Albert Martin (sailor)

{{Short description|Scottish sailor}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

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Albert Martin was a Scottish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club at the 1908 Summer Olympics at Hunters Quay and won a gold medal in the 12 metre class.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/albert-martin-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042107/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/albert-martin-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Albert Martin |accessdate=31 January 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62915|title=Albert Martin |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=7 April 2021}}

He was a crew member of the Scottish boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.{{cite book |last=Cook |first=Theodore Andrea |year=1908 |title=The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report |publisher=British Olympic Association |location=London |url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf |access-date=21 October 2018 |archive-date=16 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116164837/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf |url-status=dead }}