Emperatriz Wilson Explained

Emperatriz Wilson
Fullname:Emperatriz Wilson Traba
Birth Date:25 January 1966
Sport:Athletics
Updated:25 May 2013
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Emperatriz Wilson Traba (born January 25, 1966) is a retired female long-distance runner from Cuba.

Career

She represented her native country at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, where she claimed the bronze medal in the women's marathon event behind Mexico's Olga Appell (gold) and compatriot Maribel Durruty (silver).[1] Wilson set her personal best (2:36:35) in the marathon on December 13, 1992, in Caracas. In Cuba she is praised as one of the best female runners, winning several times the Marabana half marathon and marathon.

Achievements

Representing
1986Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Habana, Cuba10th3000m10:36.03
1987Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCaracas, Venezuela3rd10,000 metres37:07.20 min
1990Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico5th10,000 m39:28.91 min
5thMarathon2:54:54 min
1991Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba6th10,000 m35:47.93 min
3rdMarathon2:48:48 hrs
1993Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rdHalf marathon1:17:42 hrs
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany21stMarathon2:54:11 hrs
Central American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico3rdMarathon2:54:41 hrs
2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic8thMarathon2:54:16 hrs
2005ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cuba3rdHalf marathon1:31:45 hrs

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archives. Los Angeles Times.