Martín Fiz

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Medal record
Martín Fiz
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Spain
World Championships
Gold	1995 Gothenburg	Marathon
Silver	1997 Athens	Marathon
European Championships
Gold	1994 Helsinki	Marathon

Martín Fiz Martín (born March 3, 1963 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava) is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. The same year he captured the title in the Rotterdam Marathon.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Fiz came fourth in the marathon. A year later he won a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, finishing behind his countryman Abel Anton. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.

[edit] References

• Spanish Olympic Committee

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Martín Fiz

World Champions in Men's Marathon
1983: Robert de Castella | 1987: Douglas Wakiihuri | 1991: Hiromi Taniguchi | 1993: Mark Plaatjes | 1995: Martín Fiz | 1997: Abel Antón | 1999: Abel Antón | 2001: Gezahegne Abera | 2003: Jaouad Gharib | 2005: Jaouad Gharib | 2007: Luke Kibet

European Champions in Men's Marathon

1934: Armas Toivonen | 1938: Väinö Muinonen | 1946: Mikko Hietanen | 1950: Jack Holden | 1954: Veikko Karvonen | 1958: Sergey Popov | 1962: Brian Kilby | 1966: Jim Hogan | 1969: Ron Hill | 1971: Karel Lismont | 1974: Ivan Thompson | 1978: Leonid Moseyev | 1982: Gerard Nijboer | 1986: Gelindo Bordin | 1990: Gelindo Bordin | 1994: Martín Fiz | 1998: Stefano Baldini | 2002: Janne Holmén | 2006: Stefano Baldini

Sporting positions
Preceded by Vincent Rousseau	Men's Rotterdam Marathon Winner 1995	Succeeded by Belayneh Densamo
Preceded by Sammy Lelei	Men's Fastest Marathon Race 1996	Succeeded by Khalid Khannouchi