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Maratona di Sant'Antonio 
Prato della Valle, Padua's central square, is the race end point.Date April Location Padua, Italy Event type Road Distance Marathon Established 2000 Official site Maratona di Sant'Antonio The Maratona di Sant'Antonio (also known as the Maratona S. Antonio and Padua Marathon) is an annual road running competition which takes place in April in Padua, Italy. The event features a full marathon race (42.195 km), a half marathon, and a range of shorter fun run events for amateurs.[1] The competition is named in honour of Anthony of Padua, a 13th century saint who died in the city.
The first marathon held in the area was the Vedelago Marathon, which was a national level race organised by the Gruppo Atletica Vedelago between 1988 and 1999. Another group, Assindustria Sport Padova, took over management of the marathon in 2000 and the race became an international one. Its route was also changed, with the start point remaining in the comune of Vedelago and the finish point being moved to Padua.[2][3] A new course was introduced for the 2011 edition, which began in Campodarsego and found its end point in Padua's large city square – the Prato della Valle.[4]
The marathon race has incorporated the Italian Championship in the event, hosting the national title event in 2005 and 2006.[5][6] The event has also included a hand bike race for disabled athletes and former race-car driver Alex Zanardi won the 2011 competition. A total of 3384 runners finished the half marathon and marathon at that year's event, which was broadcast on television domestically via Rai Sport 2.[7]
Contents
Past winners
Vedelago Marathon era
Key: Course record
Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s) 1st 1988 
Paolo Ravaglia (ITA)2:36:46 Luigia Casagrande (ITA)3:18:14 2nd 1989 Paolo Ravaglia (ITA)2:35:39 Laura Zanini (ITA)3:21:41 3rd 1990 Maurizio Zanfavero (ITA)2:31:41 Luigia Casagrande (ITA)3:30:38 4th 1991 Oddone Tubia (ITA)2:26:43 Laura Zanini (ITA)3:17:17 5th 1992 Luigi Albertini (ITA)2:31:17 Maria Rita Zanaboni (ITA)3:15:20 6th 1993 Oddone Tubia (ITA)2:32:39 Loretta Mocellin (ITA)3:26:58 7th 1994 Silvano Gambarotto (ITA)2:23:55 Monica Casiraghi (ITA)3:14:22 8th 1995 Diego Paioni (ITA)2:25:14 Maria Forza (ITA)3:02:17 9th 1996 Silvano Gambarotto (ITA)2:21:27 Danila Moras (ITA)3:03:03 10th 1997 Massimiliano Bogdanich (ITA)2:22:50 Anna Boniolo (ITA)2:53:52 11th 1998 Silvano Gambarotto (ITA)2:24:10 Anna Boniolo (ITA)2:59:03 12th 1999 Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA)2:19:26 Anna Boniolo (ITA)3:00:45 Maratona di Sant'Antonio era
Key: Course record Country's championship race
Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s) 1st 2000 Migidio Bourifa (ITA)2:13:55 Franca Fiacconi (ITA)2:30:20 2nd 2001 
Gideon Chirchir (KEN)2:11:51.8 Rosaria Console (ITA)2:30:54.4 3rd 2002 Douglas Rono Kipruto (KEN)2:11:01 Giovanna Volpato (ITA)2:37:23 4th 2003 
Dawit Terefa (ETH)2:10:37.7 Marcella Mancini (ITA)2:36:14.0 5th 2004 Benjamin Kiprotich Korir (KEN)2:10:43.5 Tiziana Alagia (ITA)2:32:02.6 6th 2005 Paul Lokira (KEN)2:11:24.3 Ivana Iozzia (ITA)2:35:54.4 7th 2006 Ruggero Pertile (ITA)2:11:17.8 Marcella Mancini (ITA)2:34:51.8 8th 2007 Paul Kipkemei Kogo (KEN)2:10:38.8 Vincenza Sicari (ITA)2:30:34.7 9th 2008 Francis Kirwa (KEN)2:11:00.6 Marcella Mancini (ITA)2:35:24.1 10th 2009 Benjamin Chebet Kipruto (KEN)2:09:42 Tafa Girma Waynishet (ETH)2:31:03 11th 2010 Gilbert Chepkwony Kiptoo (KEN)2:10:46 Rael Kiyara Nguriatukei (KEN)2:30:19 12th 2011 Aredo Tolesa Tadese (ETH)2:09:02 Florence Chepkosgei Chepsoi (KEN)2:29:25 Statistics
- Multiple winners
- Marcella Mancini (2003, 2006 and 2008 winner) is the only athlete to have won the race on multiple occasions
- Winners by country
Country Men's race Women's race Total Italy2 9 11 Kenya8 2 10 Ethiopia2 1 3 - Note: Statistics are for Maratona di Sant'Antonio era only
References
- ^ Le Stracittadine (Italian). Maratona Sant' Antonio. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- ^ Franco Civai et al (2011-04-21). Sant' Antonio Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- ^ La Maratona (Italian). Maratona Sant' Antonio. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-04-17). Tadese and Chepsoi cruise to PB victories at Padua Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- ^ Sampaoli, Diego (2006-04-23). Pertile and Mancini take Italian titles in a warm Padua Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2005-04-24). Lokira wins Padua Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- ^ Maratona, a Padova percorso da record (Italian). Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (2011-04-17). Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- List of winners
- Franco Civai et al. (2011-04-21). Sant' Antonio Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
External links
- Official website
- Race profile at Marathon Info
Marathon races in Italy 
Bergamo Marathon • Italian Marathon • Ferrara Marathon • Florence Marathon • Maratona di Sant'Antonio • Milano City Marathon
Palermo City Marathon • Rome City Marathon • Treviso Marathon • Turin Marathon • Venice Marathon
See also: Dorando PietriCategories:- Marathons in Italy
- Athletics competitions in Italy
- Recurring sporting events established in 2000
- Sport in Padua
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