In the space of 19 months, Italian athletes have improved the national marathon record three times and have always done so in Spain.
19 March 2023 – Barcelona
Iliass Aouani he finishes the Barcelona marathon in 2:07:16 and improves by three seconds the record set three years earlier in Seville by Eyob Faniel (2:07:19)
18 February 2024 – Seville
At the second marathon of his career, Yemen Crippa takes 2:06:06 to complete the 42,195 km of Seville and puts the national record of Iliass Aouani.
1 December 2024 – Valencia
Intensifying the action in the last 10 km and improving the personal best by more than four minutes, Yhoannes Chiappinelli closes the Valencia marathon in thirteenth position with a time of 2:05:24, forty-two seconds less than the national record of Yemen Crippa.