Fabiano Peçanha Explained

Fabiano Peçanha
Birth Date:	5 June 1982
Birth Place:	Cruz Alta, Brazil
Height:	1.86m (06.1feet)
Weight:	74kg (163lb)
Sport:	Athletics
Updated:	30 January 2015

Fabiano Peçanha (born June 5, 1982 in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres. Peçanha studied at the Lutheran University of Brazil and represented his country at four consecutive Summer Universiades, winning six medals. He has also represented Brazil at two Olympics (2008 and 2012), reaching the semi-final on both occasions.^{[1] [2]}

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:44.60
• 1500 metres - 3:38.45 (2004)

Competition record

Representing
1998	South American Youth Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	800 m	1:58.69 min
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.23 min
2000	South American Junior Championships	São Leopoldo, Brazil	3rd	800 m	1:52.42
			3rd	1500 m	3:54.89
2001	South American Cross Country Championships (U20)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th^1	8 km	27:27
	South American Road Mile Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	One mile	4:13
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	800 m	1:48.90
			1st	1500 m	3:52.21
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	1500 m	3:50.38
2002	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	One mile	4:03
2003	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	One mile	4:12
	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	800 m	1:46.32
			1st	1500 m	3:39.74
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	800 m	1:46.39
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	800 m	1:48.20
			3rd	1500 m	3:43.91
2004	South American Cross Country Championships	Macaé, Brazil	12th	4 km	12:03
			3rd	Team (4 km)	18 pts
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th (sf)	800 m	1:51.59
	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	One mile	4:01
	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd	800 m	1:48.66
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	800 m	1:47.02
			1st	1500 m	3:41.51
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	43rd (h)	800 m	1:50.89
	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	1st	800 m	1:46.01
2006	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	1st	800 m	1:49.55
			4th	1500 m	3:59.27
2007	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	One mile	4:09
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	7th	1500m	3:50.55
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	800 m	1:45.54
			5th	1500 m	3:39.58
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	800 m	1:46.11
			3rd	1500 m	3:40.98
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	14th (sf)	800 m	1:45.95
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	17th (sf)	800 m	1:49.63
	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	2nd	800 m	1:47.83
			1st	1500 m	3:42.06
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	18th (sf)	800 m	1:47.07
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	800 m	1:47.82
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	800 m	1:48.07
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	11th (sf)	800 m	1:45.94
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th (sf)	800 m	1:49.70
	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	One mile	4:05
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Cádiz	5th	800 m	1:47.06
2012	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	One mile	3:59
	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	800 m	1:47.16
			6th	1500 m	3:50.33
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	19th (sf)	800 m	1:46.29
2013	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	6th	One mile	4:16

¹: Running out of competition.

External links

• • Fabiano Peçanha. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032231/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/fabiano-pecanha-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
• Athlete's webpage (in Portuguese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beijing 2008 800m men Results - Olympic athletics.
2. Web site: London 2012 800m men Results - Olympic athletics.