Marina Munćan

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| name = Marina Munćan
Марина Мунћан

| image = Muncan.jpg

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| caption = Munćan at the 2012 Summer Olympics

| nationality = Serbian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|06|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

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| height = 1.64 m

| weight = 44 kg

| sport = Track

| event = 800 metres, 1500 metres

| collegeteam = Villanova

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| pb = 800 metres: 2:02.86{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/serbia/marina-muncan-115659|author=IAAF|title=athlete profile for Marina Munca}}
1500 metres: 4:06.48
Mile: 4:31.52

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Marina Munćan ({{lang-sr-cyr|Марина Мунћан}}; born 6 November 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, California.{{Cite web|title=Claremont Mudd Scripps|url=https://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/xc/coaches/MarinaMuncan|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Claremont Mudd Scripps|language=en}}

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,[https://s3.amazonaws.com/villanova.com/documents/2019/10/22/BIG_EAST_Champions.pdf Villanova University BIG EAST CHAMPIONS through 2019] Villanova Wildcats she earned 9 NCAA Division 1 All-American awards[https://s3.amazonaws.com/villanova.com/documents/2019/10/22/All_Americans.pdf Villanova University All-Americans through 2019] Villanova Wildcats for NCAA Track championships in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-track/mtt/muncan_marina00.html|author=Villanova Athletics|title=Marina Muncan profile}}

=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.{{fact|date=October 2024}}

Major competition record

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{SCG}}
rowspan=1\|2000 \|World Cross Country Championships \|Vilamoura, Portugal \|88th \|Junior race \|24:06
2001 \|European Junior Championships \|Grosseto, Italy \|12th (h) \|1500 m \|4:25.21
2003 \|European U23 Championships \|Bydgoszcz, Poland \|8th \|1500 m \|4:15.32
2005 \|Mediterranean Games \|Almería, Spain \|9th \|1500 m \|4:15.56
colspan="6"\|Representing {{SRB}}
rowspan=3\|2007 \|European Indoor Championships \|Birmingham, United Kingdom \|9th \|1500 m \|4:14.60
Universiade \|Bangkok, Thailand \|5th \|1500 m \|4:12.56
World Championships \|Osaka, Japan \|7th (sf) \|1500 m \|4:08.02
rowspan=3\|2009 \|European Indoor Championships \|Turin, Italy \|8th \|1500 m \|4:20.01
Universiade \|Belgrade, Serbia \|bgcolor="gold"\|1st \|1500 m \|4:14.13
World Championships \|Berlin, Germany \|34th (h) \|1500 m \|4:15.18
2010 \|European Championships \|Barcelona, Spain \|21st (h) \|1500 m \|4:19.32
2011 \|European Indoor Championships \|Paris, France \|21st (h) \|1500 m \|4:18.09
rowspan=2\|2012 \|European Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|10th \|1500 m \|4:15.63
Olympic Games \|London, United Kingdom \|27th (h) \|1500 m \|4:11.25

colspan="6"|Representing {{SCG}}

rowspan=1|2000

|World Cross Country Championships

|Vilamoura, Portugal

|88th

|Junior race

|24:06

2001

|European Junior Championships

|Grosseto, Italy

|12th (h)

|1500 m

|4:25.21

2003

|European U23 Championships

|Bydgoszcz, Poland

|8th

|1500 m

|4:15.32

2005

|Mediterranean Games

|Almería, Spain

|9th

|1500 m

|4:15.56

colspan="6"|Representing {{SRB}}

rowspan=3|2007

|European Indoor Championships

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

|9th

|1500 m

|4:14.60

Universiade

|Bangkok, Thailand

|5th

|1500 m

|4:12.56

World Championships

|Osaka, Japan

|7th (sf)

|1500 m

|4:08.02

rowspan=3|2009

|European Indoor Championships

|Turin, Italy

|8th

|1500 m

|4:20.01

Universiade

|Belgrade, Serbia

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

|1500 m

|4:14.13

World Championships

|Berlin, Germany

|34th (h)

|1500 m

|4:15.18

2010

|European Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

|21st (h)

|1500 m

|4:19.32

2011

|European Indoor Championships

|Paris, France

|21st (h)

|1500 m

|4:18.09

rowspan=2|2012

|European Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|10th

|1500 m

|4:15.63

Olympic Games

|London, United Kingdom

|27th (h)

|1500 m

|4:11.25

Personal bests

=Outdoor=

Event ! Performance ! Date ! Location ! Notes
class="wikitable" \|]
800m	align=center \| 2:02.86	26 July 2009	Brasschaat, Belgium	align=center \|
1500m	align=center \| 4:06.48	17 July 2012	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	align=center \|
One mile	align=center \| 4:31.52	20 April 2012	Walnut, United States	align=center \|
3000m	align=center \| 9:17.04	31 August 2009	Zagreb, Croatia	align=center \|

=Indoor=

Event ! Performance ! Date ! Location ! Notes
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800m	align=center \| 2:05.75	11 February 2011	Boston, United States	align=center \| NR
1000m	align=center \| 2:45.40	29 January 2005	State College, United States	align=center \| NR
1500m	align=center \| 4:12.23	6 March 2009	Torino, Italy	align=center \| NR
One mile	align=center \| 4:31.84	22 January 2011	New York City, United States	align=center \|
3000m	align=center \| 9:08.44	15 December 2004	Haverford, United States	align=center \|