Fernanda Keller

Fernanda Keller (born 4 October 1963) is a professional triathlete from Brazil who was the first Brazilian woman to medal in the Ironman Triathlon World Championships.

Fernanda Keller
Personal information
Nickname(s)Queen of Brazil
Born (1963-10-04) 4 October 1963[1]
Niterói, Brazil
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryBrazil
Turned pro1987[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)9:24:30 (1999)
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Brazil
Ironman World Championship
1994 Individual
1995 Individual
1997 Individual
1998 Individual
1999 Individual
2000 Individual

She is the only female athlete in the world to have taken part in 23 consecutive years and to have achieved 14 top-ten finishes in this race. She finished the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in third place in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. She won Ironman Brazil three times (2000, 2004 and 2008) and was four times runner-up.

Her first triathlon was 1983 in Rio de Janeiro during her time at the university. Thirty years later, just a few days after her 50th birthday in 2013, she participated in Ironman Hawaii for the 24th time; completing it in 11:03 hours and placing sixth out of 55 women in her age group.

Her Instituto Fernanda Keller, a social institution for 700 adolescents from 7 up to 18 years, has been in business since she founded it in September 1998. In 2012 she launched a collection of fitness and casual apparel.[2]

Notes
  1. Keller, Fernanda (n.d.). "Fernanda Keller > Person > Pessoa" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  2. Holly Bennett (6 December 2012). "Dispatch: Fernanda Keller - Style Smiles and Soul". triathlon.competitor.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.


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