Ambesse Tolosa
Ambesse Tolosa (born 28 August 1977 in
marathon race
.
Tolosa tested positive for
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ethiopia
| |||||
| 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-07.
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