Patrick Martin (bobsleigh)

Patrick Henry "Pat" Martin (August 19, 1923 – April 21, 1987) was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was born and lived in Massena, New York, 80 miles north of Lake Placid. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with a gold (Four-man: 1948) and two silvers (Two-man and four-man: both 1952).

Patrick Martin

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Henry Martin
Nationality	American
Born	(1923-08-19)19 August 1923 Louisville, New York, USA
Died	21 April 1987(1987-04-21) (aged 63) Massena, New York, USA
Sport
Sport	Bobsleigh
Medal record Men's bobsleigh Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1948 St. Moritz Four-man 1952 Oslo Two-man 1952 Oslo Four-man World Championships 1949 Lake Placid Four-man 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man 1951 Alpe d'Huez Two-man 1951 Alpe d'Huez Four-man

Martin also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Four-man: 1949, 1950) and three silvers (Two-man: 1950, 1951; Four-man: 1951).

He is the son of bobsledder Robert Martin and the brother of bobsledder Leo Martin.

References

• Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 (sports123.com) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 (sports.yahoo.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived May 22, 2011)
• Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 (sports123.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
• Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 (sports123.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived December 11, 2007)
• Pat Martin at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2007)
• Pat Martin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

External links

Patrick Martin at Olympedia