Gerry Martina

Gerry Martina (February 5, 1928 – April 1990) was a Dublin member of the 1956 and 1960 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 Drogheda United in the 1950s and the League of Ireland XI team in the 1960s.

Career

Martina was a rugby player before competing in wrestling. After competing in the Olympics, he was a masseur for Ireland's football team.[1]

Sources
  • DUFC A Claret and Blue History by Brian Whelan (2010)

References
  1. "Of gold, silver and bronze". Irish TImes. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

Gerry Martina at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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