MARTIN Raymond

United States of America

Date of Birth: 2 Jan 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T52

Place of birth: JERSEY CITY, NJ

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : UNITED STATES

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T52	1
	Men's 400m - T52	2
	Men's 1500m - T52	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T52 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T52 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 1500m - T52 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T52 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	1500m - T52	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:40.63
1	400m - T52	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	58.42
1	100m - T52	2012	London, GBR	17.02
1	Men's 200m T52	2012	London, GBR	30.25
1	400m - T52	2012	London, GBR	58.54
1	Men's 800m T52	2012	London, GBR	2:00.34
2	100m - T52	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	17.25
World Championships
1	100m - T52	2019	Dubai, UAE	16.88
1	100m - T52	2017	London, GBR	16.83
1	100m - T52	2015	Doha, QAT	17.36
1	1500m - T52	2015	Doha, QAT	3:49.41
1	100m - T52	2013	Lyon, FRA	17.46
1	1500m - T52	2013	Lyon, FRA	3:51.28
1	Men's 200m T52	2013	Lyon, FRA	31.48
1	400m - T52	2013	Lyon, FRA	59.85
1	Men's 800m T52	2013	Lyon, FRA	1:59.52
2	1500m - T52	2017	London, GBR	3:47.04
2	400m - T52	2017	London, GBR	57.31
3	400m - T52	2019	Dubai, UAE	1:00.35

Ray (tswaa.com, 28 Sep 2011)

Going to concerts, playing video games. (teamusa.org, 15 Nov 2019; Twitter profile, 06 Dec 2020)

Occupation:

Human Movement Studies - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

2011 for United States (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

He first learned to race in his wheelchair in 1999 at age five at school in Jersey City, NJ, United States of America. He got his own specialised racing chair at age 10, and began training for international competition in 2010 at the Paralympic Club in Bayonne, NJ, United States of America. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017; paralympic.org, 20 Feb 2016; hudsonreporter.com, 27 Jan 2013;)

He first tried a racing chair at age five, and was immediately hooked. "I remember feeling really excited because I had this old clunky chair that weighed 30 pounds and I just wasn't very mobile. Then I got into a racing chair and it felt totally different. It felt like I could actually do something that all the other kids were doing. I remember being excited every day." (paralympic.org, 20 Feb 2016)

To pursue a career as a physician's assistant. (teamusa.org, 15 Nov 2019; Twitter profile, 06 Dec 2020)

US long distance wheelchair racer Amanda McGrory. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Coach Adam Bleakney. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Philosophy:

"Pace aggressively." (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

He was named 2011/12 Paralympic Sports Male Athlete of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee [USOC] as a result of his performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. He won the award again for the 2012/13 season. (USOC, 24 Oct 2013; paralympic.org, 18 Sep 2012)

General Interest

Classification
T52, F53 (IPC, 05 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion (hudsonreporter.com, 27 Jan 2013)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with a congenital condition called Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a skeleto-muscular impairment that restricts the movement in his joints. The condition affects his legs, fingers, feet and wrists. (hudsonreporter.com, 27 Jan 2013; abs-cbnnews.com, 10 Jul 2012; nj.com, 04 Oct 2011)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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