Martha Valeria Araújo Sinisterra (born 12 May 1996) is a Colombian athlete competing in the Heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest without finishing the competition. In addition, she has won multiple medals on regional level.
Biography In 2013, she was the national under-18 champion in the long jump and triple jump and placed 13th in the long jump at the South American Junior Championships (under-20).
In 2017 she made her debut in the national team, representing Colombia at the Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta and winning the silver medal in the heptathlon . The following year she won the silver medal, again in the heptathlon, at the South American Games in Cochabamba and placed fourth at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla.
At the 2019 South American Championships in Lima, he won the bronze medal in the heptathlon, the same result he achieved shortly after at the Pan American Games, also held in Lima, Peru.
In 2021 he placed second on the podium at the South American Championships in Guayaquil, while in 2022 he won three gold medals in the heptathlon: at the Ibero-American Championships in La Nucia, at the Bolivarian Games in Valledupar and at the South American Games in Asunción.
International competitions
Representing 2013Pan American U20 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia13thLong jump5.46 m2017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia2ndHeptathlon5703 pts2018MultistarsFlorence, Italy11th Heptathlon 5564 pts South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia2ndHeptathlon5719 ptsCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia4thHeptathlon5744 ptsSouth American U23 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador1stHeptathlon5818 pts2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rdHeptathlon5708 ptsPan American GamesLima, Peru3rdHeptathlon5925 pts2021South American ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador2ndHeptathlon5866 pts2022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucia, Spain1stHeptathlon 5951 pts Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia1stHeptathlon5975 pts South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stHeptathlon6112 pts 2023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador2ndHeptathlon5960 ptsSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stHeptathlon5785 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, HungaryHeptathlonDNF2024Ibero-American ChampionshipsCuiabá, Brazil1stHeptathlon 6274 pts CROlympic GamesParis, France7th Heptathlon 6386 pts DécastarTalence, France 1st Heptathlon 6429 pts 2025South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina1st Heptathlon 6396 pts , Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria3rd Heptathlon 6475 pts DécastarTalence, France 1st Heptathlon 6451 pts World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan10th Heptathlon 6324 ptsBolivarian Games Lima, Peru 1st 100 m hurdles 13.40 s2nd Long jump 6.63 m2026South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia 4 × 400 m relayDQ2nd Long jump 6.71 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, PolandPentathlon DNFPan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia 6th 100 m hurdles 13.40 s4th Long jump 6.47 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicHeptathlonDNF
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 24.11 (+1.5 m/s, Talence 2025) 400 metres – 55.08 (Bogotá 2025) 800 metres – 2:15.89 (Götzis 2025) 60 metres hurdles – 8.25 (Indoor, Toruń 2026) 100 metres hurdles – 12.91 (+1.2 m/s, Cuiabá 2024) High jump – 1.76 m (Talence 2025) Long jump – 6.71 m (Indoor, Cochabamba 2026) Triple jump – 11.74 m (+0.0 m/s, Monterrey 2014) Shot put – 14.15 m (Paris 2024) Javelin throw – 54.22 m (Asunción 2022) Heptathlon – 6475 pts (Götzis 2025) 4 × 100 metres relay – 45.43 (Armenia 2025) 4 × 400 metres relay – 3:33.43 (Bogotá 2025)
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