Karen Martin
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1974 Derby, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Derby AC/RAF | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Lesley Martin (born 24 November 1974) is an English former international javelin thrower.
Biography
[edit]Martin was born in Derby and attended Littleover Community School in Derby.[citation needed]
Martin represented England and won a silver medal in the javelin, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2][3]
Her personal best throw is 59.50 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Cosford. This places her third on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Kelly Morgan and Goldie Sayers.[4]
Martin twice became the British javelin throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1997 AAA Championships[5] and 2001 AAA Championships.[6][7]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  England
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| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 14th (q) | 50.22 m[8] |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | 57.82 m |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 7th | 50.28 m[9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
- ^ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Old model javelin
- ^ New model javelin
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- British women javelin throwers
- English women javelin throwers
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- People from Littleover
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- 20th-century English sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics