Luminița Talpoș

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

Luminiţa Talpoş (born 9 October 1972 in Craiova, Dolj) 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
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
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	18th	Marathon	2:31:41
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	—	Marathon	DNS

References[]

• Luminița Talpoș at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luminița Talpoș". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.