Overview

• He clocked 1:18:35 to deliver Brazil's third-ever World Championships gold in athletics.
• The triumph followed his 35 km silver earlier in Tokyo, lifting his career total to four medals.
• With four podiums, he surpassed Claudinei Quirino as Brazil's most-decorated athlete at the World Championships.
• After falling to eighth, he closed strongly and overtook Wang Zhaozhao, Paul McGrath and Aurélien Quinion on the final lap.
• Japanese favorite Toshikazu Yamanishi served a two-minute penalty after three warnings for loss of contact, which altered the race outcome.