| 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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