Carol Martin (athlete)

Carol Lynne Martin (born 1948) is a former track-and-field athlete in discus, shot put and javelin.[2] She represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games in 1966, 1970 and 1974, on each occasion winning the bronze medal for women's discus throw.[3] She also represented Canada at the Pan-American Games, earning the silver medal for discus in 1967 and the bronze in 1971.[4] Martin competed in discus at the Pacific Conference Games, winning silver in 1969 and gold in 1973.[5] 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.[1]

Carol Martin
Born1948 (age 71–72)
NationalityCanadian
EducationB.A.
Alma materYork University
OccupationMassage therapist
Known forFormer athlete, discus
Home townBarrie, Ontario[1]
Medal record
Women's discus throw
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingstondiscus
1970 Edinburghdiscus
1974 Christchurchdiscus
Pan-American Games
1967 Winnipegdiscus
1971 Calidiscus
Pacific Conference Games
1969 Tokyodiscus
1973 Torontodiscus

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.[6]

In the early 1970s she enrolled at Simon Fraser University, helping to bring attention to the underfunded women's athletics programs there.[7] She returned to Toronto and completed her B.A. at York University in 1975.[1]

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.[1]

Works
  • Martin, Carol (2014). Breathe: An Enlightened Living Hand Book. CreateSpace Publishing. ISBN 9781497531727.[1]
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References
  1. "Breathe: An Enlightened Living Hand Book by Ms. Carol Martin". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. "IAAF profile for Carol Martin". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. "Carol Martin | Commonwealth Games Federation". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604688. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. "Pacific Conference Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 2005. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. "2016 Hall of Fame Inductees". Scarborough, Ontario: Athletics Ontario. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. Johnston, Hugh (2009). Radial Campus: Making Simon Fraser University. D & M Publishers. ISBN 1926706307. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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