Alina Gherasim

Camelia Alina Gherasim (née Tecuţă, born November 10, 1971 in Galaţi) is a Romanian long-distance runner. Gherasim competed in the marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She has won a number of road races including the 1996 Paris Marathon, the 2005 Monaco Marathon (2:43:44),[1] and the 2006 California International Marathon (2:34:23).[2]

Doping

Gherasim tested positive for anabolic steroids at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2002 and received a two-year doping ban.[3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Romania
1996 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:29:32
Reims Marathon Reims, France 1st Marathon 2:34:01
1997 Paris Half Marathon Paris, France 1st Half marathon 1:09:37
Marrakech Marathon Marrakech, Morocco 1st Marathon
Paris Marathon Paris, France 2nd Marathon
World Championships Athens, Greece — Marathon DNF
Bordeaux Marathon Bordeaux, France 2nd Marathon
1998 Paris Marathon Paris, France 2nd Marathon
European Championships Budapest, Hungary — Marathon DNF
1999 Paris Marathon Paris, France 4th Marathon
World Championships Seville, Spain 25th Marathon 2:39:29
2000 Paris Marathon Paris, France 2nd Marathon 2:28:18
2001 Paris Marathon Paris, France 3rd Marathon 2:29:16
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 30th Marathon 2:38:19
2002 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th DSQ Marathon 2:29:29
2005 Monaco Marathon Monte Carlo, Monaco 1st Marathon 2:43:44
2006 Marrakech Marathon Marrakech, Morocco 1st Marathon 2:43:49
Nagoya Marathon Nagoya, Japan 4th Marathon 2:29:30
Paris Marathon Paris, France 5th Marathon 2:31:16
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th Marathon 2:37:57
California International Marathon Sacramento, United States 1st Marathon 2:34:23
2007 Nagoya Marathon Nagoya, Japan 10th Marathon 2:32:33
Caen Marathon Caen, France 1st Marathon 2:42:22
World Championships Osaka, Japan 28th Marathon 2:41:40
2010 Caen Marathon Caen, France 1st Marathon 2:32:19

References
  1. http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=32586.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. IAAF News n.60 February 2003, p. 7: POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF 17 February 2003




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