María Portillo

María Portilla
Personal information
Full nameMaría Portilla Cruz
Nationality Peru
Born (1972-04-10) 10 April 1972 (age 52)
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 Portilla 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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