Susanne Pumper is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n long-distance runner who holds the national records

Austrian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Austria maintained by its national athletics federation: Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified-External links:* * * * *...

 in the 3000

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

, 5000

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

 and 10,000 metres track events as well as in the 10 km road racing distance. She has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on three occasions (1999, 2001, 2003) and represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her best international performance was a silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

 over 3000 m at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She also had a fourth place finish in that event at the 2002 edition

2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 27th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 1 March to Sunday, 3 March 2002 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:...

, which was held in her home city.

She took six consecutive wins in the elite 5 km race at the Österreichischer Frauenlauf (Austrian Women's Run) from its debut edition in 1999 up to 2004. Pumper is a two-time winner of the half marathon

Half marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...

 at the Wiener Herbstmarathon (Vienna Autumn Marathon) and set the women's course record of 1:12:33 hours in 2007. Another course record she holds is in the half marathon section of the Vienna City Marathon, having run 1:13:20 hours to win in 2005. She stepped up to the marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 distance at the competition the following year and delivered an Austrian record time of 2:32:21 hours.

She tested positive at an international competition for the banned substance rh-EPO in 2008. She was banned from competition for two years for the infraction.

Achievements

1999	World Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....	Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...	12th	5000 m
2000	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia	5th (heats)	5000 m Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres The Women's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, and Sunday September 25, 2000....
2001	World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... , Canada	13th (heats)	5000 m 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.-Medalists:-Heats:Qualification: First 5 in each heat and the next 5 fastest advanced to the final....
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...	4th	3000 m 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres The women's 3000 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 3.-Results:...
2003	World Indoor Championships 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK...	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...	11th	3000 m 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres The Women's 3000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 14–15.-Medalists:-Heats:First 4 of each heat and next 4 fastest qualified for the semifinals.-Final:-References:*...
	World Championships in Athletics 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France	14th (heats)	5000 m 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003 at 18:35h.-Final:-Heats:*Held on Tuesday 26 August...
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...	2nd	3000 m 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres The Women's 3000 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–6.-Medalists:Note: Turkey's Tezeta Desalegn-Dengersa originally won the silver medal but was later disqualified for doping offence .-Heats:...
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden	DNF	10,000 m 2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres The women's 10,000 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 7.All three medallists set personal bests, with Norway's Wigene bettering her time by more than two minutes...

Personal bests

• 1500 metres
  1500 metres
  The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...
  
   - 4:19.17 min (2003)
• 3000 metres
  3000 metres
  The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...
  
   - 8:47.04 min (2000)
• 5000 metres
  5000 metres
  The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
  
   - 15:10.54 min (2001)
• 10,000 metres - 32:12.33 min (2005)
• Half marathon
  Half marathon
  A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
  
   - 1:12:21 hrs (2008)
• Marathon - 2:32:21 hrs (2006)

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