Vincenza Sicari
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Vincenza Sicari (born 19 March 1979 in
She has competed extensively on the Italian road circuit and has won marathons in Carpi, Padua, and Turin. Her personal best of 2:29:51 hours, set in 2008, came at the latter race.
Biography
She started her international career as a
Sicari had her best placing at the World Cross Country Championships in
Her debut marathon run came in October 2006 at the Italian Marathon in Carpi. She used the event to test her fitness over the distance and she came third.[4] A run at the Florence Marathon followed and she fought off a challenge from Gloria Marconi to take a clear victory in 2:34:52 hours, although she slowed in the latter stages due to liver problems.[5]
In January 2007 she won the 6 km race at the Montefortiana Turà in Monteforte d'Alpone.[6][7] She knocked more than four minutes off her best at the 2007 Maratona di Sant'Antonio in Padua and won the women's race.[8] She eased to victory at the Scalata al Castello 5 km and stated that she was keen to form part of the national marathon team for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.[9] However, she missed out on the squad and instead had to make do with an appearance at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships in Udine (where she was 24th).[1] The Florence Marathon offered her a chance gain a place for the 2008 Italian Olympic team and she won the race for a second year running.[10][11]
Sicari began 2008 with a win at the
She competed in a number of half marathons in 2009, winning the Valli e Pinete Half Marathon and the Maratonina di Cremona,[21][22] as well as having a top five finish at the Stramilano.[23] She won a second title at the Maratonina dei Tre Comuni at the start of 2010, but did not run competitively for the rest of the year.[12]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1998 | World Cross Country Championships | Marrakech , Morocco
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70th | Junior race |
2001 | European Cross Country Championships | Thun, Switzerland | 55th | Long race |
2003 | World Cross Country Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | 51st | Short race |
2004 | World Half Marathon Championships | New Delhi, India | 34th | Half marathon |
2005 | World Cross Country Championships | St Etienne - St Galmier, France | 40th | Long race |
Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain
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6th | 10,000 m | |
World Half Marathon Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 31st | Half marathon | |
2007 | World Road Running Championships | Udine, Italy | 24th | Half marathon |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 29th | Marathon |
See also
References
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2005-04-10). Kiprotich in the world’s fastest time of 2005 takes Stramilano honours. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2006-10-15). Command debut performance for Kalovics at Carpi Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2006-11-26). pacesetter to victor: Kutto clocks 2:08:41 course record in Florence. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Franco Civai & Juraj Gasparovic (2011-01-24). Montefortiana Turà. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Zorzi, Alberto (2007-01-24). Course record run for Mosop at Monteforte Turà. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2007-04-22). One second splits first two in Padua Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Zorzi, Alberto (2007-05-27). Baldini defeated by Kipngetich in Arezzo's 10km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2007-11-25). Ngeny, Sicari slip, slide to Florence Marathon victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b Civai, Franco (2011-02-05). Tre Comuni 22.3 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Zorzi, Alberto (2008-02-24). Women’s course record goes at Rome-Ostia Half Marathon with 1:09 run. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-03-16). Bogomolova conquers Rome in 2:22:53, Kiptoo takes men’s title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ La Lagarina della Pace Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2011-02-12). Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-04-13). Kibiwott takes his second career win in Turin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Civai, Franco (2010-06-25). Trofeo San Vittore. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2011-02-12). Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ 2008 Olympics - Marathon - W Final Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-09-28). Meli, Kibarus take Turin Half Marathon wins. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Civai, Franco (2011-02-06). Straconi Golden Run 10 km (men) + 6 km (women). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Franco Civai & Juraj Gasparovic (2011-03-11). Valli e Pinete Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Albo d'Oro. Maratonina di Cremona. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2009-04-05). Kimugul and Kebede take Stramilano Half Marathon titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-23.
External links
- Vincenza Sicari at World Athletics
- Vincenza Sicari at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Vincenza Sicari at Olympedia
- Vincenza Sicari at Marathon Info