Martin Karl

{{Short description|German rower (1911–1942)}}

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| birth_date = 3 June 1911

| birth_place = Würzburg, German Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|1942|3|1|1911|6|3|df=y}}

| death_place = Mikhaylovka, Volgograd Oblast, Soviet Union

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| sport = Rowing

| club = Würzburger RV Bayern

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{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry| {{flag|Nazi Germany}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold| 1936 Berlin|Coxless four}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Rowing Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1934 Lucerne | Coxless four }}

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Martin Karl (3 June 1911 – 1 March 1942) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxless four competition. He was killed during WWII while serving on the Eastern Front.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Martin Karl |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/martin-karl-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222403/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/martin-karl-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 10 May 2018 }}{{Cite web | title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | accessdate=10 May 2018 }}