Churandy Martina

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Churandy Martina (born 3 July 1984 in Curaçao) is a sprinter from the Netherlands Antilles.

His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.00 seconds achieved in April 2008 in El Paso, Texas.

, 200m is 20.17, and 400m is 46.13

Martina was one of the three competitors who represented the Netherlands Antilles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He bore their flag in the opening ceremony.

On July 24th, 2007 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 m sprint with a time of 10.15 seconds. He finished fifth in the finals of both the 100 m and 200 m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.

Contents 1 Achievements 2 Personal Best 2.1 Personal bests - Outdoor 2.2 Personal bests - Indoor 2.3 Comments 3 External links

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2002	South American Games	Belém, Brazil	1st	100 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	4 x 100 m relay
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	100 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	100 m, 10.06 CR
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	4 x 100 m relay
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	100 m

[edit] Personal Best

[edit] Personal bests - Outdoor

• 100 meters - 10.00 s (2008)
• 200 meters - 20.17 s (2008)
• 400 meters - 46.13 s (2007)

[edit] Personal bests - Indoor

• 60 meters - 6.72 s (2006)
• 200 meters - 21.54 s (2006)

[edit] Comments

• He also run a 9.76wA 100 meters at wind 6.1 El Paso, TX 13/05/2006

[edit] External links

Personal website: www.churandy.com [1]

• IAAF profile for Churandy Martina