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Roma-Ostia Half Marathon
File:Roma - EUR - Obelisco EUR.jpg
A view of Via Cristoforo Colombo, where the race begins
DateMid-March
LocationRome, Italy
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established1974
Course recordsMen's: 58:02 (2022)
Kenya Sabastian Sawe
Women's: 1:06:03 (2022)
Kenya Irene Kimais
Official siteRoma-Ostia Half Marathon
Participants5,695 finishers (2022)
4,534 finishers (2021)
8,458 (2019)

The Roma–Ostia Half Marathon (Italian: Roma Ostia Mezza Maratona or Italian: Maratonina Roma-Ostia)[1] is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in early March in Rome, Italy. The course begins in the EUR district of the city and follows a direct southeasterly route to the finish point near the beaches of Ostia.[2] It is Italy's most popular half marathon, with a record 12,000 entries and 9,485 finishers in 2011.[3] The competition is organised by the Gruppo Sportivo Bancari Romani in partnership with RCS Sports & Events comprises three distinct races. There is an elite level race for male and female athletes, a popular fun run for amateurs, and a "Business Run" which sees teams of runners represent domestic companies in the Campionato Italian Imprenditori di Mezza Maratona (Italian Business Championships in the Half Marathon).[4] The Roma-Ostia race has been held every year since its inception, with the exceptions of 1982 and 1999.[5] The race was inaugurated in March 1974 and was held on a 28-kilometre course. In its first dozen editions, the Roma-Ostia ranged from a distance of 27 km to 30 km. It was converted into an official half marathon race of 21.1 km for the 1987 edition and has remained so ever since. The course has a point-to-point format and as a result it some editions have had an overall downhill drop, as well as athlete-assisting tailwinds. Due to these factors, some performances have been ineligible for personal bests or records.[5] In 2011 the course was significantly altered, allowing for faster times and record performances.[3][6] Both the men's and women's course records were set in 2012. Philemon Kimeli Limo's time of 59:32 minutes stands as the men's course record, while Florence Kiplagat's run of 1:06:38 is the current record for females.[7] The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8][9] Past winners of the elite race include Stefano Baldini (the 2004 Olympic marathon champion), four-time Boston Marathon winner Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Franca Fiacconi (1998 New York Marathon winner), Olympic marathon bronze medalist Galen Rupp, 2020 Tokyo Marathon winner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, and Mediterranean champion Souad Aït Salem.[5]

Past winners

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Welshman Steve Jones was among the first foreign-born winners of the Roma-Ostia.
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Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya won the 2002 race.
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Nadia Ejjafini (then representing Bahrain) became Asia's first winner in 2006.

Key:   Course record   Race distance 27–30 km

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
I 1974 File:Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Risi (ITA) 1:28:54 File:Flag of Italy.svg Manuela Mausoli (ITA) 2:05:59
II 1975 File:Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Accaputo (ITA) 1:29:46 File:Flag of Italy.svg Maria Pirozzi (ITA) 2:07:23
III 1976 File:Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Cervigni (ITA) 1:27:55 File:Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Pedaletti (ITA) 2:06:43
IV 1977 File:Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Erotavo (ITA) 1:27:42 File:Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Pedaletti (ITA) 2:05:38
V 1978 File:Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Risi (ITA) 1:31:47 File:Flag of Italy.svg Chiara Castellani (ITA) 2:07:17
VI 1979 File:Flag of Italy.svg Marco Marchei (ITA) 1:27:10 File:Flag of Italy.svg Maura Bertetto (ITA) 2:07:55
VII 1980 File:Flag of Italy.svg Marco Marchei (ITA) 1:34:01 File:Flag of Italy.svg Rossana Matrella (ITA) 2:11:46
VIII 1981 File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg Dereje Nedi (ETH) 1:21:20 File:Flag of Italy.svg Silvana Cruciata (ITA) 1:42:06
1982 Cancelled
IX 1983 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bernard Ford (GBR) 1:24:30 File:Flag of Italy.svg Rita Marchisio (ITA) 1:38:53
X 1984 File:Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Nicosia (ITA) 1:25:04 File:Flag of Italy.svg Silvana Cruciata (ITA) 1:40:56
XI 1985 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Jones (GBR) 1:26:25 File:Flag of Italy.svg Maria Curatolo (ITA) 1:43:13
XII 1986 File:Flag of Italy.svg Loris Pimazzoni (ITA) 1:34:13 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angie Pain (GBR) 1:50:13
XIII 1987 File:Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Nicosia (ITA) 1:02:12 File:Flag of Italy.svg Silvana Cucchietti (ITA) 1:14:32
XIV 1988 File:Flag of Morocco.svg El Mostafa Nechchadi (MAR) 1:04:32 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glynis Penny (GBR) 1:15:02
XV 1989 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Thackery (GBR) 1:02:10 File:Flag of Italy.svg Graziella Striuli (ITA) 1:14:35
XVI 1990 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Thackery (GBR) 1:01:44 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Rakiya Maraoui (MAR) 1:14:56
XVII 1991 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Juma Mnyampanda (TAN) 1:02:34 File:Flag of Poland.svg Izabela Zatorska (POL) 1:13:02
XVIII 1992 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Andrew Masai (KEN) 1:02:18 File:Flag of Italy.svg Anna Villani (ITA) 1:12:12
XIX 1993 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Andrew Masai (KEN) 1:02:23 File:Flag of Italy.svg Anna Villani (ITA) 1:12:34
XX 1994 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Ermili (MAR) 1:02:27 File:Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Oussacheva (RUS) 1:14:59
XXI 1995 File:Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Ruggiero (ITA) 1:02:53 File:Flag of Italy.svg Rosanna Munerotto (ITA) 1:11:36
XXII 1996 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Philemon Metto (KEN) 1:01:53 File:Flag of Italy.svg Patrizia Ritondo (ITA) 1:13:07
XXIII 1997 File:Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Baldini (ITA) 1:00:56 File:Flag of Italy.svg Rosanna Munerotto (ITA) 1:12:50
XXIV 1998 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Philip Chirchir (KEN) 1:02:23 File:Flag of Italy.svg Franca Fiacconi (ITA) 1:13:19
1999 Not held
XXV 2000 File:Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Ingargiola (ITA) 1:01:19 File:Flag of Italy.svg Maura Viceconte (ITA) 1:11:07
XXVI 2001 File:Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Battocletti (ITA) 1:02:24 File:Flag of Italy.svg Tiziana Alagia (ITA) 1:11:29
XXVII 2002 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Robert Cheruiyot (KEN) 1:00:06 File:Flag of Italy.svg Gloria Marconi (ITA) 1:11:31
XXVIII 2003 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Boniface Usisivu (KEN) 1:01:13 File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Gloria Marconi (ITA) 1:09:25
XXIX 2004 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Paul Kirui (KEN) 1:00:22 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Hafida Izem (MAR) 1:10:39
XXX 2005 File:Flag of Kenya.svg James Kwambai (KEN) 1:00:45 File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Rosaria Console (ITA) 1:09:34
XXXI 2006 File:Flag of Kenya.svg William Rotich (KEN) 1:00:12 File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Nadia Ejjafini (BHR) 1:10:43
XXXII 2007 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Benson Barus (KEN) 1:00:18 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Souad Aït Salem (ALG) 1:10:29
XXXIII 2008 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Jonathan Kipkorir (KEN) 1:00:19 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Souad Aït Salem (ALG) 1:09:15
XXXIV 2009 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Elijah Keitany (KEN) 1:00:59 File:Flag of Italy.svg Anna Incerti (ITA) 1:09:24
XXXV 2010 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Peter Kimeli (KEN) 1:01:51 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Alice Timbilil (KEN) 1:10:34
XXXVI 2011 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Tujuba Megersa (ETH) 59:58 File:Flag of Italy.svg Anna Incerti (ITA) 1:09:06
XXXVII 2012 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Philemon Limo (KEN) 59:32[10] File:Flag of Kenya.svg Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 1:06:38
XXXVIII 2013 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Wilson Kiprop (KEN) 59:15[11] File:Flag of Kenya.svg Flomena Cheyech (KEN) 1:07:39
XXXIX 2014 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Aziz Lahbabi (MAR) 59:25[12] File:Flag of Kenya.svg Caroline Chepkwony (KEN) 1:08:48
XL 2015 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Robert Chemosin (KEN) 59:37[13] File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Amane Beriso (ETH) 1:08:43
XLI 2016 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Solomon Yego (KEN) 58:44 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 1:07:08
XLII 2017 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Guye Adola (ETH) 59:18 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Gladys Cherono (KEN) 1:07:01
XLIII 2018 File:Flag of the United States.svg Galen Rupp (USA) 59:47 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Haftamnesh Tesfay (ETH) 1:09:02
XLIV 2019 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Guye Adola (ETH) 1:00:17 File:Flag of Israel.svg Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (ISR) 1:06:40
2020 Cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak[8]
XLV 2021 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Abdisa Tola (ETH) 59:54 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Joyce Tele (KEN) 1:06:35
XLVI 2022 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Sabastian Sawe (KEN) 58:02 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Irene Kimais (KEN) 1:06:03
XLVII 2023 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Isaac Kipkemboi (KEN) 59:17 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Dorcas Tuitoek (KEN) 1:06:21
XLVIII 2024 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Emmanuel Wafula (KEN) 1:01:10 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Mary Ngugi (KEN) 1:07:38

Wins by country

Country Men's Women's Total
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 14 26 40
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 20 9 29
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 5 3 8
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 4 2 6
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 3 2 5
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 0 2 2
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 0 1 1
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 0 1 1
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 0 1 1
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 0 1 1
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 1 0 1
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 1 0 1

References

  1. Monti, Dave (2011-02-27). Course records fall at Maratonina Roma-Ostia. Universal Sports Retrieved on 2011-03-04.
  2. Percorso 2011 (in Italian). RomaOstia. Retrieved on 2011-03-04.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Zorzi, Alberto (2010-02-28). Kimeli and Timbilil battle the winds to take Roma Ostia titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-04.
  4. Business Run. RomaOstia. Retrieved on 2011-03-04.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Civai, Franco (2011-03-01). Rome-Ostia Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-03-04.
  6. Viola, Elena (2011-02-27). Beyu and Incerti win at Roma Ostia. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-04.
  7. Sampaolo, Diego (2012-02-26). Kiplagat sizzles sub-1:07 at Roma-Ostia Half. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-15.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "ROMAOSTIA HALF MARATHON ON SUNDAY 8th MARCH CANCELED. – Huawei RomaOstia". 4 March 2020.
  9. "World Athletics Label Road Races". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. Half Marathon 2012. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-15.
  11. Sampaolo, Diego (2013-03-03). Kiprop and Cheyech triumph in Roma-Ostia Half. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-04.
  12. Sampaolo, Diego (2014-03-02). Morocco's Aziz Lahbabi surprises with 59:25 win at the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-02.
  13. Sampaolo, Diego (2015-03-02). Chemosin clocks world-leading 59:37 to win Rome-Ostia Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-02.

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