Camille Martens Explained

Camille Martens Lafon
Fullname:Camille Lynette Martens Lafon
Nickname:Cami
Regionsrepresented:BC and Ontario
Birth Date:1 June 1976
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hometown:Vernon, BC
Residence:Vernon, BC
Height:173 cm
(at the 1996 Olympics)
Weight:50 kg
(at the 1996 Olympics)
Discipline:Rhythmic gymnastics
Level:Senior international
Natlteam:1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
Club:Kalev RSG Club (1995-1996), Club Elite (1986-1994), Aura/Okanagan RG Stars 1999
Headcoach:Ludmilla Dimitrova
Assistcoach:Svetlana Joukova, Evelyn Koop
Formercoach:Lori Fung, Tricia Gilmore Cohee
Retired:1996 (with a short 5 month come-back in 1999)
Show-Medals:yes
Updated:02.02.2023

Camille Martens (born June 1, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Canadian rhythmic gymnast who now works as a coach.

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.[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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-09-18 . Martens a club mainstay . 2024-08-18 . Vernon Morning Star . en.
  2. Web site: Olympedia – Camille Martens . 2024-08-18 . www.olympedia.org.
  3. Web site: Camille Martens Bio, Stats, and Results — Olympics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100348/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/camille-martens-1.html . 2020-04-18 . 2017-01-17 . Sports-Reference.com.
  4. Web site: Crook . Parker . 2019-02-06 . Vernon Olympian recognized by former school . 2024-08-18 . Vernon Morning Star . en.