Eamonn Martin
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | long-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Basildon AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eamonn Thomas Martin (born 9 October 1958)[1] is an English former long distance runner who competed at three Olympic Games.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Martin is the most recent British male winner of the London Marathon, having won the 1993 race in a sprint finish against the Mexican athlete Isidro Rico in a time of 2:10:50. The race was Martin's debut marathon and he went on to win the Chicago Marathon in 1995, in a time of 2:11:18.
As a junior, Martin won a national title at the English Schools Athletics Association Cross-Country Championships in 1973 ahead of runner-up Steve Ovett.[3] He went on to compete at the top level in track, cross country, and road racing. He was the National Cross-Country Champion in 1984 and 1992 and he won the Belfast International Cross Country race in 1991. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing thirteenth in the 5000-metre final in 1984, and dropping out of the 10,000-metre final in 1988.[4]
He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, winning a gold medal in the 10,000 metres event in a time of 28:08.56.[5][6] Four years later he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[7][8][9]
Martin was a three-time British 5000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles in 1988, 1990 and 1991[10] and twice British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles in 1989 and 1992.[11]
As of 2014, Martin worked for Horiba Mira Ltd.,[12] and formerly worked for Ford.[13] In 1993, his son was born.[13] He also has 2 daughters.[citation needed]
International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 13th | 5000m | 13:34.62 |
Professional marathons
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1993 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:50 |
| 1994 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Marathon | 2:11:05 |
| 1995 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 13th | Marathon | 2:12:44 |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:18 | |
| 1996 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:11:21 |
| 1997 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 13th | Marathon | 2:12:29 |
References
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External links
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- Senior men’s winners of the English National Cross-country Championships
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Basildon
- English men marathon runners
- British men marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Chicago Marathon men winners
- London Marathon men winners
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics