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Full name | Kaina Darina Martinez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38) Seine Bight, Stann Creek, Belize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Belize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Women's Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 26 July 2014 |
Kaina Darina Martinez (born 20 February 1986) is a Belizean athlete. She competed in 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics 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, Stann Creek District.
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
Achievements
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Belize | |||||
2003 | Central American Junior Championships (U20) | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 100 m | 12.92 |
4th | 200 m | 26.84 | |||
6th | Long jump | 4.89 m | |||
2004 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Coatzacoalcos, México | 6th (h) | 100 m | 12.50 w (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
7th (h) | 200 m | 26.60 w (wind: +2.8 m/s) | |||
2005 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 4th | 100 m | 12.73 (wind: -3.7 m/s) |
2nd | 200 m | 25.56 (−1.5 m/s) | |||
3rd | 400 m | 58.28 | |||
4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 49.06 | |||
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:20.19 | |||
2006 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 5th (h) | 100 m | 12.70 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
8th | 200 m | 26.59 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |||
2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | 100 m | 12.47 (−0.8 m/s) |
8th | 400 m | 1:12.66 | |||
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 49.34 | |||
NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 12th (h) | 200 m | 25.90 (+2.7 m/s) | |
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd (h) | 200 m | 25.66 (+0.4 m/s) | |
2008 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Toluca, México | 11th (h) | 100m | 12.31 (wind: +0.9 m/s) A |
8th | Long jump | 5.16m (wind: NWI) A | |||
2009 | Central American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | 100 m | 11.98 CR (NWI) |
4th | 200 m | 25.21 (NWI) | |||
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 17th (h) | 100 m | 12.16 | |
2010 | Central American Games | Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá | 1st | 100 m | 12.05 (+0.2 m/s) |
1st | 200 m | 24.89 (+0.5 m/s) | |||
2nd | Long jump | 5.49m (+0.9 m/s) | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 16th (h) | 100 m | 12.11 (+1.8 m/s) | |
9th (h) | 200 m | 25.17 (+0.9 m/s) | |||
15th (q) | Long jump | 5.56m | |||
Central American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | 100 m | 12.55 (−2.7 m/s) | |
1st | 200 m | 25.54 (NWI) | |||
3rd | Long jump | 5.48m (NWI) | |||
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 50.75 | |||
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:27.26 | |||
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 7th (h) | 100 m | 12.27 | |
5th (h) | 200 m | 25.65 | |||
18th | Long jump | 5.05m | |||
2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 100 m | 11.74 CR (−0.6 m/s) |
1st | 200 m | 24.17 CR (−0.7 m/s) | |||
5th | Long jump | 5.49 m (wind: +1.1 m/s) | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.50 | |||
World Championships | Daegu, Korea | 42nd (h) | 100 m | 12.17 (+0.3 m/s) | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 8th (qf) | 100 m | 11.89 (+1.3 m/s) |
References
- "Kaina Martinez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- XIX Commonwealth Games – Participant Information – MARTINEZ Kaina, retrieved 25 July 2014
- ^ "Kaina Martinez among 9 finalist for 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Award". Breaking Belize News. 1 October 2017.
External links
- Kaina Martinez at World Athletics
- Athlete profile at London2012
- 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