Franca Fiacconi

Franca Fiacconi ( born October 4, 1965 in Rome ) is a former Italian long-distance runner.

You earning many podium finishes in various marathons. Her main successes include victories at the New York City Marathon (1998), the Turin Marathon (1996 and 1998), the Rome Marathon (1998) and the Prague Marathon (1999). As part of the Maratona d' Italia in 1996 and the Turin Marathon 1998, she took each of the Italian championship in the marathon. In the Universiade 1993 in Buffalo, she won the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships 1997 in Athens, she finished thirteenth and at the European Athletics Championships 1998 in Budapest fourth.

In addition, she won the 2001 Marathon des Sables, a stage run over some 243 km through the Moroccan Sahara.

Franca Fiacconi is 1,74 m tall and had a competition weight of 55 kg.

Bests

  • Half Marathon: 1:12:37 h, September 27, 1998 Uster
  • Marathon: 2:25:17 h, 1 November 1998 New York City
Italy Long-distance running New-York-City-Marathon Turin-Marathon 1997 World Championships in Athletics 1998 European Athletics Championships
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