Rome Marathon
| Rome Marathon | |
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Arch of Constantine during 2006 competition
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| Date | Sunday in March |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1982 |
| Course records | Men: 2:07:17 (2009) Benjamin Kiptoo Women: 2:22:53 (2008) Galina Bogomolova |
| Official site | Maratona di Roma |
The Rome Marathon is an annual marathon competition hosted by the city of Rome, Italy on a Sunday of March.
The competition has also doubled as the Italian Marathon championships on two occasions; in 1983 and 1986. The race date was shifted from the traditional March schedule to 1 January in 2000 for a special edition of the event to celebrate the beginning of the new millennium. The IAAF Rome Millennium Marathon received the support of Primo Nebiolo and national federation president Gianni Gola. The race start point was at Saint Peter's Square and Pope John Paul II delivered a short benediction in approval of the event and the Bells of Saint Peter's replaced the usual starter's pistol to signal the beginning of the race.[1]
The 2010 race was held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Abebe Bikila's win at the 1960 Rome Olympic marathon race, a watershed moment in the development of East African competitive running. The 2010 men's winner, Siraj Gena, earned a 5000€ bonus for crossing the finish line barefoot in honour of Abebe Bikila's style.[2]
Winners
Key: Course record Short course Italian Championship race
| Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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| 1982 |  Emile Puttemans (BEL) |
2:09:53 |  Laura Fogli (ITA) |
2:31:08 |
| 1983 | Giuseppe Gerbi (ITA) |
2:15:11 | Alba Milana (ITA) |
2:32:57 |
| 1984 |  Bernard Ford (GBR) |
2:17:01 | Daniela Tiberti (ITA) |
2:41:40 |
| 1985 | Mauro Pappacena (ITA) |
2:28:42 |  Janet Richardson (USA) |
3:09:16 |
| 1986 | Osvaldo Faustini (ITA) |
2:16:03 | Katherine Gregory (USA) |
3:23:43 |
| 1987 | Gelindo Bordin (ITA) |
2:16:03 | Maria Araneo (ITA) |
2:56:00 |
| 1988 |  Sam Ngatia (KEN) |
2:16:46 | Fabiola Paoletti (ITA) |
2:48:45 |
| 1989 | Guido Genicco (ITA) |
2:20:43 | Pascaline Wangui (KEN) |
2:46:28 |
| 1990 |  Tadesse Gebre (ETH) |
2:10:28 | Silvana Cucchietti (ITA) |
2:34:21 |
| 1991 | Marco Milani (ITA) |
2:14:22 |  Fabiola Oppliger (SUI) |
2:39:31 |
| 1992 | Not held | — | Not held | — |
| 1993 | Not held | — | Not held | — |
| 1994 | Not held | — | Not held | — |
| 1995 |  Belayneh Tadesse (ETH) |
2:10:13 |  Yelena Sipatova (RUS) |
2:37:46 |
| 1996 |  Moges Taye (ETH) |
2:12:03 | Fatuma Roba (ETH) |
2:29:05 |
| 1997 | Dube Jillo (ETH) |
2:13:08 |  Jane Salumäe (EST) |
2:31:41 |
| 1998 | Stefano Baldini (ITA) |
2:09:33 | Franca Fiacconi (ITA) |
2:28:12 |
| 1999 | Philip Tanui (KEN) |
2:09:56 | Maura Viceconte (ITA) |
2:29:36 |
| 2000 | Josephat Kiprono (KEN) |
2:08:27 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
2:32:03 |
| 2001 | Henry Cherono (KEN) |
2:11:27 | Maria Guida (ITA) |
2:30:42 |
| 2002 | Vincent Kipsos (KEN) |
2:09:30 | Maria Cocchetti (ITA) |
2:33:06 |
| 2003 | Frederick Cherono (KEN) |
2:08:47 | Gloria Marconi (ITA) |
2:29:35 |
| 2004 | Ruggero Pertile (ITA) |
2:10:12 | Ornella Ferrara (ITA) |
2:27:49 |
| 2005 | Alberico di Cecco (ITA) |
2:08:02 | Silviya Skvortsova (RUS) |
2:28:01 |
| 2006 | David Kipkorir (KEN) |
2:08:38 |  Tetyana Hladyr (UKR) |
2:25:44 |
| 2007 | Elias Chelimo (KEN) |
2:09:36 |  Souad Aït Salem (ALG) |
2:25:08 |
| 2008 | Jonathan Yego (KEN) |
2:09:57 | Galina Bogomolova (RUS) |
2:22:53 |
| 2009 | Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN) |
2:07:17 |  Firehiwot Dado (ETH) |
2:27:08 |
| 2010 | Siraj Gena (ETH) |
2:08:39 | Firehiwot Dado (ETH) |
2:25:28 |
| 2011 | Dickson Chumba (KEN) |
2:08:45 | Firehiwot Dado (ETH) |
2:24:13 |
| 2012 | Luka Kanda (KEN) |
2:08:04 | Hellen Kimutai (KEN) |
2:31:11 |
| 2013 | Getachew Terfa (ETH) |
2:07:56 | Helena Kirop (KEN) |
2:24:40 |
| 2014 | Shume Hailu (ETH) |
2:09:47 | Ayelu Lemma (ETH) |
2:34:49 |
| 2015 | Abebe Negewo (ETH) |
2:12:23 | Meseret Kitata (ETH) |
2:30:25 |
References
- ↑ Wallace-Jones, Sean (2000-01-01). Loroupe retains Marathon Crown at dawn of New Millennium. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-03-21). Ethiopian double as Rome celebrates Bikila – Rome Marathon report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-22.
- List of winners
- Città di Roma Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-03-27). Retrieved on 2010-01-31.
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