Pat Martin
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Patrick Henry "Pat"•Martin |
| Used name | Pat•Martin |
| Born | 19 August 1923 in Louisville, New York (USA) |
| Died | 21 April 1987 (aged 63 years 8 months 2 days) in Massena, New York (USA) |
| Affiliations | Lake Placid Sno-Birds, Lake Placid (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Pat Martin was the first American to win three Winter Olympic medals. Besides his Olympic medals, he can count among his bobsled trophies two North American 2-man titles (1951 and 1956), three North American 4-man titles (1951, 1953 and 1956), three AAU 2-man championships (1955-57), and six AAU 4-man championships (1940, 1941, 1953-54 and 1956-57). Martin won all his titles representing the Sno Birds of Lake Placid. One of his teammates on the 1940 AAU 4-man sled was Katharine Dewey, the only time a woman has won a major national sledding title. Pat Martin later became a policeman in his hometown of Messena, New York.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | USA |
Pat Martin | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | United States 2 | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1952 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | USA |
Pat Martin | |||
| Two, Men (Olympic) | Stan Benham | 2 | Silver | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | United States 1 | 2 | Silver |
Olympic family relations
- Brother of Leo Martin
- Son of Robert Martin
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Bob & Skeleton Championships (FIBT/IBSF) (2–3–0 1949 Lake Placid gold: Four-man; 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo gold: Four-man, silver: Two-man; 1951 Alpe d'Huez silver: Two-man and Four-man)