Luminita Zaituc
Luminita Zaituc-Zelaskowski (originally Luminița Zaițuc; born October 9, 1968, in Bucharest) is a retired German long-distance runner of Romanian descent. She has lived in Germany since 1990, and, since 1996, she has been a German citizen.
Career
Zaituc represented her new country in the women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in 18th position (2:36:45). Two years earlier, she won the silver medal in the same event at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics. At the national stage, she represented the sports club LG Braunschweig.[1]
She won the Berlin Half Marathon in 2005.
In 2009, Luminita Zaituc put a stop to her athletics career, after having finished in tenth place in the Frankfurt Marathon.
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Romania | |||||
1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.63 |
Representing Germany | |||||
2001 | Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt, Germany | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:01 |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:26:58 |
2003 | Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt, Germany | 1st | Marathon | 2:29:41 |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 18th | Marathon | 2:36:45 |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | Marathon | DNF |
References
- ^ Ehemalige Laufteam-Größen (in German)
External links
- Luminita Zaituc at World Athletics
- (in German) Profile Luminita Zaituc
- (in German) Profile Luminita Zaituc[permanent dead link]
- v
- t
- e
- 1997: Angelina Kanana (KEN)
- 1998: Małgorzata Sobańska (POL)
- 1999: Elżbieta Jarosz (POL)
- 2000: Małgorzata Sobańska (POL)
- 2001: Judith Kiplimo (KEN)
- 2002: Claudia Dreher (GER)
- 2003: Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
- 2004 – 2005: Claudia Dreher (GER)
- 2006: Luminita Zaituc (GER)
- 2007: Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER)
- 2008: Robe Tola (ETH)
- 2009: Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER)
- 2010: Katharina Heinig (GER)
- 2011: Mekuria Aberume (ETH)
- 2012: Helena Kirop (KEN)
- 2013: Janet Rono (KEN)
- 2014: Shasho Insermu (ETH)
- 2015: Gelane Senbete (KEN)
- 2016: Bornes Kitur (KEN)
- 2017 – 2018: Rebecca Robisch (GER)
- 2019: Debbie Schöneborn (GER)