Marta Galimany

Marta Galimany
Personal information
Full name	Marta Galimany Guasch
Born	5 October 1985 (age 38); Valls, Spain
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Marathon

Marta Galimany Guasch (born 5 October 1985) is a Spanish long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.^[1]

Personal bests

Outdoor^[2]

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
2016	World Half Marathon Championships	Cardiff, United Kingdom	53rd	Half marathon	1:15:37
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	Half marathon	1:15:16
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	24th	Marathon	2:38:25
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	16th	Marathon	2:47:45
2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	33rd	Half marathon	1:11:08
2021	European 10,000 m Cup	Birmingham, United Kingdom	24th	10,000 m	34:05.69
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	37th	Marathon	2:35:39
2022	Ibero-American Championships	Torrevieja, Spain	3rd	Half marathon	1:13:23
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	11th	Marathon	2:31:14
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	38th	Marathon	2:37:10

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.^[3]