Helen Moros
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 1967 |
| Died | 6 February 2003 (aged 35) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | 1990 Commonwealth Games |
| Club | Owairaka[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 10,000 m champion (1993) |
Helen Moros (2 November 1967 – 6 February 2003) was a New Zealand long-distance runner.[2] In 1993, she won the 10,000 metres New Zealand national title in Wellington, recording a time of 32:32.24.[1] She competed in the marathon event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, placing seventh.[3] Also in 1990, she placed third and fourth at the Los Angeles and Chicago marathons, respectively.[4] Moros was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[5]
Outside of athletics, Moros was a schoolteacher.[6]
On Waitangi Day 2003, Moros died at age 35 after collapsing at her home in the Auckland suburb of Mount Wellington home. Having lived with anorexia since her adolescence,[7] her death was reported to have been caused by a heart attack. Her funeral was held in Auckland on 10 February 2003.[1][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Helen Moros dead at age 35". The New Zealand Herald. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Helen Moros". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Helen Moros". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Runner: Helen Moros". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 272. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ a b "Iron will to win brings tragic end". The New Zealand Herald. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Treading a thin line". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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