Carol Martin (athlete)

Carol Martin

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	1948
Education	B.A.
Alma mater	York University
Occupation	Massage therapist
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	discus throw
Medal record Representing   Canada Women's Athletics Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston discus 1970 Edinburgh discus 1974 Christchurch discus Pan-American Games 1967 Winnipeg discus 1971 Cali discus Pacific Conference Games 1969 Tokyo discus 1973 Toronto discus

Carol Lynne Martin (born 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] [ better source needed ]}

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. "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.