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Vilija Birbalaitė

was born	August 11, 1966 (58 years old) Grygališkė , Lithuanian SSR
Represented by	Lithuania

The match	Long-distance running, cross country, marathon

Vilija Birbalaitė (born August 11, 1966 in Grygališkė ) is a Lithuanian long-distance runner.

Achievements

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in 2000 Winner of the 5000 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship (16:23.2 min)
in 1998 Cross-country winner of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship
in 1997 Cross-country winner of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship
in 1996 Cross-country winner of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship
in 1996 Winner of the 3000 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship (9:34.34 min)
in 1996 Winner of the 1500 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship (4:24.85 min)
in 1995 Winner of the 10,000 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship (36:30.19 min)
in 1994 Winner of the 3000 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship (9:29.7 min)
in 1994 Winner of the 1500 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Indoor Championship (4:37.4 min)
in 1994 Winner of the 3000 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Indoor Championship (9:49.0 min)
in 1993 Winner of the 3000 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Indoor Championship (9:58.47 min)
in 1992 Winner of the 3000 m run of the Lithuanian Athletics Indoor Championship (10:04.77 min)
in 1992 Cross-country winner of the Lithuanian Athletics Championship
in 1992 Lithuanian athletics championship marathon runner (3:02.47 min)

Best results

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1500 m: 4:20.13 min, 2000 July 14, Valmiera
3000 m: 9:15.55 min, 2000 June 28, Kaunas
5000 m: 16:23.2 min, 2000 August 4, Kaunas
10,000 m: 34:43.70 min, 1989 July 6, Donetsk
Half Marathon: 1:15:39, 1998 March 1, Frankfurt am Main
Marathon: 2:36:13, 2000 April 16, Hamburg