Magdelin Martinez

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Magdelin Martinez (born February 10, 1976 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Italy. She was 7th in the Triple Jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

She met future husband, Giuseppe Piccotti, while he was holidaying in the Caribbean. When he fell ill, she was quick to supply him with medicine, and it all went from there. After moving to Italy she wanted to take up jumping again but even though she was jumping personal bests she felt a little closed off from her colleagues, and accepted with good spirits that she would have to become an Italian. She naturalised in July 2001 and competed for Italy at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.

She was bronze in the triple jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris and silver at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid.