Franca Fiacconi
 Fiacconi in 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 4, 1965 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franca Fiacconi (born 4 October 1965 in Rome) is a marathon runner from Italy.
Biography
[edit]Fiacconi won the 1998 New York City Marathon, after finishing second in 1996 and third in 1997. She also won the 2001 Enschede Marathon. She placed fourth in the women's marathon at the 1998 European Championships and won the silver medal at the 1993 Summer Universiade.
Fiacconi won the Turin Marathon in 1996 and 1998, also taking the Italian national title in the latter edition.[1]
Achievements
[edit]- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1993 | World Student Games | Buffalo, United States | 2nd | 2:38:44 |
| 1994 | Penang Bridge International Marathon | Penang, Malaysia | 1st | 2:56:49 |
| 1996 | Italian Marathon | Carpi, Italy | 1st | 2:28:22 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | 2:39:53 |
| 1998 | Rome City Marathon | Rome, Italy | 1st | 2:28:12 |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 2:28:59 | |
| New York City Marathon | New York, United States | 1st | 2:25:17 | |
| 1999 | Prague Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | 1st | 2:28:33 |
| 2001 | Osaka International Ladies Marathon | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 2:26:49 |
| Enschede Marathon | Enschede, Netherlands | 1st | 2:31:40 |
Personal bests
[edit]- 10,000 metres - 36:02.5 - Roma - 10/04/1993
- Half marathon - 1:12:37 - Uster - 27/09/1998
- 30 kilometres - 1:44:08 - Osaka - 28/01/2001
- Marathon - 2:25:17 - New York City - 01/11/1998[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wim van Hemert, Marty Post & Franco Civai (2009-04-23). Turin Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Iaaf - Athletes http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=110207/index.html
External links
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Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Italian female long-distance runners
- Italian female marathon runners
- Athletes from Rome
- New York City Marathon female winners
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Italian women
- 21st-century Italian women
- Italian Athletics Championships winners