Marta Galimany Guasch (born 5 October 1985) is a Spanish long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
Personal bests Outdoor 10,000 metres – 33:11.41 (Torrevieja 2021) 10 km – 32:29 (Barcelona 2021) One hour (track) - 17.546m NR (Brussels 2020) Half marathon – 1:10:45 (Valencia 2023) Marathon – 2:26:14 (Valencia 2022)
Achievements Representing 2016World Half Marathon ChampionshipsCardiff, United Kingdom53rdHalf marathon1:15:372018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain2ndHalf marathon1:15:16European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany24thMarathon2:38:252019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar16thMarathon2:47:452020World Half Marathon ChampionshipsGdynia, Poland33rdHalf marathon1:11:082021European 10,000 m CupBirmingham, United Kingdom24th10,000 m34:05.69Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan37thMarathon2:35:392022Ibero-American ChampionshipsTorrevieja, Spain3rdHalf marathon1:13:23European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany11thMarathon2:31:142023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary38thMarathon2:37:10
2018 World half marathon controversy In 2018, both Carles Castillejo and Marta Galimany were selected by the Spanish National Athletics Federation to compete in the World Half Marathon Championships, among other five athletes per sex, being held in Valencia later that year. However, two days before the race, it was announced that a mistake took place by the federation while reading the rule book for that championships, and that the event only accepted 5 athletes per nation. Therefore, both Marta and Carles were ejected from the national team and could not compete in the event, what caused a massive controversy.
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