Liliana Allen

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Liliana Allen ( Liliana Allen Doll; born March 24, 1970 in Cueto , Holguín Province ) is a former Mexican sprinter of Cuban origin.

In 1987 she was fourth over 100 m at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis and won silver in the 4-by-100-meter relay . At the World Athletics Championships in Rome , she was eliminated over 100 m in the quarter-finals and came in sixth place with the Cuban 4 x 100 meter relay.

At the athletics junior world championships in 1988 she won bronze over 100 m and 200 m .

In 1989 she was fourth over 60 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Budapest . At the Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships she won silver over 100 m and bronze over 200 m, and at the Universiade she won the 100 m and took silver over 200 m.

At the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1990, she managed a double victory over 100 m and 200 m. In 1991 a bronze medal in the 60 m indoor world championship in Seville, double gold over 100 m and 200 m and a silver medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the Pan American Games in Havana . At the World Cup in Tokyo , she reached the semi-finals over 100 m and was sixth again with the Cuban relay.

In 1992 she won the Ibero-American Championships over 100 m. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona , she was eighth over 100 m and did not reach the finish with the Cuban quartet in the final of the 4 x 100 m relay, and at the World Athletics Cup in Havana she was second over 100 m.

In 1993 she was fourth over 60 m at the World Indoor Championships in Toronto and won silver over 100 m at the Universiade. At the World Championships in Stuttgart , she was eighth over 100 m and sixth in the 4 x 100 m relay, and at the Central America and Caribbean Games, she defended her titles over 100 m and 200 m. The following year, she was second again in the 100 m at the Athletics World Cup in London in 1994 .

In 1995 she came fourth again at the World Indoor Championships in Barcelona over 60 m. At the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata , she defended her title in the 200m and won silver in the 100m and in the 4 x 100m relay, and at the World Cup in Gothenburg she reached the semi-finals over 100m.

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, she was eliminated with the Cuban 4 x 100 meter relay in the preliminary run.

After marrying coach Gilberto Martínez, she moved to Mexico and started her new home in 1998.

At the Ibero-American Championships in 1998 she won over 100 m and won silver over 200 m. In 1999 she was eighth over 100 m at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg and reached the semi-finals at the World Cup in Seville . The following year she won gold over 100 m and silver over 200 m at the Ibero-American championships.

In 2001 she won the Central America and Caribbean Championships over 100 m and won silver over 200 m. At the World Championships in Edmonton , she was eliminated over 100 m in the quarter-finals and over 200 m in the preliminary run. In 2002 she achieved her third double victory over 100 m and 200 m at the Central America and Caribbean Games.

In 2003, she won bronze over 100 m at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo and was fourth in the Mexican 4 x 100 meter relay. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, she reached the quarter-finals over 100 m and failed with the Mexican relay in the preliminary run.

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SURNAME Allen, Liliana
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Allen Doll, Liliana (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican sprinter of Cuban origin
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Cueto , Holguín Province