Maria Martins (born 1 April 1974) is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the

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. She was born in Santa Katarina,

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. Arriving in

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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 (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 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.

Prizes

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* in 2005. * in 2000, 2002 and 2005. * in 2002.

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* French Champion 1500 m (outdoor) - * French Champion 1500 m (indoor) - * French Champion 3000 m (indoor) - ,

Achievements

Personal Bests

Outdoor Indoor

External links

* 1974 births Living people French female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Cape Verdean emigrants to France People from Santa Catarina, Cape Verde {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub