Maura Viceconte (3 October 1967 – 10 February 2019) was an Italian

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who represented her native country twice (1996 and 2000) at the

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Viceconte is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in

Budapest, Hungary Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...

. She won three

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during her career: Rome (1999), Vienna (2000), and Prague (2001). Her personal best time of 2:23:47 hours set at the

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in 2000 stood as the Italian national record until April 2012, when it was beaten by

Valeria Straneo Valeria Straneo (born 5 April 1976) is an Italian long-distance runner, winner of the silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and Italian record holder in the marathon. She won the Stramilano in 2011 and bettered the half ma ...

. On 10 February 2019, Viceconte committed suicide by hanging, at the age of 51.Pazzesco: è morta Maura Viceconte! Si è tolta la vita…

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