María Rocío Ríos Pérez (born 13 March 1969) is a retired female long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, finishing in fifth place.
A resident of Gijón, Ríos set her personal best (2:28:20) in the classic distance on 15 October 1995 in San Sebastián. She is a four-time national champion in the 10,000 metres (1992, 1993, 1996, and 1997), and a three-time national champion in the half marathon (1992, 1994, and 1995).
Achievements Representing 1987Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia16th (h)3000 m9:31.691994European Championships Helsinki, Finland—MarathonDNF1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden—MarathonDNF1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States5thMarathon2:30:501997World Championships Athens, Greece21stMarathon2:42:181998European Championships Budapest, Hungary6thMarathon2:29:53
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