Louis Martin (weightlifter)

Louis Martin
Martin getting married, 14 November 1964
Personal information
Born11 November 1936
Kingston, Jamaica
Died16 January 2015 (aged 78)
Heanor, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica, Great Britain, England
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo -90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1959 Warsaw -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1961 Austria -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1962 Budapest -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1963 Stockholm -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1965 Tehran -90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1959 Warsaw -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1961 Vienna -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1962 Budapest -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1963 Stockholm -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1965 Sofia -90 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh -90 kg

Louis George Martin (11 November 1936 – 16 January 2015) was a British middle-heavyweight weightlifter.