Fernanda Ribeiro

Fernanda Ribeiro

Ribeiro at the 2006 Hamburg Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1969-06-23) 23 June 1969 (age 47) Penafiel, Portugal
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Sport
Sport	Track 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 ʁiˈbɐjɾu], 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.

Ribeiro started running with Grupo Desportivo do Kolossal, before joining FC Porto, which she represented from 1982-1992. She returned to FC Porto after two years at Maratona Clube da Maia. Along with her sports career, she has worked at her town hall as a sports adviser to the mayor.

She holds Portugal's record for most Olympic medals. She has the record for most athletic medals won in Portugal, having participated in five summer Olympics (Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004) and many more European and World Championships.

Ribeiro has continued running in her later years and won third place at the 2010 Lisbon Half Marathon, when she was 40 years old. She helped the Portuguese women's team win the title at the European Cup 10000 m in June 2010, rounding out the country's top runners with a seventh-place finish.