María Teresa "Mayte" Martínez Jiménez (born 17 May 1976 in Valladolid) is a Spanish athlete who competed predominantly in the 800 metres, with her greatest period of success between 2000 and 2010. A multiple medalist at World and European level, indoors and out, she was a member of the Spanish 4 x 400 metre relay team which won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeira, Spain, her only major international championship gold medal.
Martinez reached four finals in five editions of the World Championships (she did not take part on 2003 Championships in Paris), winning the bronze medal in the 800 metres in Osaka in 2007. Indoors she achieved the same colour of medal in the 2023 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmngham.
She represented her country in both the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, but was eliminated in the semi-finals on each occasion. She was unable to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing due to an injury (plantar fasciitis) and while she remained competitive at elite level, reaching World and European finals in 2009 and 2010, her senior international career came to an end in the latter year at the age of 34, after the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in her home country, Spain.
Personal bests Outdoor
400 metres 53.67 Valladolid (01/05/2003) 800 metres 1:57.62 Osaka (28/08/2007) 1000 metres 2:33.06 Huelva (13/09/2007) 1500 metres 4:05.05 Rieti (28/08/2005)
Indoor
800 metres 1:59.52 Gent (08/02/2004) 1000 metres 2:38.80 Madrid (24/02/2005) 1500 metres 4:09.18 Birmingham, GBR (03/03/2007)
Competition record Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal11th (sf)800 m2:07.001995European Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungary6th800 m2:05.002000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2nd800 m2:04.02Olympic GamesSydney, Australia15th (sf)800 m2:03.2717th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:32.452001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal18th (h)800 m2:08.91World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada7th800 m2:00.092002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria4th800 m2:01.50European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany2nd800 m1:58.8610th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:37.082003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rd800 m1:59.532004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th (sf)800 m2:01.06Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain2nd800 m2:01.39Olympic GamesAthens, Greece16th (sf)800 m2:03.302005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain2nd800 m2:00.52Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain4th400 m53.731st4 × 400 m relay3:31.45World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5th800 m1:59.992006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th800 m2:00.102007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5th1500 m4:09.18World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan3rd800 m1:57.622008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain4th800 m2:03.152009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7th800 m1:58.812010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain7th800 m1:59.97
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