Živilė Balčiūnaitė

Živilė Balčiūnaitė

File:Zivile Balciunaite by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
Personal information
Nationality	Lithuania
Born	(1979-04-03) 3 April 1979 Vilnus, Lithuania
Sport
Country	Lithuania
Sport	Running
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	1st, 2010
National finals	1st, 2000 2nd, 2001, 2009

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Živilė Balčiūnaitė at the 2010 Golden Spike Ostrava

Živilė Balčiūnaitė (born 3 April 1979 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian long-distance runner. 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.

Biography

In April 2011, the Athletics Federation of Lithuania announced Balčiūnaitė has been banned for two years for a positive drug test and will be stripped of her gold medal from Barcelona. Balčiūnaitė has said she is innocent and said the positive drug test was a result of a drug prescription by her gynecologist, however the anti doping rules state that every athlete is responsible for their own medical use.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Lithuania
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	10th	3000 m	9:34.01
1999	European U23 Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	5th	10,000 m	33:47.13
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	10,000 m	34:04.34
2004	2004 Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	14th	Marathon	2:35:01
2006	2006 European Championships in Athletics	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	Marathon	2:31:01
2007	2007 World Championships in Athletics	Osaka, Japan	33rd	Marathon	2:43:28
2008	2008 Olympic Games	Beijing, China	11th	Marathon	2:29:33
2009	2009 World Championships in Athletics	Berlin, Germany	19th	Marathon	2:31:06
2010	2010 European Championships in Athletics	Barcelona, Spain	dq	Marathon	2:31:14
2013	2013 World Championships in Athletics	Moscow, Russia	20th	Marathon	2:41:09 SB

External links

• Živilė Balčiūnaitė profile at IAAF