Camelia Alina Gherasim (née Tecuţă, born 10 November 1971) 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), and the 2006 California International Marathon (2:34:23).
Doping Gherasim tested positive for anabolic steroids at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2002 and received a two-year doping ban.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 Representing 1996Paris MarathonParis, France 1stMarathon2:29:32Reims MarathonReims, France 1stMarathon2:34:011997Paris Half MarathonParis, France 1stHalf marathon1:09:37Marrakech MarathonMarrakesh, Morocco 1stMarathonParis MarathonParis, France 2ndMarathonWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece—MarathonDNFBordeaux MarathonBordeaux, France 2ndMarathon1998Paris MarathonParis, France 2ndMarathonEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary—MarathonDNF1999Paris MarathonParis, France4thMarathonWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain25thMarathon2:39:292000Paris MarathonParis, France 2ndMarathon2:28:182001Paris MarathonParis, France 3rdMarathon2:29:16World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada30thMarathon2:38:192002Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands5th DSQMarathon2:29:292005Monaco MarathonMonte Carlo, Monaco 1stMarathon2:43:442006Marrakech MarathonMarrakesh, Morocco 1stMarathon2:43:49Nagoya MarathonNagoya, Japan4thMarathon2:29:30Paris MarathonParis, France5thMarathon2:31:16European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17thMarathon2:37:57California International MarathonSacramento, United States 1stMarathon2:34:232007Nagoya MarathonNagoya, Japan10thMarathon2:32:33Caen MarathonCaen, France 1stMarathon2:42:22World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan28thMarathon2:41:402010Caen MarathonCaen, France 1stMarathon2:32:19
References
External links
Alina Tecuta/Gherasim at MarathonInfo