Eamonn Martin

Eamonn Thomas Martin (born 9 October 1958 in Basildon, Essex)[1] is an English former elite long distance runner.

Martin is the most recent British male winner of the London Marathon, having won the 1993 race in a sprint finish against the Mexican athlete Isidro Rico in a time of 2:10:50.

As a junior, Martin won a national title at the English Schools Athletics Association Cross-Country Championships in 1973 ahead of runner-up Steve Ovett.

He was the National Cross-Country Champion in 1984 and 1992 and he won the Belfast International Cross Country race in 1991.

[3] He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, winning a gold medal in the 10,000 metres event in a time of 28:08.56.