[4] Two weeks before the 1928 Summer Olympics, Martin ran 800 metres in 1:50.6, breaking Otto Peltzer's world record by a full second.

[5][7] He did make the Olympic final, but was never a major factor in the race[5] and finished sixth in a time of 1:54.6,[2] clearly slower than the 1:53.0 he ran in the semi-finals.

[2] Martin finished second behind Tommy Hampson in the 880 yards event at the 1930 AAA Championships.

[2] Martin was one of the pacemakers when Jules Ladoumègue set his world record at 1500 metres.

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