Camille Martens

Martens (born June 1, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian rhythmic gymnast who went on to found the only rhythmic gymnastics club in the Okanagan valley (BC, Canada). As one of the only Canadian born coaches producing International level athletes. As of 2022 Camille has produced 22 members of the Canadian High Performance National Team Pool (2000-2022) and has created National Champions at every level. Her athletes have won medals at Jr. Pan Am Games, Pan Am Senior Championships, Pacific Rim Championships (junior and senior) and many International Invitationals. In addition, her athletes have participated in World Championships, Grand Prix and World Cup events. She also founded the Cirque Theatre Company and has written, directed and produced over 20 original productions.

Camille Martens
Full name	Camille Lynette Martens
Nickname(s)	Cami
Country represented	Canada
Regions represented	BC and Ontario
Born	(1976-06-01) June 1, 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hometown	Vernon, BC
Residence	Vernon, BC
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (at the 1996 Olympics)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb) (at the 1996 Olympics)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior international
Years on national team	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
Club	Kalev RSG Club (1995-1996), Club Elite (1986-1994), Aura/Okanagan RG Stars 1999
Head coach(es)	Ludmilla Dimitrova
Assistant coach(es)	Svetlana Joukova
Former coach(es)	Lori Fung
Retired	1996 (with a short 5 month come-back in 1999)

As an athlete, Martens won medals at Junior Pan Ams (1990), Four Continents Championships (1990, 1992, 1994) and ranked 21st at the 1993 World Championships in Alicante, Spain. She competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games where she was Canada’s most medaled athlete of the games (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze). She competed at the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, she was 33rd in the qualification round and did not advance to the semifinal.[1]