Kaina Martinez

Kaina Martinez (born 20 February 1986) is a Belizean athlete. She competed in 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2] In 2017, she was named one of nine finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.[3] Martinez was born in the Garifuna village of Seine Bight, Stann Creek District.[3]

Kaina Martinez

Personal information
Full name	Kaina Darina Martinez
Born	(1986-02-20) February 20, 1986 Seine Bight, Stann Creek, Belize
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Belize
Sport	Women's Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Belize Central American Games 2010 Ciudad de Panamá 100 m 2010 Ciudad de Panamá 200 m 2010 Ciudad de Panamá Long jump Central American Championships 2011 San José 100 m 2011 San José 200 m 2011 San José 4x100 m relay 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 100 m 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 200 m 2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 100 m 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 4x400 m relay 2005 San José 200 m 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala Long jump 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 4x100 m relay 2007 San José 100 m 2005 San José 400 m
Updated on 26 July 2014.

Personal bests

• 100 m: 11.52 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Kingsville, Texas, 22 March 2014
• 200 m: 24.08 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Kingsville, Texas, 3 May 2014
• Long jump: 5.56 m (wind: +0.0 m/s) – Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 30 July 2010

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belize
2003	Central American Junior Championships (U20)	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	100 m	12.92
			4th	200 m	26.84
			6th	Long jump	4.89 m
2004	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships	Coatzacoalcos, México	6th (h)	100 m	12.50 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)
			7th (h)	200 m	26.60 w (wind: +2.8 m/s)
2005	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	4th	100 m	12.73 (wind: -3.7 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	25.56 (−1.5 m/s)
			3rd	400 m	58.28
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	49.06
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	4:20.19
2006	NACAC U-23 Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	5th (h)	100 m	12.70 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			8th	200 m	26.59 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2007	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	100 m	12.47 (−0.8 m/s)
			8th	400 m	1:12.66
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	49.34
	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	12th (h)	200 m	25.90 (+2.7 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	23rd (h)	200 m	25.66 (+0.4 m/s)
2008	NACAC U-23 Championships	Toluca, México	11th (h)	100m	12.31 (wind: +0.9 m/s) A
			8th	Long jump	5.16m (wind: NWI) A
2009	Central American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	1st	100 m	11.98 CR (NWI)
			4th	200 m	25.21 (NWI)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	17th (h)	100 m	12.16
2010	Central American Games	Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá	1st	100 m	12.05 (+0.2 m/s)
			1st	200 m	24.89 (+0.5 m/s)
			2nd	Long jump	5.49m (+0.9 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	16th (h)	100 m	12.11 (+1.8 m/s)
			9th (h)	200 m	25.17 (+0.9 m/s)
			15th (q)	Long jump	5.56m
	Central American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	1st	100 m	12.55 (−2.7 m/s)
			1st	200 m	25.54 (NWI)
			3rd	Long jump	5.48m (NWI)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	50.75
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	4:27.26
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	7th (h)	100 m	12.27
			5th (h)	200 m	25.65
			18th	Long jump	5.05m
2011	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	100 m	11.74 CR (−0.6 m/s)
			1st	200 m	24.17 CR (−0.7 m/s)
			5th	Long jump	5.49 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	48.50
	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	42nd (h)	100 m	12.17 (+0.3 m/s)
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	8th (qf)	100 m	11.89 (+1.3 m/s)

References

1. "Kaina Martinez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
2. XIX Commonwealth Games – Participant Information – MARTINEZ Kaina, retrieved July 25, 2014
3. "Kaina Martinez among 9 finalist for 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Award". Breaking Belize News. October 1, 2017.

External links

• Kaina Martinez at World Athletics
• Athlete profile at London2012