Romanian long-distance runner
Talpoş (center) atop the podium at the 2008 Vienna City Marathon. Luminiţa Talpoş (born 9 October 1972 in Craiova) is a female long-distance runner from Romania, who specialized in the marathon race during her career.
Talpoș set her personal best (2:26:43) in the women's marathon at the Vienna City Marathon on 27 April 2008.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 1999 | World Cross Country Championships | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 35th | Long race | 29:49 |
| 83rd | Short race | 17:39 |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Palermo, Italy | 8th | Half Marathon | 1:10:33 |
| 2002 | World Half Marathon Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 15th | Half marathon | 1:10:08 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 16th | 10,000 metres | 32:30.48 |
| 2003 | World Half Marathon Championships | Vilamoura, Portugal | 15th | Half marathon | 1:12:02 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 18th | Marathon | 2:30:49 |
| 2004 | World Half Marathon Championships | New Delhi, India | 18th | Half marathon | 1:14:25 |
| 2005 | World Half Marathon Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 27th | Half marathon | 1:14:01 |
| 2006 | World Road Running Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 16th | 20 kilometres | 1:07:11 |
| 2007 | World Road Running Championships | Udine, Italy | 4th | Half Marathon | 1:09:01 |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | — | Marathon | DNF |
| Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:32:21 |
| 2008 | World Half Marathon Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th | Half marathon | 1:11:16 |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 18th | Marathon | 2:31:41 |
| Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:43 |
