San Silvestre Vallecana
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The San Silvestre Vallecana is an annual 10 km road race
celebrated on December 31 in Madrid
since 1964, in the borough of Vallecas
, Spain
. It is has two editions: a fun run
for amateur athletes
and an elite race for professional athletes.
It is based upon the Saint Silvester Marathon
, a Brazilian race (held since 1925) which spawned numerous other New Year's Eve
races. Along with the Madrid Marathon
, the San Silvestre Vallecana is one of the city's foremost annual running
events.
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
celebrated on December 31 in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
since 1964, in the borough of Vallecas
Vallecas
Vallecas is a neighborhood of Madrid composed of two districts: Puente de Vallecas and Villa de Vallecas...
, Spain
Spain
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. It is has two editions: a fun run
Fun run
A fun run is a friendly race that involves either road running or cross country running with participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. A fun run will usually be held to raise funds for a charity, with sponsors providing the revenue to cover organisational costs...
for amateur athletes
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
and an elite race for professional athletes.
It is based upon the Saint Silvester Marathon
Saint Silvester Marathon
The Saint Silvester Road Race is a long-distance running event, the oldest and most prestigious street race in Brazil.Regarded as the main international event in Latin American athletics, the Brazilian competition is held yearly in the city of São Paulo on December 31...
, a Brazilian race (held since 1925) which spawned numerous other New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
races. Along with the Madrid Marathon
Madrid Marathon
Maratón de Rock 'n' Roll Madrid is an annual marathon race which takes place in Madrid, Spain, in late April. The event was first held in 1978 and has since gained IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and had over 10,000 runners participate in the 2010 edition...
, the San Silvestre Vallecana is one of the city's foremost annual running
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
events.
Past winners
| Year | Men's winner | Country | Women's winner | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesús Hurtado | Not held | |||
| Jesús Hurtado | ||||
| Mariano Haro Mariano Haro Mariano Haro Cisneros is a former Spanish athlete, competing in the long-distance events. He was born in Becerril de Campos.... |
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| Mohammed Gammoudi Mohammed Gammoudi Mohammed Tlili ben Abdallah , also known as Mohamed Gammoudi, is a former Tunisian athlete, and winner of 5000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
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| Javier Álvarez | ||||
| Not held | ||||
| Mike Tagg | ||||
| Mike Tagg | ||||
| Roger Clark | ||||
| Mariano Haro Mariano Haro Mariano Haro Cisneros is a former Spanish athlete, competing in the long-distance events. He was born in Becerril de Campos.... |
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| Ian Stewart | ||||
| Fernando Cerrada | ||||
| Jim Dingwall | ||||
| Alastair Hutton | ||||
| Nat Muir | ||||
| Carlos Lopes Carlos Lopes Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH, is a former Portuguese long-distance athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles. He brought home Portugal's first ever Olympic gold medal along with a new Olympic record - 2:09.21.Born in Vildemoinhos, near Viseu, Portugal,... |
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| Carlos Lopes | ||||
| Alex Halgeesten | Grete Waitz Grete Waitz Grete Waitz was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Waitz won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history... |
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| 1982 | Steve Harris Steve Harris Steve Harris may refer to:* Steve Harris , founding member and bassist of the band Iron Maiden* Steve Harris , American film and TV actor* Steve Harris , American basketball player... |
Iciar Martínez | ||
| 1983 | José Luis González | Iciar Martínez | ||
| Dave Lewis | Carmen Mingorance | |||
| Dave Lewis | Mercedes Calleja | |||
| Antonio Leitao António Leitão António Carlos Carvalho Nogueira Leitão is a former Portuguese athlete who mainly competed in the long distance events.... |
Carmen Valero Carmen Valero Carmen Valero Medes is a former middle-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There she was eliminated in the heats of the 800 and the 1500 metres... |
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| José Luis González | Tania Merchieres | |||
| Gerry Curtis | Carmen Mingorance | |||
| Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Flores is a Mexican long-distance runner. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal. Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at 10000 m... |
Carmen Fuentes | |||
| Ondoro Osoro Ondoro Osoro Ondoro Osoro is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who competed mostly in cross country and road races.In his early career he won a series of cross country races in Europe and twice represented Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships... |
Aurora Pérez | |||
| Ondoro Osoro | Rosa Mota Rosa Mota Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes. She is also considered to have been one of the best marathon runners of the 20th century.... |
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| Paul Bitok Paul Bitok Paul Bitok is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who won two silver medals at consecutive Summer Olympics over 5000 metres. Bitok emerged in 1992 as a relatively unknown athlete. He qualified for the Barcelona Games at the Kenyan trials and defeated several world class athletes at the Bislett Games... |
María Luisa Muñoz | |||
| Ondoro Osoro | Sonia Escudero | |||
| Martín Fiz Martín Fiz Martín Fiz Martín is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg... |
Montse Martínez | |||
| Enrique Molina Enrique Molina (athlete) Enrique Molina Vargas is a retired Spanish runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.He was born in La Zubia. He won the bronze medal in 3000 metres at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, finished seventh in the 5000 metres at the 1996 Olympic Games, eighth in the 5000 metres at the 1997 World... |
Laura Jiménez | |||
| Isaac Viciosa Isaac Viciosa Isaac Viciosa is a former middle distance runner from Spain.Viciosa is European record holder at 3000m and the first European man under 7:30. He won European Championships 1998 for 5000m, and was 2nd for 1500m at European Championships 1994... |
Aurora Pérez | |||
| Alberto García Alberto García Alberto García is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner.-Career:Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997... |
Patricia Arribas | |||
| Fabián Roncero Fabián Roncero Fabián Roncero Domínguez is a former long-distance runner from Spain.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:-External links:... |
Patricia Arribas | |||
| Jon Brown Jon Brown Jonathan Michael Brown is a former British athlete, now representing Canada. He specialises in the marathon.... |
Tereza Yohannes Tereza Yohannes Tereza Yohannes is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.At the 2003 World Cross Country Championships she finished ninth in the long race, while the Ethiopian team, of which Yohannes was a part, won the gold medal in the team competition.... |
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| Isaac Viciosa | Patricia Arribas | |||
| Isaac Viciosa | María Abel | |||
| Isaac Viciosa Isaac Viciosa Isaac Viciosa is a former middle distance runner from Spain.Viciosa is European record holder at 3000m and the first European man under 7:30. He won European Championships 1998 for 5000m, and was 2nd for 1500m at European Championships 1994... |
Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion... |
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| José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez Fernández is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno.... |
Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion... |
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| Craig Mottram Craig Mottram Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner.-Biography:Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 m event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. At 6 feet 2 inches he is unusually tall for a distance runner.Amongst... |
Benita Johnson Benita Johnson Benita Willis is an Australian distance runner, who is a three-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres.... |
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| Eliud Kipchoge | Paula Radcliffe Paula Radcliffe Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours... |
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| Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long distance runner who has won medals at Olympic and World level.... |
Jeļena Prokopčuka Jelena Prokopcuka Jeļena Prokopčuka is a Latvian long-distance runner, perhaps best known for winning the New York City Marathon in 2005 and 2006... |
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| Josphat Kiprono Menjo | Vivian Cheruiyot Vivian Cheruiyot Vivian Cheruiyot is an athlete from Kenya who specialises in long distance running. She represented Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
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| Tadese Tola | Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion... |
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| Moses Masai | Vivian Cheruiyot Vivian Cheruiyot Vivian Cheruiyot is an athlete from Kenya who specialises in long distance running. She represented Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
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| Zersenay Tadese | Jessica Augusto Jessica Augusto Jéssica Augusto is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events.... |