Patrick Martin (bobsleigh)
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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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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).
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.