Eamonn Martin

Eamonn Thomas Martin (born 9 October 1958 in Basildon, Essex)[1] is a male English former elite long distance runner.

Eamonn Martin
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1958-10-09) 9 October 1958
Basildon, Essex, England
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubBasildon AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland 10,000m

Athletics career

Martin is the most recent British male winner of the London Marathon, where he recorded a time of 2:10:50, winning the 1993 race in a sprint finish against the Mexican athlete Isidro Rico. The race was Martin’s début marathon and he went on to win the Chicago Marathon in 1995 (2:11:18).

As a junior, Eamonn Martin won a national title at the English Schools Athletics Association Cross-Country Championships in 1973 ahead of runner-up Steve Ovett.[2] He went on to compete at the top level in track, cross country, and road racing. He was the National Cross-Country Champion in 1984 and 1992 and he won the Belfast International Cross Country race in 1991, and he is the current English Cross-Country team manager. Martin had disappointing races at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing thirteenth in the 1984 Olympic 5000-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).

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres event in a time of 28:08.56, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] Four years later he represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Martin currently works for HORIBA MIRA Ltd.,[8] and formerly worked for Ford.[9] In 1993 his son, also called Eamonn Martin, was born.[9] His daughters, Lydia born 1986, and Rose born 1989, are active runners.

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United Kingdom and  England
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th 5000m 13:34.62

Professional marathons
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1993 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2:10:50
1994 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 8th Marathon 2:11:05
1995 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 13th Marathon 2:12:44
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 1st Marathon 2:11:18
1996 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 4th Marathon 2:11:21
1997 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 13th Marathon 2:12:29
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References
  1. Goad R. (April 2013). "Eamonn Martin remembers his London Marathon win 20 years on". Evening Echo. p. 19. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. Turnbull, Simon (11 April 1999). "London Marathon: The boy racer enters roaring forties". The Independent. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. "London Marathon Top 10: From Dick Beardsley's deadheat to Paula Radcliffe's pitstop". Metro. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.


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