Marina Munćan

Marina Munćan
Марина Мунћан
	Munćan at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Serbian
Born	6 November 1982 (age 39); Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	44.0 kg (97.0 lb; 6.93 st)
Sport
Sport	Track
Event(s)	800 metres, 1500 metres
College team	Villanova
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 metres: 2:02.86 ; 1500 metres: 4:06.48 ; Mile: 4:31.52
Medal record
Representing FR Yugoslavia
European Youth Olympic Festival
Representing Serbia
Universiade

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]

Running career[]

Collegiate[]

Munćan 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[]

She 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[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	27th (h)	1500 m	4:11.25

Personal bests[]

Outdoor[]

Event	Performance	Date	Location
800m	2:02.86	July 26, 2009	Brasschaat, Belgium
1500m	4:06.48	July 17, 2012	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
One mile	4:31.52	April 20, 2012	Walnut, United States
3000m	9:17.04	August 31, 2009	Zagreb, Croatia

Indoor[]

Event	Performance	Date	Location	Notes
800m	2:05.75	February 11, 2011	Boston, United States	NR
1000m	2:45.40	January 29, 2005	State College, United States	NR
1500m	4:12.23	March 6, 2009	Torino, Italy	NR
One mile	4:31.84	January 22, 2011	New York City, United States
3000m	9:08.44	December 15, 2004	Haverford, United States

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c IAAF. "athlete profile for Marina Munca".
^ "Claremont Mudd Scripps". Claremont Mudd Scripps. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
^ Villanova University BIG EAST CHAMPIONS through 2019 Villanova Wildcats
^ Villanova University All-Americans through 2019 Villanova Wildcats
^ Villanova Athletics. "Marina Muncan profile".

External links[]

[IAAF-1] IAAF. "athlete profile for Marina Munca".

[2] "Claremont Mudd Scripps". Claremont Mudd Scripps. Retrieved 2021-11-18.

[3] Villanova University BIG EAST CHAMPIONS through 2019 Villanova Wildcats

[4] Villanova University All-Americans through 2019 Villanova Wildcats

[Villanova-5] Villanova Athletics. "Marina Muncan profile".

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