Luminita Zaituc

Romanian-born Luminita Zaituc represented Germany at the 2004 Athens Olympics, finishing 18th in the marathon. She had moved to Germany in 1990 immediately after the fall of communism and received German citizenship in 1996.

Zaituc won 13 German national titles over 10,000 metres (one title), cross-country running (three), five kilometres road running (five), and half-marathon (four). She also enjoyed several podiums in major marathon races. She was second at Hamburg in 2001 and Berlin 2005 and was the winner of the Frankfurt marathon in 2001 and 2003, Köln (Cologne) in 2006, and the Route du Vin (half-marathon) in 2001. Zaituc also won the Düsseldorf marathon from 2005-07, and the 2008-09 the Bonn half-marathon.

Personal Best: Mar – 2-26:01 (2001).