Maura Viceconte

1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)Weight47 kg (104 lb)SportCountry ItalySportAthleticsEventMarathonCoached byRenato CanovaAchievements and titlesPersonal bests

• 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

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

External links

• Maura Viceconte at World Athletics
• Maura Viceconte at ARRS
• Maura Viceconte at Olympics.com
• Maura Viceconte at Olympedia
• Maura Viceconte at RAI