Para Track and Field

Raymond Martin

Paralympian 2012, 2016, 2020

Raymond Martin
  • 7

    GOLD

  • 3

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Ruslan Reiter holds fists high after a race

Height

4'10"

Age

31

Hometown

Jersey City, NJ

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

classification: T52

Personal
Son of Daniel and April Martin...Has one brother, Richard...Born with a congenital disorder known as arthrogryposis that affects his joint flexibility from his ankles to his neck...Was in kindergarten when he got into his first racing chair but didn’t race competitively until his late teens...Aspires to pursue a career as a physician’s assistant after racing...Heroes include his parents, Stephen Hawking and U.S. teammate Amanda McGrory...Enjoys going to concerts in his free time...First man to win five individual world titles at a single IPC event
Paralympic Experience
  • 3-time Paralympian; 10-time Paralympic medalist (7 gold, 3 silver)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m T52 - Men), silver (1500m T52 - Men, 400m T52 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (1500m T52 - Men, 400m T52 - Men), silver (100m T52 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games London 2012, gold (100m T52 - Men, 200m T52 - Men, 400m T52 - Men, 800m T52 - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – gold (100m T52 - Men), bronze (400m T52 - Men)
  • Years of participation: 100m T52 - Men 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 400m T52 - Men 2013, 2017, 2019; 1500m T52 - Men 2013, 2015, 2017; Marathon T51/52 - Men 2015; 200m T52 - Men 2013; 800m T52 - Men 2013
  • Medals: 13 (10 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2019 (100m T52 - Men); 2017 (100m T52 - Men); 2015 (Marathon T51/52 - Men, 100m T52 - Men, 1500m T52 - Men); 2013 (100m T52 - Men, 1500m T52 - Men, 200m T52 - Men, 400m T52 - Men, 800m T52 - Men)
    • Silver – 2017 (1500m T52 - Men, 400m T52 - Men)
    • Bronze – 2019 (400m T52 - Men)

Athlete News#

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