Adriana da Silva

Adriana Aparecida da Silva (born 22 July 1981) is a Brazilian long-distance runner who competes in half marathons and marathons. She has represented her country at World Championship-level both on the roads and in cross country. She won two gold medals in the marathon at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, and 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

She is a member of Esporte Clube Pinheiros.

Career Adriana da Silva was born in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, and started her career as a cross country runner. She represented Brazil in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1998 and 2000. Following a national title win in the half marathon, she made her first senior appearance on the world stage at the 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, coming in 39th place.

After a break in her athletics career, da Silva returned to action in 2008 and ran for Brazil at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ending the race in 82nd place. She made her marathon debut at the Santa Catarina Marathon in Florianópolis and won on her first attempt, recording a time of 2:41:30 hours. She was selected for the Brazilian squad at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics as a result and improved her best to 2:40:54 hours to finish 43rd in the Berlin race.

In 2011, she ran at the Vienna City Marathon and was sixth with a time of 2:33:48 hours. She set a personal best of 2:29:17 hours at the 2012 Tokyo Marathon, finishing ninth overall. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 47th in a time of 2:33:15.

In 2015, she was the gold medalist in the marathon at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada after the Peruvian athletic Gladys Tejeda lost her gold medal. She also broke the Games record with a time of 2:35:40 hours.

Personal bests 5000 m: 16:12.88 – São Paulo, Brazil, 8 June 2013 10,000 m: 33:21.59 – São Paulo, Brazil, 6 June 2013 Half marathon: 1:13:16 – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 September 2011 Marathon: 2:29:17 – Tokyo, Japan, 26 February 2012

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