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Martín Sáenz

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Martín Sáenz
Personal information
Birth nameMartín Sáenz de Santa María Jarry
NationalityChilean
Born (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m hurdles: 7.66s (Cochabamba, 2024) NR
110 m hurdles: 13.49 (Troyes, 2024) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Chile
South American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 São Paulo 110 m hurdles

Martín Sáenz de Santa María Jarry (born 17 January 2001) is a Chilean hurdler. He is the Chilean national record holder over 110 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles.

Sáenz is the cousin of Chilean tennis player Nicolás Jarry.[1]

Career

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He won bronze medal at the 2023 South American Championships in São Paulo in July 2023 in the 110 metres hurdles.[2]

He set a new Chilean national record at the Chilean national championships in June 2023, running 13.60 seconds.[3] He finished fourth in the 110m hurdles at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[4]

He won silver in the 60m hurdles at the 2024 South American Indoor Championships in Bolivia, running a national record time of 7.66 seconds.[5] He competed at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[6]

He set a new Chilean national record for the 110m hurdles of 13.57 seconds in Santiago in April 2024.[7] He lowered it to 13.49 seconds in Troyes in June 2024.[8][9] He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Romo, Felipe (3 August 2024). "El primo de Nicolás Jarry que busca hacer historia en París 2024: "Tenemos una filosofía parecida"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ "The Chilean Athletics Team achieved 6 new medals at the close of the South American Championships". eldeportero. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "POR TERCERA VEZ EN EL AÑO MARTÍN SÁENZ ROMPE EL RÉCORD DE LOS 110M VALLAS". fedachi.cl. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Brazilian Eduardo Rodrigues takes the gold in the 110 hurdles". santiago2023.org. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Team Chile wins three new medals at the close of the South American Indoor Athletics Championships". eldeportivo. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Martín Sáenz and Anaís Hernández closed the Chilean performance in Glasgow". eldeportivo. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Martín Sáenz batió el récord chileno en 110 metros vallas: 13.57". Atletismo Sudamericano. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Meeting International d'Athlétisme de Troyes Aube". World Athletics. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Medals and records: Martín Sáenz, Humberto Mansilla and Gabriel Kehr shined in France". eldeportero. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Martín Sáenz competirá en los 110 metros vallas de París 2024". cooperativa.cl. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  11. ^ "The Chilean Athletics Team has five new athletes qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". eldeportero. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.