Jenna Martin (born March 31, 1988) is a Canadian

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athlete who specialises in the

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. She competed in the 400 metres event at the

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, reaching the semifinals. She was born in

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. She was the Canadian national champion in the 400 m in 2012 and set a personal best of 51.53 seconds that year in

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* * * * 1988 births Living people Canadian female sprinters People from Queens County, Nova Scotia Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Track and field athletes from Nova Scotia Sportswomen from Nova Scotia {{Canada-sprint-athletics-bio-stub