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Brazilian runner wins
New York’s marathon

5 November 2006:  Brazilian runner Marilson Gomes dos Santos has won the 2006 New York Marathon in his debut in the race, while Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia captured her second consecutive women's crown. Gomes broke away from the lead pack with about 10 kilometers remaining in the 42.2 kilometer race Sunday, then held off a late challenge from Stephen Kiogora of Kenya to become the first South American to win the race.

The 29-year-old Brazilian broke the tape in two hours, nine minutes and 58 seconds, while Kiogora was eight seconds behind. Another Kenyan, 2005 champion Paul Tergat, was an additional four seconds back in third place.

In the women's race, defending champion Jelena Prokopcuka pulled away in the final seven kilometers. The 30-year-old Boston Marathon runner-up crossed the finish line in two hours, 25 minutes and five seconds, one minute in front of Ukraine's Tatiana Hladyr. Kenya's Catherine Ndereba was third, one minute and 53 second off the winning pace.

The men's wheelchair race was won by Australian Kurt Fearnley, who set a course record of one hour, 29 minutes and 23 seconds. American Amanda McCrory won the women's wheelchair event with a time of one hour, 54 minutes and 17 seconds.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of the United States was one of the celebrities running in the race. In his marathon debut, Armstrong met his goal of finishing in less than three hours, breaking the tape in two hours, 59 minutes and 36 seconds. (Report by VoA Sport)
Paul Tergot of Kenya running in the 2005 New York Marathon

Top places in the 2005 New York Marathon
Men
1 Paul Tergat (Kenya) Time: 2:09:30
2 Hendrick Ramaala (South Africa) Time: 2:09:31
3 Meb Keflezighi (USA) Time: 2:09:56
4 Robert Kipkoech (Kenya) Cheruiyot Time: 2:11:01
5 Abdihakim Abirahman (USA) Time: 2:11:24
6 Alberico Di Cecco (Italy) Time: 2:11:33
7 Viktor Roethlin (Switzerland) Time: 2:11:44
8 Simon Wangai (Kenya) Time: 2:13:19
9 Jon Brown (UK) Time: 2:13:29
10 Isaac Macharia (Kenya) Time: 2:14:21

 Women
1 Jelena Prokopcuka (Latvia) Time: 2:24:41
2 Susan Chepkemei (Kenya) Time: 2:24:55
3 Derartu Tulu (Ethiopia) Time: 2:25:21
4 Salina Kosgei (Kenya) Time: 2:25:30
5 Bruna Genovese (Italy) Time: 2:27:15
6 Ludmila Petrova (Russia) Time: 2:27:21
7 Gete Wami (Ethiopia) Time: 2:27:40
8 Lidiya Grigoryeva (Russia) Time: 2:27:48
9 Lyubov Denisova (Russia) Time: 2:28:18
10 Lornah Kiplagat (Netherlands) Time: 2:28:28