Vincenzo Modica

Vincenzo Massimo Modica (born 2 March 1971 in Mistretta) is an Italian long-distance runner who competed in the marathon.

Vincenzo Modica

Personal information
Nickname	Massimo
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1971-03-02) March 2, 1971 (age 54) Mistretta, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Half marathon: 1:01:03 (1993) Marathon: 2:11:39 (1996)
Medal record World Championships 1999 Sevilla Marathon European Championships 1998 Budapest Marathon European Marathon Cup 1998 Budapest Team 1998 Budapest Individual[1] World Half Marathon Championships 2001 Montbéliard-Belfort Team European 10,000m Cup 1997 Barakaldo Team

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
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.^[2][3]

• 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

• Italian all-time lists - half marathon