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Brenda Martinez

Olympian 2016

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Athlete Bio

Height

5'7"

Hometown

Big Bear Lake, CA

Education

Rancho Cucamonga High School (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) ‘05 University of California, Riverside ‘10, Sociology/Law and Society

Personal

Daughter of Andres and Rosa Maria Martinez...Has one brother, Ralph, and one sister, Barbara...Married to Carlos Handler...Three-time NCAA All-American...Hobbies include spending time with family, watching movies, hanging out with her four dogs and cat, mentoring youth and hosting summer camp for high school girls...Founded Big Bear Track Club, a nonprofit, post-collegiate group to help develop American distance running...Hosts a high-altitude training camp for high school runners every summer...Was the first member of her family to attend college.

Olympic Experience

Olympian (2016)
Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 21st

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2016 – 5th (1,500m)
Years of Participation: Outdoor – 2013, 2015 (800m); Indoor – 2012, 2016 (1,500m)
Medals: 1 (bronze)
Bronze – 2013 (800m)

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