Maura Viceconte

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.

Maura Viceconte
Maura Viceconte at Sydney Olympics 2000
Personal information
Born(1967-10-03)3 October 1967
Susa, Italy
Died10 February 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 51)
Chiusa di San Michele, Italy
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Coached byRenato Canova
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Half marathon: 1:09:19 (2001)
  • Marathon: 2:23.47 (2000)
Medal record
European Championships
1998 BudapestMarathon
European Marathon Cup
1998 BudapestTeam event

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

References
  1. "Straneo record a Rotterdam 2h23:44" (in Italian). fidal.it. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 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. Pazzesco: è morta Maura Viceconte! Si è tolta la vita… (in Italian)
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