| Carmen Martínez | |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1982 |
| Height: | 160 cm[1] |
| Weight: | 55 kg |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 5000 m, half marathon, marathon |
| Club: | Paraguay Marathon Club[2] |
| Coach: | Elias Bastos |
| Pb: | 5000 m – 16:43.18 (2013) HM – 1:15:44 (2016) NR Marathon – 2:36:01 (2015) NR[3] |
Carmen Patricia Martínez (born 26 December 1982) is a Paraguayan long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She finished 115th in the 2016 Olympic marathon in a time of 2 hours 56 minutes and 43 seconds.[4] She served as the flag bearer for Paraguay during the closing ceremony.[5]
In 2015, she received the Victory of Gold award for best athlete of the year from the Paraguay Sports Journalists' Circle; she was also named Athlete of the Year 2015 by the Paraguayan Athletics Federation.[2]