Yesenia Centeno Sousa (born June 27, 1971, in
Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila City () is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 497.000, in a municipality of 756,373.
Geography
Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway ...
,
Cuba
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) is a Spanish marathon runner. In 2003, she adopted Spanish nationality in order to compete internationally for the marathon. Five years later, she achieved a top-ten finish at the Fortis Rotterdam Marathon, and also, set her personal best time of 2:31:16 by finishing fourth at the
Hamburg Marathon
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.
At age thirty-seven, Centeno made her official debut for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, where she competed in the
women's marathon, along with her compatriots
Alessandra Aguilar
Alessandra Aguilar Morán (born 1 July 1978 in Lugo) is a Spanish long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. She represented her country in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the World Championships in Athletics the foll ...
and
María José Pueyo. She finished the race in forty-fifth place by less than a second ahead of Portugal's Ana Dias, with a time of 2:36:25.
Centeno is a member of Club Atletico Valencia Terra i Mar in
Valencia, Spain
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area also ...
, being coached and trained by Guillermo Ferrero.
In 2009, she tested positive for illegal substances,
Methandriol
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and
Furosemide
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, and was subsequently disqualified for two years.
See also
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List of eligibility transfers in athletics
This is a list of track and field athletes who have moved to compete for another country. Such moves are called transfers of allegiance by the World Athletics.
To countries in Africa
To countries in the Americas
To countries in Asia
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Spanish female marathon runners
Cuban female marathon runners
Spanish people of Cuban descent
Living people
Olympic athletes of Spain
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
People from Ciego de Ávila
Sportspeople from Valencia
1971 births
Doping cases in athletics
Spanish sportspeople in doping cases
Pan American Games competitors for Cuba
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