Damir Martin


Country
Birth date
Age
14/07/1988 
24
Height
Weight
Gender
188 cm / 6'2" 
94 kg / 207 lbs 
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Sport
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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
1Quadruple Sculls2010Hamilton, NZL6:15.78
3Quadruple Sculls2011Bled, SLO5:42.82
4Quadruple Sculls2009Poznan, POL5:41.06
World Cup
1Quadruple Sculls2012Munich, GER5:56.22
1Quadruple Sculls2012Munich, GER5:56.22
1Quadruple Sculls2012Lucerne, SUI5:42.42
1Quadruple Sculls2012Lucerne, SUI5:42.42
1Quadruple Sculls2012Belgrade, SRB5:46.73
1Quadruple Sculls2012Belgrade, SRB5:46.73
1Quadruple Sculls2011Hamburg, GER5:50.10
1Quadruple Sculls2010Lucerne, SUI5:47.24
1Quadruple Sculls2010Munich, GER5:49.91
1Quadruple Sculls2010Bled, SLO5:51.49
1Quadruple Sculls2009Munich, GER6:02.21
2Quadruple Sculls2011Munich, GER5:46.35

Occupation

Student

Education

University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CRO

Language(s) spoken

Croatian, English, German

Club name

Tresnjevka VK, Zagreb, CRO

Coach

Dragutin Milinkovic; Kresimir Petrovic; Nikola Bralic (CRO) (rowingone.com, 06 May 2012)

Other sports

His mother and grandfather were both national rowing champions. (vecernji.hr, 07 Nov 2010)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He began rowing at the age of 11. (worldrowing.com, 01 May 2012)

Reason for taking up this sport
Because of family tradition. His grandfather, father, mother and brother were all keen rowers. (panorama-vukovar.hr, 21 Nov 2010)

Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (gol.dnevnik.hr, 12 Nov 2010)

Training
"Rowing is a very complex sport, and we have a lot of work in place throughout the year. Trainings are varied and include gym, running along the bank, cross country, very long tours on bicycles. We have 12 workouts a week." (zdravakrava.hr, 23 Nov 2010)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning the gold medal at the 2010 Rowing World Cup in Quadruple Skulls. (panorama-vukovar.hr, 21 Nov 2010)

General
WAR EXPERIENCE
He moved to Zagreb from Vukovar as a refugee in 1991 after the fall of the city in the Croatian War of Independence. "I hope to return to Vukovar when my career ends," he said. "When the war started I was only three years old. With my mother and brother, I was in the basement until the 19th of November 1991 when we were exiled. I do not remember any time spent in the basement, but I know that mum was [frightened], because my brother and I were very small." (panorama-vukovar.hr, 21 Nov 2010)


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