Jenna Martin

Jenna Martin
Personal information
Born (1988-03-31) March 31, 1988 (age 38)
Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
Event
400 m

Jenna Martin (born March 31, 1988) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. She competed in the 400 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the semifinals.

Martin was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. She competed for the Kentucky Wildcats track and field team in the NCAA.

She was the Canadian national champion in the 400 m in 2012 and set a personal best of 51.53 seconds that year in Calgary.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Canada
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 10th (h) 400 m 55.85
4th Medley relay 2:09.03
2007 Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 400 m 51.91
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.85
2008 NACAC U-23 Championships Toluca, Mexico 3rd 400m 52.45 A
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.26 A
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 6th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.17
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 5th 400 m 53.11
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.92
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 23rd (sf) 400 m 52.83
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.09
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 11th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.58

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenna Martin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Another Nova Scotia athlete has shot at Olympic dream". cbc.ca.