Churandy Martina
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Churandy Thomas Martina is a retired Dutch sprinter. He originally placed second in the 200 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was later disqualified due to a lane violation. Martina secured four
Martina at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki
Martina took fifth place twice at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.
Since 2011, Churandy Martina has represented Netherlands. Pictured (R) at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics held in Daegu.
Martina (L) passes the baton to Jerrel Feller (R) at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.
The men's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. There were 63 competitors from 53 nations. Jamaican Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19
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…Championships Osaka, Japan 5th 100 m 10.08 (-0.5 m/s) 5th 200 m 20.28 (-0.8 m/s) 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th 100 m 9.93 (+0.0 m/s) DSQ 200 m DQ 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 4th (qf) 100 m 10.19 (+0.1 m/s) 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 8th (sf) 60 m 6.65 Central American…
Usain Bolt and Shawn Crawford in the closing stages of the final