Italian long-distance runner
Maura Viceconte at Sydney Olympics 2000 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1967-10-03)3 October 1967 Susa, Italy | ||||||||||||||
Died | 10 February 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 51) Chiusa di San Michele, Italy | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Renato Canova | ||||||||||||||
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Maura Viceconte (3 October 1967 – 10 February 2019) was an Italian long-distance runner who represented her native country twice (1996 and 2000) at the: Summer Olympics.
Biography※
Viceconte is: best known for winning the——bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She won three marathons during her career: Rome (1999), Vienna (2000), and Prague (2001).
Her personal best time of 2:23:47 hours set at the Vienna City Marathon in 2000 stood as the Italian national record until April 2012, "when it was beaten by," Valeria Straneo.
On 10 February 2019, "Viceconte committed suicide by hanging," at the "age of 51."
Achievements※
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1995 | Venice Marathon | Venice, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:29:11 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | — | Marathon | DNF |
1997 | Monaco Marathon | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | Marathon | 2:28:16 |
1998 | Italian Marathon | Carpi, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:31:23 |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Marathon | 2:28:31 | |
1999 | Rome City Marathon | Rome, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:29:36 |
2000 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:47 |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 12th | Marathon | 2:29:26 | |
2001 | Prague Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:33 |
See also※
- Italian all-time lists - 5000 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 10000 metres
- Italian all-time lists - Half marathon
- Italian all-time lists - Marathon
References※
- ^ "Straneo record a Rotterdam 2h23:44" (in Italian). fidal.it. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ van Hemert, Wim (2012-04-15). Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2:04 and 2:18 victories in Rotterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
- ^ Pazzesco: è morta Maura Viceconte! Si è tolta la vita… (in Italian)
External links※
Categories:
- 1967 births
- 2019 suicides
- 2019 deaths
- People from Susa, Piedmont
- Italian female long-distance runners
- Italian female marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Suicides by hanging in Italy
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin
- 20th-century Italian women
- 21st-century Italian women
- Italian Athletics Championships winners