Luminita Zaituc-Zelaskowski (originally Luminița Zaițuc; born October 9, 1968, in Bucharest) is a retired German long-distance runner of Romanian descent. She has lived in Germany since 1990, and, since 1996, she has been a German citizen.

Career

Zaituc represented her new country in the women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in 18th position (2:36:45). Two years earlier, she won the silver medal in the same event at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics. At the national stage, she represented the sports club LG Braunschweig.^[1]

She won the Berlin Half Marathon in 2005.

In 2009, Luminita Zaituc put a stop to her athletics career, after having finished in tenth place in the Frankfurt Marathon.

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Romania
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.63
Representing  Germany
2001	Frankfurt Marathon	Frankfurt, Germany	1st	Marathon	2:26:01
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	Marathon	2:26:58
2003	Frankfurt Marathon	Frankfurt, Germany	1st	Marathon	2:29:41
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	18th	Marathon	2:36:45
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	Marathon	DNF