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Hélder Ornelas

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Hélder Mendes Abreu Ornelas (born 6 May 1974 in Nova Lisboa, Angola) is a Portuguese long-distance runner.

He finished eighth in the long race at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships, fifteenth in the marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and won the 2007 edition of Prague International Marathon. He also won the 2005 Milan Marathon

Doping

In 2012 Ornelas became the first track and field athlete to get suspended for doping based on the biological passport.[1][2] He received a four-year suspension in May 2012.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Portugal
2005 Milan Marathon Milan, Italy 1st Marathon 2:10:00
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th Marathon 2:16:03
2007 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1st Marathon 2:11:49
World Championships Osaka, Japan — Marathon DNF
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 46th Marathon 2:23:20

Personal bests

See also

References

  1. ^ "Runner banned in doping case". ESPN. The Associated Press. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Six new athletes sanctioned under the IAAF Athlete Biological Passport programme". iaaf.org. IAAF. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 26.06.14". iaaf.org. IAAF. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.


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