Martin Bremer

Martin Bremer (born 19 March 1970) is a German former long-distance runner who competed in distances from 5000 metres to the marathon. He competed in the 1990s and represented Germany twice internationally, running at the 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and taking a 5000 m bronze at the 1994 IAAF World Cup.[1]

For the German footballer, see Martin Bremer (footballer).

Born in Dortmund, he was a member of LG Bayer Leverkusen until the end of 1994, at which point he was banned from the sport for two years after a positive doping test for excess testosterone.[2] In his professional career he ran in several road running competitions. His greatest achievement on the roads was a win at the Frankfurt Marathon, which he did in 1996 in a time of 2:13:38 hours.[3]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Boston, United States 121st Senior race 39:24
1994 IAAF World Cup London, United Kingdom 3rd 5000 m 13:33.57

References
  1. IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-21.
  2. Reich der Mittel. Der Spiegel (1994-12-05). Retrieved on 2016-04-21.
  3. Martin Bremer. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-04-21.
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