Franca Fiacconi
Franca Fiacconi (born October 4, 1965 in Rome) is a long-distance runner from Italy. She 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.
She won the Turin Marathon in 1996 and 1998, also taking the Italian national title in the latter edition.[1]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Italy
| ||||
| 1993 | World Student Games | Buffalo, United States | 2nd | 2:38:44 |
| 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 Marathon | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 2:26:49 |
| Enschede Marathon | Enschede, Netherlands | 1st | 2:31:40 | |
Personal bests
- 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]
References
- ^ 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
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