Marina Munćan (Serbian Cyrillic: Марина Мунћан; born November 6, 1982, in Pančevo) is a Serbian former professional middle distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. She represented Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She holds multiple Serbian records. She is now the Head Cross Country and Assistant Track and Field Coach for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, in Claremont, CA.[2]
 Munćan at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1982 Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Villanova | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
editCollegiate
editMunćan 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, Munćan earned 11 Big East Conference track and field championship titles,[3] she earned 9 NCAA Division 1 All-American awards[4] for NCAA Track championships in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.[5]
Post collegiate
editShe 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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Serbia and Montenegro | |||||
| 2000 | World Cross Country Championships | Vilamoura, Portugal | 88th | Junior race | 24:06 |
| 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 |
Representing  Serbia | |||||
| 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
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References
edit- ^ a b c IAAF. "athlete profile for Marina Munca".
- ^ "Claremont Mudd Scripps". Claremont Mudd Scripps. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Villanova University BIG EAST CHAMPIONS through 2019 Villanova Wildcats
- ^ Villanova University All-Americans through 2019 Villanova Wildcats
- ^ Villanova Athletics. "Marina Muncan profile".
External links
edit- Marina Munćan at World Athletics
- Marina Munćan at European Athletics
- Marina Muncan at All-Athletics
- Marina Munćan at Olympedia
- Marina Munćan at Olympics.com
- Marina Munćan at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
