Mihaela Maria Botezan (born 21 November 1976 in Ocna Mureş) is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 10000 metres and the half marathon. She represented Romania at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2002 European Athletics Championships, twice at the World Championships in Athletics (2001, 2003) and five times at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She holds the current Romanian national record in the 10,000 m with 31:11.24 minutes, achieved at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This beat Viorica Ghican's time which had stood since 1990. She received a two-year ban from the sport for doping, after testing positive for chlorthalidone (a diuretic) at the 2007 Hamburg Marathon. International competitions Personal bests 3000 metres - 9:02.61 min (2003) 3000 metres steeplechase - 10:08.46 min (1999) 5000 metres - 15:08.78 min (2001) 10,000 metres - 31:11.24 min (2004) Half marathon - 1:09:24 hrs (2002) Marathon - 2:25:32 hrs (2003) See also List of doping cases in athletics References marathoninfo 1976 births People from Ocna Mureș Living people Olympic athletes of Romania Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Romanian female long-distance runners Romanian female marathon runners Romanian female steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Romania Romanian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics