Fabiana Murer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fabiana de Almeida Murer |
| Born | 16 March 1981 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Coached by | Vitaly Petrov, Élson de Souza |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 26 August 2015 | |
Fabiana de Almeida Murer (born 16 March 1981) is a retired Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.87 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever at the time, now the eighth. She won gold medals at the 2011 World Championships, 2010 World Indoor Championships, and 2007 Pan American Games. Murer represented Brazil at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She is a four-time South American Champion with wins in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011. Murer was coached by both the Ukrainian Vitaly Petrov, who managed the world record holders Sergei Bubka and Yelena Isinbayeva, and her husband, Élson Miranda de Souza, a former pole vaulter himself.