Fabiano Peçanha (born June 5, 1982 in
Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
Cruz Alta is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta. Was founded on August 18, 1821.
It is the birthplace writer Érico Veríssimo, of journalist and politician Jú ...
) is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
and
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
. Peçanha studied at the
Lutheran University of Brazil
The Lutheran University of Brazil (Portuguese: or ULBRA) is a university which covers several states throughout Brazil.
History
The university has its roots in the parish school of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Canoas (CELSP), in Canoas, Rio ...
and represented his country at four consecutive
Summer Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad".
The Universiade is referred ...
s, winning six medals.
[
] He has also represented Brazil at two Olympics (2008 and 2012), reaching the semi-final on both occasions.
Personal bests
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800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
- 1:44.60
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1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
- 3:38.45 (2004)
Competition record
1: Running out of competition.
References
External links
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Athlete's webpage(in Portuguese)
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Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul
Brazilian male middle-distance runners
1982 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Brazil
Pan American Games athletes for Brazil
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for Brazil
Universiade silver medalists for Brazil
Universiade bronze medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
21st-century Brazilian people
20th-century Brazilian people