| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| World Equestrian Games | ||||
| 4 | Eventing Team | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| 10 | Eventing Individual | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
Hobbies
Gambling and weightlifting. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2005)
Occupation
Athlete, Horse Trainer
Education
Equine Science, New South Wales, AUS
Family
Wife Silva
Language(s) spoken
English
Coach
Mark Phillips [national] (GBR) (examiner.com, 04 Jul 2012)
Other sports
His wife Silva is a Grand Prix dressage rider who is originally from Germany but now competes for the United States. (boydandsilvamartin.com, 15 Aug 2011) Both his parents competed at the 1968 Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble. His mother, Toy, represented the United States in speed skating and his father, Ross, represented Australia in cross country skiing. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2005)
Debut
1998 for Australia, CCI*** (New Zealand) (Athlete, 29 Jul 2005)
Injuries
At a three day event in Melbourne in 1993, he cartwheeled his horse, Starky, on national television and broke his collar bone in five places. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2005)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up the sport at age 14 in Terrey Hills, Australia. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2005; nbcolympics.com, 25 May 2012)
Reason for taking up this sport
The town he grew up in, Terrey Hills, was populated with families that rode horses. (nbcolympics.com, 25 May 2012)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Facebook, 15 Aug 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning the 2003 Adelaide CCI**** riding True Blue Toozac. (boydandsilvamartin.com, 24 Aug 2010)
Most influential person in career
Gold medallist and former trainer Phillip Dutton. (nbcolympics.com, 25 May 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Without struggle there is no progress" - Martin Luther King. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2005)
Awards
He was named The Chronicle of the Horse's 2010 Eventing Horseman of the Year. (chronofhorse.com, 14 Feb 2011)
In 2009 he was named the United States Eventing Association's [USEA] Preliminary Rider of the Year. (boydandsilvamartin.com, 15 Aug 2011)
General
FROM AUSTRALIA TO THE UNITED STATES
He relocated to the United States from Australia in 2007. A holder of dual-citizenship, he began competing for the United States in 2009. "I have made my life and career using the system provided by the United States Eventing Association, so I decided it was time to give something back to the country that supplied me with my career. I also felt like I owed something to the Americans who have let me ride such wonderful horses. Americans are very patriotic, and I know the owners would one day like their horses to represent their country." (pennsylvaniaequestrian.com, 24 Aug 2010)
BUSINESS
He and wife Silva operate their business Windurra USA out of Phillip and Evie Dutton's True Prospect Farm in West Grove, Pennsylvania. (boydandsilvamartin.com, 15 Aug 2011)
FIRE
In May 2011 a fire destroyed the barn he rented at the True Prospect Farm in West Grove, Pennsylvania. Six of his 11 horses died as a result, while the five surviving horses received treatment at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center. The cause of the fire was believed to be an electrical fault and firefighters took two hours to get the blaze under control. During the fire, Martin fought through firemen to enter the barn and save five horses, including his prized Neville Bardos. (horsetalk.co.nz, 01 Jun 2011; nbcolympics.com, 25 May 2012)
