| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 02.02.2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[1] Martens (born June 1, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian rhythmic gymnast who went on to found the only rhythmic gymnastics club in the Okanagan valley (BC, Canada). As one of the only Canadian born coaches producing International level athletes. As of 2022 Camille has produced 22 members of the Canadian High Performance National Team Pool (2000-2022) and National Champions at every level. Her athletes have won medals at Jr. Pan Am Games, Pan Am Senior Championships, Pacific Rim Championships (junior and senior) and many International Invitationals. In addition, her athletes have participated in World Championships, Grand Prix and World Cup events. She also founded the Cirque Theatre Company and has written, directed and produced over 20 original productions. Her club is known for its positive culture and whole person approach and is a leading example of safe sport and True Sport qualities.
Camille is the mother of two adult children and resides in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. In 2022 she married French Snowboarder Benoit Lafon.
As an athlete, Martens won medals at Junior Pan Ams (1990), Four Continents Championships (1990, 1992, 1994) and ranked 21st at the 1993 World Championships in Alicante, Spain. She competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games where she was Canada’s most medaled athlete of the games (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze). She competed at the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, while battling injury she was 33rd in the qualification round.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Camille Martens Bio, Stats, and Results — Olympics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
External links[edit]
- Camille Martens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Camille Martens at Olympics.com