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Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Born | 14 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
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Updated on 24 August 2016 |
Caroline Marton (born 14 April 1984) is an Australian taekwondo athlete from Melbourne, Australia. [1]
In attempting to qualify for the 2012 Olympics she was disqualified in the final match with seconds remaining. [2]
She won the 2016 Oceania Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament as the only competitor in her weight class and therefore is qualified to compete at the 2016 Olympics. [3] [4]
She is the sister of world taekwondo champion Carmen Marton. [5] She and her sister are training partners. [6]
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