| Ferrara Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Location | Ferrara, Italy |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1979 |
| Course records | Men: Patrick Chumba 2:12:39Women:  Sally Goldsmith 2:34:11 |
| Official site | Ferrara Marathon |
The Ferrara Marathon is an annual marathon competition hosted by the city of Ferrara, Italy. The inaugural year was 1979. The race was held in nearby Vigarano Mainarda for 1999 and earlier.
Key: Course record
| Edition | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38th | 19/03/2017 |  Michael Casolin (ITA) | 2:30:24 |  Bojana Bjeljac (CRO) | 2:41:12 |
| 37th | 20/03/2016 | Andrea Aragno (ITA) | 2:27:14 |  Josann Attard Pulis (MLT) | 2:52:51 |
| 36th | 15/03/2015 | Rudy Magagnoli (ITA) | 2:28:33 | Elehanna Silvani (ITA) | 3:05:35 |
| 35th | 16/03/2014 |  Mikhail Kulkov (RUS) | 2:21:20 | Claudia Gelsomino (ITA) | 2:49:43 |
| 34th | 24/03/2013 | Francesco Caliandro (ITA) | 2:28:40 | Barbara Cimmarusti (ITA) | 2:59:19 |
| 33rd | 25/03/2012 [1] | Pietro Cabassi (ITA) | 2:35:34 | Ilaria Zaccagni (ITA) | 2:58:28 |
| 32nd | 27/03/2011 | Zakayo Biwott (KEN) | 2:25:06 | Salina Kosgei (KEN) | 2:50:56 |
| — | 28/03/2010 | Race was cancelled | |||
| 31st | 08/03/2009 | Alberto Felloni (ITA) | 2:38:30 | Antonija Orlić (CRO) | 3:04:51 |
| 30th | 09/03/2008 |  Alexander Medhanie (ERI) | 2:15:24.1 | Antonija Orlić (CRO) | 2:57:51.7 |
| 29th | 11/03/2007 | Festus Kioko (KEN) | 2:19:52 | Marina Zanardi (ITA) | 2:56:15 |
| 28th | 19/03/2006 | Benson Mbithi (KEN) | 2:12:58 |  Paola Ventrella (ITA) | 2:43:52 |
| 27th | 20/03/2005 | Graziano Giordanengo (ITA) | 2:31:17 | Katia Bianchini (ITA) | 3:05:42 |
| 26th | 21/03/2004 | Pius Maritim (KEN) | 2:13:02.7 | Paola Ventrella (ITA) | 2:53:21.8 |
| 25th | 16/03/2003 | Andrew Eyapan (KEN) | 2:20:52.8 |  Isabelle LeDroit (CAN) | 2:45:14.0 |
| 24th | 17/03/2002 | Dominic Bannister (GBR) | 2:16:19 |  Karin Schön (SWE) | 2:38:22 |
| 23rd | 11/03/2001 | Francis Kipketer (KEN) | 2:15:21.2 | Isabelle LeDroit (CAN) | 2:38:58.8 |
| 22nd | 12/03/2000 | Ezekiel Kibiwot (KEN) | 2:13:08 | Giustina Menna (ITA) | 2:43:05 |
| 21st | 14/03/1999 | Patrick Chumba (KEN) | 2:14:34a | Gigliola Borghini (ITA) | 2:35:45a |
| 20th | 01/03/1998 | Patrick Chumba (KEN) | 2:12:39 |  Galina Zhulyeva (UKR) | 2:44:10 |
| 19th | 02/03/1997 |  Zebedayo Bayo (TAN) | 2:14:12 | Irina Khramova (RUS) | 2:45:50 |
| 18th | 03/03/1996 |  Clair Wathier (BRA) | 2:14:10 | Sally Goldsmith (GBR) | 2:34:11 |
| 17th | 19/03/1995 |  Petr Pipa (SVK) | 2:17:12 | Ornella Ferrara (ITA) | 2:39:34 |
| 16th | 20/03/1994 | Marco Di Lieto (ITA) | 2:19:41 |  Dana Hajná (CZE) | 2:48:47 |
| 15th | 21/03/1993 | Marcello Curioni (ITA) | 2:15:37 | Maura Bulzoni (ITA) | 3:00:41 |
| 14th | 15/03/1992 |  Mirko Vindiš (SLO) | 2:17:29 |  Weronika Gierwatowska (POL) | 2:51:11 |
| 13th | 17/03/1991 | Roberto Cassi (ITA) | 2:23:11 | Silvana Cucchietti (ITA) | 2:44:17 |
| 12th | 18/03/1990 |  Marjon Krempl (YUG) | 2:18:50 | Silvana Cucchietti (ITA) | 2:47:52 |
| 11th | 19/03/1989 | Mauro Irrera (ITA) | 2:20:35 | Maria Rita Zanaboni (ITA) | 3:04:13 |
| 10th | 20/03/1988 | Sergio Pesavento (ITA) | 2:19:03 | Maura Bulzoni (ITA) | 2:56:27 |
| 9th | 15/03/1987 | Renato Lavina (ITA) | 2:20:31 | Maura Bulzoni (ITA) | 2:59:25 |
| 8th | 16/03/1986 | Sergio Fabbri (ITA) | 2:22:08 | Sandra Gatti (ITA) | 3:16:49 |
| 7th | 17/03/1985 | Paolo Morandini (ITA) | 2:24:01 | Fabrizia Buffon (ITA) | 3:16:32 |
| 6th | 18/03/1984 | Giuseppe Rossetti (ITA) | 2:29:37 | Adriana Alessandrini (ITA) | 3:13:53 |
| 5th | 20/03/1983 | Mauro Cilia (ITA) | 2:32:06 | Adriana Alessandrini (ITA) | 3:25:59 |
| 4th | 21/03/1982 | Massimo Franchi (ITA) | 2:24:02 | Anna Messina (ITA) | 3:29:31 |
| 3rd | 22/03/1981 | Loris Gennari (ITA) | 2:26:31 | Iside Bentivogli (ITA) | 3:40:25 |
| 2nd | 30/03/1980 | Giuseppe Rossetti (ITA) | 2:30:01 | Patrizia Dall'Olio (ITA) | 3:40:54 |
| 1st | 28/04/1979 | Loris Gennari (ITA) | 2:29:01 | No competition | |
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