Carmen Marton
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2001 Junior Asian Championships Taiwan
2002 World Cup Championships Tokyo Japan
2003 Junior Asian Championships Vietnam
2004 Asian Championships Seoul Korea
2007 Olympic Test Event Beijing China
2011 Universiade Games Shenzhen Korea
Carmen Marton (born 20 June 1986)is a taekwondo
athlete from Australia. As a junior, Carmen achieved a number of international benchmark results. She won silver at both the 2001 and 2003 Junior Asian Championships. At the age of 15 she secured a spot on her first senior National Team competing at the 2001 World Championships in JeJu Korea. In 2002, at the age of 16 she won a silver medal at the World Cup in Toykyo, Japan in the <59 kg category. In 2004 she won a bronze at the Asian Championships Seoul Korea in the <63 kg category. Missing out on the 2004 Athens Olympics, she backed her disappointment with a bronze medal at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships
in the Lightweight (up to 63 kg) division. She then won a Bronze at the Olympic Test event in 2007 in the +67 kg weight category. She has also competed in the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships
competing in the bantamweight and welterweight, winning two fights, the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships
finishing in the round of 16, and the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships
in the lightweight division, losing to Marina Sumić in the quarter finals Carmen has recently secured a bronze at the 2011 Universiade Games in Shenzhen, China. In September 2011 she secured the under 67 kg division for Australia at the Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament. She won, and competed in the 2008 Olympics
in the +67 kg
category, losing to Natália Falavigna
in the quarterfinals.
2002 World Cup Championships Tokyo Japan
2003 Junior Asian Championships Vietnam
2004 Asian Championships Seoul Korea
2007 Olympic Test Event Beijing China
2011 Universiade Games Shenzhen Korea
Carmen Marton (born 20 June 1986)is a taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
athlete from Australia. As a junior, Carmen achieved a number of international benchmark results. She won silver at both the 2001 and 2003 Junior Asian Championships. At the age of 15 she secured a spot on her first senior National Team competing at the 2001 World Championships in JeJu Korea. In 2002, at the age of 16 she won a silver medal at the World Cup in Toykyo, Japan in the <59 kg category. In 2004 she won a bronze at the Asian Championships Seoul Korea in the <63 kg category. Missing out on the 2004 Athens Olympics, she backed her disappointment with a bronze medal at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships
2005 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2005 World Taekwondo Championships were the 17th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from 13 to 17 April 2005.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Team ranking:...
in the Lightweight (up to 63 kg) division. She then won a Bronze at the Olympic Test event in 2007 in the +67 kg weight category. She has also competed in the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships
2007 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2007 World Taekwondo Championships were the 18th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Beijing, China from May 18 to May 22, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-References:*...
competing in the bantamweight and welterweight, winning two fights, the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships
2009 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2009 World Taekwondo Championships are the 19th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held at Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 14 to October 18, 2009.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:...
finishing in the round of 16, and the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships
2011 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2011 World Taekwondo Championships is the 20th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at Gyeongju Indoor Stadium in Gyeongju, South Korea from May 1 to May 6, 2011.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Team ranking:...
in the lightweight division, losing to Marina Sumić in the quarter finals Carmen has recently secured a bronze at the 2011 Universiade Games in Shenzhen, China. In September 2011 she secured the under 67 kg division for Australia at the Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament. She won, and competed in the 2008 Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in the +67 kg
Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg
The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 23. A total of 16 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is more than 67 kilograms...
category, losing to Natália Falavigna
Natália Falavigna
Natália Falavigna da Silva is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. She finished in the fourth place in the women's 67-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 26, and won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
in the quarterfinals.