[1] Martens (born June 1, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadianrhythmic 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]
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camille, martens, martens, born, june, 1976, vancouver, british, columbia, canadian, rhythmic, gymnast, went, found, only, rhythmic, gymnastics, club, okanagan, valley, canada, only, canadian, born, coaches, producing, international, level, athletes, 2022, cam. 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 Martens LafonFull nameCamille Lynette Martens LafonNickname s CamiCountry represented CanadaRegions representedBC and OntarioBorn 1976 06 01 June 1 1976 age 47 Vancouver British Columbia CanadaHometownVernon BCResidenceVernon BCHeight173 cm 5 ft 8 in at the 1996 Olympics Weight50 kg 110 lb at the 1996 Olympics DisciplineRhythmic gymnasticsLevelSenior internationalYears on national team1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1999ClubKalev RSG Club 1995 1996 Club Elite 1986 1994 Aura Okanagan RG Stars 1999Head coach es Ludmilla DimitrovaAssistant coach es Svetlana Joukova Evelyn KoopFormer coach es Lori Fung Tricia Gilmore CoheeRetired1996 with a short 5 month come back in 1999 Medal record Representing CanadaCommonwealth Games1994 Victoria Team1994 Victoria All Around1994 Victoria Ball1994 Victoria Clubs1994 Victoria RibbonLast updated on 02 02 2023 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 editCamille Martens at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Camille Martens at Olympics com nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Canadian sports is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Camille Martens amp oldid 1195130544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
