Maricica Puica
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Maricica Puică is a Romania
n former middle distance
athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker
and Zola Budd
.
In 1989 she spoke on Romanian television in support of the revolutionaries fighting against the regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu
.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n former middle distance
Middle distance track event
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 880 yard run, or half mile, was the forebear to the...
athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker
Mary Decker
Mary Slaney is an American former track athlete. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships, and set 17 official and unofficial world records and 36 US national records.-Biography:Mary Decker was born in Bunnvale, Hunterdon County, New...
and Zola Budd
Zola Budd
Zola Pieterse, better known by her maiden name of Zola Budd , is a former Olympic track and field competitor who, in less than three years, twice broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres and twice was the women's winner at the World Cross Country Championships...
.
In 1989 she spoke on Romanian television in support of the revolutionaries fighting against the regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu
Nicolae Ceausescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and as such was the country's second and last Communist leader...
.
Achievements
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| 1976 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**... |
Montreal, Canada | heats | 1500 m | 4:12.62 |
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 4th | 3000 m | 8:40.9 |
| 1980 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal... |
Moscow, Russia | 7th | 1500 m | 4:01.26 Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres These are the official results of the Women's 1,500m metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final was held on Friday 1980-08-01.-Final:-Semi-Finals:... |
| 1982 | World Cross Country Championships 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 10th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 21, 1982 in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 380 participating athletes from 33 countries.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :... |
Rome, Italy | 1st | ||
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 1500 m | 3:59.31 | |
| 2nd | 3000 m | 8:33.33 | |||
| 1984 | World Cross Country Championships 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 12th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 25, 1984 in the Meadowlands Sports Complex . There were a total number of 442 participating athletes from 40 countries.- Individual :- Team :... |
New York, United States | 1st | ||
| Olympic Games Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:... |
Los Angeles, United States | 3rd | 1500 m | 8:38.96 Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres These are the official results of the Women's 1,500m metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on August 11, 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:-Final:-Semi-Finals:*Held in 1984-08-09-See also:... |
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| 1st | 3000 m | 8:38.96 Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metres These are the official results of the Women's 3.000m metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final, held on August 10, 1984, is still remembered because of the fall after 1.700 metres of USA's Mary Decker after a collision with Zola... |
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| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 1500 m | 4:03.90 |
| 2nd | 3000 m | 8:35.92 | |||
| 1987 | World Indoor Championships 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 1st IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Indianapolis, United States from March 6 to March 8, 1987. The championship had previously been known as the World Indoor Games, which were held once before changing the name.... |
Indianapolis, United States | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:47.92 |
| World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995... |
Rome, Italy | 2nd | 3000 m | 8:39.45 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 3000 metres These are the official results of the Women's 3.000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1987-09-01.-Medalists:... |
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| 1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... |
Seoul, South Korea | heats | 3000 m | DNF Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metres The Women's 3.000m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 35 competitors, with two qualifying heats before the final took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.-Final:-Non-Qualifiers:-See also:... |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:15.49 |