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 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. Her club is known for its positive culture and whole person approach and is a leading example of safe sport and True Sport qualities.

Camille Martens Lafon
Full name	Camille Lynette Martens Lafon
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, Evelyn Koop
Former coach(es)	Lori Fung, Tricia Gilmore Cohee
Retired	1996 (with a short 5 month come-back in 1999)
Medal record Representing  Canada Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Team 1994 Victoria All Around 1994 Victoria Ball 1994 Victoria Clubs 1994 Victoria Ribbon
Last updated on: 02.02.2023.

Camille is the mother of two adult children and resides in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. In 2022 she married French Snowboarder Benoit Lafon.

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, while battling injury she was 33rd in the qualification round.[1]