Damir Martin

Damir Martin (born 14 July 1988) is a Croatian rower. He is a three-time Olympic medallist and won silver medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, and a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics. Martin is also a two-time world champion (2010, 2013), a two-time European champion (2015, 2016), and a twelve-time World Rowing Cup champion. He won the gold medal at the World U23 Championships in 2009 and 2010. Martin is currently a member of rowing club VK Croatia, and has previously been a member of clubs Zagreb and Trešnjevka.

Early life Martin was born in the city of Vukovar. He comes from a family of rowers, with his parents and grandfather being rowers, in addition to rowing being a traditional sport in Vukovar. At the age of three, Martin was forced to leave his hometown with his mother Dubravka and older brother Stanislav due to the Siege of Vukovar, while his father Boris stayed and fought. In 2017, he placed second at the European Championships in Račice. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Martin won the bronze medal in the men's single sculls event. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and placed eleventh in the men's single sculls event.