Cory Martin
Born05/22/1985
Alma materAuburn University

Cory Martin (born May 22, 1985, in Bloomington, Indiana[1]) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the shot put.[2] His best international outing so far is the ninth place at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

His outdoor personal best of 22.10 metres (72 feet 6 inches), set in 2010 places him tied at number 21 on the world all-time list, as of 2017. His indoor personal best is 20.98 meters, set in 2013.

Throwing Career

Martin attended Edgewood high school. He won the 2003 IHSAA state meet in the discus.[3] After high school he attended Auburn University where he was a nine-time All-American and two time national champion.[4] Following his collegiate career he got sponsored by Nike in order to continue throwing competitively.[5]

Competition results

Year Cmpetition Venue Place Event Mark
2004 US Junior Championships College Station, TX 1st Shot Put 19.79
2005 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Randal Tyson Track Center 2nd Hammer 22.16
2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, CA 7th Shot Put 19.08
3rd Hammer 70.48
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Carroll Stadium 6th 70.79
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Randal Tyson Track Center 2nd 23.27
2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Drake Stadium 1st Shot Put 20.35
Hammer 74.13
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hayward Field 6th 71.64
2009 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Boston, MA 4th Shot Put 19.90
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hayward Field Hammer 71.68
2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Drake Stadium 4th Shot Put 20.62
6th Hammer 71.63
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque Convention Center 3rd Shot Put 20.60
2nd Hammer 24.38
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Drake Stadium 4th Shot Put 20.67
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque Convention Center 2nd Shot Put 20.93

International championship results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 11th Shot put (6 kg) 18.23 m
15th (q) Hammer throw (6 kg) 66.41 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 9th (q) Shot put 20.23 m
DécaNation Annecy, France 1st Shot put 20.03 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 9th Shot put 20.09 m

Personal life

Martin became the throwers coach at Indiana University in 2014.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "USATF profile". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  2. ↑ Cory Martin at World Athletics
  3. ↑ "IHSAA BOYS STATE T&F MEET CHAMPIONS DISCUS". Retrieved Jan 21, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Cory Martin - Assistant coach". Indiana Athletics. Retrieved Jan 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "USATF Athlete Bios". USATF. Retrieved Jan 21, 2023.


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