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'''Eamonn Thomas Martin''' (born 9 October 1958 in [[Basildon]], [[Essex]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/10365684.eamonn-martin-remembers-his-london-marathon-win-20-years-on/|title=''Eamonn Martin remembers his London Marathon win 20 years on''|newspaper=[[The Echo (Essex)|Evening Echo]]|author=Goad R.|page=19 |date=April 2013|accessdate=26 November 2018}}</ref> is a male English former elite long distance [[Running|runner]].
'''Eamonn Thomas Martin''' (born 9 October 1958 in [[Basildon]], [[Essex]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/10365684.eamonn-martin-remembers-his-london-marathon-win-20-years-on/|title=''Eamonn Martin remembers his London Marathon win 20 years on''|newspaper=[[The Echo (Essex)|Evening Echo]]|author=Goad R.|page=19 |date=April 2013|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref> is an English former elite long distance [[Running|runner]].


==Athletics career==
==Athletics career==
Martin is the most recent British male [[List of winners of the London Marathon|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 [[List of winners of the Chicago Marathon|win]] the [[Chicago Marathon]] in 1995 (2:11:18).
Martin is the most recent British male [[List of winners of the London Marathon|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 [[List of winners of the Chicago Marathon|win]] the [[Chicago Marathon]] in 1995, in a time of 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]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Simon|last=Turnbull|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/london-marathon-the-boy-racer-enters-roaring-forties-1086614.html|title=London Marathon: The boy racer enters roaring forties|work=[[The Independent]]|date=11 April 1999|accessdate=19 April 2013}}</ref> 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).
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]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Simon|last=Turnbull|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/london-marathon-the-boy-racer-enters-roaring-forties-1086614.html|title=London Marathon: The boy racer enters roaring forties|work=[[The Independent]]|date=11 April 1999|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>''The Big Olympic Book'' / Suuri Olympiateos, volumes 4 and 6, published in Finland in 1984 and 1988, respectively</ref>


He represented [[England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|title=England team in 1990|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref> Four years later he represented [[England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|England]], at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes|title=1994 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|title=England team in 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/35824|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|title=England team in 1990|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=14 October 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120931/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|url-status=dead}}</ref> Four years later he represented England at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes|title=1994 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|title=England team in 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=14 October 2019|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507165937/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/35824|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Martin currently works for [[MIRA Ltd.]],<ref>[http://www.mira.co.uk/news-and-events/2013/april/eamonn-martin] {{dead link|date=August 2019}}</ref> and formerly worked for [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]].<ref name=metro19apr2013>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/18/marathon-3639787/|title=London Marathon Top 10: From Dick Beardsley’s deadheat to Paula Radcliffe’s pitstop|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=18 April 2013|accessdate=19 April 2013}}</ref> In 1993 his son, also called Eamonn Martin, was born.<ref name=metro19apr2013/> His daughters, Lydia born 1986, and Rose born 1989, are active runners.
As of 2014, Martin worked for [[HORIBA MIRA Ltd.]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mira.co.uk/news-and-events/2013/april/eamonn-martin |title = Vehicle Engineering, Testing and Automotive News and Events &#124; MIRA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140327141908/http://www.mira.co.uk/news-and-events/2013/april/eamonn-martin |archive-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and formerly worked for [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]].<ref name=metro19apr2013>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/18/marathon-3639787/|title=London Marathon Top 10: From Dick Beardsley's deadheat to Paula Radcliffe's pitstop|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=18 April 2013|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> In 1993, his son, also called Eamonn, was born.<ref name=metro19apr2013/> He also has daughters, Lydia born 1986, and Rose born 1989.


==International competitions==
==International competitions==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IAAF|1755}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{IOC profile|eamonn-thomas-martin|Eamonn Thomas Martin}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|eamonn-thomas-martin|Eamonn Thomas Martin}}
* {{Sports-Reference|ma/eamonn-martin-1}}
* {{Sports-Reference|ma/eamonn-martin-1}}
* [http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=17 Senior men’s winners of the English National Cross-country Championships]
* [http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=17 Senior men’s winners of the English National Cross-country Championships]
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 14 September 2024

This article is about the athlete. For the Archbishop of Armagh, see Eamon Martin.

Eamonn Martin
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1958-10-09) 9 October 1958 (age 66)
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 an English former elite long distance runner.

Athletics career

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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.[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. 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.[3]

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.[4][5] Four years later he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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As of 2014, Martin worked for HORIBA MIRA Ltd.,[9] and formerly worked for Ford.[10] In 1993, his son, also called Eamonn, was born.[10] He also has daughters, Lydia born 1986, and Rose born 1989.

International competitions

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

Professional marathons

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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

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  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. ^ The Big Olympic Book / Suuri Olympiateos, volumes 4 and 6, published in Finland in 1984 and 1988, respectively
  4. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. ^ "Vehicle Engineering, Testing and Automotive News and Events | MIRA". Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
  10. ^ 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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