Mariela González

Mariela González
Personal information
Full name	Mariela González Torres
Born	(1974-04-05) 5 April 1974 Río Cauto, Granma
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Updated on 11 June 2013.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Mariela González Torres (born 5 April 1974) is a female marathon runner from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2007 Pan American Games.^[1] She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in 59th place.

Career

She won the 2000 edition of the Havana International Marathon and went on to take the half marathon gold medal at the 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.^[2] She won the Madrid Marathon twice consecutively in 2001 and 2002. She took the silver medal in the marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games, finishing behind Márcia Narloch of Brazil. She set a championship record of 2:36.51 at the second National Cuban Olympics.^[3] With the half marathon removed from the programme, she entered the 10,000 metres at the 2005 CAC Championships and was the runner-up behind compatriot Yudelkis Martínez.

Personal best

3000 m: 9:38.8 min (ht) – La Habana, 16 April 1997
5000 m: 16:12.63 min – La Habana, 10 March 2002
10,000 m: 33:48.33 min – La Habana, 8 March 2002
Half marathon: 1:14:16 hrs – La Habana, 17 February 2007
Marathon: 2:36:52 hrs – La Habana, 18 April 2004

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1993	Pan American Junior Championships	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd	10,000 metres	36:12.65 min
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	8th	10,000 m	34:45.94 min
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	Half marathon	1:18:33 hrs A
2001	World Half Marathon Championships	Bristol, United Kingdom	51st	Half marathon	1:16:24 hrs
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	Marathon	2:42:55 hrs
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	59th	Marathon	3:02:20 hrs
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	2nd	Half marathon	1:17:50 min
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	10,000 m	35:09.62 min
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	–	Marathon	DNF
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Half marathon	1:17:53 hrs
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Marathon	2:43:11 hrs

References

↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-23). Pérez retains 20km Walk title - Pan-American Games, Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
↑ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2001-11-16). Havana Marathon: another call for world peace. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
↑ Moreno improves Area record to 75.18 in Cuban National Olympics. IAAF (2004-04-26). Retrieved on 2010-04-29.

External links

Mariela González profile at IAAF
Profile at Sports-reference
Tilastopaja biography

Pan American Games champions in women's marathon

1951–1983: Not held 1987: María del Carmen Cárdenas (MEX) 1991: Olga Appell (MEX) 1995: María Trujillo (USA) 1999: Érika Olivera (CHI) 2003: Márcia Narloch (BRA) 2007: Mariela González (CUB) 2011: Adriana Aparecida da Silva (BRA) 2015: Adriana Aparecida da Silva (BRA)

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