Joseph Martinez

Joseph Martinez
Martinez in 1909
Personal information
Born1878
Oran, French Algeria
DiedUnknown
Gymnastics career
Country represented
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1903 AntwerpTeam
Gold medal – first place1903 AntwerpAll-around
Gold medal – first place1903 AntwerpRings
Gold medal – first place1903 AntwerpParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place1903 AntwerpHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place1905 BordeauxTeam
Gold medal – first place1905 BordeauxParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place1905 BordeauxHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place1909 LuxembourgTeam
Gold medal – first place1909 LuxembourgParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place1909 LuxembourgHorizontal Bar

Joseph Martinez (born 1878, date of death unknown) was an Algerian-French gymnast. He competed in the men's individual all-around event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Joseph Martinez is officially recognized by both the FIG (the official governing body of the sport of Artistic Gymnastics) and USAG (the official governing body of the sport of Artistic gymnastics within the USA) as the 1903 World All-Around Champion in the sport of Artistic gymnastics.

Martinez attended the international gymnastics tournament in Antwerp the international gymnastics tournament in Antwerp in 1903. As a result of the retrospective awarding of scoring for individual performances when these started to be recognised after 1922, Martinez's performance at the 1903 tournament is scored as the best all-round performance.

References

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  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Martinez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ↑ The Story Goes On: 125 Ans/Years Federation Internationale Gymnastique 1881-2006 (PDF) (in French and English). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 61.
  6. ↑ "Event History > World Championships – Men's Past Champions". usagym.org. Indianapolis, IN, USA: USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Joseph Martinez". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.