Martín Fiz

Martín Fiz Martín (born 3 March 1963 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava) is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. The same year he captured the title in the Rotterdam Marathon.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Fiz came fourth in the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon. A year later he won a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, finishing behind his countryman Abel Anton. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	1st	3000m steeplechase	9:05.21 A
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	—	5000m	DNF
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	5000m	13:57.99
1993	Helsinki City Marathon	Helsinki, Finland	1st	Marathon	2:12:47
1994	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	10th	Marathon	2:10:21
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	Marathon	2:10:31
1995	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:08:56
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:11:31
1996	Seoul International Marathon	Seoul, South Korea	1st	Marathon	2:08:25
	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	4th	Marathon	2:13:20
	New York Marathon	New York, United States	7th	Marathon	2:12:31
1997	Lake Biwa Marathon	Otsu, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:08:05
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	Marathon	2:13:21
1998	Lake Biwa Marathon	Otsu, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:09:33
1999	Lake Biwa Marathon	Otsu, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:08:50
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th	Marathon	2:16:17
	New York Marathon	New York, United States	9th	Marathon	2:12:03
2000	Lake Biwa Marathon	Otsu, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:08:14
2000	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	6th	Marathon	2:13:24
2001	Madrid Millenium Marathon	Madrid, Spain	7th	Marathon	2:17:11

Event	Time	Date	Location
1500 metres	3:44.00	1 January 1988
3000 metres	07:50.17	30 July 1990	Getxo
3000 metres steeplechase	08:28.90	18 June 1988	Getxo
5000 metres	13:20.01	17 July 1991	Rome
10,000 metres	27:49.61	1 July 1998	Barakaldo
Half marathon	1:01:08	29 September 1996	Grevenmacher
Marathon	2:08:05	2 March 1997	Otsu