Cassie Fien (born 15 September 1985) is an Australian marathon runner.

Running career

She was a three-time competitor at the

IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The World Athletics Half Marathon Championships is a biennial international half marathon competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It ...

. She finished 12th at the 2015 New York City Marathon. In 2016, Fien won the Oceania Half Marathon Championships after two previous runner-up finishes. The 2016 race was the half marathon featured along with the Gold Coast Marathon. She finished 8th at the

2016 Berlin Marathon The 2016 Berlin Marathon was the 43rd edition of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon took place in Berlin, Germany, on 25 September 2016 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year. The men's race was won by Kenenisa Bekele in 2 hours ...

. Fien is a two-time winner of Sydney's City2Surf. She is also a three-time winner of the

Bridge to Brisbane Bridge to Brisbane is an annual long-distance fun run over a distance of or held in Brisbane, Australia in August. The first race occurred in 1997 with fewer than 5000 entrants and each year the event raises funds for charity. 2007 saw 24,3 ...

9-month ban after positive test for banned substance

On 7 February 2018, Cassie Fien accepted a nine-month ban and waived a hearing after testing positive for the banned substance Higenamine. Fien tested positive in an out-of-competition test in April 2017. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said Higenamine was increasingly being found in dietary supplements, though often listed under different names. Fien's ban, imposed by Athletics Australia, was backdated to 9 August 2017, and will conclude on 9 May. The ASADA said in a statement: "Ms. Fien’s sanction was reduced to nine months on the basis of her degree of fault and the fact that the supplement, ‘Liporush’, was a contaminated product."

Military career

Fien is an enlisted training instructor with the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fien, Cassie Living people 1985 births Australian female long-distance runners Australian female marathon runners 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women Place of birth missing (living people)