Maratona di Sant'Antonio explained

Bgcolour:	darkred
Date:	April
Location:	Padua, Italy
Type:	Road
Distance:	Marathon, Half marathon
Est:	2000
Sponsor:	Alì
Participants:	1,044 finishers (2022) 1,147 finishers (2021) 1,244 (2019)
Record:	Men's: 2:08:22 (2024) Timothy Kipchumba Women's: 2:29:18 (2018) Waganesh Mekasha

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.

History

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]

The success of African runners at the marathon drew the ire of Pietro Giovannoni, a local politician and Lega Nord member, who said public funds should not be used to support a race won by foreigners. The city's deputy mayor Ivo Rossi condemned the comments, saying they were idiotic and damaging to the region's image.^[8]

Past winners

Vedelago Marathon era

Key:

class=unsortable	Edition	Year	class=unsortable	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	1988		2:36:46		3:18:14
2nd	1989		2:35:39		3:21:41
3rd	1990		2:31:41		3:30:38
4th	1991		2:26:43		3:17:17
5th	1992		2:31:17		3:15:20
6th	1993		2:32:39		3:26:58
7th	1994		2:23:55		3:14:22
8th	1995		2:25:14		3:02:17
9th	1996		2:21:27		3:03:03
10th	1997		2:22:50		2:53:52
11th	1998		2:24:10		2:59:03
12th	1999		2:19:26		3:00:45

Maratona di Sant'Antonio era

Marathon

Key:

class=unsortable	Edition	Year	class=unsortable	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	2000		2:13:55		2:30:20
2nd	2001		2:11:51.8		2:30:54.4
3rd	2002		2:11:01		2:37:23
4th	2003		2:10:37.7		2:36:14.0
5th	2004		2:10:43.5		2:32:02.6
6th	2005		2:11:24.3		2:35:54.4
7th	2006		2:11:17.8		2:34:51.8
8th	2007		2:10:38.8		2:30:34.7
9th	2008		2:11:00.6		2:35:24.1
10th	2009		2:09:42		2:31:03
11th	2010		2:10:46		2:30:19
12th	2011		2:09:02		2:29:25
13th	2012		2:09:14		2:31:55
14th	2013		2:13:00		2:36:18
15th	2014		2:12:03		2:36:32
16th	2015		2:09:32		2:41:28
17th	2016		2:12:16		2:37:04
18th	2017		2:10:43		2:32:52
19th	2018		2:12:23		2:29:18
20th	2019		2:12:20		2:29:30
22nd	2022		2:10:01		2:31:21
23rd	2023		2:13:49		2:30:45
24th	2024		2:08:22		2:31:47

Half marathon

class=unsortable	Edition	Year	class=unsortable	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
21st	2021		59:19		1:09:06

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
	13	3	16
	3	12	15
	2	2	4
	1	1	2
	1	0	1
	0	1	1
	0	1	1

• Note: Statistics are for Maratona di Sant'Antonio era only

References

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

Notes and References

1. http://maratonasantantonio.it/?page_id=201&lang=it Le Stracittadine
2. Franco Civai et al (2011-04-21). Sant' Antonio Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
3. http://maratonasantantonio.it/?page_id=178&lang=it La Maratona
4. Sampaolo, Diego (2011-04-17). Tadese and Chepsoi cruise to PB victories at Padua Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
5. Sampaoli, Diego (2006-04-23). Pertile and Mancini take Italian titles in a warm Padua Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
6. Sampaolo, Diego (2005-04-24). Lokira wins Padua Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
7. http://www.fidal.it/showquestion.php?faq=65&fldAuto=13199 Maratona, a Padova percorso da record
8. Kington, Tom (2010-12-05). Padua councillor calls for scrapping of funds for marathon 'Africans always win'. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2013-02-23.