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Paul Martin

1901 - 1987

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Paul-René Martin (11 August 1901 – 28 April 1987) was a Swiss middle-distance runner. He was the first Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics, which he did from 1920 to 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Martin is the 848th most popular athlete (up from 2,090th in 2019), the 508th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 686th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paul Martin ranks 848 out of 6,025. Before him are Gabriele Hinzmann, Ernesto Formenti, Ilmar Kullam, Ingrid Auerswald, Jüri Tamm, and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. After him are Gösta Andersson, Antero Kivi, Émile Mercier, Hans Haas, Annette Rogers, and Yvette Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Paul Martin ranks 251. Before him are Rudolf Wetzer, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Suzanne Lilar, Pedro Benítez, René Dubos, and James Dunn. After him are Otto Heckmann, Mickey Marcus, Mildred Davis, Dorothy Hansine Andersen, Heðin Brú, and Marieluise Fleißer. Among people deceased in 1987, Paul Martin ranks 178. Before him are Valentín Paz-Andrade, Ajita Wilson, Hans Gál, Georges Buchard, Galo Plaza, and Arturo Torres Carrasco. After him are Paul Butterfield, C. L. Moore, Robert Preston, Henk Badings, Heðin Brú, and Ernő Goldfinger.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Paul Martin ranks 508 out of 1,015. Before him are Massimo Busacca (1969), Eugeniusz Bodo (1899), Daniel Risch (1978), Rudolf Gnägi (1917), Robert Alt (1927), and Lionel Dunsterville (1865). After him are Mauro Gianetti (1964), Heinz Hermann (1958), Kurt Armbruster (1934), Paul Scherrer (1890), Martin Suter (1948), and Karl Bodmer (1809).

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Among ATHLETES In Switzerland

Among athletes born in Switzerland, Paul Martin ranks 9. Before him are Karl Röderer (1868), Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945), Hermann Barrelet (1879), Joseph Benz (1944), Konrad Stäheli (1931), and Robert Alt (1927). After him are Gottfried Diener (1926), Alfred Neveu (1890), Walter Graf (1937), Georges Trombert (1874), Werner Günthör (1961), and Christine Stückelberger (1947).

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