Maritza Salas Kelly (born January 3, 1975) is a retired female

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete, who competed in the sprints events during her career. She represented her native country,

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, at the

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, where she was eliminated in the first round of the women's 4x400 metres relay competition, alongside Militza Castro, Sandra Moya and Beatriz Cruz. Salas ran the fourth and last leg in the heat 2 race. She is the only daughter of Raul Salas and Vinetta Kelly.

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1975 births Living people Puerto Rican female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico 20th-century American sportswomen {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub