Romanian long-distance runner
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 tested positive for anabolic steroids at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2002 and received a two-year doping ban.[3]
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
|