Eamonn Martin

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Eamonn Martin
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1958-10-09) 9 October 1958 (age 63)
Basildon, Essex, England
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubBasildon AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 10,000m

Eamonn Thomas Martin (born 9 October 1958 in Basildon, Essex)[1] is a male English former elite long distance runner.

Athletics career[]

Martin is the most recent British male winner of the London Marathon, where he recorded a time of 2:10:50, winning the 1993 race in a sprint finish against the Mexican athlete Isidro Rico. The race was Martin's début marathon and he went on to win the Chicago Marathon in 1995 (2:11:18).

As a junior, Eamonn Martin won a national title at the English Schools Athletics Association Cross-Country Championships in 1973 ahead of runner-up Steve Ovett.[2] 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, and he is the current English Cross-Country team manager. Martin had disappointing races at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing thirteenth in the 1984 Olympic 5000-metre final and dropping out of the 1988 Olympic 10,000-metre final (see, for example, The Big Olympic Book / Suuri Olympiateos, volumes 4 and 6, published in Finland in 1984 and 1988, respectively).

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres event in a time of 28:08.56, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] Four years later he represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[5][6][7]

Personal life[]

Martin currently works for ,[8] and formerly worked for Ford.[9] In 1993 his son, also called Eamonn Martin, was born.[9] His daughters, Lydia born 1986, and Rose born 1989, are active runners.

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United Kingdom and  England
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th 5000m 13:34.62

Professional marathons[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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[]

  1. ^ Goad R. (April 2013). "Eamonn Martin remembers his London Marathon win 20 years on". Evening Echo. p. 19. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Simon (11 April 1999). "London Marathon: The boy racer enters roaring forties". The Independent. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ^ "Vehicle Engineering, Testing and Automotive News and Events | MIRA". Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b "London Marathon Top 10: From Dick Beardsley's deadheat to Paula Radcliffe's pitstop". Metro. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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