Vincenzo Modica
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He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 1998 European Athletics Championships then took the silver medal behind Abel Antón at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.
Biography
He was a six-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and was twice in the top twenty of the junior race. He represented Italy in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but failed to finish the race.
Achievements
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| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 7th | 10,000m | 29:09.06 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th | 10,000 m | 28:17.24 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:53 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | Marathon | 2:14:03 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | — | Marathon | DNF |
National titles
Vincenzo Modica has won 8 times the individual national championship.[1][2]
- 2 wins in 10000 metres (1991, 1999)
- 3 wins in Half marathon (1992, 1993, 1994)
- 1 win in Marathon (2005)
- 2 wins in Cross country running (1993, 1997)
See also
References
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- 1971 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Italian male long-distance runners
- Italian male cross country runners
- Italian male marathon runners
- Living people
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen