Luminita Zaituc
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Luminita Zaituc-Zelaskowski (originally Luminiţa Zaiţuc; 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.
Biography
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.
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany |
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| 2001 | Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt, Germany | 1st | 2:26:01 |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 2:26:58 |
| 2003 | Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt, Germany | 1st | 2:29:41 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 18th | 2:36:45 |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | DNF |
External links
- Luminita Zaituc profile at IAAF
- (German) Profile Luminita Zaituc
- (German) Profile Luminita Zaituc
Categories:
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- Articles with German-language external links
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bucharest
- Romanian long-distance runners
- Romanian marathon runners
- German long-distance runners
- German marathon runners
- German national athletics champions
- LG Braunschweig athletes
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- German people of Romanian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
