Ronaldo da Costa
Olympic athlete
1970 –
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Who is Ronaldo da Costa?
Ronaldo da Costa broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin. The record was previously held by Belayneh Densamo from Ethiopia at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, 1988.
The youngest of eleven children, Da Costa became a national hero after winning the traditional São Silvestre Brazilian road race in 1994.
10,000 metres
26th Olympic Games 16h1 29:26.58 Atlanta, GA 26 JUL 1996
HALF MARATHON
7th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 12 1:01:40 Uster 27 SEP 1998
3rd IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 3 1:00:54 Oslo 24 SEP 1994
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- Born
- Jun 7, 1970
Brazil - Also known as
- Коста, Рональдо да
- Nationality
- Brazil
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on July 23, 2013
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