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French middle-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria Martins (born 1 April 1974) is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres. She was born in Santa Katarina, Cape Verde.
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Arriving in Roubaix in 1988 to rejoin her father, Maria is 1.62m tall and weighs 50 kg. A teacher of hers detected her aptitude for Track and Field and directed her towards athletics. She first ran for club Lille UC up to 1993, then at the Athletic Club de Villeneuve-d'Ascq (ACVA) before stopping training at the end of 1995 to have a baby. She restarted training in 1999 encouraged by her coach at Club Villeneuve and then she ran for club US Tourcoing (which became club Lille Métropole Athlétisme in 2006). She has been selected 24 times for French elite Track teams..
In August 2007, she was selected to participate in the 2007 World Championship Athletic team.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 7th | 3000 m |
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | 1500 m |
European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th | 1500 m |
Outdoor
Event | Time | Date | Location |
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800 m | 2:02.83 | 17 July 2004 | Sotteville |
1000 m | 2:38.91 | 15 July 2007 | Metz |
1500 m | 4:04.55 | 4 July 2003 | Paris |
1 mile | 4:28.67 | 15 June 2003 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
3000 m | 9:00.71 | 18 June 2005 | Florence |
Indoor
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