Maria José Martínez-Patiño, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Spanish athlete
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Place of Birth: Vigo, Galicia, Spain
About Maria José Martínez-Patiño
- Maria José Martínez-Patiño (born 10 July 1961) is a Spanish former hurdler, whose dismissal from the Spanish Olympic team in 1986 for failing the gender test is a notable moment in the history of sex verification in sports.Martínez-Patiño was dismissed after a competition that would have set her up for participation at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
- She was shamed publicly when she participated in a hurdles event in the Spanish national championships in 1986, but fought the loss of her IAAF license successfully and was able to compete for participation in the 1992 Olympics.
- Since then she has written about her experience, and her test and its fallout has become a highly publicized and frequently cited case concerning sex testing as well as the privacy of athletes.
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