Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Manuel Oliveira•Martin |
Used name | Manuel•Martin |
Nick/petnames | Youngie |
Born | 29 December 1917 in Bristol, Rhode Island (USA) |
Died | 5 September 1997 in Fall River, Massachusetts (USA) |
Affiliations | Ponta Delgada SC, Fall River (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Manuel Martin played football (soccer) for the US at the 1948 London Olympics. He played for Ponta Delgada Soccer Club of Fall River, Massachusetts. Martin was born in Rhode Island, just across the Massachusetts border from Fall River. In 1948 five players from Fall River competed for the US in Olympic soccer, including, besides Martin, John Souza, Ed Souza, Joe Ferreira, and Joseph Costa.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Football (Football) | USA | Manuel Martin | |||
Football, Men (Olympic) | United States | =9 |