Maria Martins (born 1 April 1974) is a French middle distance runner
who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres. She was born in Santa
Katarina, Cape Verde.Arriving in Roubaix in 1988 to rejoin her father,
Maria is 1.62m tall and weighs 50 kg. A teacher of hers detected her
aptitude for Track and Field and directed her towards athletics. She
first ran for club Lille UC up to 1993, then at the Athletic Club de
Villeneuve-d'Ascq [fr] (ACVA) before stopping training at the end of
1995 to have a baby. She restarted training in 1999 encouraged by her
coach at Club Villeneuve and then she ran for club US Tourcoing (which
became club Lille Métropole Athlétisme [fr] in 2006). She has been
selected 24 times for French elite Track teams..In August 2007, she
was selected to participate in the 2007 World Championship Athletic
team.Cross-Country
who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres. She was born in Santa
Katarina, Cape Verde.Arriving in Roubaix in 1988 to rejoin her father,
Maria is 1.62m tall and weighs 50 kg. A teacher of hers detected her
aptitude for Track and Field and directed her towards athletics. She
first ran for club Lille UC up to 1993, then at the Athletic Club de
Villeneuve-d'Ascq [fr] (ACVA) before stopping training at the end of
1995 to have a baby. She restarted training in 1999 encouraged by her
coach at Club Villeneuve and then she ran for club US Tourcoing (which
became club Lille Métropole Athlétisme [fr] in 2006). She has been
selected 24 times for French elite Track teams..In August 2007, she
was selected to participate in the 2007 World Championship Athletic
team.Cross-Country
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