Maura Viceconte Explained

Maura Viceconte
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon
Country: Italy
Birth Date:1967 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Susa, Italy
Coach:Renato Canova
Death Place:Chiusa di San Michele, Italy
Weight:47kg (104lb)
Pb:
  • Half marathon: 1:09:19 (2001)
  • Marathon: 2:23.47 (2000)

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.[1] [2]

On 10 February 2019, Viceconte committed suicide by hanging, at the age of 51.[3]

Achievements

1995Venice MarathonVenice, Italy1stMarathon2:29:11
1996Atlanta, United States - MarathonDNF
1997Monaco MarathonMonte Carlo, Monaco1stMarathon2:28:16
1998Italian MarathonCarpi, Italy1stMarathon2:31:23
Budapest, Hungary3rdMarathon2:28:31
1999Rome, Italy1stMarathon2:29:36
2000Vienna, Austria1stMarathon2:23:47
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia12thMarathon2:29:26
2001Prague, Czech Republic1stMarathon2:26:33

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Straneo record a Rotterdam 2h23:44. fidal.it. it. 15 April 2012. 15 April 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. https://www.atleticalive.it/pazzesco-e-morta-maura-viceconte/ Pazzesco: è morta Maura Viceconte! Si è tolta la vita…