Susanne Pumper

Susanne Pumper (born 1 September 1970 in Vienna) is an Austrian retired long-distance runner who holds the national records in the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metres track events as well as in the 10 km road racing distance.

[1] She has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on three occasions (1999, 2001, 2003) and represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

She took six consecutive wins in the elite 5 km race at the Österreichischer Frauenlauf (Austrian Women's Run) from its debut edition in 1999 up to 2004.

She stepped up to the marathon distance at the competition the following year and delivered an Austrian record time of 2:32:21 hours.

This resulted in disqualification of all her times in 2010 and 2011 (including two national marathon titles) and an eight-year ban from competition.

Pumper running in Vienna in 2006