Carol Martin (athlete)

Carol Martin
Born1948 (age 75–76)
NationalityCanadian
EducationB.A.
Alma materYork University
OccupationMassage therapist
Known forFormer athlete, discus
Medal record
Women's discus throw
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Kingston discus
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh discus
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch discus
Pan-American Games
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg discus
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Cali discus
Pacific Conference Games
Silver medal – second place 1969 Tokyo discus
Gold medal – first place 1973 Toronto discus

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

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.[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]

  1. ^ "IAAF profile for Carol Martin". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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