Sport Track and field Coached by Elias Bastos Weight 55 kg | Club Paraguay Marathon Club Height 1.6 m | |
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Born 26 December 1982 (age 34) ( 1982-12-26 ) Event(s) 5000 m, half marathon, marathon Personal best(s) 5000 m – 16:43.18 (2013)
HM – 1:15:44 (2016) NR
Marathon – 2:36:01 (2015) NR | ||
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. She served as the flag bearer for Paraguay during the closing ceremony.
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.
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