Martina Pretelli
Martina Pretelli is an athlete from San Marino who competes in the 100 metres. Pretelli competed for San Marino at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 100 metres.
Career
Pretelli competed with the 4 x 100 metres relay team that finished fifth at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe. She also competed with the 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2007 Games of the Small States of Europe where they once again finished fifth. She competed in the 60 metres at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and finished seventh in her heat.Pretelli competed at the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe and finished sixth in the 100 metres, fourth in the 200 metres, fifth in the 4 × 100 meters relay, and sixth in the 4 × 400 meters relay. She then competed in the 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships and finished fifth in her heat and did not advance. Then at the 2010 World Indoor Championships, she finished 30th in the heats of the 60 metres.
At the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe, Pretelli finished fourth in the 100 metres, fifth in the 200 metres, and fifth in the 4 x 100 meters relay. Then at the 2011 World Championships, she competed in the 100 metres and advanced from the preliminary round to finish 46th in the heats. She competed at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in the 60 metres and finished 41st in the heats.
Pretelli received a universality place for the 100 metres to represent San Marino at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the country's first female athletics competitor since the 1976 Summer Olympics. Despite dealing with tendinitus, she competed in the preliminary round and finished third in her heat and 12th overall, failing to advance.
Pretelli competed at the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe and finished sixth in the 200 metres and fourth in the 4 x 100 meters relay. Then at the 2013 World Championships, she finished 41st in the heats of the 100 metres.