Živilė Balčiūnaitė (born 3 April 1979[1]inVilnius) is a Lithuanian Marathon runner.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |  Lithuania |
| Born | (1979-04-03) 3 April 1979 (age 45) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Sport | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Sport | Running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Regional finals | 1st, 2010 |
| National finals | 1st, 2000 2nd, 2001, 2009 |
Balčiūnaitė finished 4th at the 2006 European Athletics ChampionshipsinGothenburg. She also competed in the same event at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 14th. She finished 11th at the 2008 Olympics.[1]
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]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Lithuania
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| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 10th | 3000 m | 9:34.01 |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, 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 |
