Damir Martin

Damir Martin (born 14 July 1988) is a Croatian rower. He won silver in the men's single scull at the 2016 Olympics losing to Mahé Drysdale in a photo finish and beating the multiple time world champion Ondřej Synek.[1] He also won silver at the 2012 Olympics in the quadruple scull together with David Šain, Martin Sinković and Valent Sinković. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021 he won a bronze medal after an amazing finish.[2]

Damir Martin
Personal information
Born14 July 1988 (1988-07-14) (age 35)
Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Medal record
Representing  Croatia
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro M1x
Silver medal – second place 2012 London M4x
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo M1x
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 KarapiroM4x
Gold medal – first place2013 ChungjiuM4x
Bronze medal – third place2011 BledM4x
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 RaciceM1x
Gold medal – first place2016 BrandenburgM1x
Gold medal – first place2015 PoznanM1x
Silver medal – second place2010 Montemor-o-VelhoM4x
Silver medal – second place2012 VareseM1x
World rowing cup
Silver medal – second place2011 MunichM4x
Gold medal – first place2011 HamburgM4x
Gold medal – first place2012 BelgradeM4x
Gold medal – first place2012 LucerneM4x
Gold medal – first place2012 MunichM4x
Gold medal – first place2013 EtonM4x
Rowing the final (right boat) of the quadruple sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Martin began rowing at the age of 12. He has been part of the Croatian national team since the age of 17. Rowing is a sporting tradition in his home town of Vukovar. His grandfather was a rower too. His parents even met through their rowing club. He took up rowing after the family moved to Zagreb, in the rowing club "Zagreb", than went to rowing club "Trešnjevka" and is now in the rowing club "Croatia" [3] At just the age of 3 he had to leave his hometown of Vukovar with his mother Dubravka and older brother Stanislav because of the war, while his father Boris stayed and fought.

References
Notes
  1. "There's only one gold after 5,000ths of a second divides 'dead heat' rowers". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. "Damir Martin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. "Damir MARTIN - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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