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'''Sabine Letícia Heitling''' (born 2 July 1987, in Santa Cruz do Sul) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase.<ref name=bra_01> {{ Citation | last = | first = | date = | title = Sabine Heitling | url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/modalidades/atletismo/brasileiros/sabineheitling.jhtm | publisher = | pages = | language = Portuguese | accessdate = May 14, 2013 }} </ref>
==Biography== Heitling's personal best in the event is 9:41.22 achieved in 2009 in London. This was the Brazilian and South American record on the steeplechase until 2016, when Juliana Paula dos Santos ran 3 seconds faster.<ref>{{cite web|title=3000m Steeplechase Results|url=http://www.memorial-odlozil.cz/vysledky/3000-m-z/|publisher=memorial-odlozil.cz|date=6 June 2016|accessdate=10 June 2016|archive-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708163912/http://www.memorial-odlozil.cz/vysledky/3000-m-z/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2013, Heitling tested positive for a banned stimulant Methylhexaneamine and was disqualified for 1 year. The ban lasted from 7 June 2013 to 6 June 2014.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=9dddbecd-633e-4aab-83ae-9b3ffa632050.pdf&urlslug=List%20of%20athletes%20currently%20serving%20a%20period%20of%20ineligibility%20as%20a%20result%20of%20an%20Anti-Doping%20Rule%20Violation%20under%20IAAF%20Rules IAAF list of sanctioned athletes]</ref>
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{BRA}} |- |rowspan=2|2002 |South American Junior Championships /<br/ > South American Games |Belém, Brazil |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |10:52.77 |- |South American Youth Championships |Asunción, Paraguay |bgcolor=silver|2nd |2000 m s'chase |7:13.65 |- |2003 |South American Junior Championships |Guayaquil, Ecuador |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:33.0 |- |rowspan=3|2004 |World Junior Championships |Grosseto, Italy |26th (h) |3000m steeplechase |11:01.09 |- |rowspan=2|South American Youth Championships |rowspan=2|Guayaquil, Ecuador |4th |1500 m |4:35.2 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |2000 m s'chase |6:34.7 |- |rowspan=2|2005 |Pan American Junior Championships |Windsor, Canada |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |10:04.71 |- |South American Junior Championships |Rosario, Argentina |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |10:41.11 |- |rowspan=5|2006 |World Junior Championships |Beijing, China |11th |3000m steeplechase |10:28.32 |- |rowspan=2|Lusophony Games |rowspan=2|Macau |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:26.78 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |17:19.37 |- |rowspan=2|South American U23 Championships /<br/ > South American Games |rowspan=2|Buenos Aires, Argentina |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1500 m |4:28.57 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |3000 m s'chase |10:37.38 |- |rowspan=3|2007 |rowspan=2|Pan American Games |rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |7th |1500 m |4:19.21 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |9:51.13 |- |World Championships |Osaka, Japan |43rd (h) |3000 m s'chase |10:19.57 |- |rowspan=4|2008 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|Iquique, Chile |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:18.78 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |9:54.70 |- |rowspan=2|South American U23 Championships |rowspan=2|Lima, Peru |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:34.42 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |10:17.35 |- |rowspan=3|2009 |South American Championships |Lima, Peru |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |9:52.54 |- |Lusophony Games |Lisbon, Portugal |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:17.68 |- |World Championships |Berlin, Germany |35th (h) |3000 m s'chase |9:50.96 |- |2010 |Ibero-American Championships |San Fernando, Spain |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |3000 m s'chase |9:56.02 |- |rowspan=3|2011 |South American Championships |Buenos Aires, Argentina |4th |3000 m s'chase |10:28.34 |- |Universiade |Shenzhen, China |6th |3000 m s'chase |9:52.19 |- |Pan American Games |Guadalajara, Mexico |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |3000 m s'chase |10:10.98 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics||name=Sabine Heitling}}
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