title: Martin Reader
text: # Martin Reader
  
  Martin Reader (born May 2, 1984, in Comox Valley, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian male beach volleyball player. He competed for Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Josh Binstock. 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 Comox Valley, British Columbia. His father, raised in Uganda, worked for the British African police and was a surfer.
  
  