Joseph Martinez

Joseph Martinez (born 1878, date of death unknown) was an Algerian-French gymnast. He competed in the men's individual all-around event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[5]

Joseph Martinez
Personal information
Country representedFrance
Born1878
Oran, Algeria
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
1903 AntwerpTeam[1]
1903 AntwerpAll-around[2]
1903 AntwerpRings[2]
1903 AntwerpParallel Bars[2]
1903 AntwerpHorizontal Bar[2]
1905 BordeauxTeam[1]
1905 BordeauxParallel Bars[2]
1905 BordeauxHorizontal Bar[3]
1909 LuxembourgTeam[1]
1909 LuxembourgParallel Bars[2]
1909 LuxembourgHorizontal Bar[4]

Martinez was the first-ever All-Around Champion in the sport of Artistic Gymnastics at the first-ever World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1903. He continued to compete at the next few World Championships winning many more medals for his team and for himself, individually.[6]

References
  1. "MenuHistoricalMedallists". web.archive.org. 9 October 2016.
  2. "MenuHistoricalMedallists". web.archive.org.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009182832/http://iis.siccsports.com/Sports/Medals/Details?id=GA121N10&lang=en
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009182832/http://iis.siccsports.com/Sports/Medals/Details?id=GA121N10&lang=en
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Martinez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. "Joseph Martinez". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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