Personal information | |
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Full name | Imelda Martínez Gómez |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | 16 July 1982
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Event | Open water marathon |
Imelda Martínez Gómez (born July 16, 1982, in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon. [1] Martinez qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing seventh in the 10 km Marathon Swimming Olympic test event at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. [2] [3] Martinez swam in the first-ever women's 10 km open water marathon, against a field of 24 other competitors, including South African amputee swimmer Natalie du Toit, British duo Keri-Anne Payne and Cassandra Patten, and sixteen-year-old American Chloe Sutton. Martinez finished the race in twentieth place, with a time of 2:01:07.9, one minute and forty seconds (1:40) behind winner Larisa Ilchenko of Russia. [4]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Imelda Martínez Gómez |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | 16 July 1982
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Event | Open water marathon |
Imelda Martínez Gómez (born July 16, 1982, in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon. [1] Martinez qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing seventh in the 10 km Marathon Swimming Olympic test event at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. [2] [3] Martinez swam in the first-ever women's 10 km open water marathon, against a field of 24 other competitors, including South African amputee swimmer Natalie du Toit, British duo Keri-Anne Payne and Cassandra Patten, and sixteen-year-old American Chloe Sutton. Martinez finished the race in twentieth place, with a time of 2:01:07.9, one minute and forty seconds (1:40) behind winner Larisa Ilchenko of Russia. [4]