Sara Martínez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Puntero.

Sara Martínez Puntero^[1] (born 26 February 1990 in Madrid, Spain) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category F12 track and field events.

Sara Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Sara Martínez Puntero
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1990-02-26) 26 February 1990 (age 34) Madrid, Spain
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Track and field (F12)
Medal record Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Long Jump – T12 IPC World Championships 2017 London Long jump – T12 2013 Lyon Long jump – T12 2015 Doha Long jump – T12 2015 Doha 100 m relay – T11–13 IPC European Championships 2014 Swansea Long jump – T12 2016 Grosseto Long jump – T12

Personal

Martínez was born on 26 February 1990 in Madrid, Spain,^[2] and has partial vision.^[3] In 2012, she lived in Madrid.^[4][5]

Athletics

Martínez mainly competed in category F12 track and field events,^[2][6] and represents Madrid in Spanish national competitions.^[4]

Martínez competed in the 2009 Spanish National Athletics Championship where she finished first in the women's visually impaired long jump.^[7][8][9] At the 2011 Basauri Meeting track and field event, she finished first in the long jump with a distance of 5.40 meters.^[10][11] The 2011 Spanish National Adaptive Athletics Championships were held in Valencia and she competed in them.^[12] She competed at the 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand where she finished fourth in the long jump and seventh in the 100 meters.^[2][13][14] In 2012, she was a recipient of a Plan ADOP €6,000 athlete scholarship and a €2,500 coaching scholarship.^[15] Prior to the start of the London Games, she trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño.^[16] In the lead up to the London Paralympics, in July 2012, she competed in a Diamond League race at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London.^[17] In March 2013 at the Spanish Athletics Paralympic Championship, she qualified for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in the 100 meter event.^[4][6] She competed at the Basauriko Probak 2013, a qualifying event for a number of other Spanish competitor for the IPC World Championships.^{[18][19][20][21][22][23]} In May 2013, she competed in the Spanish national championships, where she earned a gold medal in the long jump.^[24] In July 2013, she participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.^[25]

Paralympics

Martínez competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 100 meter and long jump events.^{[2][5][26][27]} In London, she did qualify for the finals of the 100 meter race following her performance in the semi-finals.^[3]

References

•  Sports portal
•  Spain portal

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23. Agencia EFE. "Los ganadores de casi 200 medallas y títulos competirán el domingo en Vizcaya. Cádiz — La Voz Digital" (in Spanish). Lavozdigital.es. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
24. "Federación Española De Deportes De Personas Con Discapacidad Física" (in Spanish). Spain: Feddf.es. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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