Hermann Martens (16 April 1877 in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

– 1916) was a German

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. He won the silver medal together with his teammates

Karl Neumer Karl Neumer (23 February 1887 – 16 May 1984) was a German track cyclist. At the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the individual sprint and a silver in the team pursuit. He also competed in the 5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre ...

Max Götze Max Götze (13 October 1880 – 29 October 1944) was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Rudolf Katzer, and Hermann Martens in the team pursu ...

, and Rudolf Katzer in the team pursuit. He also competed in the 660 yards sprint, in the

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race, in the 20 kilometres, and in the 1000 metre sprint, but was always eliminated in the first round. He also participated in the 100 kilometres race, but was not able to finish the race. In the tandem event together with Alwin Boldt he was also dropped out in the first round.

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1877 births 1916 deaths German male cyclists German track cyclists Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic cyclists of Germany Cyclists from Berlin Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub