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José Manuel Martínez

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José Manuel Martínez Fernández (born 22 October 1971 in Madrid), known as Chema Martínez, is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno. Martínez's first major win came at the 1999 Summer Universiade, where he became the champion in the 10,000 metres. He competed at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, finishing 13th in the final, but was more successful at the European Athletics Championships, in which he won the 2002 gold medal in the 10,000 m, and returned to take the silver medal at the following edition in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Manuel Martínez is the 4,586th most popular athlete (down from 3,682nd in 2019), the 2,970th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,699th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, José Manuel Martínez ranks 4,586 out of 6,025. Before him are Lindsey Jacobellis, Jimmy Vicaut, Gedeón Guardiola, Rossano Galtarossa, Felipe Perrone, and Zsuzsanna Vörös. After him are Markus Oscarsson, Wang Chao, Sergey Kazakov, Ryta Turava, Anastasiya Kozhenkova, and Myriam Soumaré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, José Manuel Martínez ranks 1,005. Before him are Mike Sorber, Francisco Gabriel de Anda, Euros Lyn, Melissa Peterman, Wayne Arthurs, and Fernando Nicolas Oliva. After him are Takashi Shoji, Ryoichi Fukushige, Miriam Shor, Kimberly Po, Nikki Stone, and Myndy Crist.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Manuel Martínez ranks 2,970 out of 3,355. Before him are Marta Marrero (1983), Ángel Fernández Pérez (1988), Javier Baraja (1980), Alex Aranburu (1995), Mateu Morey (2000), and Nely Carla Alberto (1983). After him are Daniel Sarmiento Melián (1983), Gorka Elustondo (1987), Marta Bach (1993), Chadi Riad (2003), Ana Guerra (1994), and Iván Zarandona (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, José Manuel Martínez ranks 64. Before him are Eduardo Gurbindo (1987), Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez (1974), Carlos Pérez (1979), Miguel Ángel López (1988), Xavier García (1984), and Nicolás García (1988). After him are Paola Tirados (1980), Queralt Castellet (1989), Alberto Fernández (1983), Gisela Morón (1976), Fátima Diame (1996), and Marina Alabau (1985).

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