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Carmen Martínez (athlete)

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Carmen Martínez
Martínez at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982 (age 41)
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]

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]

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Carmen Patricia Martinez". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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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