Cassie Fien

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Cassie Fien (born 15 September 1985) is an Australian marathon runner.

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Running career

She was a three-time competitor at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. [1]

She finished 12th at the 2015 New York City Marathon. [2]

In 2016, Fien won the Oceania Half Marathon Championships after two previous runner-up finishes. [3] The 2016 race was the half marathon featured along with the Gold Coast Marathon. [4]

She finished 8th at the 2016 Berlin Marathon. [5]

Fien is a two-time winner of Sydney's City2Surf. [6]

She is also a three-time winner of the Bridge to Brisbane. [7]

9-month ban after positive test for banned substance

On 7 February 2018, Cassie Fien accepted a nine-month ban and waived a hearing after testing positive for the banned substance Higenamine. Fien tested positive in an out-of-competition test in April 2017. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said Higenamine was increasingly being found in dietary supplements, though often listed under different names. Fien's ban, imposed by Athletics Australia, was backdated to 9 August 2017, and will conclude on 9 May. The ASADA said in a statement: "Ms. Fien’s sanction was reduced to nine months on the basis of her degree of fault and the fact that the supplement, ‘Liporush’, was a contaminated product." [8]

Military career

Fien is an enlisted training instructor with the RAAF. [9] [10]

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References

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  2. Sarah Barker. "One Mystery And Four Other Good Stories From The New York City Marathon". Fittish.deadspin.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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  6. NSW (14 August 2016). "City2Surf 2016 winners: Harry Summers and Cassie Fien take line honours". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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