# María Peralta

María de los Ángeles Peralta (born 30 November 1977) is an Argentine middle and long distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 82nd with a time of 2:40:50. She did not finish her 2016 Olympic marathon.

## Personal life

Peralta is married to Andres and has two daughters Maia and Ainhoa. She took up running in 1986 and mostly trained in middle distances. She ran her first marathon in 2011.

## Personal bests

* 800 m: 2:16.77 – Santa Fe, 29 April 2006
* 1500 m: 4:23.20– Santa Fe, 16 April 2005
* 3000 m: 9:20.53 – Buenos Aires, 8 February 2014
* 5000 m: 16:13.43 – Buenos Aires, 25 January 2014
* 10,000 m: 33:57.44 – Buenos Aires, 26 January 2014
* Half marathon: 1:15:21 – Cardiff, 26 March 2016
* Marathon: 2:37:57 – Rotterdam, 15 April 2012
* 3000 m steeplechase: 10:33.71– Rosario, 1 June 2003

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Argentina ||||||
| 1992 | South American Youth Championships | Santiago, Chile | 6th | 1500 m | 4:51.83 |
| 1994 | South American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 4th | 1500 m | 4:43.4 |
| 1995 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 6th | 1500 m | 4:46.5 |
| 1995 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 6th | 3000 m | 10:40.16 |
| 1995 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 8th | 3000 m | 10:46.25 |
| 1996 | South American Cross Country Championships – Junior | Asunción, Paraguay | 5th | 4 km | 15:01 |
| 1996 | South American Junior Championships | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:40.3 |
| 1996 | South American Junior Championships | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 3rd | 3000 m | 10:18.2 |
| 1997 | South American Cross Country Championships | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | 12th | 6 km | 22:58 |
| 1998 | South American Cross Country Championships | Artur Nogueira, Brazil | 15th | 4 km | 15:40 |
| 2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 800 m | 2:15.50 |
| 2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 1500 m | 4:28.89 |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | – | 3000 m s'chase | DNF |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala, Guatemala | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 11:40.3 |
| 2003 | South American Cross Country Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 6th | 4 km | 15:08 |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 11:16.83 |
| 2004 | South American Cross Country Championships | Macaé, Brazil | 6th | 4 km | 13:49 |
| 2004 | South American Cross Country Championships | Macaé, Brazil | — | 8 km | DNF |
| 2005 | South American Cross Country Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 6th | 4 km | 14:36 |
| 2005 | World Cross Country Championships | Saint-Galmier, France | 93rd | 4.196 km | 15:23 |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:30.37 |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 10:58.69 |
| 2006 | South American Cross Country Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 7th | 4 km | 13:53 |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 80th | 4 km | 14:46 |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Perú | 8th | 5000 m | 17:21.06 |
| 2011 | South American Half Marathon Championships | Buenos Aires | 8th | Half marathon | 1:17:08 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 81st | Marathon | 2:40:50 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | 5000 m | 16:15.01 |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 5th | 10,000 m | 34:15.26 |