Claudia Acerenza Maríez (born 15 January 1966) is a retired

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an sprinter who competed in the

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and

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. She represented her country at the

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as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. Her twin sister, Soledad Acerenza was also a sprinter. She still holds

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on several sprinting distances.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 11.54 (Mexico City 1988) NR *

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– 23.78 (Mexico City 1988) NR *

– 55.82 (Tokyo 1991) Indoor *

– 25.69 (Seville 1991) *

– 56.57 (Seville 1991) NR

References

1966 births Living people Uruguayan female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Uruguay Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay World Athletics Championships athletes for Uruguay Uruguayan twins South American Games gold medalists for Uruguay South American Games silver medalists for Uruguay South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 South American Games Competitors at the 1990 South American Games Olympic female sprinters {{Uruguay-athletics-bio-stub