Ambesse Tolosa
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.[1] His results from 9 December 2007 onwards were annulled,[2] which included his win at the Honolulu Marathon that year.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1998 | Hokkaido Marathon | Sapporo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:13 |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 13th | Marathon | 2:16:45 |
2000 | World Cross Country Championships | Vilamoura | 2nd | Team | |
Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 8th | Marathon | 2:10:57 | |
2001 | Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 5th | Marathon | 2:10:37 |
2002 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | Marathon | 2:10:09 |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 19th | Marathon | 2:12:19 |
2004 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:56 |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 15th | Marathon | 2:15:39 | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th | Marathon | 2:16:36 |
2006 | Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon | San Diego, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:08 |
Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:58 | |
Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:42 | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 38th | Marathon | 2:30:20 |
Personal bests[]
Surface | Event | Time (h:min:s) | Venue | Date |
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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.
References[]
- ^ Monti, David (2008-06-26). Athletics: Tolosa Claims Innocence. Runners Web. Retrieved on 2009-11-07.
- ^ Biography Tolosa Ambesse. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-07.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian male long-distance runners
- Ethiopian male marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Ethiopia
- Ethiopian sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in athletics
- Paris Marathon male winners