Magdelín Martínez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

Magdelín Martínez

240px Magdelín Martínez (right)
Personal information
Full name	Magdelín Martínez Castillo
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1976-09-10) September 10, 1976 Camagüey, Cuba
Residence	Italy
Height
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump Triple jump
Club	Assindustria Sport Padova
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 6.67 m (2004) Long jump indoor: 6.25 m (2005) Triple jump: 15.03 m (2004) Triple jump indoor: 14.81 m (2004)
Medal record World Championships Representing Italy 2003 Paris Triple jump Pan American Games Representing Cuba 1999 Winnipeg Triple jump

Magdelín Martínez Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [maɣðeˈlin marˈtines]; born February 10, 1976 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a female triple jumper, competing internationally for Italy.

Biography

She originally represented Cuba. She won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. She jumped 14.27 metres in 1998 and 14.40 metres in 2000.

She met future husband, Giuseppe Piccotti, while he was holidaying in the Caribbean. When he fell ill, she was quick to supply him with medicine, and it all went from there. After moving to Italy she wanted to take up jumping again but even though she was jumping personal bests she felt a little closed off from her colleagues, and accepted with good spirits that she would have to become an Italian. She naturalised in July 2001 and competed for Italy at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. She finished fourth, having set a personal best of 14.59 metres in the qualification.

The next year she finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships. In 2003 she finished fifth at the 2003 World Indoor Championships before winning the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships. At the end of the season she finished fifth at the first World Athletics Final. In 2004 she finished fifth at the World Indoor Championships, seventh at the Olympic Games and fifth at the World Athletics Final. She also jumped two career bests: 15.03 in the triple jump in the Rome Golden Gala, and 6.67 in long jump in Rieti. In 2005 she won the silver medal at the European Indoor Championships, finished eighth at the World Championships and seventh at the World Athletics Final.

2006 was a mediocre year. Her season's best was 14.25 metres, down from 15.03 in 2004 and 14.69 in 2005. She competed at the 2006 European Championships, but did not reach the final. However, she made a small comeback in 2007 to finish seventh at the 2007 World Championships. Her season's best jump was 14.71 metres. The next year she competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Long jump

External links

• Magdelín Martínez profile at IAAF
• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons