Cassie Fien

Not to be confused with Casey Fien.

Cassie Fien (born 15 September 1985) is an Australian marathon runner.

Running career

She was a three-time competitor at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[1]

She finished 12th at the 2015 New York City Marathon.[2]

In 2016, Fien won the Oceania Half Marathon Championships after two previous runner-up finishes.[3] The 2016 race was the half marathon featured along with the Gold Coast Marathon.[4]

She finished 8th at the 2016 Berlin Marathon.[5]

Fien is a two-time winner of Sydney's City2Surf.[6]

She is also a three-time winner of the Bridge to Brisbane.[7]

9-month ban after positive test for banned substance

On 7 February 2018, Cassie Fien accepted a nine-month ban and waived a hearing after testing positive for the banned substance Higenamine. Fien tested positive in an out-of-competition test in April 2017. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said Higenamine was increasingly being found in dietary supplements, though often listed under different names. Fien's ban, imposed by Athletics Australia, was backdated to 9 August 2017, and will conclude on 9 May. The ASADA said in a statement: "Ms. Fien’s sanction was reduced to nine months on the basis of her degree of fault and the fact that the supplement, ‘Liporush’, was a contaminated product."[8]

Military career

Fien is an enlisted training instructor with the RAAF.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Cassie Fien | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ Sarah Barker. "One Mystery And Four Other Good Stories From The New York City Marathon". Fittish.deadspin.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Mungara leaves it late to retain title at Gold Coast Marathon| News". iaaf.org. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ Runnerstribe Admin (3 July 2016). "Australians Duer Yoa and Cassie Fien claim fast victories in the ASICS Half Marathon". Runnerstribe. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "43. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2016". Results.scc-events.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^ NSW (14 August 2016). "City2Surf 2016 winners: Harry Summers and Cassie Fien take line honours". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Cassie Fien won her third Bridge to Brisbane with a time of". Socialfeed.info. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Australian marathoner accepts 9 months doping ban". apnews.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. ^ Baynes, Valkerie (21 November 2015). "RAAF physical training instructor Cassie Fien one step closer to Rio Olympics". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Treadmill to success". Irun.org.au. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.