María Trujillo Tenorio de Rios (born October 19, 1959) is a retired female

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from

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, who later represented the

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. She won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the

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. She represented Mexico at the

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, finishing in 25th place. Maria began running at age 19 in junior college. Being one of eight children, Trujillo was concerned about her road to college success, as she was not affluent enough to afford tuition, but she was offered a scholarship to Arizona State University after winning the California Junior College 3,000-meter's title. Maria was known for a rigorous and strict routine, running 16 - 22 miles every Saturday on incline forest trails, run 8 x 1 mile laps, timed on Tuesdays and Thursdays with a track group, and run 8-10 miles on bike paths while pushing her infant at the time, Alina. Maria was invited in 2018 into the Arizona hall of fame. Trujillo won the 1986 San Francisco Marathon. Maria Trujillo is now retired living in Los Gatos, California with her two daughters Alina and Marina Trujillo.

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1959 births Living people American female long-distance runners Mexican female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States American sportspeople of Mexican descent Mexican emigrants to the United States Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub