In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Romay and the second or maternal family name is
Martínez.
Fulgencia Romay Martínez (born January 16, 1944) is a retired sprinter from Cuba. At the 1968 Summer Olympics she helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, the first Olympic medal ever won by a Cuban woman. At the 1972 Summer Olympics she won a bronze medal. She also won a silver medal in 200 metres at the 1971 Pan American Games.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Cuba |
| 1962 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.3 |
| 1963 | Pan American Games | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | 100 m | 12.01 |
| 5th | 200 m | 25.4 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.44 |
| Universiade | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 6th | 100 m | 12.6 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.5 |
| 1966 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.5 |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 7th (h) | 100 m | 11.5 |
| 17th (h) | 200 m | 23.71 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.36 |
| 1969 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 100 m | 11.8 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.9 |
| 1970 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Panama City, Panama | 2nd | 100 m | 11.6 (w) |
| 3rd | 200 m | 24.3 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.7 |
| 1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 100 m | 11.6 |
| 2nd | 200 m | 23.70 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.01 |
| Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 4th (h) | 100 m | 11.521 |
| 3rd | 200 m | 23.89 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.63 |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.36 |
| 1973 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.9 |
| 1975 | Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.65 |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.29 |
1Did not start in the semifinals
Personal bests
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