Emperatriz Wilson

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|sport = Athletics

|updated = 25 May 2013

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Emperatriz Wilson Traba (born January 25, 1966) is a retired female long-distance runner from Cuba.

Career

She represented her native country at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, where she claimed the bronze medal in the women's marathon event behind Mexico's Olga Appell (gold) and compatriot Maribel Durruty (silver).{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-04-sp-290-story.html|title = Archives|website = Los Angeles Times| date=4 August 1991 }} Wilson set her personal best (2:36:35) in the marathon on December 13, 1992, in Caracas. In Cuba she is praised as one of the best female runners, winning several times the Marabana half marathon and marathon.

Achievements

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1986 \|Ibero-American Championships \|La Habana, Cuba \|10th \|3000m \|10:36.03
1987 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Caracas, Venezuela \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|10,000 metres \|37:07.20 min
rowspan=2\|1990 \|rowspan=2\|Central American and Caribbean Games \|rowspan=2\|Mexico City, Mexico \|5th \|10,000 m \|39:28.91 min
5th \|Marathon \|2:54:54 min
rowspan=2\|1991 \|rowspan=2\|Pan American Games \|rowspan=2\|Havana, Cuba \|6th \|10,000 m \|35:47.93 min
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Marathon \|2:48:48 hrs
rowspan=3\|1993 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Cali, Colombia \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Half marathon \|1:17:42 hrs
World Championships \|Stuttgart, Germany \|21st \|Marathon \|2:54:11 hrs
Central American and Caribbean Games \|Ponce, Puerto Rico \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Marathon \|2:54:41 hrs
2003 \|Pan American Games \|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic \|8th \|Marathon \|2:54:16 hrs
2005 \|ALBA Games \|La Habana, Cuba \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Half marathon \|1:31:45 hrs

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1986

|Ibero-American Championships

|La Habana, Cuba

|10th

|3000m

|10:36.03

1987

|Central American and Caribbean Championships

|Caracas, Venezuela

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd