ITALY: GUIDO GENICCO WINS ROME MARATHON

Record ID: 309346

  • Title: ITALY: GUIDO GENICCO WINS ROME MARATHON
  • Date: 1st May 1989
  • Summary: Highlights of race, first two runners cross finishing line. Initials SPORT: ATHLETICS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 16th May 1989 13:00
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  • Location: Rome, Italy
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA64T284M3K3K8A1AWFA8V6Z1WO
  • Story Text: Rome, Italy

    Guido Genicco of Italy upset the favoured Gerry Helme of Britain on May 1 to win the eighth running of the Rome Marathon.

    Genicco clocked 2 hours 20 minutes 43 seconds over the course that passed by such sites as the Colosseum and the Spanish Steps and through St. Peter's Square.

    Helme, the overwhelmingly pre-race favourite, finished 8 minutes 11 seconds behind the winner.

    Italy's Mario De Persio finished third in 2:30.24.

    <strong>Source: REUTERS - Mella</strong>
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