Hélder Mendes Abreu Ornelas (born 6 May 1974 in
Nova Lisboa,
Angola
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) is a
Portuguese
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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 the
Prague International Marathon
The Prague Marathon (also known as Prague International Marathon (PIM) and Volkswagen Prague Marathon) is an annual road marathon held in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic each May. It was founded in 1995 and has grown to become a si ...
. He also won the 2005
Milan Marathon
The Milano City Marathon is a marathon race held every April in Milan, Italy. It was first organised in 2000 by the Milano City Marathon Club and the first nine editions were held in November.
History
The 2009 edition of the race, initially se ...
Doping
In 2012 Ornelas became the first track and field athlete to get suspended for
doping based on the
biological passport
An athlete biological passport is an individual electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time. Doping violations can be detected by n ...
. He received a four-year suspension in May 2012.
Achievements
Personal bests
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1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
- 3:46.97 min (1996)
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3000 metres - 7:50.02 min (2000)
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5000 metres - 13:18.56 min (2000)
*
10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...
- 28:01.94 min (2001)
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Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...
- 1:03:27 hrs (2005)
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marathon - 2:10:00 hrs (2005)
See also
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List of doping cases in sport
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References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Doping cases in athletics
Portuguese male long-distance runners
Portuguese sportspeople in doping cases
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Portugal
Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
Portuguese male marathon runners
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