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José Manuel Martínez

1971 - Today

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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 15 different languages on Wikipedia. José Manuel Martínez is the 5,153rd most popular athlete (down from 3,685th in 2024), the 3,154th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,699th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, José Manuel Martínez ranks 5,153 out of 6,025. Before him are Rastislav Staňa, Diana Romagnoli, Rossano Galtarossa, Felipe Perrone, Zsuzsanna Vörös, and Andrea Facchin. After him are Markus Oscarsson, Wang Chao, Panipak Wongpattanakit, Sergey Kazakov, Ryta Turava, and Anastasiya Kozhenkova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, José Manuel Martínez ranks 1,179. Before him are Ralf Bißdorf, Euros Lyn, Melissa Peterman, Wayne Arthurs, Sergey Klevchenya, and Fernando Nicolas Oliva. After him are Takashi Shoji, Ryoichi Fukushige, Miriam Shor, Austín Berry, Kimberly Po, and Darnell Hall.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Manuel Martínez ranks 3,154 out of 3,355. Before him are Javier Baraja (1980), Alex Aranburu (1995), Mateu Morey (2000), Luis Cuartero (1975), Nely Carla Alberto (1983), and Aida Folch (1986). After him are Daniel Sarmiento Melián (1983), Gorka Elustondo (1987), Miguel Molina (1989), Marta Bach (1993), Chadi Riad (2003), and Ana Guerra (1994).

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Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, José Manuel Martínez ranks 86. Before him are Carlos Pérez (1979), Julio Rey (1972), Carlota Castrejana (1973), Miguel Ángel López (1988), Xavier García (1984), and Nicolás García (1988). After him are Paola Tirados (1980), Ramón Alegre (1981), Queralt Castellet (1989), Alberto Fernández (1983), Gisela Morón (1976), and Fátima Diame (1996).

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