Martín Fiz facts for kids
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Spain |
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| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1995 Gothenburg | Marathon |
| Silver | 1997 Athens | Marathon |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1994 Helsinki | Marathon |
Martín Fiz Martín (born 3 March 1963 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava) is a long-distance runner from Spain.
Career
Fiz won the marathon at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. The same year he captured the title in the Rotterdam Marathon.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Fiz came fourth in the marathon. A year later he won a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, finishing behind his countryman Abel Anton.
He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Fiz came sixth in the marathon.
Post-career
Fiz has continued running into masters age divisions, setting the world M55 record in the road 10K at 31:36 on January 13, 2019 in Valencia.
He is the only athlete in the world who has managed to win in six Majors Marathons in the Master 50 category (runners over 50 years old), winning the Marathons of New York, Tokyo, Boston, Berlin, Chicago, and London, achieving the goal of obtaining the ‘Six World Marathon Majors’, World Marathon Majors, an international competition created in 2006, which brings together six of the most prestigious world Marathons, recognised as the most high profile on the calendar.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Spain |
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| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 1st | 3000m steeplechase | 9:05.21 A |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | — | 5000m | DNF |
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 5000m | 13:57.99 |
| 1993 | Helsinki City Marathon | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:47 |
| 1994 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 10th | Marathon | 2:10:21 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:31 | |
| 1995 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:56 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:31 | |
| 1996 | Seoul International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:25 |
| Summer Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:13:20 | |
| New York Marathon | New York, United States | 7th | Marathon | 2:12:31 | |
| 1997 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Otsu, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:05 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | Marathon | 2:13:21 | |
| 1998 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Otsu, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:33 |
| 1999 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Otsu, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:50 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th | Marathon | 2:16:17 | |
| New York Marathon | New York, United States | 9th | Marathon | 2:12:03 | |
| 2000 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Otsu, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:14 |
| Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 6th | Marathon | 2:13:24 | |
| 2001 | Madrid Millenium Marathon | Madrid, Spain | 7th | Marathon | 2:17:11 |
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Date | Location |
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| 1500 metres | 3:44.00 | 1 January 1988 | |
| 3000 metres | 07:50.17 | 30 July 1990 | Getxo |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 08:28.90 | 18 June 1988 | Getxo |
| 5000 metres | 13:20.01 | 17 July 1991 | Rome |
| 10,000 metres | 27:49.61 | 1 July 1998 | Barakaldo |
| Half marathon | 1:01:08 | 29 September 1996 | Grevenmacher |
| Marathon | 2:08:05 | 2 March 1997 | Ōtsu |
See also
In Spanish: Martín Fiz para niños
