Nuța Olaru (born August 28, 1970) is a 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,April 2012 AIMS Results . AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-05-03. 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.
Achievements Representing 1989World Cross Country ChampionshipsStavanger, Norway73rdJunior race17:29European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia4th1500 metres4:14.821991World Women's Road Race Championships Nieuwegein, Netherlands16th15 kilometres50:132ndTeam competition23 pts1993Universiade Buffalo, United States4thMarathon2:43:221995Universiade Fukuoka, Japan5thMarathon3:03:281996World Half Marathon ChampionshipsPalma de Mallorca, Spain4thHalf Marathon1:11:071997World Championships Athens, Greece30thMarathon2:47:12World Half Marathon ChampionshipsKošice, Slovakia5thHalf Marathon1:09:521998European Championships Budapest, Hungary34thMarathon2:42:44World Half Marathon ChampionshipsUster, Switzerland –Half MarathonDNF2000Lille Half MarathonLille, France1stHalf Marathon1:11:08World Half Marathon ChampionshipsVeracruz, Mexico41stHalf Marathon1:20:002001World Championships Edmonton, Canada15thMarathon2:33:05 World Half Marathon ChampionshipsBristol, United Kingdom11thHalf Marathon1:10:272002European Championships Munich, Germany—MarathonDNF2003World ChampionshipsParis, France11thMarathon2:28:24World Half Marathon ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal23rdHalf Marathon1:13:002004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece13thMarathon2:34:452005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland—MarathonDNFWorld Half Marathon ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada8thHalf marathon1:11:072007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan—MarathonDNF2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany60thMarathon3:00:59World Half Marathon ChampionshipsBirmingham, England48thHalf marathon1:16:56
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