| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Claude Auguste Louis•Martin | |
| Used name | Claude•Martin | |
| Born | 6 February 1930 in Paris XVIIe, Paris |  FRA |
| Died | 5 December 2017 (aged 87 years 9 months 27 days) in Chambellay, Maine-et-Loire | FRA |
| Measurements | 190 cm / 84 kg | |
| Affiliations | Société Nautique de la Marne — Joinville-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne | FRA |
| NOC | France | FRA |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Claude Martin rowed fours at both the 1952 and 1960 Olympic Games, winning a silver at Roma. At the European Championships he always rowed the pair, winning the title in 1953 with Daniel Forget, and then taking a silver medal in 1954 and a bronze in 1955, partnered those years by Édouard Leguery. Martin and Leguery also won a gold medal at the 1955 Mediterranean Games.
After his sports career Martin entered politics, serving in the French legislature as a member of the UDR (Union des démocrates pour la République) party from 1968-73 and again from 1978-81.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Rowing | FRA |
Claude Martin | |||
| Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) | France | 3 h1 r4/5 | ||||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Rowing | FRA |
Claude Martin | |||
| Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) | France | 2 | Silver |
