Helen Moros Explained

Helen Moros
Nationality:New Zealand
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:1990 Commonwealth Games
Club:Owairaka
Birth Date:2 November 1967
Death Place:Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand

Helen Moros (2 November 1967 – 6 February 2003) was a New Zealand long-distance runner.[1] In 1993, she won the 10,000 metres New Zealand national title in Wellington, recording a time of 32:32.24. She competed in the marathon event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, placing seventh.[2] Also in 1990, she placed third and fourth at the Los Angeles and Chicago marathons, respectively.[3] Outside of athletics, Moros was a schoolteacher.

On Waitangi Day 2003, Moros died at age 35 after collapsing at her Mount Wellington home. Having lived with anorexia since her adolescence,[4] her death was reported to have been caused by a heart attack. Her funeral was held in Auckland on 10 February 2003.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helen Moros. World Athletics. 1 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Helen Moros. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 1 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Runner: Helen Moros. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 1 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Treading a thin line. 28 June 2003. 1 April 2021. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. Web site: Helen Moros dead at age 35. 7 February 2003. 1 April 2021. The New Zealand Herald.
  6. Web site: Iron will to win brings tragic end. 14 February 2003. 1 April 2021. The New Zealand Herald.