Elena Murgoch ( rum. Elena Murgoci ; Vaslui , May 20, 1960 - Targoviste , August 24, 1999 ) - Romanian athlete .
 Elena Murgoch | |
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| general information | |
| Date and place of birth | May 20, 1960 Vaslui |
| Date and Place of Death | August 24, 1999 (39 years old) Targovishte |
| Citizenship |  Romania |
| Growth | 165 cm |
| Weight | 49 kg |
| Trainers | Petre Murgoch |
| IAAF | |
| Personal records | |
| 3000 m | 8: 58.28 (1988) |
| 5000 m | 15: 27.29 (1993) |
| 10 000 m | 32: 08.60 (1993) |
| Half marathon | 1:10:13 (1993) |
| Marathon | 2:32:03 (1989) |
Content
Career
At the age of 17, she was noticed by Petra Murgoch, who became her coach [1] .
In 1986, she won the marathon in Tel Aviv with a score of 2:49:32 [2] and the marathon in Pyongyang with a score of 2:37:11 [3] . In 1987, the Karl Marx Stadt Marathon won in Chemnitz with a score of 2:37:15 [4] . In 1988, she won the marathon in Amsterdam with a score of 2:41:56 [5] , and a year later she won the Rotterdam marathon with a score of 2:32:03 [6] (country and track record) [7] .
In 1992, she took 32nd place in the Olympic Games with a score of 3:01:46 [8] .
Six-time Romanian champion in a marathon (1985-1989, 1992) [9] [10] and three-time 10,000 m run (1986, 1988, 1989) [10] [11] . During her career, she set 11 country records [1] .
At the 1993 World Half Marathon Championships, she took 5th place in the individual championship [12] and won the team [13] .
In September 1996, the Romanian Athletics Federation disqualified her for life for doping [14] .
Personal Records
Source [15] :
- 3000m race - 8: 58.28 (1988)
- 5000m race - 15: 27.29 ( Bucharest , July 31, 1993)
- 10,000m run - 32: 08.60 (Bucharest, July 3, 1993)
- half marathon - 1:10:13 (Bucharest, August 21, 1993)
- Marathon - 2:32:03 ( Rotterdam , April 16, 1989, Rotterdam Marathon ) [16]
Fate after graduation
After finishing her career, she worked as a track and field coach and activist [1] . On August 24, 1999, she was killed by her roommate, Ion Constandake [17] . She was buried on August 28 in Redu [1] .
Personal life
Since marriage with her coach, Petra Murgochim, she had a son, Petru [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Grosu, Daniel Cumplita moarte a unei campioane (rum.) . ziaruldeiasi.ro (August 27, 1999). Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Tel Aviv Marathon (English) (unavailable link) . arrs.net. Date of treatment February 16, 2015. Archived March 10, 2015.
- ↑ Pyongyang Marathon (English) (unavailable link) . arrs.net. Date of treatment February 16, 2015. Archived on May 27, 2016.
- ↑ Karl Marx Stadt Marathon (English) (unavailable link) . arrs.net. Date of treatment February 16, 2015. Archived March 10, 2015.
- ↑ Amsterdam Marathon . arrs.net. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Rotterdam Marathon . arrs.net. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Dubbelslag Elena Murgoci (nid.) . - Het vrije volk, 1989-04-17. - P. 27 .
- ↑ Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Marathon . sports-reference.com. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ National Marathon Champions for Romania (inaccessible link) . arrs.net. Date of treatment February 16, 2015. Archived February 14, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Romanian Championships . gbrathletics.com. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ National Outdoor 10000m Championships for Romania (inaccessible link) . arrs.net. Date of treatment February 16, 2015. Archived July 3, 2014.
- ↑ Athlete profile for Elena Murgoci - Honours . iaaf.org. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Leichtathletik - Weltmeisterschaften (Halbmarathon) (German) . sport-komplett.de. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Lekkoatletki w Rumunii (Polish) . rp.pl (September 10, 1996). Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Athlete profile for Elena Murgoci - Personal bests . iaaf.org. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Elena Murgoci . all-athletics.com. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Elena Murgoci a fost ucisa (rum.) . ziaruldeiasi.ro (August 25, 1999). Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
Links
- Elena Murgoci (English) . sports-reference.com. Date of treatment February 16, 2015.