Cory Martin

{{Infobox person

| name = Cory Martin

| birth_date = 05/22/1985

| alma_mater = Auburn University

}}

Cory Martin (born May 22, 1985, in Bloomington, Indiana{{Cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Cory-Martin.aspx |title=USATF profile |access-date=2013-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103040119/http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Cory-Martin.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-03 |url-status=dead}}) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the shot put.{{World Athletics}} His best international outing so far is the ninth place at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

His outdoor personal best of {{convert|22.10|m|ftin|abbr=off}}, set in 2010 places him tied at number 21 on the world all-time list, as of 2017. His indoor personal best is 20.98 meters, set in 2013.

Throwing Career

Martin attended Edgewood high school. He won the 2003 IHSAA state meet in the discus.{{Cite web |title=IHSAA BOYS STATE T&F MEET CHAMPIONS DISCUS |url=https://users.pfw.edu/slaubau/boys/tf/statechampions/DT.htm |access-date=Jan 21, 2023}} After high school he attended Auburn University where he was a nine-time All-American and two time national champion.{{Cite web |title=Cory Martin - Assistant coach |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/staff-directory/cory-martin/244 |access-date=Jan 21, 2023 |website=Indiana Athletics}} Following his collegiate career he got sponsored by Nike in order to continue throwing competitively.{{Cite web |title=USATF Athlete Bios |url=http://legacy.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Cory-Martin.aspx#tab-events |access-date=Jan 21, 2023 |website=USATF}}

Competition results

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!Year

!Competition

!Venue

!Place

!Event

!Mark

2004

|US Junior Championships

|College Station, TX

|1st

|Shot Put

|19.79

2005

|NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Randal Tyson Track Center

|2nd

|Hammer

|22.16

rowspan="4" |2007

| rowspan="2" |NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

| rowspan="2" |Sacramento, CA

|7th

|Shot Put

|19.08

3rd

| rowspan="3" |Hammer

|70.48

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Carroll Stadium

|6th

|70.79

NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Randal Tyson Track Center

|2nd

|23.27

rowspan="3" |2008

| rowspan="2" |NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

| rowspan="2" |Drake Stadium

| rowspan="2" |1st

|Shot Put

|20.35

rowspan="2" |Hammer

|74.13

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Hayward Field

|6th

|71.64

rowspan="2" |2009

|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Boston, MA

| rowspan="2" |4th

|Shot Put

|19.90

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Hayward Field

|Hammer

|71.68

rowspan="4" |2010

| rowspan="2" |USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

| rowspan="2" |Drake Stadium

|4th

|Shot Put

|20.62

6th

|Hammer

|71.63

rowspan="2" |USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

| rowspan="2" |Albuquerque Convention Center

|3rd

|Shot Put

|20.60

2nd

|Hammer

|24.38

rowspan="2" |2013

|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Drake Stadium

|4th

|Shot Put

|20.67

USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Albuquerque Convention Center

|2nd

|Shot Put

|20.93

International championship results

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing the {{USA}}
rowspan=2\|2004 \|rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Grosseto, Italy \|11th \|Shot put (6 kg) \|18.23 m
15th (q) \|Hammer throw (6 kg) \|66.41 m
rowspan=2\|2010 \|World Indoor Championships \|Doha, Qatar \|9th (q) \|Shot put \|20.23 m
DécaNation \|Annecy, France \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Shot put \|20.03 m
2013 \|World Championships \|Moscow, Russia \|9th \|Shot put \|20.09 m

colspan="6"|Representing the {{USA}}

rowspan=2|2004

|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Grosseto, Italy

|11th

|Shot put (6 kg)

|18.23 m

15th (q)

|Hammer throw (6 kg)

|66.41 m

rowspan=2|2010

|World Indoor Championships