Mariana Ohata (born October 26, 1978) is an athlete from

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, who competes in

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. A former member of the Brazilian National Swim Team, Ohata competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the

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. She was one of two Brazilian athletes, along with

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, to not finish the competition. She competed again at the 2004 Summer Olympics four years later. This time, she finished with a time of 2:16:52.97 in thirty-seventh place.

Doping bans

In 2002, Ohata was banned from competition for 60 weeks by the Brazilian Triathlon Confederation. In June 2009, Ohata tested positive for

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, a result confirmed by the "B" sample. In October 2009, Ohata was banned from competition for six years, the minimum penalty for a second doping offence under

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rules. As a result of the ban, she was unable to compete in her "home" Olympics in

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