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'<gallery> <gallery> File:Example.jpg|Caption1 File:Example.jpg|Caption2 [IMG]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/Luke_1983uk/eamonnmartin.jpg[/IMG] '''Eamonn Martin''' (born October 9, 1958 in [[Basildon]], [[Essex]]) is a former elite long distance [[Running|runner]] from England. The most recent British male [[List_of_winners_of_the_London_Marathon|winner]] of the [[London Marathon]], he ran 2:10:50 to win the [[1993]] race in a sprint finish against the Mexican athlete [[Isidro Rico]]. That race was Martin’s debut marathon. He went on also to [[List_of_winners_of_the_Chicago_Marathon|win]] the [[Chicago Marathon]] in [[1995]] (2:11:18). Eamonn Martin competed at top level on the roads, track and [[Cross_country_running| cross-country]]. His major track title was in the 10000 metres at the [[1990]] [[Commonwealth Games]], won in a time of 28:08.56. He was National Cross-country Champion in [[1984]] and [[1992]], won the [[Belfast International Cross Country]] in 1991, and is the current English Cross-Country team manager. He was unsuccessful, however, at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing thirteenth in the 1984 Olympic 5,000-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). ==Achievements== *<small>All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwi[[File:http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/Luke_1983uk/eamonnmartin.jpg]]se</small> {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{ENG}} |- |1993 |[[London Marathon]] |[[London, United Kingdom]] |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |2:10:50 |} == External links == *[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=GBR/athcode=1755/index.html IAAF profile of Eamonn Martin] *[http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/london-marathon-the-boy-racer-enters-roaring-forties-1086614.html Article from [[The Independent]] by Simon Turnbull] *[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] <br> {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 10000m Men}} {{Footer Chicago Marathon Champions Men}} {{Footer London Marathon Champions Men}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Eamonn}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Long-distance runners]] [[Category:English athletes]] [[Category:Athletes at the 1990 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Athletes at the 1984 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Athletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England]] [[Category:People from Basildon]] {{UK-athletics-bio-stub}} [[de:Eamonn Martin]]'