Brenda Martinez (born September 8, 1987) is an American middle-distance runner and Olympian. Born in Upland, California, she won a silver medal in the 800 meters at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow[1] and finished first in the 800 meters at the 2014 Diamond League Final. She represented the US at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 1500 meters. Martinez twice set the world record in the Distance Medley Relay at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston; first on February 7, 2015, and then breaking her own record on January 28, 2017.[2][3] In 2016, Martinez qualified for the U.S. Olympic team competing in the 1500 meters after beating Amanda Eccleston by 0.03 seconds.
Her training is meticulously planned by veteran coach Joe Vigil and assisted by Martinez's husband and former Concordia University (California) runner, Carlos Handler. In 2015, along with her husband, she started Big Bear Track Club, a nonprofit, working with post-collegians to help develop American distance runners into world-class athletes. Their first recruited was Boris Berian.
^"IAAF: Brenda Martinez | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^Wright, P J (January 29, 2022). "US women blaze to distance relay world record". The Boston Globe Newspaper. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
^"Brenda Martinez Interview at 2017 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". Youtube.com. January 28, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
BrendaMartinez (born September 8, 1987) is an American middle-distance runner and Olympian. Born in Upland, California, she won a silver medal in the...
Birmingham 2011 4:28.60 i Jenny Simpson (USA) New York City 2012 4:26.76 BrendaMartinez (USA) Falmouth 2013 4:27.02 i Sheila Reid (CAN) New York City 2014...
States women's team of Sarah Brown, Mahagony Jones, Megan Krumpoch, and BrendaMartinez set the first indoor world record for the event with a time of 10:42...
her then-fiancé. In January, Coburn, along with Sydney McLaughlin, BrendaMartinez, and Jenny Simpson set a world-best time of 10:40.31 in the Distance...
2019 Portland Track Festival, won the 800 m (2:02.93) at the 2019 Adrian Martinez Classic, won the 1500 m (4:05.97) at the 2019 Sunset Tour. They also placed...
meters in 4:16.62 at 2017 Drake Relays behind Jennifer Simpson and BrendaMartinez. Grace placed 7th in the 1500 meters in 4:03.59 in Eugene at 2017 Prefontaine...
American Games 10,000 meters. She led the majority of the race, which set up Brenda Flores to sprint past her on the final straightaway. 2016 On 13 February...
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