14 Facts About Churandy Martina

Churandy Thomas Martina was born on 3 July 1984 and is a retired Dutch sprinter.

Churandy Martina originally placed second in the 200 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was later disqualified due to a lane violation.

Churandy Martina was the 100 metres 2007 Pan American Games champion representing the Netherlands Antilles and claimed three individual titles at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Churandy Martina is the Dutch national record holder for the 60,100,200 and 400 metres.

Churandy Martina made his first appearance on the world stage at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, although he was eliminated in the heats of the 100 metres.

Churandy Martina made his first Olympic appearance as one of three competitors representing the Netherlands Antilles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Churandy Martina led the relay team to victory for his second gold medal of the tournament.

Churandy Martina bore the national flag for the second consecutive time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

The American coaches appealed the decision and upon viewing footage of Spearmon's offence they noticed that Churandy Martina had committed the same infraction.

Churandy Martina competed at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, again in his three disciplines, the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metre relay.

Only narrowly making it through to the 100-metre semi-final, Churandy Martina improved his personal best in the semi-final to 9.91.

Churandy Martina then competed in the 200 m, where he finished in fifth, again behind Bolt, in 20 seconds flat.

However, after the Olympics, Churandy Martina broke the 200 m national record in Lausanne, lowering the time to 19.85, ending his reasonably successful season.

In 2016, Churandy Martina won the European Championships 100 metres before a home crowd.