Nationality Italian Role Olympic athlete Events Marathon Name Maura Viceconte Coached by Renato Canova | Sport Athletics Weight 47 kg Country Italy Height 1.56 m | |
Born October 3, 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-10-03 ) Susa, Italy Personal best(s) Half marathon: 1:09:19 (2001)
Marathon: 2:23.47 (2000) | ||
Maura Viceconte (born 3 October 1967 in Susa, Piedmont) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented her native country twice (1996 and 2000) at the Summer Olympics.
Biography
She 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.
References
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