Joseph Martinez

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Joseph Martinez
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Martinez in 1909
Personal information
Country representedFrance
Born1878
Oran, French Algeria
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1903 Antwerp Team [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1903 Antwerp All-around [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1903 Antwerp Rings [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1903 Antwerp Parallel Bars [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1903 Antwerp Horizontal Bar [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1905 Bordeaux Team [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1905 Bordeaux Parallel Bars [2]
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1905 Bordeaux Horizontal Bar [3]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1909 Luxembourg Team [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1909 Luxembourg Parallel Bars [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1909 Luxembourg Horizontal Bar [3]

Joseph Martinez (born 1878, date of death unknown) was an Algerian-French gymnast. He competed in the men's individual all-around event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. [4]

Martinez was the first-ever All-Around Champion in the sport of Artistic Gymnastics at the first-ever World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1903. He continued to compete at the next few World Championships winning many more medals for his team and for himself, individually. [5]

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