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Fabiana Murer. Fabiana de Almeida Murer (born 16 March 1981 [1]) is a retired Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.87 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever at the time, now the eighth. She won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in ...
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Monika Pyrek, the ex-pole vaulter (Poland’s five-time world medallist, indoors and out) is a good friend. She is now retired but I still talk with her. She came out to Brazil to spend some time with me. Monika’s a great friend.
To have improved the pole vault in Brazil because we didn’t (before Fabiana) have any real tradition in pole vault. My coach tried to achieve good results as an athlete but didn’t reach the Pan American Games. I’m very happy to improve pole vaulting in Brazil and show the world what we can do.
It was the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when one of my poles disappeared. I went into the competition sure I could fight for a medal, but when I went out to the track and realised I was without the pole I normally use for my second and third jump (at a height). For me, that took away my chances of fighting for a medal. It was only when I returned to the ...
Yelena Isinbayeva is a great athlete, but she also really helped me improve a lot. I have seen her sometimes happy, sometimes sad and sometimes in pain, but her attitude really helped me improve my results and for this reason she was a great rival.
I’m not like that good at the physical conditioning, so this sometime means I have some problems during training and some competitions. I have to train a lot to be in good shape, it is not so natural for me.
I liked the pair of spikes I wore when I was world champion in Daegu (in 2011). I competed with them for a long time. I had three pairs the same. I still keep them at home as part of my history.
The same stadium which will host the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the Engenhao (or Rio Olympic Stadium). It is one place I love to jump. I won the Pan American Games there and also broke the South American record there on another occasion. I have good memories competing there. It is a good place to jump, the track is fast and the atmosphere is good with v...
The fact I have bought an apartment and I live in a nice place, where I can rest and have a good time. Steve Landells for the IAAF
MEDALHA HISTÓRICA 🏅🇧🇷 Com o início do Atletismo nos jogos Pan-Americanos 2023 se aproximando, nada melhor do que lembrar a histórica medalha de Fabiana Murer no Salto com Vara - Rio 2007 Com 4,60m, além de quebrar o recorde pan-americano da prova, ela atingiu a melhor marca da sua carreira até então #SomosAtletismo #caixa #caixaesportes #loteriascaixa #loteriascaixaesportes # ...
Jul 3, 2016 · Fabiana Murer produced the best performance of Brazilian National Championships in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo on Sunday (3), the 35-year-old underlining her Olympic medal credentials by taking the pole vault title with a clearance of 4.87m, a South American record.
Jun 16, 2015 · Brazil is expected to win 20 to 30 medals at the Rio 2016 Games, perhaps 10 golds, and its top hope for an Olympic title in track and field is pole vaulter Fabiana Murer. Murer, though, can only associate heartbreak with her two previous Olympic experiences.
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Apr 14, 2014 · Fabiana Murer meets with the press in Monaco (© Phillipe Fitte) Brazil’s 2011 world pole vault champion Fabiana Murer, who also won the 2010 world indoor title and is the South American record-holder both indoors and out, offers an insight into her life by answering our work, rest and play questions.
Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a retired Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.87 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever at the time, now the eighth. She won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and also won at the 2007 Pan American ...
