Marta Pen

Marta Filipa Pen Oliveira Freitas (born 31 July 1993), commonly referred to as Marta Pen, is a Portuguese athlete who competes in middle-distance running events,^[4] holding the national record in the mile run, with a time of 4:22.45.^[5] At club level, she represents S.L. Benfica.^[6][7]

Marta Pen

Freitas in November 2022
Personal information
Full name	Marta Filipa Pen Freitas Pires
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1993-07-31) 31 July 1993 (age 31) Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Alma mater	Mississippi State Bulldogs
Occupation	Professional Runner[2]
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	46 kg (101 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 metres 1500 metres
Club	Benfica
Coached by	Houston Franks - Mississippi State & Ana Oliveira[1]
Achievements and titles
National finals	1 x European Champs finalist 1 x Ibero-American Bronze 1 x NCAA outdoor champion 2 x National champion 3 x National Indoor champion
Personal best(s)	1500 metres 4:03.99 Birmingham (2018)[3]

Freitas won the 2016 U.S. NCAA Championship in the 1500m competing for Mississippi State University in Eugene, Oregon. Moreover, she won a bronze medal in 800 metres at the 2014 Ibero-American Championships.^[8] On 10 July 2016, she competed in the final of the 1500 m at the European Athletics Championships, finishing in fifth position with 4:34.41 minutes.^[9]

Freitas competed for Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[10] She placed 36th in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres in 4:18.53.

References

1. "Marta Pen". Comite Olympico de Portugal. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
2. "Marta Pen Freitas Pires | Brooks Athletes". Brooks Running.
3. "Marta PEN FREITAS | Profile". World Athletics.
4. "Marta Pen Freitas". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
5. Dores, Márcia (2 September 2018). "Marta Pen breaks the national record in the one mile". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
6. "1/2 Fundo". slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
7. "MARTA PEN COM MÍNIMOS OLÍMPICOS" [Marta Pen with Olympic minimums]. slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
8. "4 MEDALHAS PARA OS PORTUGUESES EM SÃO PAULO" [4 medals for Portuguese in São Paulo]. fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese Athletics Federation. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
9. "Europeus: Marta Pen quinta nos 1500 metros". Record (in European Portuguese). 10 July 2016.
10. "Marta Pen faz mínimos olímpicos nos 1.500 metros em Barcelona". SAPO Desporto. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.

External links

• Marta Pen at World Athletics
• Profile at Olympic Committee of Portugal (in Portuguese)
• Profile of Marta Freitas - 2016 Track & Field Roster - Mississippi State Athletics