María Abel Diéguez (born 24 October 1974) is a Spanish

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. She competed in the women's marathon at the

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in which she came 26th out of 82 runners with a time of 2:40:13. Abel's

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in the Marathon is 2:26:58 set in

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on 27 October 2002.

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* * * * * 1974 births Living people Spanish female long-distance runners Spanish female marathon runners Olympic athletes for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Spanish Athletics Championships winners {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub