Rio de Janeiro Marathon

The Rio de Janeiro Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 1979. The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.

During the event, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 5K race are also offered. Runners are also offered the option of completing the Desafio Cidade Maravilhosa ('wonderful city challenge'), in which one runs both the half marathon on Saturday and the marathon on Sunday. In 2022, 1,400 runners successfully completed the challenge.

The Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon is a separate race that is held in August.

History
The inaugural marathon was held in 1979. It was organized by Brazilian runner Eleonora Mendonça, who later went on to run in the first Olympic women's marathon in 1984. Mendonça set up the marathon with her company, Printer.

Following the success of the inaugural marathon, the city ended up hosting two marathons during a few years, including in 1980 and 1981, where one was organized by Printer, and the other by Jornal do Brasil.

Course
The course for the inaugural marathon started and finished in the stadium of the Army Physical Education School.

In 2019, the route of the marathon was changed to begin and end in Flamengo Park.

Winners
Key: