The Italian Marathon memorial Enzo Ferrari (Italian name: Maratona d’Italia memorial Enzo Ferrari) is an annual

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race in the

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which begins in

Maranello Maranello ( Modenese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy, 18 km from Modena, with a population of 17,504 as of 2017. It is known worldwide as the home of Ferrari and the Formula 1 racing ...

and finishes in

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. Its inaugural event was held in 1988. The event takes place in October and features both a male and female competition.

History

The competition can be traced back further as editions of the Carpi Marathon were held in 1962, 1969, 1970 and 1985, but these were under the auspices of a separate

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group and are not considered to be part of the current race's history.Italia Memorial Enzo Ferrari Marathon
ARSS (2008-10-16). Retrieved on 2009-10-13. The race's current route from Maranello to Carpi began in 1999, the same year that the competition began its sponsorship arrangement with

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and became known as the Memorial

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, in honour of the company's founder. Since 2001, a

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marathon has also been contested at the same time as the traditional

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marathon.Historical Notes
. Italian Marathon. Retrieved on 2009-10-13. The race has doubled up as the national Italian marathon championships on a number of occasions. The 2008 edition of the race was dedicated to the centennial anniversary of

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's achievement at the

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in the

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.Denman, Elliott (2008-07-23)
Remembering the Incredible 1908 Marathon
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''. Retrieved on 2009-10-13. Hungarian runner

Anikó Kálovics Anikó Kálovics (born 13 May 1977) is a Hungarian runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. She is a four-time Olympian (2000–2012) and has won both the Venice Marathon and Italian Marathon. Career She was born in Szomba ...

is the only athlete to have won the race on two occasions.

Past winners

Key:

By country

Other editions

Key:

References

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Race winners

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(2008-10-16). Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
Marathon Golden Record Book
Italian Marathon. Retrieved on 2009-10-13. ;Specific

External links

Official website
*Edition summaries from

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2003
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