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Martine Warmann (born Martine George, 4 October 1983) is an English powerlifter who competes in the Women's Open 56 kg Weight Class. Martine has competed for the British Powerlifting Union (BPU), Global Powerlifting Committee (GPC), Great Britain Powerlifting Federation (GBPF), and the World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) selected for Team GB and is a British and European Powerlifting Champion.[1][2][3][4]
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| Full name | Martine (George) Warmann | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1983 Leicester, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Ratcliffe College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2013-today | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other interests | HIIT Kettlebells Calisthenics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Women's Open 56kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tony Ward (Leicester) Delroy McQueen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editWarmann was born in Leicester, England on 4 October 1983. She was privately educated and studied performing arts at Dupont Dance School. In 2001, she appeared in her first music video, 2002 performed alongside Trevor Nelson and shortly after moving to London in 2004, backing danced behind Jason Donavon in 2005. She then completed her teacher training at the National Dance Academy in London and went on to compete in beauty pageants placing as a finalist in Miss Derby 2005, Miss Galaxay 2005 and placing in the top 7 at Miss Great Britain 2006. In 2008, she wrote and published her first book ‘The Performers Guide to Success” with Trafford Publishing.[5][self-published source] Martine Warmann continued with a dance and modeling career until moving back to Leicester to pursue a career in health & fitness in 2010 and is now a co-owner of Be-Fitter Gym in Leicester.
Warmann who also competes with the UKBFF in the Bikini Athlete category[4] has starred on the ITV show Ninja Warrior UK.[6]
References
edit- ^ Tim Healy (June 20, 2014). "Veggie powerlifter Martine George wins European title". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Troughton, Adrian (November 11, 2013). "Girl power as Martine joins elite". Leicester Mercury . Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Martine George- pint size powerlifter". Miss Independent Woman. January 24, 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ a b Jason Reimbold (September 25, 2014). "AN ELEGANT CHAMPION: MARTINE GEORGE INTERVIEW". Strength Advocate (The Journal of Strength Culture). Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "The Performer's Guide to Success". Trafford Publishing. May 20, 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Powerlifter gets to grip with course on TV's Ninja Warrior UK". Leicester Mercury. January 14, 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.