Churandy Martina
Sprint athlete from the Netherlands Antilles · Netherlands · On the map · Athletes · Born 1984 · age 42
Churandy Thomas Martina is a retired Dutch sprinter. He originally placed second in the 200 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was later disqualified due to a lane violation. Martina secured four and two individual top-five finishes at the Summer Olympics and World Athletics Championships respectively.
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Martina took fifth place twice at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.
Since 2011, Churandy Martina has represented Netherlands. Pictured (R) at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics held in Daegu.
Martina (L) passes the baton to Jerrel Feller (R) at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.About this person
He was the 100 metres 2007 Pan American Games champion representing the Netherlands Antilles and claimed three individual titles at the Central American and Caribbean Games. He won gold medals in the 200 m and 100 m at the 2012 and 2016 European Athletics Championships respectively.
