A delighted Mayte is pictured above shortly after winning the bronze medal in the women's
800m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Martinez, a silver medallist at the
2002 Euro Champs, had to be at her best to claim the bronze, her time of 1.57.62
a new personal best.
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Final 800m. (Mujeres) 2007
Atletismo Campeonato del Mundo |
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| 1. Janeth JEPKOSGEI |
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KEN |
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1: 56.04 |
| 2. Hasna BENHASSI |
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MAR |
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1: 56.99 |
| 3. Mayte MARTINEZ |
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ESP |
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1: 57.62 |
| 4. Olga KOTLYAROVA |
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RUS |
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1: 58.22 |
| 5. Brigita LANGERHOLC |
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SLO |
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1: 58.52 |
| 6. Sviatlana USOVICH |
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BLR |
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1: 58.92 |
| 7. Svetlana KLYUKA |
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RUS |
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2: 00.90 |
| Maria de Lurdes MUTOLA |
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MOZ |
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DNF |
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Mayte Martinez pictured above (189) in the closing few metres of the women's 800m final
at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She finished in fifth place in a time
of 1: 59.99 with the medals going, in order, to Zulia Calatayud (147),
Hasna Benhassi (484) and Tatyana Andrianove (614).
Photograph George Herringshaw. ©
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Final 800m. {Mujeres}. 2005
Atletismo Campeonato del Mundo
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| 1. Zulia CALATAYUD |
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CUB |
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1: 58.82 |
| 2. Hasna BENHASSI |
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MAR |
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1: 59.42 |
| 3. Tatiana ANDRIANOVA |
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RUS |
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1: 59.60 |
| 4. Maria de Lourdes MUTOLA |
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MOZ |
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1: 59.71 |
| 5. Mayte MARTINEZ |
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ESP |
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1: 59.99 |
| 6. Larisa CHZHAO |
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RUS |
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2: 00.25 |
| 7. Svetlana CHERKASOVA |
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RUS |
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2: 00.71 |
| 8. Hazel CLARK |
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USA |
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2: 01.52
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The photo (by G. Herringshaw ©) above shows Mayte Martinez about to cross the line to win the silver medal behind
Jolanda Ceplak in the women's 800m at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich.
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Final 800m (Mujeres)
Campeonato de Europa 2002. |
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| 1 Jolanda Ceplak |
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Slo |
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1: 57.65 |
| 2 Mayte MARTINEZ |
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Esp |
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1: 58.86 |
| 3 Kelly Holmes |
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Gbr |
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1: 59.83 |
| 4 Lyudmila Formanova |
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Cze |
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2: 00.23 |
| 5 Claudia Gesell |
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Ger |
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2: 00.51 |
| 6 Nedia Semedo |
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Por |
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2: 00.54 |
| 7 Ivonne Teichmann |
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Ger |
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2: 00.87 |
| 8 Natalya Dedkova |
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Blr |
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2: 04.24 |