Adriana Marchena

Adriana Marchena

Personal information
Full name	Adriana Josefina Marchena Espinoza
Nickname	La Correcaminos
Born	(1956-05-02) 2 May 1956 La Vega Parish, Venezuela
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 m, 800 m, 1500 m

Adriana Josefina Marchena Espinoza (born 2 May 1956) is a retired Venezuelan middle-distance runner. She won multiple medals at regional level.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Venezuela
1970	South American Junior Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	48.8
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	47.2
	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	19th (h)	100 m	12.62
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
1973	Bolivarian Games	Panama City, Panama	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	48.2
1974	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	400 m	57.0
			4th	800 m	2:16.1
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:55.0
	South American Junior Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	400 m	56.3
			2nd	800 m	2:13.3
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	47.9
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	4:10.2
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	200 m	25.08
			4th	400 m	56.38
			1st	800 m	2:14.01
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	49.03
1977	Bolivarian Games	La Paz, Bolivia	2nd	400 m	55.90
			1st	800 m	2:21.3
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:56.06
	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	2nd	400 m	56.48
			2nd	800 m	2:15.8
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	48.5
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:55.2
1979	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.9
	South American Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	4th	400 m	55.5
			3rd	800 m	2:10.4
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.6
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:56.3
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	6th	800 m	2:12.33
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:46.11
1983	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	800 m	2:09.20
			3rd	1500 m	4:26.57
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	10th (h)	800 m	2:08.58
			7th	1500 m	4:27.50
	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	4th	800 m	2:08.3
			3rd	1500 m	4:27.5

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:09.11 (Lausanne 1983)