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Kaina Martinez
Kaina Darina Martinez (born 20 February 1986) is a Belizean athlete. She competed in 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2017, she was named one of nine finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Martinez was born in the Garifuna village of Seine Bight, Stann Creek District Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 32,166 people. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stan .... Personal bests *100 m: 11.52 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Kingsville, Texas, 22 March 2014 *200 m: 24.08 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Kingsville, Texas, 3 May 2014 *Long jump: 5.56 m (wind: +0.0 m/s) – Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 30 July 2010 Achievements References External links *Athlete profileat London2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Kaina 1986 births Living people People from Stann Creek District Garifuna people Beliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seine Bight
Seine Bight is a village on the Placencia Peninsula located in the Stann Creek District of Belize. It is located 2 and a half miles south of Maya Beach Village and North of the village of Placencia. This small village has roughly 1,000 inhabitants, mostly Garifuna people who subsist on fishing, hunting, and homegrown vegetables. The early settlers named their village for their favored fishing tackle, Seine fishing and a bight The word is derived from Old English ''byht'' (“bend, angle, corner; bay, bight”). In modern English, bight may refer to: * Bight (geography), recess of a coast, bay, or other curved feature * Bight (knot), a curved section, slack part, or loo ..., a bend or curve in a coastline. References Populated places in Stann Creek District {{Belize-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |