Maria Marconi (born August 28, 1984 in Rome) is a diver from Italy, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight Diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized She qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics, and twice won a bronze medal at the European Championships (2002 and 2006).