Martin Hawkins

Martin Hawkins ( Martin William Hawkins; * February 20, 1888, † October 27, 1959 in Portland, Oregon) was an American track and field athlete, who specializes in the 110 meters hurdles. He was born in Sweden; his original surname was Håkansson.

Hawkins first appeared in 1911 with a time of 15.4 seconds in appearance. The following year, 1912, he participated in the excretions for the Olympic Games in Stockholm. In addition to his special discipline, he took up in the javelin, although he had placed at the state championships in any of these disciplines. About the hurdle track, he finished second in 15.6 seconds, prompting the Olympic ticket. However, in the javelin he scored only modest 40,75 m, with whom he would have been as a chance in Stockholm as the reigning champion Harry Lott, who won the precipitates having the record distance of 50.63 meters. So he just took off on the 110 m hurdles. After deciding its pros and semi-final run in 16.1 and 15.7 seconds respectively for himself, he won the finals with his personal best time of 15.3 s the bronze medal behind his compatriots Fred Kelly ( 15.1 s ) and James Wendell ( 15.2 s ).

Martin Hawkins was 1.75 m tall, weighed 68 kg and was launched for the Multnomah AC in Portland. A graduate of the University of Oregon worked, after finishing his sports career as a lawyer and as a judge.