Fabiana de Almeida Murer (born 16 March 1981) is a retired Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.87 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever at the time, now the eighth. She won gold medals at the 2011 World Championships, 2010 World Indoor Championships, and 2007 Pan American Games. Murer represented Brazil at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She is a four-time South American Champion with wins in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011. Murer was coached by both the Ukrainian Vitaly Petrov, who managed the world record holders Sergei Bubka and Yelena Isinbayeva, and her husband, Élson Miranda de Souza, a former pole vaulter himself.

Career Murer set an outdoor personal best of 4.80 metres in June 2008 in São Paulo. This was a South American record.Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-06-30).iaaf.org – Murer vaults to South American record of 4.80m at Troféu Brasil. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-09. She finished tenth at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a vault of 4.50 m, however, unable to scale the heights that she had in June. During the competition, the organisers lost one of Murer's poles, causing her to underperform as she spent over 10 minutes trying to get the pole back.

She improved her outdoor record to 4.82 m in June 2009 at the Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo meet. She made the jump en route to winning her fifth Brazilian championships in the event, breaking the area record for the eleventh time and placing joint sixth in the all-time lists.Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-08). Murer vaults to world leading 4.82m at Brazilian nationals. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-09. She competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin but she failed to match her early season form, finishing with a best clearance of 4.55 m.Landells, Steve (2009-08-17). Event Report – Women's Pole Vault – Final . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. She improved to 4.60 m at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, winning the silver medal.

At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Murer took advantage of Yelena Isinbayeva's failure at 4.75 m and continued at 4.80 m, clearing first time and winning her first global championships.Ramsak, Bob (2010-03-14). Doha 2010 – Murer upgrades to gold in women's Pole Vault. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-07. Murer improved her indoor mark to 4.83 m at the Grand Prix in Birmingham, United Kingdom.Murer breaks indoor south american record. Retrieved on 2010-03-31. She further improved her outdoor record in June to 4.85 m at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in San Fernando, Spain. This mark placed her as the fourth greatest pole vaulter on the all-time lists. She then attempted to vault over 4.93 m, but failed three times.Valiente, Emeterio (2010-06-07). Murer vaults 4.85m Area Record as Cuba and Spain dominate in San Fernando – Ibero-American Championships report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.

She was dominant on the 2010 IAAF Diamond League circuit, winning three out of the six Diamond League race events. Her vault of 4.81 m to win at the Weltklasse Zurich meeting made her the inaugural Diamond League winner of the women's pole vault. She was selected to represent the Americas team at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, and although she won the bronze medal, her mark of 4.50 m was far from her year's best.Mulkeen, Jon (2010-09-04). EVENT Report – Women's Pole Vault. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-22. She retained her national title at the Troféu Brasil de Atletismo, vaulting 4.70 m to bring a close to her season.Biscayart, Eduardo (2010-09-20). Murer vaults 4.70m at Brazilian championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-22.

In 2011, Murer became the first Brazilian to win the IAAF World Championship, vaulting 4.85 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.Gains, Paul. (2011-08-30). Murer: ‘I was prepared for these championships’ . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-30.Fabiana Murer é campeã mundial. Globo Esporte

Despite high expectations for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Murer did not qualify for the finals. She failed on the first two attempts for 4.55 m, and gave up on the last, complaining about unfavorable wind conditions.Fabiana Murer reclama do vento, mas assume culpa por eliminação precoce, Folha de S.Paulo

In 2014, Murer won the second Diamond League circuit, winning four out of the seven diamond race events.

Up until 2015, Murer's post-Olympics performances were underwhelming. Then, she earned a silver medal at both the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 World Championships, surpassed only by the Cuban Yarisley Silva. In the latter, Murer reached again her personal best of 4.85 m.SILVA SOARS TO WORLD-LEADING 4.85M AT PAN AMERICAN GAMESFabiana Murer pode transformar a prata de Pequim em ouro na Rio-2016?

On 3 July 2016, she vaulted 4.87 m at the Troféu Brasil de Atletismo in São Bernardo do Campo, the Brazilian athletics trials to Rio 2016, improving her own Brazilian and South American records again. That same month, after attending the Herculis Diamond League meet, Murer reported pain in her neck. Despite treating it, by the time of the London Grand Prix, Murer was feeling a lack of strength in her arms. Tests revealed a cervical spinal disc herniation, leading Murer to go through extensive physical therapy to ensure she would perform normally during the 2016 Summer Olympics at home.Fabiana Murer says she discovered a hernia and is doing physiotherapy for the Olympics Still, by the time of the Games, Murer failed in her first attempts at clearing 4.55 m. She later attributed the failure on not being fully recovered from the hernia.Murer points to slipped disc as the cause of elimination

Achievements

1998South American Junior Championships Córdoba, Argentina1st3.52 mWorld Junior Championships Annecy, France20th (q)3.65 m1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia3rd3.70 mPan American Junior Championships Tampa, United States2nd3.75 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada9th3.50 mSouth American Junior Championships Concepción, Chile1st3.70 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil5th3.70 mSouth American Junior Championships São Leopoldo, Brazil1st3.75 mWorld Junior Championships Santiago, Chile10th3.70 m2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil6th3.70 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain8th3.90 m2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2nd4.00 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland15th (q)4.40 m2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia15th (q)4.35 mIbero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico1st4.56 mWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany5th4.50 mWorld Cup Athens, Greece 2nd4.55 mSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia1st4.47 m2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 1st4.50 m CRPan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st4.60 m CRWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan6th4.65 m2008World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd4.70 m AROlympic Games Beijing, China10th4.50 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany6th4.50 m2009South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st4.60 m CRWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany5th4.55 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar 1st 4.80 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain1st4.85 m AR2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina1st4.70 m CRWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea1st4.85 m =ARPan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd4.70 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom15th (q)4.50 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia5th4.65 m2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland4th4.70 mSouth American GamesSantiago, Chile1st4.40 m2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada2nd4.80 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China2nd4.85 m =AR2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States6th4.60 mIbero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1st4.60 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil –NM

Personal bests EventHeight (m)VenueDatePole vault, indoor4.83 ARNevers, France7 February 2015Pole vault, outdoor4.87 ARSão Bernardo do Campo, Brazil 3 July 2016 All information taken from IAAF Profile. Retrieved on 31 May 2010.

References

External links

Focus on Athletes article from IAAF In-depth article from IAAF

Tilastopaja biography