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

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	3 October 1967 Susa, Italy
Died	10 February 2019 (aged 51) Chiusa di San Michele, Italy
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon
Coached by	Renato Canova
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Half marathon: 1:09:19 (2001) Marathon: 2:23.47 (2000)
Medal record European Championships 1998 Budapest Marathon European Marathon Cup 1998 Budapest Team 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

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)

External links

• RAI Profile
• Maura Viceconte at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)