María Elena Calle
Ecuadorian marathon runner
![]() Calle at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1975-07-25) 25 July 1975 (age 49) |
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Marathon |
Coached by | Julian Spooner Ben Rosario[2] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 2:42:19 (2016)[3] |
María Elena Calle (born 25 July 1975) is an Ecuadorian marathon runner. She placed 99th at the 2016 Olympics.[1]
Calle took up running in 1984, but ran her first marathon only in 2011. She has a degree in occupational therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University where she competed for the VCU Rams track and field team.[4] She is married to Brad Lowery and works as a therapist in the United States.[2]
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