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Patrick Henry "Pat" Martin (August 19, 1923 – April 21, 1987) was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was born and lived in Massena, New York, 80 miles north of Lake Placid. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with a gold (Four-man: 1948) and two silvers (Two-man and four-man: both 1952).
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| Full name | Patrick Henry Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1923 Louisville, New York, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 April 1987 (aged 63) Massena, New York, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Four-man: 1949, 1950) and three silvers (Two-man: 1950, 1951; Four-man: 1951).
He is the son of bobsledder Robert Martin and the brother of bobsledder Leo Martin.
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 (sports123.com) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 (sports.yahoo.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived May 22, 2011)
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 (sports123.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 (sports123.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived December 11, 2007)
- Pat Martin at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2007)
- Pat Martin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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