Brad Martin (snowboarder)
Appearance
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Nationality | Canada | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | August 12, 1986||||||||||||||
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Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||
Event | Half-pipe | ||||||||||||||
Club | Craigleith Ski Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brad Martin (born August 12, 1986) is a Canadian snowboarder who specializes in the halfpipe. Martin was born and resides in Hamilton, Ontario, currently in the west Hamilton area of Ancaster.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2006, he finished 16th in the halfpipe event at the Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2007 FIS Snowboarding World Championships.[2] On February 29, 2008, he won his first world cup event. He has been the Canadian champion in the halfpipe for three straight years, winning in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[3]
On January 25, 2010, he was one of 18 athletes announced to the Olympic snowboard team. He will compete in the halfpipe.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brad Martin". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Canada's Martin soars to halfpipe bronze". CBC Sports. 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Brad Martin results". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Canada's Olympic snowboard team set". CTV Olympics. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
External links
[edit]- Brad Martin at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- National Team Profile
- CTV Olympic Profile
- Brad Martin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Canadian male snowboarders
- Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic snowboarders for Canada
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian snowboarding biography stubs