Claudia Acerenza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acerenza and the second or maternal family name is Maríez.

Claudia Acerenza

Personal information
Born	(1966-01-15) 15 January 1966
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 m, 400 m

Claudia Acerenza Maríez (born 15 January 1966) is a retired Uruguayan sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. Her twin sister, Soledad Acerenza was also a sprinter.

She still holds national records on several sprinting distances.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Uruguay
1983	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	5th (h)	400 m	57.7
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	47.7
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	3:55.9
1984	South American Junior Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	5th	100 m	12.18
			4th	200 m	24.91
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	47.55
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:51.08
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	7th	100 m	12.42
			6th	200 m	24.73
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	46.80
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.49
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	200 m	24.78
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.72
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.49
1986	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	6th	100 m	12.16
			6th	200 m	24.49 (w)
			8th	400 m	55.62
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	47.58
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:54.14
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	2nd	100 m	11.99
			2nd	200 m	24.30
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	46.69
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	6th (h)	100 m	11.63
			8th (h)	200 m	24.21
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:53.76
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	20th (h)	200 m	24.24
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	100 m	11.96
			4th	200 m	24.16
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.54
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:47.46
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	8th	100 m	11.92
			6th	200 m	23.78
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	49th (h)	100 m	12.11
			41st (h)	200 m	24.46
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	–	200 m	DQ
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	7th	100 m	11.9
			5th	200 m	24.07
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.61
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:44.0
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	200 m	24.62
			6th	400 m	54.69
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	47.10
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:43.6
	South American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	100 m	12.20
			2nd	200 m	25.75
			2nd	400 m	55.22
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	19th (h)	200 m	25.69
			15th (h)	400 m	56.57
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	200 m	24.27
			4th	400 m	54.55
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	46.61
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.19
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	12th (h)	200 m	24.85
			11th (h)	400 m	55.43
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:50.93
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	24th (h)	200 m	24.66
			28th (h)	400 m	55.82
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	9th (h)	200 m	24.70
			10th (h)	400 m	56.25
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	46.51
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:46.73
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	9th	100 m	12.43
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	47.01
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:46.24
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	8th	100 m	12.36
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	47.72
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:55.85

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.54 (Mexico City 1988) NR
• 200 metres – 23.78 (Mexico City 1988) NR
• 400 metres – 55.82 (Tokyo 1991)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 25.69 (Seville 1991)
• 400 metres – 56.57 (Seville 1991) NR