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Martha Portobanco

Martha Portobanco (born 29 January 1971) is a Nicaraguan long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Portobanco won two Central American Games medals as a member of the Nicaraguan 4 × 400 metres relay team. Her first came at the 1990 Games in Tegucigalpa, where she won bronze leading off the team.[2][3]

She competed in her first global championship at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, qualifying in the 1500 m and 300 m. In the 1500 m, she finished 12th in her heat in 4:56.22, while in the 3000 m she finished 15th in her qualifier in 10:48.08.[4] Portobanco also set the Nicaraguan 10,000 m record of 40:13.20 in 1993, which still stood as of 2014.[5]

Portobanco won her second medal at the 1994 Central American Games. She led off the Nicaraguan silver medal-winning 4 × 400 m team, finishing behind El Salvador.[2][3]

She competed in the 1500 m and 5000 m at the 1995 World University Games in Fukuoka, Japan. Portobanco finished 11th in her 1500 m heat but finished 18th in the 5000 m finals, setting a personal best of 18:28.31 minutes.[6][4]

At the 1996 Olympics, Portobanco was seeded in the 3rd 5000 m heat. She placed 15th, failing to advance. Her time of 18:42.78 was noted to have failed to improve upon her personal best.[7]

Portobanco also competed at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in the 5000 m. She finished 21st in her heat with a 19:08.44 minute time.[4][8]

Personal life

Portobanco attended the National University of Engineering in Nicaragua.[9]

In 2019, Portobanco received a plaque of recognition from her alma mater. She was called in Spanish an illustrious figure that raised the university's profile.[9]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marta Portoblanco Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Martha Portobanco at Athletics Podium [d]
  3. ^ a b Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on 19 September 2012, retrieved 10 August 2012
  4. ^ a b c Martha Portobanco at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  5. ^ "Actividad de nicas en Juegos Centroamericanos". tn8.tv (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Martha Portobanco at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "MARTHA NO PUDO MEJORAR SU MARCA". con.org.ni (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ Martha Portobanco at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ a b "JUDUNI la mayor fiesta deportiva de la UNI". csuca.org (in Spanish).