Martin Sinković

Martin Sinković (born 10 November 1989) is a Croatian rower. He is the younger brother of rower Valent Sinković, with whom he won the gold medal in Men's double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He had previously won the silver in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics with his brother, David Šain and Damir Martin.[1]

Martin Sinković
Martin Sinković in 2012
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989
Zagreb, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
CountryCroatia
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless pair, Double sculls, Quadruple sculls
ClubMladost HA VK

The Sinković brothers were the first men's double sculls team to go under 6 minutes for their race time.[2]

Martin and Valent have been racing together internationally since 2008.[2] In 2008 they won silver in the double sculls at the under-23s World Championships.[2] In 2009 they, along with David Šain and Damir Martin, won gold in the quadruple sculls at the under-23 World Championships.[2]

He is the world record holder for the 6000 m on the indoor rower 18:05.7 (1:30.4).[3]

Personal life

Martin was married to his wife Manuela in 2013.[4] He is an avid cook.[5]

Rowing career

European championships

Martin first took part in the European championships in their fourth iteration, held in 2010, with his brothers Valent, as well as with David Šain and Damir Martin in the quadruple sculls category. After the 3/4 of the race was rowed, at 1500 meters, they held the fourth position. Over the course of the next 500 meters, they overtook the German and Ukrainian teams, finishing a second behind the Polish team.[6]

They further took part in the 2012 European Rowing Championships as well, likewise competing in the quadruple sculls category. They held the leading position throughout the race, with 2.21 seconds ahead of the second placed team at 1500 meters, and went finished the race 0.92 seconds ahead of the second placed team. The winning time was 6:14.25.[7]

Together with his brother, he competed in the double sculls category during the 2016 European Rowing Championships. They dominated the final race, holding the leading position from the start, with a 2 second lead after 500 meters, and finishing with a 3.68 second lead. Their winning time was 6:56.52.[8]

In the 2018 European Rowing Championships, Valent competed with his brother Martin in the coxless pair category. They were second best for the first three quarters of the race, before taking over in the last 500 meters and finishing first, with a time of 6:26.42.[9] The two brothers continued competing in the coxless pair in the 2019 European Rowing Championships as well, holding the leading position throughout the race, and finishing first with a time of 6:22.46.[10] He and his brother competed in the coxless pair once again during the 2020 European Rowing Championships, finishing in the second place, behind the Romanian Tudosa/Cozmiuc pair.[11]

Competitions
Rowing the final (right boat) of the Quadruple sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

References
  1. "2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – London, GBR – (M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. "Valent SINKOVIC - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. "World Records". #Concept2.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. Morić, Danijela-Ana. "Olimpijci braća Sinković na odmoru sa ženama i medaljama". tportal.hr. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. "Braća Sinković: 'U kuhinji se dobro snalazimo'". story.hr. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. Hina. "Četverac na pariće srebrni, Kešerac i Anić bronćane". tportal.hr. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. "Braća Sinković europski prvaci, Martin srebrni!". tportal.hr. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. "BRANDENBURG: Braća Sinković, Radonić i Martin u finalu". objektivno.hr. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. Delač, Hrvoje. "Braća Sinković osvojila zlatnu medalju na Europskom prvenstvu". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. "SJAJNA VIJEST IZ LUZERNA: Braća Martin i Valent Sinković ponovno zlatni – dominantna obrana naslova europskih prvaka". fenix-magazin.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. "Sinkovići srebrni na Europskom prvenstvu". radio101.hr. Retrieved 7 February 2021.


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