 Paul Martin
Below the Knee Amputee Stats: Current Home: Natick, MA
Occupation: Athlete, Speaker, Author
Sports: Running, Cycling, Triathlon Paul Martin has completed 10 Ironman Triathlon competitions, twice winning the physically challenged division at the world championships in Hawaii. He holds the world record for leg amputees for the Olympic distance triathlon. He not only competes in the grueling sport of triathlon, he also came home from Athens with a silver medal and a bronze medal as a member of the US Paralympic Cycling Team and won the world championships in 2002. Paul once held the national record in the 5K and half-marathon, and is a former member of both the US Amputee Hockey Team and the US Disabled Alpine Ski Team. Paul has published his memoirs under the title One Man’s Leg and is the founder of the online coaching company, Amplitude Multisport. Paul’s website is: www.onemansleg.com Highlights:
2007, 2005 Ironman Coeur d’Alene; 2004, 2002 Ironman USA; 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998 Hawaiian Ironman 2001 Ironman Malaysia 2001 Ironman Europe
1997-98, 2001, 2005-07 USA Triathlon Olympic Distance National Champion
2007 Eagleman 70.3 (Half Ironman) – Personal Best, 4:41:44
1998-2006 Member of the US Paralympic Cycling Team
2005, 2001, 1998 International Triathlon Union (ITU) lower extremity amputee World Champion 1997, 1999, and 2002 Silver medalist
2005 Bolder Boulder 10K road race – 39:18, personal best
2005 Ironman Coeur d’Alene – Personal Best and leg amputee World Record, 10:09:17
2005 ESPN’s Espy Awards Nominee for “Best Male Athlete with a Disability
2005 Challenged Athletes Foundation’s (CAF) “Most Inspirational Athlete.”
2004 Competitor Magazine’s Endurance Awards “Challenged Athlete of the Year.”
2004 Paralympic Cycling Team – Silver in the team sprint, bronze in the individual pursuit
2004 Silver Strand Half Marathon/Leg Amputee National Championships – Silver with a Personal Best of 1:28:04
2004 Boston Marathon – Personal Best, 3:24:49
2002 Disabled Cycling Time Trial World Champion
2001-04 Member of the US Amputee Hockey Team
2001 First leg amputee to participate in an expedition length adventure race – Expedition BVI
2000 Paralympic Cycling Team – 4th in the kilo, 6th in the pursuit, and 7th in the road race
1998-99 Member of the US Disabled Alpine Ski Team
1999 First challenged athlete to complete The Double – Ironman Hawaii followed by the XTERRA World Championships a week later in Maui
1998 IPC Disabled Cycling World Championships – Bronze in the road race, 4th in the time trial 1997 US Olympic Committee’s Disabled Athlete of the Year Goals: Paralympic Medalist in Cycling, Bejing, 2008 Live Life Without Limitations! |
