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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
Martinez, World bronze medallist in Paris 2003 and Olympic seventh placer, made her seasonal debut in the Triple Jump after a first competitive test in the Long Jump in Glasgow where she leapt to 6.25.
In the first three rounds Martinez was second behind younger rival Simona La Mantia who opened with a notable 14.41m (just four centimetres off her Italian indoor under-23 record set last year during the World Indoor Championships in Budapest) in her opening jump.
Martinez overhauled La Mantia with 14.52 in her fourth jump, and after another foul in round five ended her competition with 14.48m.
www.iaaf.org /news/Kind=2/newsId=28611.html   (1591 words)

  
 IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
The runway is fast and I have always received a strong support from the Turin crowd", said the Cuban born triple jumper during the first official press conference (14 April) to launch the Turin meeting which will take place in the stadium named after the late IAAF President Primo Nebiolo.
Martinez married the Italian Beppe Picotti in 1999 and became italian in the summer 2001, just a few days before the start of the IAAF World Championships in Edmonton where she finished a good fourth with 14.52.
Despite a knee injury which limited her indoor season Martinez won the silver medal at the 2005 European Indoor Championships in Madrid with 14.54 behind the Russian Viktoria Gurova (14.74).
www.iaaf.org /news/newsId=29137,printer.html   (516 words)

  
 Martinez Hotel
During these four years in office, Governor Martinez has made good on his campaign promises to improve education and social development, build a high-wage economy and make Coahuila safer by getting tough on kidnapping for example and restoring fiscal prudence.
He worked in the private sector in his own business as president of the Martínez Enterprises Co. Governor Martinez was born in Saltillo on 10 November 1948.
Martinez (born Adolph Larrue Martinez, September 27, 1948 in Glendale, California) is an American actor of Mexican heritage.
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 American Track and Field -- Regional News Article
The men's High Jump which had attracted ten 2.30m+ season performers as entrants in Madrid, and which yesterday saw all eight finalists qualify at the automatic height of 2.30m, always promised to be one of the standout events of the three days of competition, and tonight it did not disappoint.
After the race, Martinez told the crowd that her medal, one of 12 won by Spaniards this weekend, was dedicated to the victims of last March's terrorist attack in Madrid.
Magdelin Martinez claimed the only medal for Italy with her runner-up performance, a last round season's best 14.54 effort.
www.american-trackandfield.com /news/euroindoorchamps05day3.html   (2642 words)

  
 American Track and Field -- Regional News Article
The Cuban-born Italian Magdelin Martinez, World Triple Jump bronze medallist in Paris with 14.90 and seventh in the Olympic final in Athens with 14.85, will be also be in the Long Jump line-up in Rieti.
It is a favourite venue for the Italian Triple Jump record holder (15.03), who set her first Italian best of 14.73 here in 2002 and won again last year with 14.88, a few days after her bronze medal in Paris.
Martinez, who has competed very sparingly in the past in the Long Jump, jumped 6.57 this year at the Italian Club Championships in Casal del Marmo.
www.american-trackandfield.com /news/rieti04meet.html   (853 words)

  
 Jackson, Averbukh share spotlight -DAWN - Sport; August 12, 2002
There was plenty of excitement as well in the women’s 5,000 metres final with Spain’s Marta Dominguez sprinting to the line to deny Ireland’s Sonia O’Sullivan a successful title defence.
Martinez won in 15 minutes 14.76 seconds with Sullivan having to be content with silver in 15:14.85 and Russian Yelena Zadorozhnaya taking bronze in 15:15.22.
Favourite Simon Vroemen had victory in sight in another exciting final in the 3,000 metres steeplechase before Spaniard Antonio Jimenez outsprinted him from the inside lane for a close victory in eight minutes 24.34 seconds.
www.dawn.com /2002/08/12/spt1.htm   (513 words)

  
 Memorial Primo Nebiolo - History - 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
and Magdelin Martinez jumps 14,73 mts., and both hit the target of the world season best.
Simona La Mantia draws attention by undermining Martinez with a fine 14,49 mts, her personal best.
However, the true protagonist has been the public, with great satisfaction of the athletes for the steady support received throughout the competition.
www.memorialprimonebiolo.org /ENG/ArchivioStorico/EdizioniPassate04.asp   (239 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Jamaica's Smith leaps into triple jump finals in Helsinki
Savigne leaped 14.28m in her first attempt, foul on her second, before producing 14.47m in her third.
Magdelin Martinez, a former Cuban jumper, who now represents Italy, also made it through to the finals with a 14.46 measure on her second jump.
Another former Cuban, Sudan’s Yamile Aldama, a former world silver medallist in 1999 (as a Cuban) struggled in her first two attempts, but managed to land a 14.36m leap in her third and final jump to erase the 13.84m and the 12.75 earlier landings.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/08/08/leaps.shtml   (414 words)

  
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Women's triple jump: Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia, the 2003 world champion, has the three longest jumps of the season and is the favorite.
Magdelin Martinez of Italy has also had some good results this season, as has Yamile Aldama of Sudan.
Women's 20K race walk: Hongjuan Song of China has the world-leading time this year, 1:26:46, but the aptly named Olimpiada Ivanova of Russia could earn a place on the medal stand.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1192245/replies?c=3   (1856 words)

  
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Cuban-born Magdelin Martinez scored another Italian win in the women's triple jump, with 14.42 meters.
Fourth in the world event in Canada, Martinez finished ahead of Olga Bolshova of Moldova, who placed second with 13.99.
Angelah Atede won the women's dash in 11.75 seconds.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=24733   (2411 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport
In the 3000 m steeplechase, Kenya also swept the podium places with John Kosgei first in 8:16.28 followed by Abraham Cherono, and Stanley Kibiwott in third.
Russian Tatyana Lebedeva won the women’s triple jump in a season’s best leap of 14.91m, with Cuban Magdelin Martinez in second far off at 14.50 and Bulgarian Tereza Marinova third at 14.48.
In the women’s discus, Romania’s Nicoletta Grasu threw 68.31m for a season’s best, with Russian Natalya Sadova in second followed by Franka Dietzsch of Germany.
www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010613/sports.htm   (6099 words)

  
 California Track and Running News -- Regional News Article
Other significant Russians to look out for include Larisa Kruglova in the women's 60m, Olyesa Krasnomovets, World Indoor silver medallist, in the women's 400m, and Natalya Kresova in the women's 60m Hurdles, and men's Olympic Triple Jump bronze medallist Danila Burkenya.
One of the fiercest battles of the day could be in the women's Long Jump where Olympic silver medallist Irina Simagina takes on Britain's Olympic finalist Jade Johnson and Italy's Olympic triple jump finalist Magdelin Martinez.
Sweden's team includes the Kallur twins - with Jenny in the 60m and 200m, and Susanna in the 60m Hurdles - plus World indoor silver medallist Johan Wissman in the men's 200m.
www.caltrack.com /news/conning012805.html   (5262 words)

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