The Venice Marathon is a marathon

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...

 road race

Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...

 that has been held each year in Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

 since 1986, usually in October. The race is currently sponsored by Casino di Venezia (Venice Casino), and thus it is known as the Casino di Venezia Venice Marathon. Ponte della Libertà

Ponte della Libertà

Ponte della Libertà is a road bridge connecting the city of Venice to Mestre, on the mainland of Italy.Designed in 1932 by engineer Eugenio Miozzi, and opened by Benito Mussolini in 1933 as Ponte Littorio, the bridge is the only access for road vehicles to the capital city of Veneto...

 and Parco San Giuliano are among the landmarks which are featured on the course. The competition celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010 and that year it hosted the men's Italian marathon championships, which was won by Migidio Bourifa

Migidio Bourifa

Migidio Bourifa is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races.He formerly competed for Morocco.He finished tenth in the marathon at the 2002 European Championships...

.

Winners

Key:

Year	Men's winner	Nationality	Time	Women's winner	Nationality	Time
2011	Tadese Aredo		2:09:13	Helena Kirop Helena Kirop Helena Loshanyang Kirop is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Her personal best for the distance is 2:23:37 hours and she has won the Prague International Marathon and Venice Marathon....		2:23:37
2010	Simon Mukun Kamama		2:09:35	Makda Harun Haji		2:28:08
2009	John Komen		2:08:13	Anne Kosgei Anne Kosgei Anne Jepkemboi Kosgei is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running, including the marathon. She has won her first marathon races in San Sebastián and Trieste, and went on to win both the Belgrade Marathon and Venice Marathon in 2009...		2:27:46
2008	Joseph Lomala		2:11:06	Anikó Kálovics Anikó Kálovics Anikó Kálovics is a Hungarian runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. She is a three-time Olympian and has won both the Venice Marathon and Italian Marathon.-Career:...		2:31:24
2007	Jonathan Kipkorir Kosgei		2.12.27	Linah Cheruiyot		2:27:02
2006	Jonathan Kipkorir Kosgei		2:10.18	Linah Cheruiyot		2:33.44
2005	Mubarak Hassan Shami Mubarak Hassan Shami Mubarak Hassan Shami is a Kenyan-born Qatari long-distance runner. He specializes in half marathon and marathon races.He won the Baringo Half Marathon, a race inaugurated by Paul Tergat, in 2005 and 2006, becoming the first runner to defend the title....		2:09.22	Emily Kimuria		2:28.42
2004	Raymond Kipkoech		2:09.54	Jane Ekimat		2:32.08
2003	El Hassan Lahssini		2:11.01	Anne Jelagat		2:30.17
2002	David Makori		2:08.49	Anastasia Ndereba		2:29.03
2001	Moges Taye Moges Taye Moges Taye is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia. His breakthrough performance came at the Rome City Marathon in 1996, which he won in a time of 2:12:03...		2:10.08	Zahia Dahmani		2:33.32
2000	John Bungei		2:09.50	Ruth Kutol Ruth Kutol Ruth Jepkoech Kutol is a Kenyan long-distance runner, from Ainabkoi, Uasin Gishu District.She won the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale in 1998, one second off the course record...		2:28.16
1999	Julius Bitok		2:10.34	Sonia Maccioni		2:28.54
1998	Japhet Kosgei Japhet Kosgei Japhet Kosgei is a retired long-distance runner from Kenya, who won several marathons during his career, including the 1999 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon and 2006 Belgrade Marathon. His personal best is 2:07:09. He won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1999.-Achievements:- References :...		2:11.27	Lucilla Andreucci Lucilla Andreucci Lucilla Andreucci is a retired female long-distance runner from Italy. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on December 3, 2000 in Milan, Italy.-Achievements:-References:*...		2:30.34
1997	Antonio Serrano Antonio Serrano (athlete) Antonio Serrano Sánchez is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:58.56 min *5000 metres - 13:22.40 min...		2:11.59	Irina Kazakova		2:33.44
1996	Sid-Ali Sakhri		2:11.11	Alena Mazouka		2:31.07
1995	Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi is an Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics...		2:09.26	Maura Viceconte Maura Viceconte Maura Viceconte is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics. She is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary...		2:29.11
1994	Tena Negere Tena Negere Tena Negere is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo, Egypt. He also triumphed in the 1992 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:04 on December 6, 1992...		2:10.50	Ornella Ferrara Ornella Ferrara Ornella Ferrara is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. She represented her country twice at the Summer Olympics and was the bronze medalist in the marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics...		2:32.16
1993	Artur Castro		2:10.06	Helena Javornik Helena Javornik Helena Javornik is a Slovenian long-distance runner who has specialized in all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon race....		2:37.27
1992	Joaquim Pinheiro Joaquim Pinheiro Joaquim Pinheiro is a retired Portuguese runner.He competed in the marathon at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics, both times without finishing the race.-Achievements:-External links:*...		2:13.33	Emma Scaunich		2:35.06
1991	Carlo Terzer		2:14.49	Antonella Bizioli		2:36.56
1990	Gelindo Bordin Gelindo Bordin Gelindo Bordin is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born at Vicenza, Bordin made his first breakthrough at the 1986 European Championships, where he won a gold medal....		2:13.42	Laura Fogli Laura Fogli Laura Fogli is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.She won the inaugural edition of the Rome City Marathon in 1982....		2:38.34
1989	Marco Milano		2:16.08	Emma Scaunich		2:36.02
1988	Orlando Pizzolato Orlando Pizzolato Orlando Pizzolato is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 16th place...		2:15.24	Graziella Striuli		2:39.04
1987	Salvatore Bettiol Salvatore Bettiol Salvatore Bettiol is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in fourth place at the 1990 European Championships in Split, FR Yugoslavia.-Achievements:-References:*...		2:10.01	Rita Marchisio Rita Marchisio Rita Marchisio is a former long-distance runner from Italy, who won the inaugural Osaka Ladies Marathon on January 24, 1982 in an Italian record time of 2:32:55 hours. More than a year later the record was broken by Laura Fogli in the New York City Marathon: 2:31:49.-Achievements:-References:...		2:29.36
1986	Salvatore Bettiol Salvatore Bettiol Salvatore Bettiol is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in fourth place at the 1990 European Championships in Split, FR Yugoslavia.-Achievements:-References:*...		2:18.44	Paola Moro Paola Moro Paola Moro is a retired female long-distance runner from Italy. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ended up in 20th place in the women's marathon...		2:38.10

External links

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