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Andrés Zamora

Andrés Zamora
Personal information
Full nameErnesto Andrés Zamora Sugo
Born (1983-04-13) 13 April 1983 (age 42)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon

Ernesto Andrés Zamora Sugo (born 13 April 1983) is a Uruguayan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] In 2017, he competed in the men's marathon event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London, England.[2]

His father Nelson Zamora and his brother Cristhian Zamora are also long-distance runners.[3]

In July 2025, the Uruguayan National Anti-Doping Organization announced that Zamara had been issued with a four-year ban to run from January 2024 to January 2028 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for anabolic steroids.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ernesto Andres Zamora". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's marathon" (PDF). 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Atletismo: Cristhian Zamora igualó la tercera marca histórica en la Maratón de Valencia". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ "El atleta uruguayo Andrés Zamora recibió una sanción de cuatro años por dopaje". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 23 June 2025.
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