Alina Gherasim
{{short description|Romanian long-distance runner}}
File:Alina_Gherasim_in_the_Women's_Marathon,_Sydney_Olympics_2000_042811_(cropped).jpg
Camelia Alina Gherasim (née Tecuţă, born 10 November 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),{{cite web| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=32586.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051126035840/http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=32586.html| archive-date = 2005-11-26| title = IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News - Article}} and the 2006 California International Marathon (2:34:23).{{cite web|url=http://www.runcim.org/data/marhistory.html |title=CIM History |accessdate=May 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116234223/http://www.runcim.org/data/marhistory.html |archivedate=January 16, 2009 }}
Doping
Gherasim tested positive for anabolic steroids at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2002 and received a two-year doping ban.[http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=2d853208-7ab9-4860-8146-e3cc0bf862eb.pdf&urlslug=2003 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]
Achievements
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |
| colspan="6"|Representing {{ROM}} |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1996
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:29:32 |
| Reims Marathon
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:34:01 |
| rowspan=5|1997
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Half marathon |1:09:37 |
| Marrakech Marathon
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon | |
| Paris Marathon
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Marathon | |
| World Championships
|— |Marathon |DNF |
| Bordeaux Marathon
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Marathon | |
| rowspan=2|1998
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Marathon | |
| European Championships
|— |Marathon |DNF |
| rowspan=2|1999
|4th |Marathon | |
| World Championships
|25th |Marathon |
| 2000
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Marathon |2:28:18 |
| rowspan=2|2001
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Marathon |2:29:16 |
| World Championships
|30th |Marathon |
| 2002
|bgcolor="pink" |5th DSQ |Marathon |2:29:29 |
| 2005
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:43:44 |
| rowspan=5|2006
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:43:49 |
| Nagoya Marathon
|4th |Marathon |2:29:30 |
| Paris Marathon
|5th |Marathon |2:31:16 |
| European Championships
|17th |Marathon |
| California International Marathon
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:34:23 |
| rowspan=3|2007
|10th |Marathon |2:32:33 |
| Caen Marathon
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:42:22 |
| World Championships
|28th |Marathon |
| 2010
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:32:19 |
References
External links
- {{World Athletics||Camelia Alina Tecuţă-Gherasim}}
- {{Olympics.com|camelia-alina-gherasim|Camelia Alina Gherasim|org_id=alina-gherasim|org_name=Alina Gherasim|org_archive=20200720035006}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- [http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/tecuta.htm Alina Tecuta/Gherasim] at MarathonInfo
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Category:Doping cases in athletics
Category:Romanian sportspeople in doping cases
Category:Romanian female long-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Romania
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Paris Marathon female winners
Category:Romanian female marathon runners
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Romania
Category:Sportspeople from Galați
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