Fernández in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics | |
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| Born | April 4, 1971 (1971-04-04) (age 54) Mexico City, Mexico |
Adriana Fernández Miranda (born April 4, 1971) is aMexican long-distance runner.
Fernández was 2nd in 1998, and in 1999, she became the first Mexican woman to win theNew 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.[1]
In 2003, Fernández held Mexican records in the 5,000 meter run, the 10,000 meter run, thehalf marathon, and themarathon. Her personal best time in a marathon was established at the 1999London Marathon, where her time was 2:24:06.[2] She represented her native country at three consecutiveSummer Olympics, starting in1996.