Walter Antonio Martínez Hernández (born December 14, 1967) is a Nicaraguan sport shooter.^[1] Martinez made his official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he placed forty-fourth in the men's 10 m air rifle, with a score of 566 points.

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Walter Martínez

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Full name	Walter Antonio Martínez Hernández
Nationality	Nicaragua
Born	(1967-12-14) 14 December 1967 (age 56)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	10 m air rifle, 50 m rifle prone

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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Martinez was given a privilege and honor of carrying the national flag at the opening ceremony. He competed again for the second time in the 10 m air rifle, where he placed last again out of forty-six shooters in the qualifying rounds, with a slightly improved score of 571 points.

Martinez made a comeback from his eight-year absence at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed this time for two rifle shooting events. He placed fiftieth in the men's 10 m air rifle, with a total score of 569 points.^[2] Few days later, Martinez competed for his second event, 50 m rifle prone, where he placed fifty-fifth in the qualifying rounds, with a total score of 576 points, just one target ahead from his last attempt of Egypt's Hazem Mohamed.^[3]