{{short description|American shot putter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson|image=File:Cory_Martin_at_2012_US_Olympic_Trials.jpg|birth_date=May 22, 1985|birth_place=Bloomington, Indiana, US|sport=track and field|event=shot put|highestranking=9th (2013 World Championships)|pb={{convert|22.10|m|ftin|abbr=off}}}} '''Cory Martin''' (born May 22, 1985, in Bloomington, Indiana<ref>{{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}}</ref>) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the shot put.<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> After high school he attended Auburn University where he was a nine-time All-American and two time national champion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cory Martin - Assistant coach |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/staff-directory/cory-martin/244 |access-date=Jan 21, 2023 |website=Indiana Athletics}}</ref> Following his collegiate career he got sponsored by Nike in order to continue throwing competitively.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
'''<big>Competition results</big>''' {| class="wikitable" !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 |} '''<big>International championship results</big>''' {| {{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 |}
== Personal life == Martin became the throwers coach at Indiana University in 2014.<ref name=":0" />
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{USATF profile|Cory-Martin}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Cory}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:American men shot putters Category:Sportspeople from Bloomington, Indiana
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