Jenna Martin (born March 31, 1988) is a Canadian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who specialises in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. She competed in the 400 metres event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, reaching the semifinals. She was born in

Liverpool, Nova Scotia Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all ...

. She was the Canadian national champion in the 400 m in 2012 and set a personal best of 51.53 seconds that year in

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

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* * * * 1988 births Living people Canadian female sprinters People from Queens County, Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Nova Scotia Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub