Kaina Darina Martinez (born 20 February 1986) is a Belizean athlete. She competed in

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

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 ...

in London. In 2017, she was named one of nine finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Martinez was born in the Garifuna village of

Seine Bight Seine Bight is a village on the Placencia Peninsula located in the Stann Creek District of Belize. It is located 2 and a half miles south of Maya Beach Village and North of the village of Placencia. This small village has roughly 1,000 inhabitants ...

Stann Creek District Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 32,166 people. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stan ...

Personal bests

*100 m: 11.52 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Kingsville, Texas, 22 March 2014 *200 m: 24.08 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Kingsville, Texas, 3 May 2014 *Long jump: 5.56 m (wind: +0.0 m/s) – Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 30 July 2010

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at London2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Kaina 1986 births Living people People from Stann Creek District Garifuna people Belizean female sprinters Olympic athletes for Belize Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Belize Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Belize Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Belize Central American Games gold medalists for Belize Central American Games medalists in athletics Central American Games silver medalists for Belize Olympic female sprinters