Ambesse Tolosa (born 28 August 1977 in Shewa) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race.
Tolosa tested positive for banned substances in February 2008 and received a two-year ban from competitive athletics. The substance that was present in his system (morphine) was not a performance-enhancing drug and Tolosa said that he did not know how it had gotten into his body, but the IAAF rules stated that athletes received bans regardless of intent.Monti, David (2008-06-26). Athletics: Tolosa Claims Innocence. Runners Web. Retrieved on 2009-11-07. His results from 9 December 2007 onwards were annulled,Biography Tolosa Ambesse. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-07. which included his win at the Honolulu Marathon that year.
Achievements Representing 1998Hokkaido MarathonSapporo, Japan 1stMarathon2:10:131999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain13thMarathon2:16:452000World Cross Country ChampionshipsVilamoura 2ndTeamRotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands8thMarathon2:10:572001Beijing MarathonBeijing, PR China5thMarathon2:10:372002Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands7thMarathon2:10:092003World ChampionshipsParis, France19thMarathon2:12:192004Paris MarathonParis, France 1stMarathon2:08:56Olympic GamesAthens, Greece15thMarathon2:15:392005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19thMarathon2:16:362006Rock 'n' Roll San Diego MarathonSan Diego, United States 1stMarathon2:10:08Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan 1stMarathon2:08:58Honolulu MarathonHonolulu, Hawaii 1stMarathon2:13:422007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan38thMarathon2:30:20
Personal bests Surface Event Time (h:min:s) Venue Date Road 10 km 27:56 Groesbeek, Netherlands 10 June 2000 Half marathon 1:02:19 Brussels, Belgium 5 May 2002 25 km 1:15:31 Tokyo, Japan 12 February 2006 30 km 1:30:43 Rotterdam, Netherlands 24 April 2002 Marathon 2:08:56 Paris, France 4 April 2004 All information taken from IAAF profile.
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