Alina Gherasim
Alina Gherasim ( Camelia Alina Gherasim, née Tecuța ; born November 10, 1971 in Galați ) is a Romanian long-distance runner who had her greatest successes in the marathon .
Life
She won national titles once over 5000 m (1997) and four times over 10,000 m (1993, 1997, 2000, 2006) and in the marathon (2005-2008).
In 1996 she won the Paris Marathon and the Reims Marathon . In 1997 she won the Marrakech Marathon and the Paris Half Marathon and came second in the Paris Marathon, but did not finish at the World Athletics Championships in Athens . Also in 1998 a second place in Paris followed the premature end at the European Athletics Championships in Budapest .
In 1999 she was third in the half marathon competition of the Marrakech Marathon, fourth in Paris and came 25th at the World Championships in Seville . The following year she was again second in Paris, finished 29th at the Olympic Games in Sydney and came in 31st place at the World Half Marathon Championships in Veracruz .
In 2001 she came back on the podium as third in Paris and came in 30th at the World Championships in Edmonton .
In 2002 she finished 25th at the World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels . At the Amsterdam Marathon , she finished fifth, but was tested positive for anabolic steroids during doping control and was banned for two years for this violation of the doping regulations .
In 2005 she returned to competition and won the Monaco Marathon . In 2006 she won the Marrakech Marathon, was fourth at the Nagoya Marathon , fifth in Paris and came 17th at the European Championships in Gothenburg . At the end of the season, she was fifth in the Istanbul Marathon and won the California International Marathon .
In 2007 she defended her title in Marrakech, was tenth in Nagoya and came 28th at the World Championships in Osaka . At the road running world championships in Udine she was tenth.
Personal bests
- 3000 m : 8: 52.61 min, June 18, 1993, Bucharest
- 5000 m: 15: 30.43 min, August 7, 2000, Bucharest
- 10,000 m: 31: 48.28 min, July 3, 1999, Saint-Denis
- 10-km- road race : 32:00 min, July 4 2001 Atlanta
- Half marathon: 1:09:10 h, January 31, 1999, Marrakech
- Marathon: 2:28:17 h, April 9, 2000, Paris
Web links
- Alina Gherasim in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Alina Gherasim in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ^ Gbrathletics: Romanian Championships
- ↑ www.masters-sport.de: The doping cases in athletics since 1999
- ^ IAAF: Favorites win Monaco Marathon ( Memento from November 26, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). November 13, 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gherasim, Alina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tecuța, Alina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Galați |