Helena Javornik (born 26 March 1966, in Celje) is a Slovenian long-distance runner who has specialized in all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon race.
She holds the current national record in 10,000 m with 31:06.63 minutes, achieved at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
She won the Ljubljana Marathon three times consecutively between 1996 and 1998. Her course record of 2:32:33 went unbettered for eleven years.
She tested positive for EPO in March 2008 and was banned for two years by the International Association of Athletics Federations in June 2008. The ban was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport; she became eligible to compete again in June 2010 at the age of 44 years.CAS Backs IAAF in Javornik Case ESPN.com, March 13, 2009
Achievements Representing 1993Mediterranean GamesNarbonne, France 1stMarathon2:42:581994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland —MarathonDNF1995Vienna MarathonVienna, Austria 1stMarathon2:36:301999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan9th3000 m9:00.92 Military World GamesZagreb, Croatia 1st1500 m4:07.34 3rd5000 m15:37.502001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal8th1500 m4:15.76 Mediterranean GamesRadès, Tunisia6th1500 m4:18.514th5000 m15:56.672002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria9th3000 m9:04.83European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany14th5000 m16:06.322004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece10th10,000 m31:06.63 NRAmsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:27:32
Personal bests 1500 metres - 4:06.77 min (2000) 3000 metres - 8:50.71 min (2000) 5000 metres - 15:15.40 min (1999) 10,000 metres - 31:06.63 min (2004) Half marathon - 1:09:22 hrs (2004) Marathon - 2:27:33 hrs (2004)
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