Caroline Marton
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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
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Caroline Marton (born 14 April 1984) is an Australian taekwondo athlete from Melbourne, Australia.[1]
In attempting to qualify for the 2012 Olympics she was disqualified in the final match with seconds remaining.[2]
She won the 2016 Oceania Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament as the only competitor in her weight class and therefore is qualified to compete at the 2016 Olympics.[3][4]
She is the sister of world taekwondo champion Carmen Marton.[5] She and her sister are training partners.[6]
References
- ^ "Caroline Marton | Victorian Institute of Sport". Vis.org.au. 14 April 1984. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "AOC selects third pair of siblings for Rio". Espn.go.com. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Fighters Carmen and Caroline Marton join Safwan Khalil and Hayder Shkara in taekwondo team". Dailytelegrpah.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Rio to be a family affair for Taekwondo athletes". Aroundtherings.com. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Sister Act - Blitz Martial Arts Magazine". Blitzmag.net. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Carmen Marton: World Champion Taekwondo Lightweight Category Reveals her Success Mantra " Believe in Yourself and Never Ever Give up on your Dreams"". Womenfitness.net. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Martial artists from Melbourne
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Australian female taekwondo practitioners
- Victorian Institute of Sport alumni
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Australia
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Australian women
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia
- Australian sportspeople stubs
- Taekwondo biography stubs
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