Fabiano Peçanha

Fabiano Peçanha
Personal information
Nationality  Brazil
Born June 5, 1982
Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Updated on 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.[1] He has also represented Brazil at two Olympics (2008 and 2012), reaching the semi-final on both occasions.[2][3]

Personal bests

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1998 South American Youth Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd 800 m 1:58.69 min
2nd 4x400 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 17th1 8km 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 2nd One mile 4:03
2003 South American Road Mile Championships Belém, Brazil 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 4km 12:03
3rd Team (4km) 18 pts
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (sf) 800 m 1:51.59
South American Road Mile Championships Belém, Brazil 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 Izmir, 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 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 1st One mile 4:05
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 5th 800 m 1:47.06
2012 South American Road Mile Championships Belém, Brazil 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.

References

  1. ↑ Biografia de Fabiano Peçanha (in Portuguese), retrieved May 12, 2013
  2. ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/athletics/800m-m
  3. ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/athletics/800m-m

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