14 Facts About Vincenza Sicari

Vincenza Sicari represented Italy internationally in cross country running early in her career, but later moved on to road events.

Vincenza Sicari has appeared at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships on three occasions and ran in the marathon for Italy at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Vincenza Sicari has competed extensively on the Italian road circuit and has won marathons in Carpi, Padua, and Turin.

Vincenza Sicari started her international career as a cross country runner: she ran as a junior at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, made her senior debut at the European Cross Country Championships in 2001, and ran in the short race at the 2003 World Cross Championships.

Vincenza Sicari began competing for the Italian Army team in 2004 and this coincided with her first national title, becoming champion over 10,000 metres.

Vincenza Sicari recorded a half marathon best of 1:13:42 hours at the Napoli Half Marathon and represented Italy in that event at the 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, coming 34th.

Vincenza Sicari represented Italy at the World Half Marathon and the European Cross Country Championships that year.

Vincenza Sicari used the event to test her fitness over the distance and she came third.

Vincenza Sicari knocked more than four minutes off her best at the 2007 Maratona di Sant'Antonio in Padua and won the women's race.

Vincenza Sicari began 2008 with a win at the Maratonina dei Tre Comuni, followed by a second-place finish at the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon in a personal best of 1:10:21 hours.

Vincenza Sicari rebounded with a win at the La Lagarina half marathon later that month and just dipped under FIDAL's time standard of two hours thirty minutes at the Turin Marathon, gaining selection and the women's title in a personal best of 2:29:51 hours.

Vincenza Sicari brought her year to a close with a third-place finish at the Turin Half Marathon and a win at the Straconi Golden Run in Cuneo.

Vincenza Sicari competed in a number of half marathons in 2009, winning the Valli e Pinete Half Marathon and the Maratonina di Cremona, as well as having a top five finish at the Stramilano.

Vincenza Sicari won a second title at the Maratonina dei Tre Comuni at the start of 2010, but did not run competitively for the rest of the year.