Lorraine Martins Explained

Lorraine Martins
Full Name:	Lorraine Barbosa Martins
Birth Date:	April 4, 2000
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 metres, 200 metres
Pb:	100m: 11.16s (2023) 200m: 22.59s (2023)

Lorraine Barbosa Martins (born April 4, 2000) is a Brazilian sprinter.

Career

Martins first International competition came at the 2017 South American U20 Championships, where she won double gold in the 100m and 200m.^[1] Martins ran for Brazil at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, finishing 4th in the 100m. She also competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, reaching the finals in the 100m and 200m events. Martins competed at the 2019 South American U20 Championships, where she won gold in both the 100m and 200m events.

Martins competed at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in the 200m and the 4x100m relay events but failed to make a final in both, as the relay team was disqualified after running what would have been a final qualifying place in the heats.^{[2] [3]}

Martins, alongside her relay teammates, won gold in the 4x100m relay event at the 2019 Military World games.^[4]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Martins is missing her index and ring fingers on her left hand, making it harder to get into position in the starting blocks.^[6]

Personal bests

Her best marks are:^[7]

• 100 m: 11.16 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) – Cuiaba, Brazil, 6 Jul 2023
• 200 m: 22.59 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Cuiaba, Brazil, 9 Jul 2023

International Competitions

DQ = disqualified

!Year!Competition!Venue!Position!Event!Notes

2017	South American U20 Championships	Leonora, Guyana	1st	100m
			1st	200m
	IAAF World U18 Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	4th	100m
			4th	200m
2018	IAAF World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	6th	100m
			7th	200m
2019	South American U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	100m	11.42
			1st	200m	23.53
			2nd	4x100m relay
			1st	4x400m relay
	2019 World Athletics Championships	Doha, Qatar	38th	200m	23.56
			DQ	4x100m relay
	2019 Military World Games	Wuhan, China	5th (SF)	200m
			1st	4x100m relay

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brazil dominates historic edition of South American Junior Championships News iaaf.org. www.iaaf.org. en. 2019-08-19.
2. Web site: Opinião: os números absolutos às vezes enganam; Brasil não foi tão mal no Mundial de Atletismo. Globoesporte. pt-br. 2019-11-01.
3. Web site: Women's 200 metres – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930152430/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-200-W-h----.RS4.pdf. 30 September 2019. 5 August 2020. 2019 World Athletics Championships.
4. Web site: Atletismo brasileiro fica em 4º lugar nos Jogos Mundiais Militares. 2019-10-27. Olimpíada Todo Dia. pt-BR. 2019-11-02.
5. Web site: Athletics MARTINS Lorraine. dead. 2021-08-22. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822215018/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1355024-martins-lorraine.htm.
6. Web site: Com má formação na mão esquerda, Lorraine busca seu lugar no atletismo. 2019-08-04. O Globo. pt-BR. 2019-08-30.
7. https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14717849 Lorraine Martins by World Athletics