María Portillo

María Portilla Cruz (born April 10, 1972, in Apurímac) is a Peruvian marathon runner.^[1] Portillo made her official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she placed thirty-second out of fifty-four runners in the women's marathon, with a time of 2:36:50.

FullnameMaría Portilla Cruz

Nationality Peru

Born (1972-04-10) 10 April 1972 (age 53)

Apurímac, Peru

Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)

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María Portilla

Personal information
Full name	María Portilla Cruz
Nationality	Peru
Born	(1972-04-10) 10 April 1972 (age 53) Apurímac, Peru
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Half-marathon: 1:15:02 (2001) Marathon: 2:35:19 (2008)

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Eight years after competing in her last Olympics, Portillo qualified for the second time, as a 36-year-old, in the women's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She finished the race in thirty-ninth place by two seconds behind Germany's Melanie Kraus, with a national record and a personal best time of 2:35:19.^[2]