Marta Galimany

Marta Galimany
Personal information
Full nameMarta Galimany Guasch
Born (1985-10-05) 5 October 1985 (age 39)
Valls, Spain
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon

Marta Galimany Guasch (born 5 October 1985) is a Spanish long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.[1]

Personal bests

Outdoor[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2016 World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff, United Kingdom 53rd Half marathon 1:15:37
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 2nd Half marathon 1:15:16
European Championships Berlin, Germany 24th Marathon 2:38:25
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th Marathon 2:47:45
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland 33rd Half marathon 1:11:08
2021 European 10,000 m Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom 24th 10,000 m 34:05.69
Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 37th Marathon 2:35:39
2022 Ibero-American Championships Torrevieja, Spain 3rd Half marathon 1:13:23
European Championships Munich, Germany 11th Marathon 2:31:14
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 38th Marathon 2:37:10

2018 World half marathon controversy

In 2018, both Carles Castillejo and Marta Galimany were selected by the Spanish National Athletics Federation to compete in the World Half Marathon Championships, among other five athletes per sex, being held in Valencia later that year. However, two days before the race, it was announced that a mistake took place by the federation while reading the rule book for that championships, and that the event only accepted 5 athletes per nation. Therefore, both Marta and Carles were ejected from the national team and could not compete in the event, what caused a massive controversy.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Marta Galimany". RFEA.
  2. ^ "Marta Galimany Profile". IAAF.
  3. ^ "Apologies to Marta Galimany and Carles Castillejo". As. 23 March 2018.