Robert Martin (rower)

Award ceremony 1948: (from left to right) Morgan, Westlund, Martin, Will, Giovanelli

Robert "Bob" Doud Martin (born June 19, 1925 in Tacoma , † October 18, 2012 in Gig Harbor ) was an American rower.

The Washington Huskies , Sports Team of the University of Washington , with coach Al Ulbrickson had at the Olympic Games in 1936 the victorious roller set. In 1948, the eighth Huskies lost to the Berkeley boat at the US student championships. For the Olympic Games in London in 1948 , however, the four-man with the helmsman of the huskies with Warren Westlund , Robert Martin, Robert Will , Gordon Giovanelli and helmsman Allen Morgan qualified . The crew won both in the preliminary run, in the intermediate run and in the semi-finals by a clear margin. In the final, the Americans won with three seconds ahead of Switzerland, bronze went to the Danish boat.

After completing his studies, Robert Martin worked in the wood industry. Until 1982 he worked for the Weyerhaeuser company for 30 years , most recently as Vice President for Special Products.

Web links

Bob Martin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

^ The Seattle Times: Robert Doud Martin, Sr. In: Condolences. www.legacy.com, November 2, 2012, accessed January 31, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Martin, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Martin, Robert Doud (full name); Martin, Bob (short name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower
DATE OF BIRTH	June 19, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tacoma
DATE OF DEATH	October 18, 2012
Place of death	Gig Harbor

[1] The Seattle Times: Robert Doud Martin, Sr. In: Condolences. www.legacy.com, November 2, 2012, accessed January 31, 2017 .