Kaina Martinez

Kaina Martinez

Personal information
Full name	Kaina Darina Martinez
Born	(1986-02-20) 20 February 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	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

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

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)

External links

• Kaina Martinez at World Athletics
• Athlete profile at London2012