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Živilė Balčiūnaitė

Živilė Balčiūnaitė

Lithuanian long-distance runner

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

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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

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References

  1. [1]
    "Živilė Balčiūnaitė". ESPN. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Balciunaite gets 8-year ban after failing doping test". Sports Illustrated. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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