Stephen Martin (field hockey)
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Olympic medal record | |||
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Bronze | 1984 Los Angeles | Team Competition | |
Gold | 1988 Seoul | Team Competition |
Stephen Martin (born April 13, 1959) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he secured the bronze medal with his team. He captained the Great Britain team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona before moving into sports administration.
Martin left his post with the British Olympic Association in October 2005 to become the first chief executive of the Olympic Council of Ireland. The Ulsterman played a key role in London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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