Carol Martin (athlete)

Carol Martin
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1948-04-19) April 19, 1948
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
EducationYork University
OccupationMassage therapist
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
discus throw
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1966 Kingstondiscus
Bronze medal – third place1970 Edinburghdiscus
Bronze medal – third place1974 Christchurchdiscus
Pan-American Games
Silver medal – second place1967 Winnipegdiscus
Bronze medal – third place1971 Calidiscus
Pacific Conference Games
Silver medal – second place1969 Tokyodiscus
Gold medal – first place1973 Torontodiscus

Carol Lynne Martin (born April 19, 1948) is a former track-and-field athlete in discus, shot put and javelin.[1]

Biography

Martin represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games in 1966, 1970 and 1974, on each occasion winning the bronze medal for women's discus throw.[2] She also represented Canada at the Pan-American Games, earning the silver medal for discus in 1967 and the bronze in 1971.[3] Martin competed in discus at the Pacific Conference Games, winning silver in 1969 and gold in 1973.[4] Martin competed on Canada's national track and field team for 10 years and held the Canadian women's title in discus for seven years.[5]

Martin finished third behind fellow Canadian Jane Haist in the discus throw event at the British 1974 WAAA Championships.[6][7][8]

Martin trained at the Don Mills Track Club in Toronto, Ontario, where she was coached by Lloyd Percival, an early adopter of interval training and massage.[9]

In the early 1970s she enrolled at Simon Fraser University, helping to bring attention to the underfunded women's athletics programs there.[10] She returned to Toronto and completed her B.A. at York University in 1975.[5]

Following her athletic career, Martin coached and taught fitness classes, and became a registered massage therapist (RMT) in 1982. She became associated with the International Network of Esoteric Healing, and after 25 years of practise published Breathe: An Enlightened Living Hand Book in 2014.[5]

Works

  • Martin, Carol (2014). Breathe: An Enlightened Living Hand Book. CreateSpace Publishing. ISBN 9781497531727.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "IAAF profile for Carol Martin". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Carol Martin | Commonwealth Games Federation". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604688. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pacific Conference Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 2005. Archived from the original on 30 January 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Breathe: An Enlightened Living Hand Book by Ms. Carol Martin". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Midland Girl Shocks Champion". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "2016 Hall of Fame Inductees". Scarborough, Ontario: Athletics Ontario. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Johnston, Hugh (2009). Radial Campus: Making Simon Fraser University. D & M Publishers. ISBN 978-1926706306. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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