Chilean athlete (born 2001)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Sáenz de Santa María and the second or maternal family name is
Jarry.
Martín Sáenz
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Birth name | Martín Sáenz de Santa María Jarry |
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Nationality | Chilean |
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Born | (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Hurdles |
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Personal bests | 60 m hurdles: 7.66s (Cochabamba, 2024) NR 110 m hurdles: 13.49 (Troyes, 2024) NR |
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Martín Sáenz de Santa María Jarry (born 17 January 2001) is a Chilean hurdler. He is the Chilean national record holder over 110 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles.
Sáenz is the cousin of Chilean tennis player Nicolás Jarry.[1]
Career
He won bronze medal at the 2023 South American Championships in São Paulo in July 2023 in the 110 metres hurdles.[2]
He set a new Chilean national record at the Chilean national championships in June 2023, running 13.60 seconds.[3] He finished fourth in the 110m hurdles at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[4]
He won silver in the 60m hurdles at the 2024 South American Indoor Championships in Bolivia, running a national record time of 7.66 seconds.[5] He competed at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[6]
He set a new Chilean national record for the 110m hurdles of 13.57 seconds in Santiago in April 2024.[7] He lowered it to 13.49 seconds in Troyes in June 2024.[8][9] He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10][11]
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