Fabiana Cristine da Silva explained

Fabiana Cristine da Silva
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, half marathon
Birth Date:3 September 1978
Birth Place:Recife, Brazil

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.

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

1992South American Youth ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile8th1500 m4:55.90
bgcolor=silver2nd3000 m9:56.88
South American Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd3000 m10:17.9
3rd10,000 m38:09.3
1993South American Cross Country ChampionshipsCali, Colombiabgcolor=silver2ndJunior race14:48
bgcolor=silver2ndJunior team18 pts
World Cross Country ChampionshipsAmorebieta, Spain85thJunior race16:16
19thJunior team419 pts
1994South American Cross Country ChampionshipsManaus, Brazilbgcolor=gold1stJunior race14:03
bgcolor=silver2ndJunior team14 pts
World Cross Country ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary93rdJunior race16:15
23rdJunior team496 pts
South American Youth ChampionshipsCochabamba, Boliviabgcolor=gold1st800 m2:14.30
3rd1500 m4:53.49
3rd3000 m10:46.4
South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentinabgcolor=silver2nd3000 m9:44.90
4th10,000 m37:01.50
1995South American Cross Country ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rdJunior race14:00
bgcolor=gold1stJunior team12 pts
World Cross Country ChampionshipsDurham, United Kingdom65thJunior race15:54
15thJunior team373 pts
South American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile3rd1500 m4:39.4
3rd3000 m10:14.99
1996South American Cross Country ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguaybgcolor=silver2ndJunior race14:33
bgcolor=gold1stJunior team11 pts
World Cross Country ChampionshipsStellenbosch, South Africa46thJunior race14:57
17thJunior team335 pts
South American Junior ChampionshipsBucaramanga, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st1500 m4:28.6
bgcolor=gold1st3000 m10:11.9
World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia12th (h)5000 m17:52.10
1997South American Cross Country ChampionshipsComodoro Rivadavia, Argentinabgcolor=gold1stJunior race14:26
bgcolor=gold1stJunior team11 pts
World Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy25thJunior race16:05
18thJunior team363 pts
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsHavana, Cubabgcolor=gold1st1500 m4:16.07
bgcolor=gold1st3000 m9:42.05
1998South American Cross Country ChampionshipsArtur Nogueira, Brazil4thSenior race30:02
bgcolor=gold1stSenior team11 pts
1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd1500 m4:37.68
5th5000 m17:34.15
2000South American Cross Country ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombiabgcolor=gold1stShort race13:13
bgcolor=gold1stShort race team11 pts
World Cross Country ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal52ndShort race13:49
17thTeam361 pts
2006South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia4th5000 m17:44.97
2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chilebgcolor=silver2nd5000 m16:05.45
2009Lusophony GamesLisbon, Portugal3rd5000 m16:21.79
2010World Half Marathon ChampionshipsNanning, China30thHalf marathon1:15:10
5thTeam3:44:05
2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentinabgcolor=gold1st5000 m15:39.67
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico4th1500 m4:28.33
2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuelabgcolor=silver2nd5000 m16:12.20
2014Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil6th1500 m4:22.05

National titles

Notes and References

  1. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/115722 Fabiana Cristine da Silva
  2. 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.
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sacw.htm South American Championships (Women)
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cxc.htm South American Cross Country Championships
  5. http://www.clubedeatletismo.org.br/bmf-bovespa/feminino/fabiana-cristine-da-silva-recordista-brasileira-juvenil-nos-1500-192225-1.asp Fabiana Cristine da Silva
  6. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/paj.htm Pan American Junior Championships
  7. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sajw.htm South American Junior Championships (Women)
  8. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sayw.htm South American Youth Championships (Women)
  9. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/bra.htm Brazilian Championships

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