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. He has also represented Brazil at two Olympics (2008 and 2012), reaching the semi-final on both occasions.
Personal bests 800 metres - 1:44.60 1500 metres - 3:38.45 (2004)
Competition record Representing 1998South American Youth ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil 2nd800 m1:58.69 min 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:23.23 min2000South American Junior ChampionshipsSão Leopoldo, Brazil 3rd800 m1:52.42 3rd1500 m3:54.892001South American Cross Country Championships (U20)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil17th18 km27:27South American Road Mile ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil6thOne mile4:13South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina 2nd800 m1:48.90 1st1500 m3:52.21Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina 1st1500 m3:50.382002South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil2ndOne mile4:032003South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil2ndOne mile4:12South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 1st800 m1:46.32 1st1500 m3:39.74Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd800 m1:46.39UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea 3rd800 m1:48.20 3rd1500 m3:43.912004South American Cross Country ChampionshipsMacaé, Brazil12th4 km12:033rdTeam (4 km)18 ptsWorld Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (sf)800 m1:51.59South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil1stOne mile4:01South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 3rd800 m1:48.662005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 1st800 m1:47.02 1st1500 m3:41.51World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland43rd (h)800 m1:50.89Universiadeİzmir, Turkey 1st800 m1:46.012006South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 1st800 m1:49.554th1500 m3:59.272007South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil1stOne mile4:09South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil7th1500m3:50.55Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd800 m1:45.545th1500 m3:39.58UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand 2nd800 m1:46.11 3rd1500 m3:40.98World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan14th (sf)800 m1:45.952008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain17th (sf)800 m1:49.63Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile 2nd800 m1:47.83 1st1500 m3:42.06Olympic GamesBeijing, China18th (sf)800 m1:47.072009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 1st800 m1:47.82UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia 3rd800 m1:48.07World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany11th (sf)800 m1:45.942010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th (sf)800 m1:49.70South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil1stOne mile4:05Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Cádiz5th800 m1:47.062012South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil1stOne mile3:59Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd800 m1:47.166th1500 m3:50.33Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom19th (sf)800 m1:46.292013South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil6thOne mile4:16 1: Running out of competition.
References
External links
Athlete's webpage (in Portuguese)