Paul Lloyd Martini (born November 2, 1960) is a Canadian former pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979–1983 Canadian national champion, the 1984 World champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion. They represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where they placed 9th, and at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where they placed 7th. Less than a month after the 1984 Olympics, they redeemed themselves by winning the World Championship in Ottawa. After that competition, they began a lengthy and successful professional career.
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 Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini, 29 March 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Paul Lloyd Martini | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 2, 1960 Weston, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Barbara Underhill | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Granite Club Woodbridge SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | April 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive highlights
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| Event | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 9th | 7th | |||||
| World Championships | 11th | 11th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | |
| World Junior Championships | 1st | ||||||
| Canadian Championships | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Skate America | 1st | ||||||
| NHK Trophy | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Prize of Moscow News | 5th | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Ennia Challenge Cup | 5th | 1st | |||||
| Coupe des Alpes | 1st | ||||||
| J. = Junior level | |||||||
References
edit- Paul Martini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-08.
- "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
- "World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-30.
External links
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