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.[4]

Joseph Martinez
Martinez in 1909
Personal information
Country representedFrance
Born1878
Oran, French Algeria
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1903 Antwerp Team[1]
Gold medal – first place 1903 Antwerp All-around[2]
Gold medal – first place 1903 Antwerp Rings[2]
Gold medal – first place 1903 Antwerp Parallel Bars[2]
Gold medal – first place 1903 Antwerp Horizontal Bar[2]
Gold medal – first place 1905 Bordeaux Team[1]
Gold medal – first place 1905 Bordeaux Parallel Bars[2]
Silver medal – second place 1905 Bordeaux Horizontal Bar[3]
Gold medal – first place 1909 Luxembourg Team[1]
Gold medal – first place 1909 Luxembourg Parallel Bars[2]
Gold medal – first place 1909 Luxembourg Horizontal Bar[3]

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.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "MenuHistoricalMedallists". 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "MenuHistoricalMedallists". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "MenuHistoricalMedallists". 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Joseph Martinez". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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