Gerry Martina
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Gerry Martina (5 February 1928 – 3 April 1990) was a
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member of the
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Irish Olympic wrestling teams, finishing a notable 4th in the Men's Light-Heavyweight Freestyle category in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia. Martina also won the British Senior male Light-Heavyweight Freestyle championship in 1956. He trained
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in the 1950s and the
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team in the 1960s. Martina was a rugby player before competing in wrestling. After competing in the Olympics, he was a masseur for Ireland's football team.


Sources

* ''DUFC A Claret and Blue History'' by Brian Whelan (2010)


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Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Irish male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Ireland 1990 deaths Date of death unknown Place of death missing Sports masseurs {{Ireland-wrestling-bio-stub