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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
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Caroline Marton (born 14 April 1984) is an Australian taekwondo athlete from Melbourne, Australia.
In attempting to qualify for the 2012 Olympics she was disqualified in the final match with seconds remaining.
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.
She is the sister of world taekwondo champion Carmen Marton. She and her sister are training partners.
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
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- 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
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- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia
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