Claude Auguste Martin (; 6 February 1930 – 5 December 2017) was a French rower who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

and in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He was born in Paris. In 1952, he was a crew member of the French boat eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed four event. Eight years later, he won the silver medal with the French boat in the coxed four competition. His death was announced on 13 December 2017. He was 87.Mort de Claude Martin (87 ans), l'un des plus grands rameurs français

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1930 births 2017 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers from Paris Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Competitors at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub