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The Stramilano is an annual athletics event which takes place in Milan, Italy in spring. The event comprises three parts: the Stramilano International Half Marathon (a professional road running competition over 21.0975 km), the La Stramilano dei 50.000 (English: Stramilano of the 50,000; a 10 km non-competitive run/walk open to the general public) and the Stramilanina – a 5 km event for younger people.[1]
The event was conceived in 1972 by the Italian Renato Cepparo. The idea took shape after the unexpected success of the Milan-Proserpio walk, a 43-km, "non-competitive" walk which Cepparo organized at the beginning with a handful of friends and then in an "open" format for anyone who wanted to take part starting from 18 September 1971.
The first Stramilano took place on 14 March 1972, as a nocturnal walk which ran along the entire outer ring road (about 22 km) and saw over 4,000 participants. Subsequently organisation was taken up by the sports group Fior di Roccia, and participation rose steadily until it settled at an average of 50,000 participants: for this reason the non-competitive race is called "Stramilano of the 50,000".
Over time, the event changed: the route was shortened (in 2008 it was cut down to 12 km and in 2009 it was further reduced to 10 km) and the non-competitive race was complemented, from 1976 by the "Stramilano Agonistica", reserved to professional athletes, run on the same distance as the "half marathon" (21 km and 97 m). Moreover, besides the main event the "Stramilanina" is also organised for children, with a route of only 6 km (reduced to 5 km in 2009). In the last few years this event has been taken up as a model and similar events take place in foreign cities, for example the Stralugano in Lugano, Switzerland.
Half marathon winners
The 1981 winner Robert de Castella (right) won the inaugural World Championships marathon two years later.Kenyan Paul Tergat won an unrivalled six times consecutively from 1994–1999.Key: Course record Italian championship race
Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s) 1st 1972 ? Not held 2nd 1973 ? 3rd 1974 ? 4th 1975 Sig. Pigatello 5th 1976[2] Victor Manuel Mora (COL)
1:01:42 Silvana Cruciata (ITA)
1:15:27 6th 1977 Mohamed Kedir (ETH)
1:03:26 Silvana Cruciata (ITA)
1:22:05 7th 1978 Franco Fava (ITA)
1:04:31 Silvana Cruciata (ITA)
1:18:44 8th 1979 Edmundo Warnke (CHI)
1:07:05 Barbara Moore (NZL)
1:18:30 9th 1980 Robele Wolde (ETH)
1:06:04 Not held 10th 1981 Robert de Castella (AUS)
1:04:52 Silvana Cruciata (ITA)
1:17:39 11th 1982 Mohamed Kedir (ETH)
1:01:02 Grete Waitz (NOR)
1:09:19 12th 1983 Alberto Cova (ITA)
1:03:28 Rosa Mota (POR)
1:13:22 13th 1984 Alberto Cova (ITA)
1:01:52 Laura Fogli (ITA)
1:14:10 14th 1985 Enzo Davoglio (ITA)
1:07:14 Carla Beurskens (NED)
1:12:30 15th 1986[2] Alberto Cova (ITA)
1:02:04 Not held 16th 1987 Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
1:03:16 17th 1988 Diamantino dos Santos (BRA)
1:02:51 18th 1989 † John Ngugi (KEN)
1:01:24 19th 1990 Moses Tanui (KEN)
1:01:43 20th 1991 Moses Tanui (KEN)
1:00:51 21st 1992 Moses Tanui (KEN)
1:01:06 22nd 1993[2] Moses Tanui (KEN)
59:47 Rosanna Munerotto (ITA)
1:11:07 23rd 1994 Paul Tergat (KEN)
1:00:13 Maria Guida (ITA)
1:10:19 24th 1995[3] Paul Tergat (KEN)
59:56 Not held 25th 1996[3] Paul Tergat (KEN)
58:51 26th 1997 Paul Tergat (KEN)
1:00:23 27th 1998 Paul Tergat (KEN)
59:17 28th 1999 Paul Tergat (KEN)
59:22 29th 2000 Patrick Ivuti (KEN)
1:00:49 30th 2001 Patrick Ivuti (KEN)
1:00:42 31st 2002 Rachid Berradi (ITA)
1:00:20 32nd 2003 John Yuda (TAN)
1:00:25 33rd 2004 Robert Kipchumba (KEN)
1:00:21 Tiziana Alagia (ITA)
1:13:21 34th 2005 Wilson Kebenei (KEN)
1:00:11 Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
1:11:57 35th 2006 Paul Kimaiyo (KEN)
1:00:49 Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
1:10:55 36th 2007 Philemon Kipchumba Kisang (KEN)
1:00:55 Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
1:08:58 37th 2008 Philemon Kipchumba Kisang (KEN)
1:02:14 Maria Zeferina Baldaia (BRA)
1:13:50 38th 2009 Paul Kimaiyo Kimugul (KEN)
1:01:03 Aberu Kebede (ETH)
1:08:43 39th 2010 Moses Mosop (KEN)
59:20 Jane Jepkosgei Kiptoo (KEN)
1:09:52 40th 2011 Matthew Kisorio (KEN)
60:03 Ababel Eyeshaneh (ETH)
1:09:54 - † = The 1989 event featured a women's 10 km race which was won by New Zealand's Mary O'Connor in a time of 34:16 minutes.
References
- List of winners
- Albo d’oro. Stramilano. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- Stramilano Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
External links
- Official Stramilano website with English version
Categories:- Athletics competitions in Italy
- Half marathons
- Sport in Milan
- Recurring sporting events established in 1972
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