Brian Martin (luger)

Brian Martin
Medal record
Luge
Olympic Games
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Men's doubles
Bronze 1998 Nagano Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver 2004 Nagano Mixed team
Silver 2005 Park City Mixed team
Bronze 1999 Königssee Men's doubles
Bronze 2000 St. Moritz Men's doubles
Bronze 2001 Calgary Mixed team
Bronze 2004 Nagano Men's doubles
Bronze 2005 Park City Men's doubles
Bronze 2007 Igls Men's doubles
Bronze 2009 Lake Placid Men's doubles

Brian Martin (born January 19, 1974 in Palo Alto, California) is an American luger who competed from 1990 to 2010. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 2002 and a bronze in 1998.

Martin also won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Mixed team: 2004, 2005) and seven bronzes (Men's doubles: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009; Mixed team: 2001).

Martin won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title three times (1997-8, 1998-9, 2002-3).

He announced his retirement on 17 March 2010.[1]

References

  1. [http://www.fil-luge.org/News-Detail.155.0.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=11625&tx_ttnews[backPid]=307&cHash=30add1b1c3 The most decorated athletes ever to race for USA Luge.] at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (17 March 2010 article accessed 18 March 2010.)