Marina Munćan (; born November 6, 1982, in Pančevo) is a Serbian former professional middle distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. She represented Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She holds multiple Serbian records. She is now the Head Cross Country and Assistant Track and Field Coach for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, in Claremont, CA.
Running career
Collegiate
Munćan attended Villanova, for which she ran track and cross country. In addition to finishing in first place in various Big East middle-distance track races, Munćan earned 11 Big East Conference track and field championship titles, she earned 9 NCAA Division 1 All-American awards for NCAA Track championships in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Post collegiate
She represented Serbia at the World Championships in 2007 and 2009 and European Championships in 2010 and 2012. At the 2009 Summer Universiade she won a gold medal in 1500 m with a time 4:15:53 minutes. She ran the women's 1500-m race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, barely missing qualification to the semifinal round recording a time of 4:11.25.
Major competition record
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
References
External links
Marina Muncan at All-Athletics
1982 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pančevo
Serbian female middle-distance runners
Yugoslav female middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Serbia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Villanova Wildcats women's track and field athletes
Serbia and Montenegro athletes
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Serbia and Montenegro 21st-century Serbian women