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 the 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. Accordingly, he received a four-year suspension in May 2012.
Achievements Representing 2005Milan MarathonMilan, Italy 1stMarathon2:10:002006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15thMarathon2:16:032007Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1stMarathon2:11:49World Championships Osaka, Japan—MarathonDNF2008Olympic Games Beijing, PR China46thMarathon2:23:20
Personal bests 1500 metres - 3:46.97 min (1996) 3000 metres - 7:50.02 min (2000) 5000 metres - 13:18.56 min (2000) 10,000 metres - 28:01.94 min (2001) Half marathon - 1:03:27 hrs (2005) marathon - 2:10:00 hrs (2005)
See also List of doping cases in sport
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