Damir Martin

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Damir Martin
Damir Martin (CRO) 2016.jpg
Martin at the 2016 European Rowing Championships
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born14 July 1988 (1988-07-14) (age 36)
Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
EventSingle sculls
ClubVK Croatia
Medal record
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Quadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Single sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Single sculls
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Karapiro Quadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Chungjiu Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Bled Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Poznań Single sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Brandenburg Single sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Quadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Varese Single sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Račice Single sculls
World Rowing Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 MunichQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 BledQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 MunichQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 LucerneQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 HamburgQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 BelgradeQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 LucerneQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 MunichQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 EtonQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 LucerneQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 VareseSingle sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 PlovdivSingle sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 MunichQuadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 VareseSingle sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 PoznańSingle sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 BelgradeSingle sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 PoznańSingle sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 RotterdamSingle sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 ZagrebSingle sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 SabaudiaSingle sculls
World U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 RačiceQuadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 BrestQuadruple sculls
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 AmsterdamDouble sculls

Damir Martin (born 14 July 1988) is a Croatian rower. He is a three-time Olympic medallist and won silver medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, and a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics. Martin is also a two-time world champion (2010, 2013), a two-time European champion (2015, 2016), and a twelve-time World Rowing Cup champion. He won the gold medal at the World U23 Championships in 2009 and 2010. Martin is currently a member of rowing club VK Croatia, and has previously been a member of clubs Zagreb and Trešnjevka.

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Early life

Martin was born in the city of Vukovar. He comes from a family of rowers, with his parents and grandfather being rowers, in addition to rowing being a traditional sport in Vukovar. [1] [2] At the age of three, Martin was forced to leave his hometown with his mother Dubravka and older brother Stanislav due to the Siege of Vukovar, while his father Boris stayed and fought. [1] The family were reunited in Zagreb before moving to Austria for six months and eventually settling in Germany for four years. [1] In 1995, the family returned to Zagreb. [2] Martin was a swimmer for four years, before he began rowing at the age of 12. [2] He joined the Croatian national rowing team at the age of 17. [2]

Rowing career

Martin won his first European Championships medal when he placed second in the men's quadruple sculls event with David Šain and brothers Martin and Valent Sinković at the 2010 European Championships. The quartet won their first World Championship title at the 2010 World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho. They placed third at the 2011 World Championships in Bled. The quartet won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's quadruple sculls event. Martin competed in the single sculls event at the 2012 European Championships in Varese where he finished second. Together with Šain and the Sinković brothers, Martin won a second World Championship title at the 2013 World Championships in Chungju.

After switching to single sculls, Martin won his first European Championship title at the 2015 Championships in Poznań and retained his title the following year at the 2016 European Championships in Brandenburg. Martin won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's single sculls event, losing to Mahé Drysdale in a photo finish and beating multiple-time world champion Ondřej Synek. [3] In 2017, he placed second at the European Championships in Račice. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Martin won the bronze medal in the men's single sculls event. [4] [5] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and placed eleventh in the men's single sculls event. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beluhan, Renata (15 August 2016). "Sportske novosti - ŽIVOTNA PRIČA HRVATSKOG JUNAKA Koliko god puta ga život pošalje na start, on uvijek pronađe put" [The life story of a Croatian Hero: No matter how many times life sends him to the start, he always finds a way]. Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "World Rowing - Damir MARTIN Interview". World Rowing. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Sawer, Patrick (13 August 2016). "There's only one gold after 5,000ths of a second divides 'dead heat' rowers". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "World Rowing - Blistering speed and surprise results for final day of finals at Tokyo Olympic rowing regatta". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Damir Martin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "World Rowing - Reactions from Day 1 of the 2024 Olympic Regatta". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Men's Single Sculls – Final B results" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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