Kenya's Kipsos wins
Rome marathon; Cocchetti takes women's title
AP
24 March 2002 - Kenya's Vincent Kipsos won the Rome marathon Sunday, beating countryman Steven Matebo by more than a minute in the eighth edition of the race in the Italian capital.
Kipsos, recording a personal best time, finished the 42.2 kilometre race in 2h9:30. Matebo was the runner-up, finishing 1minute, 9 seconds back, followed by Ethiopia's Moges Taye with a time of 2:11:08.
Italy's Maria Cocchetti won the women's event in a time of 2:33:06, beating Ethiopian Gadisse Edato (2:33:36) and Belgian Sandra Van den Haesevelde (2:35:30).
The event, run under partly cloudy skies on a blustery day, drew some 40,000 entrants from 27 different countries. The race started and finished next to the Colosseum.
Leading Results
Men
1. Vincent Kipsos, Kenya, 2:9:30.
2. Steven Matebo, Kenya, 2:10:39.
3. Moges Taye, Ethiopia, 2:11:08.
4. Daniele
Caimmi, Italy, 2:11:33.
5. Frederick Chumba,
Kenya, 2:11:48.
6. Leonid Shvetsov, Russia, 2:12:08.
7. Denis Curzi, Italy, 2:12:28.
8. Simon Mayo, Kenya, 2:14:30.
9. Belay Walasha, Ethopia, 2:15:30.
10. Isaac Chemobo, Ethiopia, 2:16:12.
Women
1. Maria Cocchetti, Italy, 2:33:6.
2. Gadisse Edato, Ethiopia, 2:33:36.
3. Sandra Van Den Haesevelde, Belgium, 2:35:30.
4. Marcella
Mancini, Italy, 2:39:50.
5. Milka
Michailova, Bulgaria, 2:43:28.
6. Giustina Menna, Italy, 2:43:49.
7. Licia Cerri, Italy, 2:49:59.
8. Nadejda Gousseltchikova, Russia, 2:50:44.
9. A. Benatti, Italy,
2:51:18.
10.
Isabelle Florey, Switzerland 2:52:09.
