Marina Munćan
Marina Munćan (Serbian Cyrillic: Марина Мунћан; born November 6, 1982 in Pančevo) is a Serbian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. She represented Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She holds multiple Serbian records.
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| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1982 Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 44.0 kg (97.0 lb; 6.93 st) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Villanova | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 metres: 2:02.86[1] 1500 metres: 4:06.48[1] Mile: 4:31.52[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Running career
Collegiate
Munćan attended Villanova, for which she ran track and cross country. In addition to finishing in first place in various Big East middle-distance track races, she qualified for NCAA Track championships in 2003, 2004, and 2005.[2]
Post collegiate
She represented Serbia at the World Championships in 2007 and 2009 and European Championships in 2010 and 2012. At the 2009 Summer Universiade she won a gold medal in 1500 m with a time 4:15:53 minutes. She ran the women's 1500-m race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, barely missing qualification to the semifinal round recording a time of 4:11.25.
Major competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2001 | European Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 12th (h) | 1500 m | 4:25.21 |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | 1500 m | 4:15.32 |
| 2005 | Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 9th | 1500 m | 4:15.56 |
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| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9th | 1500 m | 4:14.60 |
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th | 1500 m | 4:12.56 | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:08.02 | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 8th | 1500 m | 4:20.01 |
| Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 1500 m | 4:14.13 | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 34th (h) | 1500 m | 4:15.18 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 21st (h) | 1500 m | 4:19.32 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 21st (h) | 1500 m | 4:18.09 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 1500 m | 4:15.63 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 27th (h) | 1500 m | 4:11.25 | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
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Indoor
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References
- IAAF. "athlete profile for Marina Munca".
- Villanova Athletics. "Marina Muncan profile".
External links
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