Louis George Martin ( born Louis George Martin ; November 11, 1936 , Kingston , British Jamaica - January 16, 2015 , Hinor , Derbyshire , UK ) - British weightlifter , silver medalist at the Tokyo Summer Olympics (1964), bronze medalist at the Summer Olympics in Rome (1960).
| Louis Martin | |
|---|---|
| personal information | |
| Floor | |
| Full name | Louis George Martin |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Specialization | |
| Date of Birth | November 11, 1936 |
| Place of Birth | Kingston , British Jamaica |
| Date of death | January 16, 2015 (78 years old) |
| Place of death | Hinor, Derbyshire , UK |
| Sports career | 1959-1970 |
| Trainers | Al murray |
| Growth | 175 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg |
Sports career
He grew up in Jamaica, moving to England at the age of 19. There he played at a cricket school and was engaged in bodybuilding. He began training in weightlifting only at 22, but quickly achieved high results due to excellent anthropometric data. His mentors from the British Weightlifting Association became Al Murray. In 1959, the athlete won his first British championship and in the same year won the gold medal at the World Championship in Warsaw in the middle weight category (up to 90 kg). Subsequently, he won three more world championships.
At the Summer Olympics in Rome (1960) he won a bronze medal, and four years later in Tokyo (1964) he became the silver medalist of the Olympics. At the Summer Games in Mexico City (1968) he performed unsuccessfully.
He was the world record holder in the two-handed jerk - 190.5 kg, Tehran (1965) and in the Olympic triathlon: - 480 kg in Budapest (1962) and 487.5 kg in London (1965).
Achievements
- 1959 - champion of the world and European championships in Warsaw with a result of 445 kg,
- 1960 - bronze medal of the Olympic Games in Rome with a result of 445 kg,
- 1961 - silver medalist of the World and European Championships in Vienna with a score of 462.5 kg,
- 1962 - champion of the Games of the British Empire and the Commonwealth in Perth with a result of 470 kg,
- 1962 - champion of the world and European championships in Budapest with a score of 480 kg,
- 1963 - champion of the world and European championships in Stockholm with a score of 480 kg,
- 1964 - silver medal of the Olympic Games in Tokyo with a result of 475 kg,
- 1965 - winner of the European Championship in Sofia with a result of 485 kg,
- 1965 - winner of the World Cup in Tehran with a score of 487.5 kg,
- 1966 - champion of the Games of the British Empire and the Commonwealth in Kingston with a score of 462.5 kg,
- 1970 - champion of the British Commonwealth Game in Edinburgh with a score of 457.5 kg.