Adriana Aparecida da Silva (born 22 July 1981) is a Brazilian long-distance runner who competes in half marathons and marathons. She has represented her country at World Championship-level both on the roads and in cross country. She won two gold medals in the marathon at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, and 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
She is a member of Esporte Clube Pinheiros.
Career Adriana da Silva was born in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, and started her career as a cross country runner. She represented Brazil in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1998 and 2000. Following a national title win in the half marathon, she made her first senior appearance on the world stage at the 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, coming in 39th place.da Silva Adriana Aparecida. IAAF. Retrieved on 3 November 2011.
After a break in her athletics career, da Silva returned to action in 2008 and ran for Brazil at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ending the race in 82nd place. She made her marathon debut at the Santa Catarina Marathon in Florianópolis and won on her first attempt, recording a time of 2:41:30 hours.Adriana da Silva. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 3 November 2011. She was selected for the Brazilian squad at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics as a result and improved her best to 2:40:54 hours to finish 43rd in the Berlin race. In 2010, she came third at the São Paulo Marathon, just two seconds outside of her personal best time. She won the Río de Janeiro Half Marathon in July and went on to have her highest global placing at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning, where she was 25th in the rankings. The 2010 Berlin Marathon in September saw her significantly improve her best with a finishing time of 2:32:30 hours for seventh place.Butcher, Pat (26 September 2010). Makau and Kebede triumph in rainy Berlin. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 November 2010.
In 2011, she ran at the Vienna City Marathon and was sixth with a time of 2:33:48 hours. Later that year, she won the South American title in the half marathon. The 2011 Pan American Games saw her ascend to the peak of the regional scene as she won the marathon gold medal in a Games record time of 2:36:37 hours, in spite of Guadalajara's high altitude.Monti, David (25 October 2011). Da Silva Wins Pan Am Games Women’s Marathon . Race Results Weekly. Retrieved on 3 November 2011. She set a personal best of 2:29:17 hours at the 2012 Tokyo Marathon, finishing ninth overall.Nakamura, Ken (26 February 2012). Kipyego wins Tokyo Marathon, Gebrselassie fades to a disappointing fourth. IAAF. Retrieved on 27 February 2012. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 47th in a time of 2:33:15.
In 2015, she was the gold medalist in the marathon at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada after the Peruvian athletic Gladys Tejeda lost her gold medal. She also broke the Games record with a time of 2:35:40 hours.
Personal bests 5000 m: 16:12.88 – São Paulo, Brazil, 8 June 2013 10,000 m: 33:21.59 – São Paulo, Brazil, 6 June 2013 Half marathon: 1:13:16 – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 September 2011 Marathon: 2:29:17 – Tokyo, Japan, 26 February 2012
Achievements Representing 1996South American Youth ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay4th300 m hurdles44.43 s1st4 × 400 m relay3:49.67 min1998South American Cross Country Championships - JuniorArtur Nogueira, Brazil7th6 km24:37World Cross Country Championships – JuniorMarrakesh, Morocco108th6 km25:16Saint Silvester Road RaceSão Paulo, Brazil32nd15 km1:01:261999South American Cross Country Championships - JuniorArtur Nogueira, Brazil6th6 km24:26South American Junior ChampionshipsConcepción, Chile4th5000 m17:41.822000South American Cross Country Championships - JuniorCartagena, Colombia4th6 km23:11World Cross Country Championships - JuniorVilamoura, Portugal115th6.29 km25:372001South American Cross Country ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil11thRunning as guest8 km30:192004World Half Marathon ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India39thHalf marathon1:19:492009South American Cross Country ChampionshipsConcepción, Chile9th8 km29:26World Cross Country ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan82nd8 km31:40Lusophony GamesLisbon, Portugal3rd10 km (road)35:36World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany42ndMarathon2:40:542010World Half Marathon ChampionshipsNanning, China25thHalf marathon1:14:24Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany7thMarathon2:32:302011South American Cross Country ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay6th8 km28:17.8South American Half Marathon ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina1stHalf marathon1:13:16Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico1stMarathon2:36:372012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom47thMarathon2:33:15South American Half Marathon ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1stHalf marathon1:17:502013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia8th10,000 m36:19.372014South American GamesSantiago, Chile7th5000 m17:20.948th10,000 m36:19.372015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada1stMarathon2:35:40
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