Maricica Puică

Maricica Puică

Personal information
Born	29 July 1950
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for Romania Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles 3000 m Bronze 1984 Los Angeles 1500 m World Championships Silver 1987 Rome 3000 m World Cross-Country Championships Gold 1982 Rome Long Race Gold 1984 East Rutherford Long Race

Maricica Puică (born 29 July 1950 in Iaşi) is a Romanian former middle distance athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker and Zola Budd.

In 1989 she spoke on Romanian television in support of the revolutionaries fighting against the regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Romania
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	heats	1500 m	4:12.62
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	4th	3000 m	8:40.9
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Russia	7th	1500 m	4:01.26
1982	World Cross Country Championships	Rome, Italy	1st
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	1500 m	3:59.31
			2nd	3000 m	8:33.33
1984	World Cross Country Championships	New York, United States	1st
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	3rd	1500 m	4:04.15
			1st	3000 m	8:38.96
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	1500 m	4:03.90
			2nd	3000 m	8:35.92
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	3000 m	8:47.92
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	3000 m	8:39.45
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	heats	3000 m	DNF
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	3rd	3000 m	9:15.49

External links

• IAAF profile for Maricica Puică

Sporting positions
Preceded by Yelena Sipatova	Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1981	Succeeded by Svetlana Ulmasova