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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Martin
Forenames	Louis
Place	Derby
Epithet	Olympic weightlifter
Dates	1926-2015
Gender Identity	Male
Cultural Heritage	West Indian
Biography	Winner of four world championships, 12 consecutive British titles, three Commonwealth gold medals and two Olympic medals. Martin worked as an electrician for British Rail in the 1960s and trained for his sport at Cockpit Hill gym.. After retiring from weightlifting he coached at Derby's Crosby Street gym.
Place of Birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Key Events	1960 Won bronze medal at the Rome Olympics 1964 Won silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics 1964, Nov Marries Ann Robinson (d. 2007), Victoria Street Congregational Church, Derby 1966 Carried the British flag at the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica 1965 Awarded MBE. Waxwork installed at Madame Tussauds 1968 Competed at the Mexico Olympics
Family Tree	Married Ann Robinson, 1964, they had two sons.
Address	Rawdon Street, Derby Rowditch Avenue, Derby (2004)
Source	- 'Near misses in Quest for Gold' by Peter Seddon, Bygones Derby No 62 (2004), pp. 6-7 - 'Another sporting hero', Derby Evening Telegraph (12 Jun 2004), p. 15 - 'At 69 still muscling in', Bygones (29 Apr 2003), pp. 24-25 [Note: this article is not about Louis Martin, but another weightlifter from Derby. There are two photographs of Louis Martin in the article] - 'The love story that broke the barriers of racial prejudice in Derby and lasted 42 years' by Pat Parkin, Bygones Weekly (12 Feb 2007), pp. 24-25 (illustrated)
Authorised Form of Name	Martin; Louis (1926-2015); Olympic weightlifter

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