| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Imelda Martínez Gómez |
| Nationality |  Mexico |
| Born | (1982-07-16) 16 July 1982 (age 42) Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Open water marathon |
Imelda Martínez Gómez (born July 16, 1982, in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon. Martinez qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing seventh in the 10 km Marathon Swimming Olympic test event at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. Martinez swam in the first-ever women's 10 km open water marathon, against a field of 24 other competitors, including South African amputee swimmer Natalie du Toit, British duo Keri-Anne Payne and Cassandra Patten, and sixteen-year-old American Chloe Sutton. Martinez finished the race in twentieth place, with a time of 2:01:07.9, one minute and forty seconds (1:40) behind winner Larisa Ilchenko of Russia.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Imelda Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- "Open Water Test Event: Chloe Sutton Wins 10K, Qualifies for Olympics". Swimming World Magazine. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- "Imelda Martínez clasificó a JO en natación de aguas abiertas" [Imelda Martínez qualifies for open water swimming at the Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- "Women's Marathon 10km". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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