Rasa Drazdauskaitė (born 20 March 1981 in

Šiauliai Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

) is a

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long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. She represented her country at the

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

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, finishing 37th in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

. She represented Lithuania again at

London 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, finishing in 27th place.

Biography

At the same event (

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) in

2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile between 17 and 22 October 2000. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1122 athle ...

she finished fifth in 4:21.58. She ran 4:13.33 at

2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres The women's 1500 metres event at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), Olympisch Stadion on 12 and 14 July. Medalists Results Final 14 July Heats 12 July Qu ...

to place 5th. She also competed in

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running at the

2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany. Men's results Track 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was p ...

without reaching final. She was banned from competition from August 2003 to 2005 after having a positive in-competition drug test for the banned steroid

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. On her return, she won the 2006

Vilnius Half Marathon The Rimi Vilnius Marathon is an annual road marathon event, held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The main sponsor of the marathon is Rimi. Race offers marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k and children run experience. The course includes the most beautiful an ...

and in 2009 she ran a course record time to win at the

Tallinn Half Marathon The Tallinn Marathon is an annual road marathon, held in Tallinn, Estonia. It is held in September and is the biggest annual marathon in Estonia. Both the marathon and the half marathon held the day before are categorized as Elite Label Road Ra ...

. She also competed indoors over

at the

2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March 2007. Birmingham also held the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 9th IAAF Wor ...

, 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 The women's half marathon event at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held on 11 July. Results References Results(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade - Women's half marathon Half 2009 in women's athletics 2009 ...

to place 5th. At the

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she ran for Lithuania in the women's marathon and placed 15th. She set a race record at the

Athens Classic Marathon The Athens Classic Marathon is an annual marathon road race held in Athens, Greece, normally in early November (the second Sunday of November), since 1972. It also often serves as Greece's national marathon championships. The race attracted 43,00 ...

in October 2010, completing the race in a time of 2:31:06 to win the race and also the World Military Championship race. Drazdauskaitė ran at the 2011

Turin Marathon The Turin Marathon () is an annual marathon race which takes place in Turin, Italy in November. History The first edition of the modern race was held in 1987, although other marathon competitions have been held in the city prior to this, includin ...

and was the runner-up behind

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in a personal best time of 2:29:47 hours. She finished in 27th place at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

after running a new personal best. Drazdauskaitė ran 2:31:23 at

2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon The women's marathon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 30 August. The winning margin was one second which as of 2024 is the only time the women's marathon has been won by less than three s ...

to place 11th. Drazdauskaitė ran 1:11:47 at

2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's half marathon The women's half marathon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), Olympic Stadium on 10 July. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year the marathon was replaced by a half marathon. It was the first ti ...

to place 4th. Drazdauskaitė ran 2:35:50 at

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon The women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 14 August on the Sambadrome. Summary At 9:30 in the morning, the race started with temperatures around . The pack stayed bunched, with Mare Dibaba, Visiline Jepkesho, Ros ...

to place 37th.

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Biography

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