María Portillo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

María Portillo

Peruvian marathon runner

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1972

Place of Birth: Apurímac, Peru

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Aries

María Portillo Cruz (born April 10, 1972 in Apurímac) is a Peruvian marathon runner.
Portillo made her official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she placed thirty-second out of fifty-four runners in the women's marathon, with a time of 2:36:50. Eight years after competing in her last Olympics, Portillo qualified for the second time, as a 36-year-old, in the women's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
She finished the race in thirty-ninth place by two seconds behind Germany's Melanie Kraus, with a national record and a personal best time of 2:35:19.