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Caroline Marton
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 40)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Australia
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby -53 kg
Updated on 24 August 2016

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

  1. ^ "Caroline Marton | Victorian Institute of Sport". Vis.org.au. 14 April 1984. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ "AOC selects third pair of siblings for Rio". Espn.go.com. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016: Fighters Carmen and Caroline Marton join Safwan Khalil and Hayder Shkara in taekwondo team". Dailytelegrpah.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio to be a family affair for Taekwondo athletes". Aroundtherings.com. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Sister Act - Blitz Martial Arts Magazine". Blitzmag.net. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ^ "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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