Adriana Fernández Miranda (born April 4, 1971) is a Mexican long-distance runner.
.jpg) Fernández in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics | |
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| Born | April 4, 1971 (age 53) Mexico City, Mexico |
Fernández was 2nd in 1998, and in 1999, she became the first Mexican woman to win the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:25:06 in a dominant performance by taking charge on a windy day and kept building her lead.[1]
In 2003, Fernández held Mexican records in the 5,000 meter run, the 10,000 meter run, the half marathon, and the marathon. Her personal best time in a marathon was established at the 1999 London Marathon, where her time was 2:24:06.[2] She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.
Personal bests
edit- 1500 Metres – 4:15.96 – Xalapa – 13/06/2003
- 3000 Metres – 8:53.53 – Portland, OR – 25/06/2000
- 5000 Metres – 15:04.32 – Gresham, OR – 17/05/2003
- 10,000 Metres – 31:10.12 – Brunswick, ME – 01/07/2000
- 20 Kilometres – 1:06:57 – Berlin – 29/09/2002
- Half Marathon – 1:09:28 – Kyoto – 09/03/2003
- 30 Kilometres – 1:40:51 – Berlin – 29/09/2002
- Marathon – 2:24:06 – London – 18/04/1999[3]
References
edit- ^ Running in Mexico, zonalatina.com
- ^ Women in Mexico [1]
- ^ Iaaf – Athletes http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=f/athcode=76255/index.html
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