LZ
Luminita Zaituc
GERWomenBirth dateOct 9, 1968
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Luminita Zaituc is a Germany middle-distance runner, born on October 9, 1968. She competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and Mile.
Her personal bests include 2:04.43 in the 800m, 4:06.33 in the 1500m, 4:32.73 in the Mile, 8:53.72 in the 3000m and 15:33.47 in the 5000m. She has earned 4 gold and 3 silver medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Germany.
Key facts
Age
57 years old
As of Sep 16, 2026: 1500 m 4:06.33 (#677 all-time), Marathon 2:26:01 (#634 all-time), 2009 season best 16:59 (Jun 6, 2009, Neuss (GER)) · 57 years old
PB
Personal bests
2:04.43
4:32.73
15:33.47
32:35.90
3:38.63
15:21
4:10.08
9:03.89
53:12
31:45
53:40
2:05.18
1:08:21
9:47.38
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5Kilometre | 16:59 | - | Jun 6, 2009 | ↓ | Neuss (GER) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 34:01 | - | Sep 6, 2009 | ↓ | Düsseldorf (GER) |
| 2009 | Marathon | 2:35:06 | - | Oct 25, 2009 | ↓ | Frankfurt (GER) |
| 2008 | 10Kilometr | 33:26 | - | Sep 21, 2008 | ↓ | Ottendorf (GER) |
| 2008 | Marathon | 2:30:00 | - | Oct 5, 2008 | ↓ | Köln (GER) |
| 2007 | 5Kilometre | 16:13 | - | Jun 2, 2007 | ↓ | Neuss (GER) |
| 2007 | Semi | 1:11:56 | - | Apr 1, 2007 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 2007 | Marathon | 2:29:37 | - | May 6, 2007 | ↓ | Düsseldorf (GER) |
| 2006 | 5Kilometre | 16:23 | - | May 20, 2006 | ↓ | Neuss (GER) |
| 2006 | 10Kilometr | 32:54 | - | Sep 4, 2006 | ↓ | Düsseldorf (GER) |
| 2006 | Semi | 1:14:37 | - | Mar 26, 2006 | ↑ | Herten-Bertlich (GER) |
| 2006 | Marathon | 2:28:30 | - | Oct 8, 2006 | ↓ | Köln (GER) |
| 2005 | 3000m | 9:23.57 | - | May 21, 2005 | ↓ | Hannover (GER) |
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 31:45 | - | Sep 11, 2005 | ↓ | Ottendorf (GER) |
| 2005 | Semi | 1:11:04 | - | Apr 3, 2005 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 2005 | Marathon | 2:26:46 | - | May 8, 2005 | ↓ | Düsseldorf (GER) |
| 2004 | CrossCount | 18:36 | - | Dec 12, 2004 | ↓ | 11th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Heringsdorf - U20 Events |
| 2004 | 10Kilometr | 32:41 | - | Sep 19, 2004 | ↓ | Bad Liebenzell (GER) |
| 2004 | Semi | 1:09:35 | - | Sep 26, 2004 | ↑ | Remich (LUX) |
| 2004 | Marathon | 2:28:15 | - | Nov 7, 2004 | ↓ | New York City Marathon |
| 2003 | 10Kilometr | 32:14 | - | Sep 7, 2003 | ↓ | Düsseldorf (GER) |
| 2003 | Semi | 1:10:51 | - | Mar 9, 2003 | ↑ | Frankfurt (GER) |
| 2003 | Marathon | 2:29:41 | - | Oct 26, 2003 | ↓ | Frankfurt (GER) |
| 2002 | 1500m | 4:13.45 | - | May 29, 2002 | ↑ | Dessau (GER) |
| 2002 | 3000m | 9:28.58 | - | May 25, 2002 | ↓ | Gelnhausen (GER) |
| 2002 | 10Kilometr | 33:01 | - | Sep 15, 2002 | ↓ | Ottendorf (GER) |
| 2002 | 10MilesRoa | 53:40 | - | Sep 22, 2002 | - | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2002 | Semi | 1:09:50 | - | Mar 30, 2002 | ↑ | Paderborn (GER) |
| 2002 | Marathon | 2:26:58 | - | Aug 10, 2002 | ↓ | München European Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
| 2001 | 1500m | 4:14.40 | - | Jun 13, 2001 | ↑ | Kassel (GER) |
| 2001 | 1500m-short-track | 4:18.27 | - | Feb 25, 2001 | ↓ | German Indoor Championships |
| 2001 | 3000m-short-track | 9:05.74 | - | Feb 24, 2001 | ↓ | Dortmund (GER) (i) |
| 2001 | 3000m | 9:31.12 | - | May 12, 2001 | ↓ | Dortmund (GER) (i) |
| 2001 | 5000m | 15:41.39 | - | Jun 24, 2001 | ↓ | Weserstadion, Bremen (GER) |
| 2001 | 10000m | 32:35.90 | - | May 19, 2001 | ↑ | German 10,000m Championships |
| 2001 | 10Kilometr | 32:40 | - | Jun 9, 2001 | ↓ | Troisdorf (GER) |
| 2001 | 20Kilometr | 1:08:21 | - | Mar 11, 2001 | - | Alphen aan den Rijn (NED) |
| 2001 | Semi | 1:11:04 | - | Oct 14, 2001 | ↑ | Grevenmacher (LUX) |
| 2001 | Marathon | 2:26:01 | - | Oct 28, 2001 | ↓ | Frankfurt (GER) |
| 2000 | 800m | 2:05.03 | - | Jun 2, 2000 | ↑ | Marburg (GER) |
| 2000 | 1500m | 4:09.08 | - | Aug 5, 2000 | ↑ | Hechtel (BEL) |
| 2000 | 1500m-short-track | 4:12.79 | - | Feb 18, 2000 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2000 | 3000m | 9:03.20 | - | Jul 15, 2000 | ↓ | International Stadium, Gateshead (GBR) |
| 2000 | 3000m-short-track | 9:09.89 | - | Feb 12, 2000 | ↓ | German Indoor Championships |
| 2000 | CrossCount | 13:38 | - | Mar 19, 2000 | ↓ | 28th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Vilamoura |
| 2000 | 5Kilometre | 15:21 | - | May 14, 2000 | ↓ | Kassel (GER) |
| 2000 | 5000m | 15:51.86 | - | Jul 29, 2000 | ↓ | German Championships |
| 2000 | 10Kilometr | 32:36 | - | Sep 3, 2000 | ↓ | Düsseldorf (GER) |
| 1999 | 800m-short-track | 2:05.18 | - | Feb 28, 1999 | - | Sindelfingen (GER) (i) |
| 1999 | 800m | 2:06.21 | - | Jul 23, 1999 | ↑ | Sindelfingen (GER) (i) |
| 1999 | 1500m | 4:08.17 | - | Jul 2, 1999 | ↑ | Erfurt (GER) |
| 1999 | 1500m-short-track | 4:10.08 | - | Jan 31, 1999 | ↓ | Halle (GER) (i) |
| 1999 | 3000m | 8:53.72 | - | Aug 18, 1999 | ↓ | Menden (GER) |
| 1999 | 3000m-short-track | 9:09.56 | - | Feb 20, 1999 | ↓ | Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 1999 | 5000m | 15:53.42 | - | Aug 21, 1999 | ↓ | Braunschweig (GER) |
| 1999 | 10Kilometr | 33:52 | - | Jan 3, 1999 | ↓ | Ratingen (GER) |
| 1998 | 800m | 2:04.43 | - | Jun 3, 1998 | ↑ | Kassel (GER) |
| 1998 | 1500m | 4:06.33 | - | Jun 1, 1998 | ↑ | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 1998 | 1500m-short-track | 4:13.32 | - | Feb 1, 1998 | ↓ | Stuttgart (GER) (i) |
| 1998 | 3000m-short-track | 9:05.01 | - | Feb 4, 1998 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 1998 | 3000m | 9:10.18 | - | Jun 28, 1998 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 1998 | 5000m | 15:33.58 | - | Jul 4, 1998 | ↓ | Berlin (GER) |
| 1998 | 10Kilometr | 32:40 | - | Apr 5, 1998 | ↓ | Paderborn (GER) |
| 1997 | 800m | 2:05.74 | - | Jul 16, 1997 | ↑ | Cuxhaven (GER) |
| 1997 | 1500m | 4:09.41 | - | Aug 20, 1997 | ↑ | Leverkusen (GER) |
| 1997 | 1500m-short-track | 4:15.02 | - | Feb 2, 1997 | ↓ | Stuttgart (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | Mile | 4:32.73 | - | Jul 9, 1997 | - | Linz (AUT) |
| 1997 | 3000m-short-track | 9:03.89 | - | Feb 5, 1997 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | 3000m | 9:10.73 | - | Aug 17, 1997 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | 5000m | 15:33.47 | - | May 14, 1997 | ↓ | Koblenz (GER) |
| 1997 | 10000m | 32:41.03 | - | May 24, 1997 | ↑ | German 10,000m Championships |
| 1997 | 10Kilometr | 33:13 | - | Mar 29, 1997 | ↓ | Paderborn (GER) |
| 1996 | 1500m | 4:26.88 | - | May 24, 1996 | ↑ | Rhede (GER) |
| 1996 | 3000m | 8:54.36 | - | Jul 26, 1996 | ↓ | Menden (GER) |
| 1996 | 2Miles | 9:47.38 | - | Aug 25, 1996 | - | Aachen (GER) |
| 1996 | 5000m | 15:35.34 | - | Aug 16, 1996 | ↓ | Köln (GER) |
| 1996 | CrossCount | 18:18 | - | Dec 15, 1996 | ↓ | 3rd European Cross Country Championships, Charleroi |
| 1995 | 3000m | 9:05.73 | - | Aug 22, 1995 | ↓ | Linz (AUT) |
| 1995 | 15Kilometr | 53:12 | - | Dec 31, 1995 | - | Soest (GER) |
| 1995 | Semi | 1:16:49 | - | Oct 1, 1995 | ↑ | Belfort IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
| 1994 | 1500m | 4:14.61 | - | Aug 21, 1994 | ↑ | Köln (GER) |
| 1994 | 3000m | 8:58.23 | - | Jul 15, 1994 | ↓ | Crystal Palace, London (GBR) |
| 1994 | 5Kilometre | 16:51 | - | May 8, 1994 | ↓ | Darmstadt (GER) |
| 1993 | 3000m | 8:55.55 | - | Aug 14, 1993 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
| 1988 | 1500m | 4:11.28 | - | Aug 27, 1988 | ↑ | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 1986 | 4x400m | 3:38.63 | - | Jul 20, 1986 | - | Athina IAAF World Junior Championships |
| 1985 | 1500m | 4:15.39 | - | Aug 3, 1985 | ↑ | Pitesti (ROU) |
2009
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:35:06 | - | Oct 25 | Frankfurt Marathon, Frankfurt |
10Kilometr | 34:09 | - | Sep 12 | Ottendorf German 10km Championships, Otterndorf |
10Kilometr | 34:01 | - | Sep 6 | Düsseldorf Kö-Lauf, Düsseldorf |
Marathon | DNF | - | Aug 15 | IAAF World Championships |
5Kilometre | 16:59 | - | Jun 6 | Sommernachtslauf, Neuss |
10Kilometr | 35:07 | - | Jun 5 | Oelder Sparkassen-Citylauf, Oelde |
2008
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:30:00 | - | Oct 5 | Köln Marathon, Köln |
10Kilometr | 33:26 | - | Sep 21 | Ottendorf 10 km, Ottendorf |
10Kilometr | 36:27 | - | Mar 22 | Paderborn Internationaler Osterlauf, Paderborn |
2007
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:14:28 | - | Dec 23 | Okayama Half Marathon, Okayama |
Marathon | 2:30:09 | - | Oct 28 | Frankfurt Marathon, Frankfurt |
5Kilometre | 16:13 | - | Jun 2 | Sommernachtslauf, Neuss |
Marathon | 2:29:37 | - | May 6 | Düsseldorf Rheine Marathon, Düsseldorf |
Semi | 1:11:56 | - | Apr 1 | Berlin Half Marathon, Berlin |
2006
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:28:30 | - | Oct 8 | Köln Marathon, Köln |
10Kilometr | 33:02 | - | Sep 17 | Ottendorf |
10Kilometr | 32:54 | - | Sep 4 | Düsseldorf Kö-Lauf, Düsseldorf |
Marathon | DNF | - | Aug 7 | Göteborg European Championships, Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg |
5Kilometre | 16:23 | - | May 20 | Neuss Sommernachtslauf, Neuss |
Marathon | 2:34:54 | - | May 7 | Düsseldorf Marathon, Düsseldorf |
10Kilometr | 33:12 | - | Apr 15 | Paderborn Internationaler Osterlauf, Paderborn |
Semi | 1:14:37 | - | Mar 26 | Herten Bertliche German Half Marathon Championships, Herten-Bertlich |
2005
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:27:34 | - | Sep 25 | Berlin Marathon |
10Kilometr | 31:45 | - | Sep 11 | Ottendorf German 10km Championships, Ottendorf |
10Kilometr | 33:12 | - | Sep 4 | Düsseldorf Internationaler Kö-Lauf, Düsseldorf |
10Kilometr | 33:30 | - | Jun 11 | Oelder Citylauf, Oelder |
3000m | 9:23.57 | - | May 21 | Hannover |
Marathon | 2:26:46 | - | May 8 | Düsseldorf Marathon, Düsseldorf |
Semi | 1:11:04 | - | Apr 3 | Berlin Bewag Half Marathon, Berlin |
10Kilometr | 33:21 | - | Mar 26 | Paderborn Internationaler Osterlauf, Paderborn |
Semi | 1:13:39 | - | Mar 13 | Ohrdruf German Half Marathon Championships, Ohrdruf |
2004
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CrossCount | 18:36 | - | Dec 12 | 11th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Heringsdorf - U20 Events |
Marathon | 2:28:15 | - | Nov 7 | New York City Marathon |
Semi | 1:09:35 | - | Sep 26 | Remich Route du Vin, Remich |
10Kilometr | 32:41 | - | Sep 19 | Bad Liebenzell German 10 km Championships, Bad Liebenzell |
10Kilometr | 32:44 | - | Sep 5 | Düsseldorf Kö-Lauf, Düsseldorf |
Marathon | 2:36:45 | - | Aug 22 | The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
Marathon | 2:36:45 | - | Aug 18 | The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
Semi | 1:12:40 | - | Mar 14 | Siegburg German Half Marathon Championships, Siegburg |
2003
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:29:41 | - | Oct 26 | Frankfurt Euro Marathon, Frankfurt |
Semi | DNF | - | Oct 4 | Vilamoura IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
10Kilometr | 33:23 | - | Sep 14 | Troisdorf German 10 km Championships, Troisdorf |
10Kilometr | 32:14 | - | Sep 7 | Düsseldorf Kö-Lauf, Düsseldorf |
Semi | 1:14:08 | - | Mar 22 | Burghaslach German Half Marathon Championships, Burghaslach |
Semi | 1:10:51 | - | Mar 9 | Frankfurt Half Marathon, Frankfurt |
2002
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:29:57 | - | Oct 27 | Frankfurt Marathon, Frankfurt |
Marathon | 2:29:58 | - | Oct 27 | - |
10MilesRoa | 53:40 | - | Sep 22 | Dam tot Damloop, Amsterdam |
10Kilometr | 33:01 | - | Sep 15 | Ottendorf 10 km, Ottendorf |
10Kilometr | 33:05 | - | Sep 7 | Salzgitter |
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Honours
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2005Berlin Marathon
Marathon
6
2004New York City Marathon
Marathon
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2002München European Championships
Marathon
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2002München European Championships
Marathon
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2001German 10,000m Championships
10,000 Metres
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2000German Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
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1999German Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
6
1998Johannesburg IAAF World Cup
3000 Metres
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1998German Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
5
1998Johannesburg IAAF World Cup
1500 Metres
5
1986Athina IAAF World Junior Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Luminita Zaituc's 1500 m personal best?
Luminita Zaituc's 1500 m personal best is 4:06.33, set on Jun 1, 1998 in FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED), #677 on the all-time list.
Which events does Luminita Zaituc compete in?
Luminita Zaituc competes in the 1500 m and Marathon.
How did Luminita Zaituc perform in 2009?
2009 season best: 16:59, set on Jun 6, 2009 in Neuss (GER).