Camille Martens (born June 1, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Canadian rhythmic gymnast who now works as a coach.
| Camille Martens Lafon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Camille Lynette Martens Lafon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Cami | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regions represented | BC and Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 1, 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Vernon, BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Vernon, BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (at the 1996 Olympics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) (at the 1996 Olympics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kalev RSG Club (1995-1996), Club Elite (1986-1994), Aura/Okanagan RG Stars 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ludmilla Dimitrova | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Svetlana Joukova, Evelyn Koop | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Lori Fung, Tricia Gilmore Cohee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1996 (with a short 5 month come-back in 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 02.02.2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martens won medals at Junior Pan Ams (1990), Four Continents Championships (1990, 1992, 1994). At the 1993 World Championships in Alicante, Spain, she ranked 21st.[1] She competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games and won a gold in the team competition and silver in the all-around and three apparatus finals.[2] Two years later, she competed at the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, she was 33rd in the qualification round after dropping her ball late in her ball routine.[1][3]
After finishing her career, Martens founded a rhythmic gymnastics club in the Okanagan Valley; some of her students have represented Canada internationally. She also founded the Cirque Theatre Company.[4]
Martens is the mother of two adult children and resides in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. In 2022 she married French snowboarder Benoit Lafon.
References
edit- ^ a b "Martens a club mainstay". Vernon Morning Star. 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Olympedia – Camille Martens". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Camille Martens Bio, Stats, and Results — Olympics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ Crook, Parker (2019-02-06). "Vernon Olympian recognized by former school". Vernon Morning Star. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
External links
edit- Camille Martens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Camille Martens at Olympics.com
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