Alina Gherasim

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),^[1] and the 2006 California International Marathon (2:34:23).^[2]

Gherasim competing in the marathon, Sydney Olympics 2000

Doping

Gherasim tested positive for anabolic steroids at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2002 and received a two-year doping ban.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Romania
1996	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	1st	Marathon	2:29:32
	Reims Marathon	Reims, France	1st	Marathon	2:34:01
1997	Paris Half Marathon	Paris, France	1st	Half marathon	1:09:37
	Marrakech Marathon	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	Marathon
	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	2nd	Marathon
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	—	Marathon	DNF
	Bordeaux Marathon	Bordeaux, France	2nd	Marathon
1998	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	2nd	Marathon
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	—	Marathon	DNF
1999	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	4th	Marathon
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	25th	Marathon	2:39:29
2000	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	2nd	Marathon	2:28:18
2001	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	3rd	Marathon	2:29:16
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	30th	Marathon	2:38:19
2002	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th DSQ	Marathon	2:29:29
2005	Monaco Marathon	Monte Carlo, Monaco	1st	Marathon	2:43:44
2006	Marrakech Marathon	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	Marathon	2:43:49
	Nagoya Marathon	Nagoya, Japan	4th	Marathon	2:29:30
	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	5th	Marathon	2:31:16
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th	Marathon	2:37:57
	California International Marathon	Sacramento, United States	1st	Marathon	2:34:23
2007	Nagoya Marathon	Nagoya, Japan	10th	Marathon	2:32:33
	Caen Marathon	Caen, France	1st	Marathon	2:42:22
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	28th	Marathon	2:41:40
2010	Caen Marathon	Caen, France	1st	Marathon	2:32:19