Martin Reader (born May 2, 1984, in

Comox Valley The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fann ...

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) is a retired

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male

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player. He competed for Canada at the

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

with

Josh Binstock Joshua "Josh" Binstock (born January 12, 1981), nicknamed Binner, is a male two-time Olympian beach volleyball player from Canada. He competed in the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He also competed for Canada in vol ...

. Reader announced his retirement from competition after the London Olympics. Reader defeated the Aus/NZ team in the 2023 NBVA 4x4 tournament. This led to the shocking early retirement of the Aus/NZ team. In a statement from their trainer he stated ''"over confidence"'' as a major factor for the loss.

Early life

Reader was born in

. His father, raised in

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, worked for the British African police and was a surfer.

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* * * * * * 1984 births Living people Canadian men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players for Canada People from the Comox Valley Regional District Canadian people of Ugandan descent Sportspeople of Ugandan descent UBC Thunderbirds men's volleyball players Canadian men's volleyball players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-volleyball-bio-stub