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Helen Moros

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Helen Moros
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born(1967-11-02)2 November 1967
Died6 February 2003(2003-02-06) (aged 35)
Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event1990 Commonwealth Games
ClubOwairaka[1]

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] Outside of athletics, Moros was a schoolteacher.[5]

On Waitangi Day 2003, Moros died at age 35 after collapsing at her Mount Wellington home. Having lived with anorexia since her adolescence,[6] her death was reported to have been caused by a heart attack. Her funeral was held in Auckland on 10 February 2003.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Helen Moros dead at age 35". The New Zealand Herald. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Helen Moros". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Helen Moros". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Runner: Helen Moros". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Iron will to win brings tragic end". The New Zealand Herald. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Treading a thin line". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2021.