j.r. martinez dancing with the stars

Reuters - wounded war veteran JR Martinez has won the 13th season of the hit television series "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday, winning with a swing and a samba that delighted the audience.

Martinez, dance with partner Karina Smirnoff, impressed the judges throughout the competition to 10 weeks and has overcome an ankle injury in the final weeks of the popular dance competition to claim the coveted mirror ball trophy. His courage and determination shown an inspiration to viewers.

Rob Kardashian, brother of Fame Kardashian sisters reality TV, was runner-up. He dominated Martinez with a razor thin margin of points 113 to 112 judges in total in the final two nights, but on behalf of the public vote for half of the final result and viewers pushed Martinez into the winner's circle.

Both finalists will be made in the final samba is Ricky Martin's "Shake Your Bon Bon" Martinez and a white shirt open from the neck sparkling orange and garters Kardashian sports a bright blue shirt to brighten up a yellow stripe in bold.

Talk-show host and actress Ricki Lake came in third place, despite the performance of a tango on the theme of "Psycho", who scored a perfect score of individual dance from 30 judges.

Martinez, 28, an "All My Children" television actor, Army veteran and motivational speaker, was sprawling on his victory, thrust his arms in the air to thank the voters and say, Smirnoff, "You are amazing and I am so thankful that I was able to be part of your first mirror ball trophy. "

Kardashian, who was cited several times for the improvement and growth during the season, said before millions of viewers weekly was "so out of my comfort zone."

"I'm very sad," he said. "I won in my book."

His sister, Kim Kardashian, the show was on ABC in 2008, but not go very far in the competition.

Highlights of the final presentation on Tuesday involved, Lady Antebellum and the appearances of this season to exclude competitors, such as Carson Kressley, Nancy Grace, David Arquette, and Chynna Phillips, for example.

The season has a lot of attention to the casting and the participation of Chaz Bono, the son of transsexual superstar Cher, who had a sex change operation last year.

After the negative reaction of some fans initially received support from Bono and were not eliminated until mid-race. He even went back every week to applaud the dancers remain, said Tuesday that "it became a family.