Luminița Talpoș

Talpoş (center) atop the podium at the 2008 Vienna City Marathon.

Luminiţa Talpoş (born October 9, 1972 in Craiova, Dolj) is a female long-distance runner from Romania, who specialized in the marathon race during her career.

Biography

She set her personal best (2:26:43) in the women's marathon at the Vienna City Marathon on April 27, 2008.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Romania
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	18th	Marathon	2:30:49
2007	World Road Running Championships	Udine, Italy	4th	Half Marathon	1:09:01
	Vienna Marathon	Vienna, Austria	1st	Marathon	2:32:21
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	—	Marathon	DNF
2008	Vienna Marathon	Vienna, Austria	1st	Marathon	2:26:43
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	18th	Marathon	2:31:41
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	—	Marathon	DNS

References

Luminița Talpoș profile at IAAF
sports-reference

Vienna Women's Marathon Winners

1984: Renate Kieninger (FRG)
1985: Yelena Tsukhlo (URS)
1986: Birgit Lennartz (FRG)
1987: Carina Weber-Leutner (AUT)
1988: Glynis Penny (GBR)
1989: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG)
1990 – 1991: Ľudmila Melicherová (TCH)
1992: Pascaline Wangui (KEN)
1993: Bente Moe (NOR)
1994: Sissel Grottenberg (NOR)
1995: Helena Javornik (SLO)
1996: Aurica Buia (ROM)
1997: Tatyana Polovinskaya (UKR)
1998: Irina Kazakova (FRA)
1999: Florina Pana (ROM)
2000: Maura Viceconte (ITA)
2001: Jane Salumäe (EST)
2002: Lyudmyla Pushkina (UKR)
2003: Lucilla Andreucci (ITA)
2004: Rosaria Console (ITA)
2005: Florence Barsosio (KEN)
2006: Tomo Morimoto (JPN)
2007 – 2008: Luminița Talpoș (ROM)
2009: Andrea Mayr (AUT)
2010: Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (KEN)
2011: Fate Tola (ETH)

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