Marta Domínguez

Born
Nov 3, 1975 (50 years old)
Birthplace
Palencia, Spain
Events
3000 m steeplechase · 3000 m
Height
1.63 m
Weight
52 kg

Marta Domínguez Azpeleta (born 3 November 1975) is a Spanish former runner and politician. She competes mainly in the steeplechase. She has represented Spain four times at the Olympics and has competed at the World Championships on six occasions. As a 5000m runner, Domínguez won a bronze at the 1998 European Athletics Championships and reached the global podium at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, winning the silver medal.

She scored a gold medal double in 2002 by taking a 3000 metres win at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, before going on to become European champion at the 2002 European Championships. She achieved silver medals in the same events at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2003 World Championships in Athletics the following year. She retained her European crown at the 2006 European Athletics Championships. Domínguez has been accused of both dealing and using performance-enhancing drugs on multiple occasions.

In December 2010, she was arrested for her connection in a doping ring as part of Operación Galgo; she was acquitted in 2011. In May 2013, it was reported that Domínguez had failed a bio-passport test in 2009. In 2015, she was banned from competing for three years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for irregularities in her biological passport and stripped of her status as a Spanish national athlete. This annulled all of Domínguez's competitive results from August 2009 to July 2013, including her 2009 world championship in steeplechase. Her personal best in the steeplechase is now listed by the IAAF as 9:09.39 from the last race she ran six days before the official doping ban period went into place.

Personal best · 3000 m steeplechase9:09.39
2009 season best9:09.39Jul 25, 2009 · Barcelona
Medals2World Championships: 2 silver
National record8:28.803000 m

As of Oct 31, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 9:09.39 (#42 all-time), 3000 m 8:28.80 (#77 all-time), 2009 season best 9:09.39 (Jul 25, 2009, Barcelona (ESP)) · Last competition: The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London, Aug 4, 2012, DQ · World Championships: 2 silver · National record (3000 m) · 50 years old

DisciplineResultAll-time
800mIndoorOviedo 19972:14.10965 pts–
1500mMadrid 20094:04.841,167 pts#495
3000mZürich 20008:28.801,213 pts#77
5000mParis-St-Denis 200314:48.331,186 pts#199
10000mGöteborg 200630:51.691,201 pts#131
SemiGranollers 20091:10:541,112 pts–

Medals

CompetitionsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
World Championships–2–2

Progression

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SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
20091500m 4:04.84–Jul 4, 2009Madrid (ESP)
20093000m 8:36.53–Jun 10, 2009Huelva (ESP)
20093000mSt 9:09.39–Jul 25, 2009Barcelona (ESP)
200910Kilometr 34:16–Apr 5, 2009Barcelona (ESP)
200915Kilometr 50:56–Apr 25, 2009Massamagrell (ESP)
2009Semi 1:10:54–Feb 1, 2009Granollers (ESP)
20081500m 4:07.77–Jul 5, 2008Madrid (ESP)
20083000mSt 9:21.76–Jul 19, 2008Barcelona (ESP)
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FAQ

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Marta Domínguez's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 9:09.39, set on Jul 25, 2009 in Barcelona (ESP), #42 on the all-time list.

Marta Domínguez competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 3000 m.

2009 season best: 9:09.39, set on Jul 25, 2009 in Barcelona (ESP). Last competition: The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London on Aug 4, 2012, DQ.

Marta Domínguez has won 2 World Championships medals.