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. His results from 9 December 2007 onwards were annulled, which included his win at the Honolulu Marathon that year.

Achievements

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.