Mariana Diaz Ximenez
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A resident of Dili, she fled her home in 1999 after East Timor's declaration of independence from Indonesia, and the ensuing violence. When she returned to the capital, she "saw the Dili harbor filled with the bloated bodies of the dead".[1]
In 2001, Diaz won a gold medal in the marathon at the Arafura Games in Australia.[2] In 2002, she represented the newly independent country at the Asian Games in Busan, where she ran the marathon.[3]
Having attempted unsuccessfully to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Diaz was one of the two representatives of Timor-Leste at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[4] However, she did not finish the race.
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Baucau Municipality
- East Timorese female long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Timor-Leste
- East Timorese female marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Timor-Leste