José Manuel Martínez

Medal record
Martínez at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Spain
European Athletics Championships
Gold	2002 Munich	10,000 m
Silver	2006 Gothenburg	10,000 m
Silver	2010 Barcelona	Marathon
Mediterranean Games
Bronze	2005 Almería	Half marathon
Silver	2009 Pescara	Half marathon
Universiade
Gold	1999 Palma	10,000 m

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

José Manuel ("Chema") Martínez Fernández (born 22 October 1971 in Madrid) is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno.

Martínez's first major win came at the 1999 Summer Universiade, where he became the champion in the 10,000 metres. He competed at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, finishing 13th in the final, but was more successful at the European Athletics Championships, in which he won the 2002 gold medal in the 10,000 m, and returned to take the silver medal at the following edition in 2006. He won the San Silvestre Vallecana 10K race in Madrid in 2003.

Martínez has represented Spain at the Olympics on two occasions: in 2004, finishing ninth in the 10,000 m, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, at which he was 16th in the Olympic marathon race.

Other significant achievements include a win at the Madrid Marathon in 2008 (his first marathon win),^[1] a bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, a silver medal in the half marathon at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and an eighth place finish in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He has competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on numerous occasions, with his best performance of 17th coming at the 2003 edition.

He ran in the 2010 Cursa de Bombers and finished in third place with a time of 28:54 .^[2] Martínez took third at the European Cup 10000m in early June, although he was some distance behind the winner Mohammed Farah of Great Britain.^[3] He was Spain's top contender for the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. He won the silver medal but was satisfied with the performance as winner Viktor Röthlin set a fast pace in the hot race.^[4] Martínez ended the year at the San Silvestre Vallecana, where he finished fourth.^[5]

He began his 2011 season at the European Cup 10000m and finished as the runner-up behind Yousef El Kalai.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
1997	World Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	42nd	Long race
1999	Universiade	Palma, Spain	1st	10,000 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	19th	10,000 m
2000	World Cross Country Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	21st	Long race
	European Cross Country Championships	Malmö, Sweden	9th	Senior race
			2nd	Team race
2001	World Cross Country Championships	Ostend, Belgium	37th	Short race
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	10,000 m
	European Cross Country Championships	Thun, France	24th	Long race
2002	World Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	35th	Long race
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	10,000 m
	European Cross Country Championships	Medulin, Croatia	15th	Senior race
			1st	Team race
	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	3rd	Marathon
2003	World Cross Country Championships	Lausanne, Switzerland	17th	Long race
	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	3rd	Marathon
	World Championships	Paris, France	16th	Marathon
2004	World Cross Country Championships	Brussels, Belgium	42nd	Long race
	European 10,000 m Challenge	Maribor, Slovenia	1st	10,000 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th	10,000 m
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	3rd	Half marathon
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	30th	Marathon
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	10,000 m
			DNF	Marathon
	European Cross Country Championships	San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy	15th	Senior race
			2nd	Team race
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	9th	Marathon
	European Cross Country Championships	Toro, Spain	5th	Senior race
			1st	Team race
2008	World Cross Country Championships	Edinburgh, Scotland	56th	Senior race
	Madrid Marathon	Madrid Spain	1st	Marathon
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	16th	Marathon
2009	European Cup 10,000 m	Ribeira Brava, Portugal	1st	10,000 m
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	2nd	Half marathon
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th	Marathon
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Marathon

Personal bests

• 5000 metres - 13:11.13 min (Huelva, 2006)
• 10000 metres - 28:09 min (Manchester, 2007)
• Marathon - 2:08:09 hrs (Rotterdam, 2003)

References

1. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2008-04-27). Martínez takes first career Marathon victory in Madrid. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
2. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2010-04-19). Menjo blazes 27:04 10Km in Barcelona. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-23.
3. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2010-06-06). Farah and Monteiro take European Cup 10,000m victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-06.
4. ^ "European Athletics Championships 2010: Viktor Rothlin wins marathon gold". Daily Telegraph. 2010-08-01. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/7921049/European-Athletics-Championships-2010-Viktor-Rothlin-wins-marathon-gold.html. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
5. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2011-01-01). Fulfilling favourite roles, Tadese and Augusto prevail in Madrid. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-01.
6. ^ Portugal double victory at the European Cup 10000m. European Athletics (2011-06-04). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.

• IAAF profile for José Manuel Martínez
• sports-reference

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Name	Martinez, Jose Manuel
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Date of birth	1971-10-22
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