Luminița Talpoș

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

References

• Luminița Talpoș at World Athletics
• Luminița Talpoș at Olympedia