Olympian dies in crash

ByReuters

Published 21/01/2007 at 13:44 GMT

Olympic bronze medallist Maria Cioncan of Romania has died in a car accident near the town of Pleven.

ATHLETICS Maria Cioncan

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Cioncan, 29, who came third in the 1500 metres at the 2004 Athens Games, lost control of the car she was driving and hit a roadside tree.

According to several media reports, the middle-distance runner was returning from a training camp in Turkey.

Cioncan won the 800 and 1500 gold medals at last year's Romanian indoor championships.

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