Romanian long-distance runner
Nuţa Olaru at LA Marathon on May 25, 2009 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]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Romania 1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 73rd Junior race 17:29 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 4th 1500 metres 4:14.82 1991 World Women's Road Race Championships Nieuwegein, Netherlands 16th 15 kilometres 50:13 2nd Team competition 23 pts 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 World Half Marathon Championships Edmonton, Canada 8th Half marathon 1:11:07 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan — Marathon DNF 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 60th Marathon 3:00:59 World Half Marathon Championships Birmingham, England 48th Half marathon 1:16:56