Fernanda Ribeiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moreira and the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.

Fernanda Ribeiro
Ribeiro at the 2006 Hamburg Marathon
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1969-06-23) 23 June 1969
Penafiel, Portugal
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)
Middle, long, road, and cross country running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Portugal
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 1 2 1
European Championships 1 1 0
World Indoor Championships 0 0 1
European Indoor Championships 2 1 0
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
European Junior Championships 1 0 0
IAAF Continental Cup 0 1 0
World Cross Country C'ships 2 0 0
European Cross Country C'ships 2 0 2
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 10000 m
2000 Sydney 10000 m
World Championships
1995 Gothenburg 10000 m
1995 Gothenburg 5000 m
1997 Athens 10000 m
1997 Athens 5000 m
European Championships
1994 Helsinki 10000 m
1998 Budapest 10000 m
World Indoor Championships
1997 Paris 3000 m
European Indoor Championships
1994 Paris 3000 m
1996 Stockholm 3000 m
1998 Valencia 3000 m
World Junior Championships
1988 Sudbury 3000 m
European Junior Championships
1987 Birmingham 3000 m
Continental Cup
1994 London 10000 m
World Cross Country Championships
1994 Budapest Team race
2000 Vilamoura Team short race
European Cross Country Championships
1998 Ferrara Team race
2004 Heringsdorf Team race
1994 Alnwick Team race
2007 Toro Team race
World Road Relay Championships
1992 Funchal Women's event
Lusophony Games
2009 Lisbon 10 km road
2006 Macau Half marathon
Ibero-American Championships
2000 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m
2004 Huelva 5000 m
1990 Manaus 3000 m
European Cup 10000m
1998 Lisbon Individual race
1998 Lisbon Team race
2002 Camaiore Team race
2003 Athens Individual race
2003 Athens Team race
2005 Barakaldo Team race
2009 Riveira Brava Team race
2010 Marseille Team race
2002 Camaiore Individual race
2004 Maribor Team race
2005 Barakaldo Individual race
2004 Maribor Individual race

Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɐ ʁiˈβɐjɾu]; born 23 June 1969), is a long-distance runner born in Penafiel, Portugal. The pinnacle of her career was at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she won the women's 10000 m gold medal, establishing a new Olympic record of 31:01.63. Her victory gave Portugal its third Olympic gold medal.

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