Nuța Olaru
Nuța Olaru (born August 28, 1970 in Orodel, Dolj) is a female long-distance runner originally from Romania, who became a naturalized United States citizen in November 2012. She specializes in the marathon race. She set her personal best (2:24:33) in the women's marathon in Chicago, IL on October 10, 2004.
She won the Big Sur Marathon in 2012, 2013 and 2014,[1] ran the 2013 Boston Marathon in 2:42:57 and the 2014 Boston Marathon in 2:37:29.
In April 2013, Olaru teamed up with the product development, ROLL Recovery, in Boulder, Colorado to help develop tools for runners.[2]
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing Romania |
1993 |
Universiade |
Buffalo, United States |
4th |
Marathon |
2:43:22 |
1995 |
Universiade |
Fukuoka, Japan |
5th |
Marathon |
3:03:28 |
1996 |
World Half Marathon Championships |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
4th |
Half Marathon |
1:11:07 |
1997 |
World Championships |
Athens, Greece |
30th |
Marathon |
2:47:12 |
World Half Marathon Championships |
Košice, Slovakia |
5th |
Half Marathon |
1:09:52 |
1998 |
European Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
34th |
Marathon |
2:42:44 |
World Half Marathon Championships |
Uster, Switzerland |
– |
Half Marathon |
DNF |
2000 |
Lille Half Marathon |
Lille, France |
1st |
Half Marathon |
1:11:08 |
World Half Marathon Championships |
Veracruz, Mexico |
41st |
Half Marathon |
1:20:00 |
2001 |
World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
15th |
Marathon |
2:33:05 |
World Half Marathon Championships |
Bristol, United Kingdom |
11th |
Half Marathon |
1:10:27 |
2002 |
European Championships |
Munich, Germany |
— |
Marathon |
DNF |
2003 |
World Championships |
Paris, France |
11th |
Marathon |
2:28:24 |
World Half Marathon Championships |
Vilamoura, Portugal |
23rd |
Half Marathon |
1:13:00 |
2004 |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
13th |
Marathon |
2:34:45 |
2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
— |
Marathon |
DNF |
2007 |
World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
— |
Marathon |
DNF |
2009 |
World Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
60th |
Marathon |
3:00:59 |
References