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Romanian long-distance runner
Talpoş (center) atop the podium at the 2008
Vienna City Marathon.
Luminiţa Talpoş (born 9 October 1972 in
Craiova) is a female
long-distance runner from
Romania, who specialized in the
marathon race during her career.
Career
Talpoș set her personal best (2:26:43) in the women's
marathon at the
Vienna City Marathon on 27 April 2008.
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
| 1999
|
World Cross Country Championships
|
Belfast,
Northern Ireland
|
35th
|
Long race
|
29:49
|
| 83rd
|
Short race
|
17:39
|
|
World Half Marathon Championships
|
Palermo,
Italy
|
8th
|
Half Marathon
|
1:10:33
|
| 2002
|
World Half Marathon Championships
|
Brussels, Belgium
|
15th
|
Half marathon
|
1:10:08
|
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
16th
|
10,000 metres
|
32:30.48
|
| 2003
|
World Half Marathon Championships
|
Vilamoura,
Portugal
|
15th
|
Half marathon
|
1:12:02
|
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
18th
|
Marathon
|
2:30:49
|
| 2004
|
World Half Marathon Championships
|
New Delhi, India
|
18th
|
Half marathon
|
1:14:25
|
| 2005
|
World Half Marathon Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
27th
|
Half marathon
|
1:14:01
|
| 2006
|
World Road Running Championships
|
Debrecen, Hungary
|
16th
|
20 kilometres
|
1:07:11
|
| 2007
|
World Road Running Championships
|
Udine,
Italy
|
4th
|
Half Marathon
|
1:09:01
|
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
—
|
Marathon
|
DNF
|
|
Vienna Marathon
|
Vienna, Austria
|
1st
|
Marathon
|
2:32:21
|
| 2008
|
World Half Marathon Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
9th
|
Half marathon
|
1:11:16
|
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing,
PR China
|
18th
|
Marathon
|
2:31:41
|
|
Vienna Marathon
|
Vienna, Austria
|
1st
|
Marathon
|
2:26:43
|
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