2005 Saint Silvester Road Race
The 81st Saint Silvester Marathon, or Race (in Portuguese: 81ª Corrida de São Silvestre), was held in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 31, 2005. The distance ran by the participating athletes was 15 km.
The men's race was won by Brazil's Marilson Gomes dos Santos, his second victory, whereas the women's event was won by Serbia and Montenegro's Olivera Jevtic, her second triumph.
The podiums were composed of the first seven men and the first five women. The winners of both the men's event and the women's event received each a money prize of 21 thousand reais (approximately USD 9 thousand).
For the amateur athletes participating (over 15 thousand in the men's event), there was an enrollment fee of 55 reais (USD 23,50).
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