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Jun 27, 1971 Ciego de Ávila, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba 52 years old
Spanish marathon runner
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About Yesenia Centeno
- Yesenia Centeno Sousa (born June 27, 1971 in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba) is a Spanish marathon runner.
- In 2003, she adopted Spanish nationality in order to compete internationally for the marathon.
- Five years later, she achieved a top-ten finish at the Fortis Rotterdam Marathon, and also, set her personal best time of 2:31:16 by finishing fourth at the Hamburg Marathon.At age thirty-seven, Centeno made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's marathon, along with her compatriots Alessandra Aguilar and María José Pueyo.
- She finished the race in forty-fifth place by less than a second ahead of Portugal's Ana Dias, with a time of 2:36:25.Centeno is a member of Club Atletico Valencia Terra i Mar in Valencia, Spain, being coached and trained by Guillermo Ferrero. In 2009, she tested positive for illegal substances, Methandriol and Furosemide, and was subsequently disqualified for two years.
