Churandy Martina

Churandy Martina

Martina at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1984-07-03) 3 July 1984 (age 40) Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 9.91 NR (London 2012) 200 m: 19.81 NR (Lausanne 2016) 400 m: 46.13 NR (El Paso 2007) Indoors 60 m: 6.58 NR (Stuttgart 2010)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  Netherlands Antilles Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100 m Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena 100 m 2006 Cartagena 4×100 m relay 2010 Mayaguez 100 m 2010 Mayaguez 200 m 2010 Mayaguez 4×100 m relay South American Games 2002 Belém 100 m 2002 Belém 200 m IAAF Continental Cup 2010 Split 200 m Pan American Junior Championships 2003 Bridgetown 100 m CARIFTA Games (U20) 2003 Port of Spain 100 m CARIFTA Games (U17) 2000 St. George's 100 m 2000 St. George's 200 m Representing  Netherlands European Championships 2012 Helsinki 200 m 2012 Helsinki 4×100 m relay 2016 Amsterdam 100 m 2018 Berlin 4×100 m relay

Churandy Thomas Martina (born 3 July 1984) is a Dutch sprinter. He originally placed second in the 200 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was later disqualified due to a lane violation. Martina secured four and two individual top-five finishes at the Summer Olympics and World Athletics Championships respectively. He was the 100 metres 2007 Pan American Games champion representing the Netherlands Antilles and claimed three individual titles at the Central American and Caribbean Games. He won gold medals in the 200 m and 100 m at the 2012 and 2016 European Athletics Championships respectively.

Martina is the Dutch national record holder for the 60, 100, 200 and 400 metres. His 100 m 9.91-second record was set at the 2012 London Olympics semi-final and 200 m 19.81-second record was achieved at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2016. He won 13 Dutch national titles. Martina hails from Curaçao and represented the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution in 2010.