Mariela González

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. 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. 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. 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

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