Fabiana Cristine da Silva

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Fabiana Cristine da Silva
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1978-09-03) September 3, 1978 (age 45)
Recife, Brazil
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Sport
Sport Long-distance running
Event(s) 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, half marathon
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
South American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Buenos Aires 5000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Bogotá 1500 m
South American Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Cartagena Short race

Fabiana Cristine da Silva (born 3 September 1978) is a Brazilian female former distance runner who competed in the 800 metres up to the half marathon. [1] She competed six times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships (five times as a junior) and also represented her country at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the 2011 Pan American Games.

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She was the gold medallist in the 5000 m at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics and set a championship record of 15:39.67 minutes in the process. [2] She had won the 1500 m silver earlier in her career at the 1999 South American Championships in Athletics. [3] She was twice a 5000 m silver medallist at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (2008, 2012). She was also the regional champion at the 2000 South American Cross Country Championships, winning the women's short race. She had been junior champion at that event in 1994 and 1997. [4]

Born in Recife, she set Brazilian junior records in the 1500 metres, 3000 metres and 5000 metres in the late 1990s. She competed for the BM&F Bovespa team. [5] Silva was among the most promising South American junior athletes of her generation. She won a 1500/3000 m double at both the 1996 South American Junior Championships in Athletics and 1997 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. [6] [7] She won three distance running medals from 800 m to 3000 m at the 1994 South American Youth Championships in Athletics. [8]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1992 South American Youth Championships Santiago, Chile 8th1500 m4:55.90
2nd3000 m9:56.88
South American Junior Championships Lima, Peru3rd3000 m10:17.9
3rd10,000 m38:09.3
1993 South American Cross Country Championships Cali, Colombia2ndJunior race14:48
2ndJunior team18 pts
World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta, Spain85th Junior race 16:16
19thJunior team419 pts
1994 South American Cross Country Championships Manaus, Brazil1stJunior race14:03
2ndJunior team14 pts
World Cross Country Championships Budapest, Hungary93rd Junior race 16:15
23rdJunior team496 pts
South American Youth Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia1st800 m2:14.30
3rd1500 m4:53.49
3rd3000 m10:46.4
South American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 2nd3000 m9:44.90
4th10,000 m37:01.50
1995 South American Cross Country Championships Cali, Colombia3rdJunior race14:00
1stJunior team12 pts
World Cross Country Championships Durham, United Kingdom65th Junior race 15:54
15thJunior team373 pts
South American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile3rd1500 m4:39.4
3rd3000 m10:14.99
1996 South American Cross Country Championships Asunción, Paraguay2ndJunior race14:33
1stJunior team11 pts
World Cross Country Championships Stellenbosch, South Africa46th Junior race 14:57
17thJunior team335 pts
South American Junior Championships Bucaramanga, Colombia1st1500 m4:28.6
1st3000 m10:11.9
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia12th (h) 5000 m 17:52.10
1997 South American Cross Country Championships Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina1stJunior race14:26
1stJunior team11 pts
World Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy25th Junior race 16:05
18thJunior team363 pts
Pan American Junior Championships Havana, Cuba1st1500 m4:16.07
1st3000 m9:42.05
1998 South American Cross Country Championships Artur Nogueira, Brazil4thSenior race30:02
1stSenior team11 pts
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia2nd 1500 m 4:37.68
5th 5000 m 17:34.15
2000 South American Cross Country Championships Cartagena, Colombia 1stShort race13:13
1stShort race team11 pts
World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Portugal52nd Short race 13:49
17thTeam361 pts
2006 South American Championships Tunja, Colombia4th 5000 m 17:44.97
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile2nd 5000 m 16:05.45
2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal3rd 5000 m 16:21.79
2010 World Half Marathon Championships Nanning, China30thHalf marathon1:15:10
5thTeam3:44:05
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina1st 5000 m 15:39.67 CR
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico4th 1500 m 4:28.33
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela2nd 5000 m 16:12.20
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil6th 1500 m 4:22.05

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References

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