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Sara Martinez

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Spain
Athletics

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T12, F12

Further personal information

Languages
Spanish

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age five. She switched to athletics at age eight in Madrid, Spain.
Why this sport?
She became bored with swimming so her mother suggested she should try athletics instead.
Club / Team
AD Fuenlabrada: Spain
Name of coach
Pedro Maroto Escudero, ESP, from 2002

International debut

Year
2004
Competing for
Spain
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
Athens, GRE

General interest

Most influential person in career
Coach Pedro Maroto Escudero. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Hero / Idol
US sprinter Maurice Greene. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Athletics is a hobby for me, and I don't want it to become my job. When I train, I forget about all my problems and have fun." (thewangconnection.com, 30 Sep 2014)
Awards and honours
She was named the 2019 Best Female Athlete in Inclusive Athletics by the Madrid Federation of Athletics. (atletismomadrid.com, 27 Jan 2020)
Famous relatives
Her older sister Maria represented Spain in Para athletics at the Paralympic Games in 2004 and 2008. She competed in long jump and 200m in 2004, and then discus throw in 2008. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Sep 2015; thewangconnection.com, 30 Sep 2014; dxtadaptado.com, 28 Mar 2013)
Impairment
She was born with corneal opacity, a condition that occurs due to scarring of the cornea. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 1 3
Women's Long Jump F12 Final Round 7
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 3 4
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump F12 Final Round 11
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 1 3
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump F12 Final Round 4
Women's 100 m T12 Final B 2
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 1 4
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 3 3
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 2 2011-01-25 3
Women's Long Jump F12/13 Final 2011-01-27 4
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 3 2012-09-01 3
Women's Long Jump F11/12 Final Round 2012-09-07 5
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 3 2013-07-23 11
Women's Long Jump T12 Final 1 2013-07-25 3
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump T12 Final 1 2015-10-29 3
Women's 4x100 m T11-13 Final 1 2015-10-31 3
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 4 2016-09-08 2
Women's Long Jump T12 Final Round 2016-09-13 4
Women's 4x100 m T11-13 Final Round 2016-09-14 4
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump T12 Final 1 2017-07-21 2