Cassie Fien Explained

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cassie Fien | Profile . iaaf.org . 2016-09-27.
  2. Web site: Sarah Barker . One Mystery And Four Other Good Stories From The New York City Marathon . Fittish.deadspin.com . 2016-09-28.
  3. Web site: Mungara leaves it late to retain title at Gold Coast Marathon| News . iaaf.org . 2016-09-27.
  4. Web site: Runnerstribe Admin . Australians Duer Yoa and Cassie Fien claim fast victories in the ASICS Half Marathon . Runnerstribe . 2016-09-27.
  5. Web site: 43. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2016 . Results.scc-events.com . 2016-09-27.
  6. Web site: NSW . City2Surf 2016 winners: Harry Summers and Cassie Fien take line honours . Smh.com.au . 2016-08-14 . 2016-09-27.
  7. Web site: Cassie Fien won her third Bridge to Brisbane with a time of . Socialfeed.info . 2016-09-28.
  8. Web site: Australian marathoner accepts 9 months doping ban. apnews.com. 8 February 2018.
  9. News: RAAF physical training instructor Cassie Fien one step closer to Rio Olympics . Valkerie . Baynes . The Courier-Mail . 21 November 2015 . 4 April 2018 .
  10. Web site: Treadmill to success . Irun.org.au . 2016-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161002013354/http://irun.org.au/News/treadmill-to-success . 2 October 2016 . dead .

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