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Adriana Fernández

Fernández in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
Personal information
Born	April 4, 1971 (1971-04-04) (age 53) Mexico City, Mexico
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Mexico Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 5,000 metres 1999 Winnipeg 5,000 metres 2003 Santo Domingo 5,000 metres 2003 Santo Domingo 10,000 metres Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo 10,000 metres 2010 Mayagüez 5000 metres

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 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 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. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.

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 – 1:09:28 – Kyoto – 09/03/2003
• 30 Kilometres – 1:40:51 – Berlin – 29/09/2002
• Marathon – 2:24:06 – London – 18/04/1999

References

1. Running in Mexico, zonalatina.com
2. Women in Mexico
3. Iaaf – Athletes http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=f/athcode=76255/index.html

External links

• Adriana Fernández at World Athletics
• PossoSports Profile
• MexicaliSport

• 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 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