Career
Martínez has represented Spain at the Olympics on two occasions: in 2004, finishing ninth in the 10,000 m, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, at which he was 16th in the Olympic marathon race. He has competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on numerous occasions, with his best performance of 17th coming at the 2003 edition He ran in the 2010 Cursa de Bombers and finished in third place with a time of 28:54.
He was Spain"s top contender for the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.
Martínez ended the year at the San Silvestre Vallecana, where he finished fourth. He began his 2011 season at the European Cup 10000m and finished as the runner-up behind Yousef El Kalai.
He ran 55.56 km in 2014 finishing 40th of the global rank and 59.19 km in 2015 to get the 48th position. Personal bests 5000 metres - 13:11.13 minimum (Huelva, 2006).