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.Fabiana Cristine da Silva . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-21. 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.
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.Nunes, João Pedro (2011-06-02). Fabiana Murer salta 4,70 m e bate recorde do Campeonato Sul-Americano . CBAT. Retrieved on 2016-09-22. She had won the 1500 m silver earlier in her career at the 1999 South American Championships in Athletics.South American Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-22. 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.South American Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-22.
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.Fabiana Cristine da Silva . BM&F Bovespa Atletismo. Retrieved on 2016-09-21. 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.Pan American Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-22.South American Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-22. She won three distance running medals from 800 m to 3000 m at the 1994 South American Youth Championships in Athletics.South American Youth Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-22.
Personal bests 800 metres – 2:04.24 min (2000) 1500 metres – 4:12.67 min (2000) 3000 metres – 9:10.97 min (2006) 5000 metres – 15:39.67 min (2011) 10,000 metres – 33:26.33 min (2008) 10K run – 33:25 min (2002) Half marathon – 75:10 min (2010)
International competitions 1992South American Youth ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile8th1500 m4:55.902nd3000 m9:56.88South American Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd3000 m10:17.93rd10,000 m38:09.31993South American Cross Country ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2ndJunior race14:482ndJunior team18 ptsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsAmorebieta, Spain85thJunior race16:1619thJunior team419 pts1994South American Cross Country ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1stJunior race14:032ndJunior team14 ptsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary93rdJunior race16:1523rdJunior team496 ptsSouth American Youth ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia1st800 m2:14.303rd1500 m4:53.493rd3000 m10:46.4South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina2nd3000 m9:44.904th10,000 m37:01.501995South American Cross Country ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rdJunior race14:001stJunior team12 ptsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsDurham, United Kingdom65thJunior race15:5415thJunior team373 ptsSouth American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile3rd1500 m4:39.43rd3000 m10:14.991996South American Cross Country ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay2ndJunior race14:331stJunior team11 ptsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsStellenbosch, South Africa46thJunior race14:5717thJunior team335 ptsSouth American Junior ChampionshipsBucaramanga, Colombia1st1500 m4:28.61st3000 m10:11.9World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia12th (h)5000 m17:52.101997South American Cross Country ChampionshipsComodoro Rivadavia, Argentina1stJunior race14:261stJunior team11 ptsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy25thJunior race16:0518thJunior team363 ptsPan American Junior ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba1st1500 m4:16.071st3000 m9:42.051998South American Cross Country ChampionshipsArtur Nogueira, Brazil4thSenior race30:021stSenior team11 pts1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia2nd1500 m4:37.685th5000 m17:34.152000South American Cross Country ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia1stShort race13:131stShort race team11 ptsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal52ndShort race13:4917thTeam361 pts2006South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia4th5000 m17:44.972008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile2nd5000 m16:05.452009Lusophony GamesLisbon, Portugal3rd5000 m16:21.792010World Half Marathon ChampionshipsNanning, China30thHalf marathon1:15:105thTeam3:44:052011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina1st5000 m15:39.67 Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico4th1500 m4:28.332012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela2nd5000 m16:12.202014Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil6th1500 m4:22.05
National titles Brazilian Athletics ChampionshipsBrazilian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-21. 1500 metres: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 5000 metres: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
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