Fabiano Peçanha

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]

Fabiano Peçanha

Personal information
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1982-06-05) June 5, 1982 (age 42) Cruz Alta, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2003 S.Domingo 800m 2007 Rio 800m Universiade 2005 İzmir 800m 2007 Bangkok 800m 2003 Daegu 800m 2003 Daegu 1500m 2007 Bangkok 1500m 2009 Belgrade 800m South American Youth Championships 1998 Manaus 800 m 1998 Manaus 4x400 m relay
Updated on 30 January 2015

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:44.60
• 1500 metres - 3:38.45 (2004)

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	4 × 400 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	8 km	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	4 km	12:03
			3rd	Team (4 km)	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	İzmir, 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, Cádiz	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), archived from the original on August 20, 2013, retrieved May 12, 2013
2. "Beijing 2008 800m men Results - Olympic athletics".
3. "London 2012 800m men Results - Olympic athletics".

External links

• Fabiano Peçanha at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabiano Peçanha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• Athlete's webpage (in Portuguese)