Adriana Fernández Miranda (born April 4, 1971) is a Mexican long-distance runner. Fernández was 2nd in 1998, and in 1999, she became the first Mexican woman to win the

New York City Marathon The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 fini ...

in a time of 2:25:06 in a dominant performance by taking charge on a windy day and kept building her lead. In 2003, Fernández held Mexican records in the 5,000 meter run, the 10,000 meter run, the

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, and the

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. Her personal best time in a marathon was established at the 1999

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, where her time was 2:24:06. She represented her native country at three consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

, starting in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Personal bests

*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 A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

– 1:09:28 – Kyoto – 09/03/2003 *30 Kilometres – 1:40:51 – Berlin – 29/09/2002 *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

– 2:24:06 – London – 18/04/1999Iaaf – Athletes http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=f/athcode=76255/index.html

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Adriana 1971 births Living people Mexican female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes from Mexico City Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games New York City Marathon female winners Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games