Claude Martin (rower)

Claude Martin
Personal information
Born6 February 1930[1]
Paris
Died5 December 2017(2017-12-05) (aged 87)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1953 Copenhagen Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Ghent Coxed pair
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona Coxed pair

Claude Auguste Martin (French pronunciation: [klod ogyst maʁtɛ̃]; 6 February 1930 – 5 December 2017) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Paris. In 1952, he was a crew member of the French boat eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed four event. Eight years later, he won the silver medal with the French boat in the coxed four competition.[2] His death was announced on 13 December 2017. He was 87.[3]

  1. ^ Claude Martin at Olympedia
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Claude Martin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ Mort de Claude Martin (87 ans), l'un des plus grands rameurs français (in French)