Marina Munćan ( sr-cyr, Марина Мунћан; born November 6, 1982, in Pančevo) is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

n former professional

middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 15 ...

who specialised in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

. 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.

Running career

Collegiate

Munćan attended Villanova, for which she ran track and cross country. In addition to finishing in first place in various

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middle-distance track races, Munćan earned 11

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track and field championship titles, she earned 9

NCAA Division 1 NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athleti ...

All-American awardsVillanova University All-Americans through 2019

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for NCAA Track championships in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Post collegiate

She represented Serbia at the

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in 2007 and 2009 and European Championships in 2010 and 2012. At the

2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina (Serbian Autonomous Provin ...

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

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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