Rasa Drazdauskaitė
 Drazdauskaitė at the 2012 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Born | 20 March 1981 |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | Marathon |
Rasa Drazdauskaitė (born 20 March 1981 in
Biography
At the same event (1500 m) in 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics she finished fifth in 4:21.58.
She ran 4:13.33 at 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres to place 5th.
She also competed in
She was banned from competition from August 2003 to 2005 after having a positive in-competition drug test for the banned steroid Stanozolol.[1]
On her return, she won the 2006
She also competed indoors over 1500 m at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, although she did not get past the heats stage running a time of 4:23.38.
She ran 1:15:00 at Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Women's half marathon to place 5th.
At the 2010 European Athletics Championships she ran for Lithuania in the women's marathon and placed 15th. She set a race record at the Athens Classic Marathon in October 2010, completing the race in a time of 2:31:06 to win the race and also the World Military Championship race.[2]
Drazdauskaitė ran at the 2011 Turin Marathon and was the runner-up behind Yuliya Ruban in a personal best time of 2:29:47 hours.[3]
She finished in 27th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics after running a new personal best.[4][5]
Drazdauskaitė ran 2:31:23 at 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon to place 11th.
Drazdauskaitė ran 1:11:47 at 2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's half marathon to place 4th.
Drazdauskaitė ran 2:35:50 at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon to place 37th.
Personal bests
| Event | Result |
|---|---|
| 800 m | 2:02.24 min |
| 1500 m | 4:07.78 min |
| 10,000 m | 33:16.06 min |
| Half marathon | 1:12:54 hrs |
| Marathon | 2:29:29 hrs |
See also
References
- IAAF(2003). Retrieved on 2010-10-31.
- IAAF(2010-10-31). Retrieved on 2010-10-31.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-11-13). El Idrissi and Ruban prevail in Turin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
- ^ "London 2012 marathon women Results - Olympic athletics".
- ^ "Rasa DRAZDAUSKAITĖ | Profile".
