The 2005 Saint Silvester Road Race (Portuguese: Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre de 2005) was the 81st edition of the Saint Silvester Road Race and 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 US$9 thousand).
For the amateur athletes participating (over 15 thousand in the men's event), there was an enrollment fee of 55 reais (US$23,50).
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44min21s | |||
| 2 | 45min17s | |||
| 3 | 45min30s | |||
| 4 | Rômulo Wagner da Silva | 45min32s | ||
| 5 | Nigusse Ketema | 45min36s | ||
| 6 | Mathew Cheboi | 45min53s | ||
| 7 | Alan Wendell Bonfim Silva | 46min01s | ||
| 8 | Elenilson da Silva | 46min09s | ||
| 9 | Elijah Kipkemboi Yator | 46min13s | ||
| 10 | John Kiprotich Chemisto | 47min05s | ||
| 11 | Ubiratan José dos Santos | 47min13s | ||
| 12 | José Cícero Eloy | 47min14s | ||
| 13 | Cyrus Chelanga Kataron | 47min18s | ||
| 14 | 47min24s | |||
| 15 | Salin Kimutai Kipsang | 47min31s |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51min38s | |||
| 2 | 51min47s | |||
| 3 | Bizunish Bekele | 52min02s | ||
| 4 | Lucélia de Oliveira Peres | 52min10s | ||
| 5 | Berta Sanchez | 52min59s | ||
| 6 | Marizete de Paula Rezende | 53min20s | ||
| 7 | Sirlene Sousa de Pinho | 53min59s | ||
| 8 | Margaret Karie Toroitich | 54min59s | ||
| 9 | Marizete Moreira dos Santos | 55min23s | ||
| 10 | Maria Cristina Bernardo Vaqueiro Ro | 55min27s |