Turin Marathon

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Turin Marathon
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2008 Turin Marathon
DateMid-November
Location Turin, Italy
Event typeRoad
Distance Marathon
Established1987
Official site Team Marathon

The Turin Marathon (Italian : Maratona di Torino Gran Premio La Stampa) is an annual marathon race which takes place in Turin, Italy in November.

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History

The first edition of the modern race was held in 1987, although other marathon competitions have been held in the city prior to this, including sporadic races in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the earliest known instance of a race in 1897. [1] [2] The competition has been broadcast live on television by Italy's state broadcaster RAI. [3]

The marathon race is divided into two sections: the competitive race and the non-competitive race. Prizes are available for the best performers in the competitive events for both men and women. All participants in this competition must be registered with the Italian athletics federation (Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera). This race attracts a number of international, professional runners each year, with Kenyans and Ethiopian athletes comprising the main competition against the national-level Italian athletes. [4]

The non-competitive race is a fun run which is open to the public, although runners must attend a compulsory medical before taking part. [4] The race day also includes two further competitions; the Stratorino (a 6 km fun run and walk in the city) and the junior marathon (a 1 km race for children) are available to the public and proceeds go to charity. [1] Over 2500 runners took part in the marathon in 2010. Some 7000 people took part in the Stratorino in 2010, while the junior kilometre race attracted a field of 12,000 fun runners. [5]

The course of the marathon race begins in Piazza Castello in the centre of Turin. The oval, looped circuit of 42.195 km heads out of the city and passes a number of surrounding villages in the area in the following order: Moncalieri, Nichelino, Beinasco, Orbassano, Rivalta, Rivoli and Collegno. After reaching Collegno, the course heads eastwards back towards Piazza Castello in Turin, which is the finishing point for the race. [6] The current course records for the competition are 2:07:45 for men (set by Simretu Alemayehu in 2001) and 2:26:22 for women (set by Agnes Kiprop in 2009). [2]

The competition was previously held in April but it changed to its current mid-November timing for the 2010 edition. [7] In earlier editions, the course was held elsewhere in the Province of Turin, tracing a path from Susa to Avigliana. It was known as the Susavigliana Marathon during this period between 1987 and 1990. [2]

Precursors to the modern competition include the Turin International Marathon, which was held annually from 1919 to 1933. The marathon event for the inaugural 1934 European Athletics Championships was held the following year. [2] The city also hosts the annual Turin Half Marathon, which is organised by the same group as the full marathon and takes place in September. [8]

Past winners

Key:  Course record  Italian championship race  Short course

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
I1987Flag of Italy.svg  Luigi Chiampo  (ITA)2:17:00Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Curatolo  (ITA)2:45:54
II1988Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Borelli  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Giampaolo Messina  (ITA)
2:17:12Flag of Italy.svg  Silvana Cucchietti  (ITA)2:48:25
III1989Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Kipsang  (KEN)2:30:32Flag of Italy.svg  Cinzia Allasia  (ITA)3:07:21
IV1990Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Truschi  (ITA)2:13:17Flag of Italy.svg  Cinzia Allasia  (ITA)2:52:28
V1991Flag of Italy.svg  Walter Durbano  (ITA)2:10:03Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Alla Doudaeva  (BLR)2:39:41
VI1992Flag of Italy.svg  Alessio Faustini  (ITA)2:11:03Flag of Ukraine.svg  Irina Sklyarenko  (UKR)2:37:39
VII1993Flag of Italy.svg  Walter Durbano  (ITA)2:11:13Flag of Italy.svg  Emma Scaunich  (ITA)2:34:17
VIII1994Flag of Kenya.svg  Michael Kipkai  (KEN)2:10:08Flag of Italy.svg  Laura Fogli  (ITA)2:31:45
IX1995Flag of Algeria.svg  Sid-Ali Sakhri  (ALG)2:11:35Flag of Italy.svg  Rosanna Munerotto  (ITA)2:29:31
X1996Flag of Kenya.svg  Abel Gisemba  (KEN)2:11:41Flag of Italy.svg  Franca Fiacconi  (ITA)2:29:18
XI1997Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Chebet  (KEN)2:08:23Flag of Estonia.svg  Jane Salumäe  (EST)2:27:04
XII1998Flag of Kenya.svg  Japhet Kosgei  (KEN)2:09:59Flag of Italy.svg  Franca Fiacconi  (ITA)2:30:21
XIII1999Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Korir  (KEN)2:08:27Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Guida  (ITA)2:28:28
XIV2000Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Simretu Alemayehu  (ETH)2:08:33Flag of Kenya.svg  Florence Barsosio  (KEN)2:27:58
XV2001Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Simretu Alemayehu  (ETH)2:07:45Flag of Italy.svg  Tiziana Alagia  (ITA)2:27:54
XVI2002Flag of Italy.svg  Alberico Di Cecco  (ITA)2:10:27Flag of Kenya.svg  Anastasia Ndereba  (KEN)2:29:25
XVII2003Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Daniele Caimmi  (ITA)2:10:08Flag of Norway.svg  Stine Larsen  (NOR)2:27:20
XVIII2004Flag of Kenya.svg  Frederick Cherono  (KEN)2:08:38Flag of Slovenia.svg  Helena Javornik  (SLO)2:31:13
XIX2005Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Goffi  (ITA)2:11:13Flag of Kenya.svg  Beatrice Omwanza  (KEN)2:30:41
XX2006Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephen Kibiwott  (KEN)2:10:10Flag of Kenya.svg  Jane Ekimat  (KEN)2:32:18
XXI2007Flag of Kenya.svg  Philemon Kirwa  (KEN)2:10:24Flag of Hungary.svg  Anikó Kálovics  (HUN)2:29:24
XXII2008Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephen Kibiwott  (KEN)2:10:13Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenza Sicari  (ITA)2:29:51
XXIII2009Flag of Kenya.svg  Benson Barus  (KEN)2:09:07Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Kiprop  (KEN)2:26:22
XXIV2010Flag of Italy.svg  Ruggero Pertile  (ITA)2:10:58Flag of Kenya.svg  Priscah Jeptoo  (KEN)2:27:02
XXV2011Flag of Morocco.svg  Ennaji El Idrissi  (MAR)2:08:13Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuliya Ruban  (UKR)2:27:10
XXVI2012Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Terer  (KEN)2:10:34Flag of Kenya.svg  Sharon Cherop  (KEN)2:23:57
XXVII2013Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Terer  (KEN)2:08:52Flag of Italy.svg  Ivana Iozzia  (ITA)2:34:52
XXVIII2014 [9] Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Rutto  (KEN)2:10:00Flag of Kenya.svg  Esther Ndiema  (KEN)2:28:41
XXIX2015 [10] Flag of Kenya.svg  Alex Saekwo  (KEN)2:15:29Flag of Italy.svg  Silvia Weissteiner  (ITA)2:32:35
XXX2016 [11] Flag of Morocco.svg  Youssef Sbaai  (MAR)2:13:43Flag of Italy.svg  Laila Soufyane  (ITA)2:36:32
XXXI2017 [12] Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Giacobazzi  (ITA)2:15:25Flag of Poland.svg  Patrycja Włodarczyk  (POL)2:53:27

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