Vilija Birbalaitė
Vilija Birbalaitė (born August 11, 1966 in Grygališkė , Šilutė County ) is a Lithuanian long-distance runner .
Life
Birbalaitė was Lithuanian champion four times in cross-country running (1992, 1996–1998), twice over 3000 m (1994, 1996) and once each over 1500 m (1996), 5000 m (2000), 10,000 m (1995) and in the marathon (1992 ). In the hall she won a national title over 1500 m (1994) and three over 3000 m (1992-1994).
She started twice in the half marathon world championships : in 1997 in Košice she came in 63rd place and in 1998 in Uster in 78th place. Her greatest success in a road race is fourth place in the Hamburg Marathon 2000.
Vilija Birbalaitė lives in Germany and works as a trainer at the Plettenberger Sport Club.
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 4: 20.13 min, July 14th 2000, Valmiera
- 3000 m: 9: 15.55 min, June 28, 2000, Kaunas
- 5000 m: 16: 23.2 min, August 4th 2000, Kaunas
- 10,000 m: 34: 43.70 min, July 6, 1989, Donetsk
- Half marathon : 1:15:39 h, March 1, 1998, Frankfurt
- Marathon: 2:36:13 h, April 16, 2000, Hamburg
Web links
- Vilija Birbalaitė in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: Lithuanian Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics: Lithuanian Indoor Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Birbalaitė, Vilija |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grygališkė , Šilutė County |