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). She had 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.Ehemalige Laufteam-Größen (in German)
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 Representing 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece5th4 × 400 m relay3:38.63Representing 2001Frankfurt MarathonFrankfurt, Germany 1stMarathon2:26:012002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 2ndMarathon2:26:582003Frankfurt MarathonFrankfurt, Germany 1stMarathon2:29:412004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece18thMarathon2:36:452006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden—MarathonDNF
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