María Portillo
Personal information
Full nameMaría Portillo Cruz
Nationality Peru
Born (1972-04-10) 10 April 1972
Apurímac, Peru
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Half-marathon: 1:15:02 (2001)
Marathon: 2:35:19 (2008)

María Portillo Cruz (born April 10, 1972 in Apurímac) is a Peruvian marathon runner.[1] Portillo made her official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she placed thirty-second out of fifty-four runners in the women's marathon, with a time of 2:36:50.

Eight years after competing in her last Olympics, Portillo qualified for the second time, as a 36-year-old, in the women's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She finished the race in thirty-ninth place by two seconds behind Germany's Melanie Kraus, with a national record and a personal best time of 2:35:19.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "María Portillo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.


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