Carol Martin (athlete)

Carol Lynne Martin (born 1948) is a former track-and-field athlete in discus, shot put and javelin.[1] She 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]

Medal record
Women's discus throw
Representing  Canada
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

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.[6]

In the early 1970s she enrolled at Simon Fraser University, helping to bring attention to the underfunded women's athletics programs there.[7] 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]