Marta Galimany

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

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, Great Britain	24th	10,000 m	34:05.69
	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	37th	Marathon	2:35:39

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.^[2]

Personal bests[]

Outdoor^[3]

• 10,000 metres – 33:11.41 (Torrevieja 2021)
• 10 km – 33:08 (Valencia 2018)
• One hour (track) - 17.546m NR (Brussels 2020)
• Half marathon – 1:11:08 (Gdynia 2020)
• Marathon – 2:29:02 (Seville 2020)

References[]

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