Rome City Marathon
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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.
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.
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
competition hosted by the city of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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
Primo Nebiolo
Primo Nebiolo was an Italian sports official, best known as president of the worldwide athletics federation International Association of Athletics Federations....
and national federation president Gianni Gola. The race start point was at Saint Peter's Square
Saint Peter's Square
Saint Peter's Square is located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave within Rome .-History of St...
and Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
delivered a short benediction
Benediction
A benediction is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service.-Judaism:...
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.
The 2010 race was held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Abebe Bikila
Abebe Bikila
Abebe Bikila was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia. A stadium in Addis Ababa is named in his honor.-1932–1959:...
'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
Siraj Gena
Siraj Amda Gena, also known as Giday Amha and Siraj Amda Bene, is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon...
, earned a 5000€ bonus for crossing the finish line barefoot
Barefoot
Barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear. Being barefoot is regarded as a human's natural state, though for functional, fashion and social reasons footwear is worn, at least on some occasions...
in honour of Abebe Bikila's style.
Winners
Key:| Year | Men's winner | Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Women's winner | Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2:09:53 | 2:31:08 | ||
| 1983 | 2:15:11 | 2:32:57 | ||
| 1984 | 2:17:01 | 2:41:40 | ||
| 1985 | 2:28:42 | 3:09:16 | ||
| 1986 | 2:16:03 | 3:23:43 | ||
| 1987 | 2:16:03 | 2:56:00 | ||
| 1988 | 2:16:46 | 2:48:45 | ||
| 1989 | 2:20:43 | 2:46:28 | ||
| 1990 | 2:10:28 | 2:34:21 | ||
| 1991 | 2:14:22 | 2:39:31 | ||
| 1992 | Not held | — | Not held | — |
| 1993 | Not held | — | Not held | — |
| 1994 | Not held | — | Not held | — |
| 1995 | 2:10:13 | 2:37:46 | ||
| 1996 | 2:12:03 | 2:29:05 | ||
| 1997 | 2:13:08 | 2:31:41 | ||
| 1998 | 2:09:33 | 2:28:12 | ||
| 1999 | 2:09:56 | 2:29:36 | ||
| 2000 | 2:08:27 | 2:32:03 | ||
| 2001 | 2:11:27 | 2:30:42 | ||
| 2002 | 2:09:30 | 2:33:06 | ||
| 2003 | 2:08:47 | 2:29:35 | ||
| 2004 | 2:10:12 | 2:27:49 | ||
| 2005 | 2:08:02 | 2:28:01 | ||
| 2006 | 2:08:38 | 2:25:44 | ||
| 2007 | 2:09:36 | 2:25:08 | ||
| 2008 | 2:09:57 | 2:22:53 | ||
| 2009 | 2:07:17 | 2:27:08 | ||
| 2010 | 2:08:39 | 2:25:28 | ||
| 2011 | 2:08:45 | 2:24:13 |