Biography
Eamonn Martin (born 9 October 1958 in Basildon, Essex) is a former elite long distance runner from England. The most recent British male winner of the London Marathon, he ran 10:10:50 to win the 1993 race in a sprint finish against the Mexican athlete Isidro Rico. That race was Martin’s debut marathon. He went on to win the Chicago Marathon in 1995 (2:11:18).
As a junior, Eamonn Martin won a national title at the English schools cross-country championships in 1973 ahead of runner-up Steve Ovett.[1] He went on to compete at the top level in track, cross country, and road racing. He won the 10,000 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in a time of 28:08.56. He was the National Cross-Country Champion in 1984 and 1992, he won the Belfast International Cross Country race in 1991, and he is the current English Cross-Country team manager.
Eamonn then took up tennis, and found it very easily to adapt too and admits if he played at a younger age, it wouldn't have taken 77 years for another Wimbledon grand slam winner, touch tennis is next on his list and adding another trophy to the cabinet shouldn't be an issue
eamonn had this to say "apparently the goat in this sport isn't me??? Well when I find out exactly who it is, they'll soon hand over the honor of that title! What a fool!"