Dailín Belmonte Torres (born October 15, 1985) is a Cuban

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who specialises in

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running. She won two medals at the

2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics The 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships (Spanish: ''XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo'') was the twenty second edition of the tournament and was held between 3 and 7 July in Havana, Cuba. Event summary The host country Cuba dominated the ...

and was fourth at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

. She has a personal best of 2:38:08 hours for the marathon, set at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Biography

Belmonte began to establish herself on the

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in 2003, when she ran a national junior record of 35:20.14 minutes for the

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. The 2005 ALBA Games was hosted in Havana and she ran in both the

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and the 10,000 m, picking up bronze and silver medals respectively. She made her half marathon debut in Havana in February 2007 and ran a time of 76:48 minutes. She won another track silver at the

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in the 10,000 m and won the 5000 m at the

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. In November she won the Marabana half marathon.Marabana Marathon

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(2012-03-26). Retrieved on 2012-07-21. She stepped up to the

distance in running a time of 2:47:56 hours in February,Dailin Belmonte; cuarta en Madrid y pre-clasificada a Londres
Depor Cuba. Retrieved on 2012-07-21. Belmonte ran a half marathon best of 74:11 minutes in February 2009, then moved up to fourth on the Cuban all-time lists with a run of 2:39:57 hours in Santa Clara, Cuba. At the

, held in Havana, she topped the half marathon podium and claimed second in the 10,000 m behind fellow Cuban Yudileyvis Castillo. She ended her season with a half marathon win at the Marabana. She was the 5000 m champion at the Barrientos Memorial in 2010. In the marathon that year, she won at the ''

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'' and was runner-up at the Panama City Marathon. She completed a half marathon/10,000 m double at the

2011 ALBA Games The IV ALBA Games (Spanish: ''Juegos del ALBA Bicentenario'') is a multi-sport event held between 17–30 July 2011 in ten different states of Venezuela. The games are organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). Participating n ...

in Barquisimeto. Her best marathon time of the season came in Artemisa, where she won in 2:41:57 hours. She gained her selection for the

and she came fourth in that race, behind Peru's

Gladys Tejeda Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (born 30 September 1985 in Jauja, Junín) is a Peruvian long-distance runner. Biography She competed in women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Further she was selected as Peru's flag-bearer for the 2 ...

. She was fourth at the 2012 Madrid Marathon and her time of 2:41:07 was enough to gain a place on the Cuban Olympic team.Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games
IAAF (2012-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-21. She ran a personal best at the 2012 London Olympics, placing 69th. She finished 102nd at the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

Achievements

References

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