Živilė Balčiūnaitė (born 3 April 1979 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian Marathon runner.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |  Lithuania |
| Born | 3 April 1979 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Sport | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Sport | Running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Regional finals | 1st, 2010 |
| National finals | 1st, 2000 2nd, 2001, 2009 |
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.
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.
Balčiūnaitė received an eight year ban in July 2016 by the Athletics Federation of Lithuania after testing positive for meldonium.
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 | 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 |