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. 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. The marathon race has incorporated the Italian Championship in the event, hostingthe national title event in 2005 and 2006. 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. 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.
Past winners
Vedelago Marathon era
Key:
Edition
Year
Men's winner
Time
Women's winner
Time
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
Key:
Edition
Year
Men's winner
Time
Women's winner
Time
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
Statistics
;Multiple winners
Marcella Mancini is the only athlete to have won the race on multiple occasions
;Winners by country
Country
Men's race
Women's race
Total
12
3
15
3
12
15
2
2
4
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
Note: Statistics are for Maratona di Sant'Antonio era only
