Logan Martin OAM (born 22 November 1993) is an Australian professional Dirt and Park Freestyle BMX rider.[2][3][4][5] In 2021, Martin won the gold medal in the inaugural Men's BMX freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1993 Logan Reserve, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional BMX Athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kimberley Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | BMX freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| YouTube information | |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Subscribers | 28.4 thousand[1] |
| Total views | 1.88 million[1] |
Last updated: 2 May 2023 | |
Career
editMartin was only 12 years old when he first tried Freestyle BMX at his local park.[6] In 2012 he traveled overseas for the first time and won his first international competition.[7]
Martin debuted at the X-Games by taking Park silver at Austin 2016—the first rookie to score a BMX Park medal since Brazilian Diogo Canina in 2008.
In the 2022 Australia Day Honours Martin was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[8]
2020 Olympics
editIn July 2021, Martin took part in the first ever BMX Freestyle competition at the Summer Olympics. In the seeding round, he was the only cyclist to score above 90 points and clinched the last start order in the finals. Martin scored 93.30 in the first final run, combining backflips, front flips and 540 flares, and went into the top spot.[9] As no other competitors surpassed him in the second run, he won the gold medal which was the first for Australia in cycling since 2012.[10] In the second run Martin missed a pedal and spent the rest of his run fist pumping to the audience.[9]
2024 Olympics
editIn June 2024, Martin qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. While he was finalising his Games preparation in Belgium, he had personal items stolen when thieves broke into a van in Brussels.[11] At the Olympics, Martin qualified for the final with the third-best score. But the next day he clipped the edge of a jump on a trick before the end of the first run and landed heavily after a double flare and rode out in the second run. Martin finished ninth and last in the final.
Competitive history
editAll results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 7th, 2024
Olympic Games
edit| Event | Freestyle Park |
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 2020 Tokyo
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Gold |
 2024 Paris
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9th |
UCI Cycling World Championships
edit| Event | Freestyle Park |
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 2017 Chengdu
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Gold |
| 2018 Chengdu
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— |
| 2019 Chengdu
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Silver |
| 2021 Montpellier
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Gold |
 2022 Abu Dhabi
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6th |
 2023 Glasgow
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Silver |
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
edit| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
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| 2022 | MON 2 |
BRU 2 |
GOL 1 |
1 | 2800 | |
| 2023 | DIR 1 |
MON 1 |
BRU 3 |
BAZ 1 |
1 | 3820 |
| 2024 | ENO 2 |
MON — |
SHA |
3 | 900 |
Personal life
editIn 2017, Martin moved to the Gold Coast.[12] In 2019, he built his own competition-sized (30 by 15-metre) BMX park in his backyard after his local training facility closed, at a cost of $70,000.[13] This meant that during the COVID-19 pandemic related lockdowns, he was able to remain training without leaving his property.[14] Martin had his first child, Noah Alexander, with partner Kimberley in 2019.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "About Logan Martin". YouTube.
- ^ "Logan Martin's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Meet Logan Martin, the tattooed father who is cycling BMX freestyle's world champ rider". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ de Jong, Bart (29 December 2017). "My 2017: Logan Martin (AUS)". FatBMX. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Cycling Team | Logan Martin". Australian Cycling Team. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Martin, Logan (18 October 2022). Logan Martin: Journey to Gold. Penguin Group Australia. ISBN 978-1-76014-635-1.
- ^ "Logan Martin". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Australia Day Honours List" (PDF). The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "The $70k bet Aussie BMX star put on himself to win historic Olympic gold". Fox Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Sam (1 August 2021). "Logan Martin wins BMX freestyle gold in historic Olympics moment". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Wu, David (25 July 2024). "Australian BMX star Logan Martin loses some personal items after thieves broke into van in Belgium ahead of Paris Olympics". www.skynews.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "The Gold Coast claims the first Olympic gold medal for BMX Freestyle". We Are Gold Coast. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Olympic hopeful builds Freestyle BMX park in own backyard". www.abc.net.au. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Martin Logan". Pannonian Challenge XXII. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Logan Martin on Instagram: "Hes So Perfect 😍😍 Noah Alexander Martin. Born this morning 13/05/19 at 10:23am via C-section. 6.8 pounds and 51cm long. @k_castel did so…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
External links
edit- Logan Martin at Olympics.com
- Logan Martin at Olympedia
- Logan Martin at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Logan Martin at the X Games (archive)
