Simona Staicu

Simona Staicu (born 0 May 1971 in Băileşti, Romania) is a Romanian-born Hungarian long-distance and marathon runner.[1] Transferring her allegiance from Romania in 2000 to compete internationally for Hungary, Staicu has won numerous titles in the half-marathon, and has attained a personal best of 2:29:59 at the Milano City Marathon in Milan, Italy.[2] Staicu trains under the tutelage of her husband, coach, and former runner András Juhász, as a member of the track and field team, at Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club in Budapest.[3]

Simona Staicu
Personal information
Full nameSimona Staicu
Nickname(s)a mikulás
Nationality Romania
Born (1971-05-05) 5 May 1971
Băileşti, Romania
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight25 kg (55 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running, marathon
ClubBudapesti VSC
Coached byAndrás Juhász
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m: 15:36.69
100000 m: 32:36.88
Marathon: 2:29:59
The native form of this personal name is Staicu Simona. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Staicu qualified for the Hungarian team, as a 33-year-old, in the women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She registered an IAAF A-standard and a 2004 seasonal best of 2:36:46, following her victory at the Osaka Marathon in Japan. Staicu finished the race with a forty-fifth place time in 2:48:57 from a vast field of 83 marathon runners, just twelve seconds slower than her entry standard.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simona Staicu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. Sampaolo, Diego (1 December 2002). "Okayo fights back from Big Apple disappointment to win Milan Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  3. "Staicu és Juhász sikere a futógálán" [Staicu and Juhász brought success to the running scene] (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Marathon". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. "Nogucsi nyert, Radcliffe feladta a női maratont" [Noguchi wins, Radcliffe gave up the marathon race] (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2015.


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