Živilė Balčiūnaitė

Živilė Balčiūnaitė (born 3 April 1979[1] in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian Marathon runner.

Živilė Balčiūnaitė
Personal information
Nationality Lithuania
Born (1979-04-03) 3 April 1979
Vilnius, Lithuania
Sport
CountryLithuania
SportRunning
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1st, 2010
National finals1st, 2000
2nd, 2001, 2009
Živilė Balčiūnaitė at the 2010 Golden Spike Ostrava

Career

Balčiūnaitė finished 4th at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She also competed in the same event at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 14th. She finished 11th at the 2008 Olympics.[1]

Doping bans

In April 2011, the Athletics Federation of Lithuania announced Balčiūnaitė has been banned for two years for a positive drug test and was stripped of her marathon gold medal from the 2010 European Athletics Championships.[2]

Balčiūnaitė received an eight year ban in July 2016 by the Athletics Federation of Lithuania after testing positive for meldonium.[3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Lithuania
1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France10th3000 m9:34.01
1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th10,000 m33:47.13
2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands5th10,000 m34:04.34
20042004 Olympic GamesAthens, Greece14thMarathon2:35:01
20062006 European Championships in AthleticsGothenburg, Sweden4thMarathon2:31:01
20072007 World Championships in AthleticsOsaka, Japan33rdMarathon2:43:28
20082008 Olympic GamesBeijing, China11thMarathon2:29:33
20092009 World Championships in AthleticsBerlin, Germany19thMarathon2:31:06
20102010 European Championships in AthleticsBarcelona, SpaindqMarathon2:31:14
20132013 World Championships in AthleticsMoscow, Russia20thMarathon2:41:09 SB

References
  1. "Živilė Balčiūnaitė". ESPN. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  2. "Lithuanian marathon runner Balciunaite banned for 2 years after positive doping test". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  3. "Balciunaite gets 8-year ban after failing doping test". Sports Illustrated. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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