Cassie Fien

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

Not to be confused with Casey Fien.

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. "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. 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.
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