul Tergat Kenya Kenya 44min47s 2 Hendrick Ramaala South Africa South Africa 45min05s 3 Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat Kenya Kenya 45min08s 4 Silvio Guerra Ecuador Ecuador 45min17s 5 John Gwako Kenya Kenya 45min29s 6 Emerson Iser Bem Brazil Brazil 45min37s 7 José Teles de Souza Brazil Brazil 45min56s 8 Geraldo de Assis Brazil Brazil 46min04s 9 Patrick Ndayisenga Burundi Burundi 46min11s 10 Delmir dos Santos Brazil Brazil 46min38s 11 Nestor García Uruguay Uruguay 46min41s 12 Valdenor dos Santos Brazil Brazil 46min48s 13 Elenilson da Silva Brazil Brazil 46min49s 14 John Secco Morapedi South Africa South Africa 46min52s 15 Germán Silva Mexico Mexico 46min52s 16 Clodoaldo Gomes da Silva Brazil Brazil 46min58s 17 Éder Fialho Brazil Brazil 47min 18 Luiz Antonio dos Santos Brazil Brazil 47min03s 19 Manoel de Jesus Teixeira Brazil Brazil 47min04s 20 Luiz Carlos da Silva Brazil Brazil 47min08s 21 Joacir Pereira Falcão Brazil Brazil 47min13s 22 Otávio dos Santos Pinheiro Brazil Brazil 47min15s 23 Leonso Hugo Jimenez Colombia Colombia 47min22s 24 Caetano Joaquim dos Santos Brazil Brazil 47min26s 25 Luis Carlos Ramos Brazil Brazil 47min34s 26 André Luis Ramoa Brazil Brazil 47min43s 27 Adalberto Batista Garcia Brazil Brazil 47min44s 28 Antônio Ferreira da Silva Brazil Brazil 47min49s 29 Paulo Alves dos Santos Brazil Brazil 47min50s 30 Elisvaldo de Carvalho Brazil Brazil 47min56s 31 Juan Carlos Gutierrez Colombia Colombia 47min57s 32 Eli Chagas Brazil Brazil 47min58s 33 Leonardo Junior da Silva Brazil Brazil 48min04s 34 Silvio Antonio Argentina Argentina 48min06s 35 Wellington Correa Fraga Brazil Brazil 48min11s 36 Osmiro de Souza Silva Brazil Brazil 48min16s 37 Everton Luduvice de Moraes Brazil Brazil 48min30s 38 Reginaldo Recofka Silva Brazil Brazil 48min36s 39 Sérgio Correa Couto Brazil Brazil 48min39s 40 Luiz Claudio Santos Miranda Brazil Brazil 48min39s For the complete record, with all the 9,390 runners that qualified in the official results board, please visit the referenced website below. Women Position Athlete Nationality Time 1 Olivera Jevtić Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia 51min35s 2 Martha Tenorio Ecuador Ecuador 51min55s 3 Jane Wanjiku Ngotho Kenya Kenya 52min42s 4 Erika Olivera Chile Chile 53min33s 5 Cleuza Maria Irineu Brazil Brazil 53min56s 6 Márcia Narloch Brazil Brazil 54min35s 7 Wilma Guerra Ecuador Ecuador 54min59s 8 Rosângela Raimunda P. Faria Brazil Brazil 55min08s 9 Petrova Liovdmila Russia Russia 55min47s 10 Nagel Rodica France France 56min08s 11 Rita de Cássia Santos de Jesus Brazil Brazil 56min16s 12 Maria del Carmen Diaz Mancilla Mexico Mexico 56min20s 13 Marlene Teixeira Fortunato Brazil Brazil 56min26s 14 Nadir Sabino de Siqueira Brazil Brazil 57min05s 15 Rizoneide Wanderley Brazil Brazil 57min16s 16 Janete Mayal Brazil Brazil 57min19s 17 Hastella Castro Zabala Colombia Colombia 57min21s 18 Luciene Soares de Deus Brazil Brazil 57min44s 19 Edvânia Maria Valério da Silva Brazil Brazil 57min58s 20 Rosa Mila Ibarra Cadena Colombia Colombia 57min59s 21 Solange Cordeiro de Souza Brazil Brazil 58min17s 22 Célia Regina F. dos Santos Brazil Brazil 58min30s 23 Maria Sandra Pereira Silva Brazil Brazil 59min17s 24 Alice de Souza Cordeiro Brazil Brazil 59min29s 25 Berenice Dias de Meira Brazil Brazil 59min37s 26 Marily dos Santos Brazil Brazil 59min59s 27 Lucélia de Oliveira Peres Brazil Brazil 1h00min03s 28 Maria da Conceição Neri Brazil Brazil 1h00min05s 29 Leone Justino da Silva Brazil Brazil 1h00min16s 30 Ivani Gomes dos Santos Brazil Brazil 1h00min51s 31 Euseli de Assis Batista Brazil Brazil 1h00min56s 32 Adriana Aparecida da Silva Brazil Brazil 1h01min26s 33 Yolanda Quinbita Ecuador Ecuador 1h01min37s 34 Elizabete Ferreira Cruz Brazil Brazil 1h01min42s 35 Cristine Jobim Brazil Brazil 1h02min 36 Maria Fátima Jesus Batz Brazil Brazil 1h02min26s 37 Marinalva da Costa Souto Brazil Brazil 1h02min33s 38 Raimunda Brito da Fonseca Brazil Brazil 1h02min45s 39 Maria Cilene da Rocha Brazil Brazil 1h02min42s 40 Itamar Gonçalves Aranha Brazil Brazil 1h03min05s For a complete record, with all the 750 runners that qualified in the official results board, please visit the official website referenced below. References Men's results: Official Saint Silvester detailed results Women's results: Official Saint Silvester detailed results External links Official website (in Portuguese) Category:1998 in the sport of athletics Category:1998 in Brazilian sport Category:December 1998 sports events in South America Category:20th century in São Paulo Category:Saint Silvester Road Race