Photo: Radu Constantinescu—Public domain
Maricica Puică
- Born
- Jul 29, 1950 (76 years old)
- Birthplace
- Iași, Romania
- Events
- 1500 m · 1000 Metres
- Height
- 1.68 m
- Weight
- 54 kg
Maricica Puică, née Maricica Luca, (29 July 1950) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner. She is the 1984 Olympic champion in the 3,000 metres. One of the greatest female middle-distance runners of the 1980s, she also twice won the World Cross Country Championship (1982, 1984) and broke the world record for the mile in 1982.
Personal best · 1500 m3:57.22
1994 season best4:04.45Aug 18, 1994
Medals3Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 silver
National record5:28.692000 Metres
As of Nov 7, 2026: 1500 m 3:57.22 (#60 all-time), 1000 Metres 2:31.5h, 1994 season best 4:04.45 (Aug 18, 1994) · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 silver · National record (2000 Metres) · 76 years old
Personal bests
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Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| World Championships | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1500m | 4:04.45 | – | Aug 18, 1994 | – |
| 1989 | 1000m-short-track Indoor | 2:42.64 | – | Jan 22, 1989 | Sherbrooke (CAN) (i) |
| 1989 | 1000m-short-track | 2:42.64 | – | Jan 22, 1989 | – |
| 1989 | 1000m Indoor | 2:42.64 | – | Jan 22, 1989 | Sherbrooke (CAN) (i) |
| 1989 | Mile Indoor | 4:33.49 | – | Feb 3, 1989 | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 1989 | mile-short-track Indoor | 4:33.49 | – | Feb 3, 1989 | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 1989 | mile-short-track | 4:33.49 | – | Feb 3, 1989 | – |
| 1989 | 3000m | 9:11.61 | – | Jan 28, 1989 | – |