But she was linked to performance - enhancing drugs on multiple occasions and is currently serving a three - year doping ban .
The last non-African - born woman to medal in the women 's 5,000 at Worlds or the Olympics was Spain 's Marta Dominguez back in 2003 .
Marta Dominguez was linked to performance - enhancing drugs on multiple occasions and is currently serving a three - year doping ban .
The last non-African - born woman to medal in the women 's 5,000 at Worlds or the Olympics was Spain 's Marta Dominguez back in 2003 .