Elena Murgoci-Florea (20 May 1960 – 26 August 1999) was a female long-distance runner from Romania, who specialized in the marathon race.
Murgoci represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 32nd place in the women's marathon race. She is best known for winning the Amsterdam Marathon (1988) and the Rotterdam Marathon (1989). In 1996, she was disqualified for life by Romanian Athletics Federation for doping.[1] She died aged 39 in Bucharest as a result of being stabbed outside her home by a jealous boyfriend.
Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing ![]() | |||||
1986 | Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:37:11 |
1988 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:41:56 |
1989 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:32:03 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 32nd | Marathon | 3:01:46 |
References
edit- ^ "Murgoci voor leven geschorst". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch): 13. 9 September 1996. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
External links
edit- Elena Murgoci at Olympedia
- Elena Murgoci at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Murgoci". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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