Carmen Martínez (athlete)

Carmen Patricia Martínez (born 26 December 1982) is a Paraguayan long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She finished 115th in the 2016 Olympic marathon in a time of 2 hours 56 minutes and 43 seconds.[4] She served as the flag bearer for Paraguay during the closing ceremony.[5]

Carmen Martínez
Martínez at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)5000 m, half marathon, marathon
ClubParaguay Marathon Club[2]
Coached byElias Bastos
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m – 16:43.18 (2013)
HM – 1:15:44 (2016) NR
Marathon – 2:36:01 (2015) NR[3]

In 2015, she received the Victory of Gold award for best athlete of the year from the Paraguay Sports Journalists' Circle; she was also named Athlete of the Year 2015 by the Paraguayan Athletics Federation.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Carmen Patricia Martinez". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. Carmen Patricia Martinez Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. Carmen Patricia Martinez. IAAF
  4. "Women's marathon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.


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