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Martin Sinković (born 10 November 1989) is a Croatian rower. He is the younger brother of rower Valent Sinković, with whom he won the gold medal in Men's double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He had previously won the silver in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics with his brother, David Šain and Damir Martin.[1]

Martin Sinković

Martin Sinković in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	Croatian
Born	(1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 (age 32) Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	Coxless pair, Double sculls, Quadruple sculls
Club	HAVK Mladost
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Croatia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Double sculls 2020 Tokyo Coxless pair 2012 London Quadruple sculls World Championships 2010 Karapiro Quadruple sculls 2013 Chungjiu Quadruple sculls 2014 Amsterdam Double sculls 2015 Aiguebelette Double sculls 2018 Plovdiv Coxless pair 2019 Ottensheim Coxless pair 2017 Sarasota Coxless pair 2011 Bled Quadruple sculls European Championships 2012 Varese Quadruple sculls 2016 Brandenburg Double sculls 2018 Glasgow Coxless pair 2019 Lucerne Coxless pair 2021 Varese Coxless pair 2022 Munich Double sculls 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Quadruple sculls 2020 Poznan Coxless pair

The Sinković brothers were the first men's double sculls team to go under 6 minutes for their race time.[2]

Martin and Valent have been racing together internationally since 2008.[2] In 2008 they won silver in the double sculls at the under-23s World Championships.[2] In 2009 they, along with David Šain and Damir Martin, won gold in the quadruple sculls at the under-23 World Championships.[2]

He is the world record holder for the 6000 m on the indoor rower 18:05.7 (1:30.4).[3]

Personal life

Martin was married to his wife Manuela in 2013.[4] He is an avid cook.[5]

Rowing career

European championships

Martin first took part in the European championships in their fourth iteration, held in 2010, with his brothers Valent, as well as with David Šain and Damir Martin in the quadruple sculls category. After the 3/4 of the race was rowed, at 1500 meters, they held the fourth position. Over the course of the next 500 meters, they overtook the German and Ukrainian teams, finishing a second behind the Polish team.[6]

They further took part in the 2012 European Rowing Championships as well, likewise competing in the quadruple sculls category. They held the leading position throughout the race, with 2.21 seconds ahead of the second placed team at 1500 meters, and went finished the race 0.92 seconds ahead of the second placed team. The winning time was 6:14.25.[7]

Together with his brother, he competed in the double sculls category during the 2016 European Rowing Championships. They dominated the final race, holding the leading position from the start, with a 2 second lead after 500 meters, and finishing with a 3.68 second lead. Their winning time was 6:56.52.[8]

In the 2018 European Rowing Championships, Valent competed with his brother Martin in the coxless pair category. They were second best for the first three quarters of the race, before taking over in the last 500 meters and finishing first, with a time of 6:26.42.[9] The two brothers continued competing in the coxless pair in the 2019 European Rowing Championships as well, holding the leading position throughout the race, and finishing first with a time of 6:22.46.[10] He and his brother competed in the coxless pair once again during the 2020 European Rowing Championships, finishing in the second place, behind the Romanian Tudosa/Cozmiuc pair.[11]

Olympic games

Together with David Šain, Damir Martin and his brother, he participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the quadruple sculls. The team had no issue qualifying to the final race, coming into it as favorites. However, the German representatives would hold almost a boat lengths lead in the final race, with the Croatian team just barely winning the silver medal, as the Australians finished close behind.[12]

He would change disciplines during the 2016 Summer Olympics, competing in the double sculls, together with his brother. In the final race of the event, the brothers held a narrow lead over the Lithuanian representatives, who overtook them by the 1500 meter mark. They would in turn overtake the Lithuanian team in the final 500 meters of the race, finishing the race first with a time of 6:50.28,[13] 1.11 seconds ahead of the second placed team.[14] Following this victory, the World Rowing Federation would award them the "Team of the Year" award.[15]

Sinković competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics as well, entering the coxless pair event with his brother Valent. The two of them entered the final race as overwhelming favorites to win the gold medal, with a betting coefficient of 1,03. They won with a time of 6:15.29.[16]

World championships

His first appearance in the world championships came at the 2010 World Rowing Championships, when he competed in the quadruple sculls. The Croatian team won the gold medal, finishing with a time of 6:15.78, 1.26 seconds ahead of the second placed team.[17] In the 2011 World Rowing Championships, he won the sole bronze medal of his career, failing to defend his gold medal from the previous year.[18] The same team competed in the 2013 World Rowing Championships, in the same category, finishing with a time of 5:53.57 and winning the gold medal.[19]

During the 2014 World Rowing Championships, he switched to the double sculls, competing together with his brother. The broke the world record in the qualifying race, managing to cover the distance of 2 kilometers in under six minutes (5:59.72). As of 2021 that world best time still stands. In the final race, they finished first.[20] They competed in the same category in the 2015 World Rowing Championships, once again winning the gold medal.[21]

In the 2017 World Rowing Championships, he competed in the coxless pair for the first time in his career, once again with his brother. The pair finished in the second place, winning the silver medal.[22] The two of them competed in the same category in the 2018 World Rowing Championships. They won the gold medal, finishing with a time of 6:14.96, 1.94 seconds ahead of the second placed team.[23] They defended their gold medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships, finishing with a time of 6:42.28.[24]

Martin and Valent Sinković took part in the 2022 World Rowing Championships as well, competing in the double sculls event. They came 4th in the Final, with a time of 6:14.99, over five seconds behind the Gold medal winning team.[25]

Competitions

• 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
• 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's quadruple sculls
• 2010 World Rowing Championships
• 2011 World Rowing Championships
• 2013 World Rowing Championships
• 2014 World Rowing Championships
• 2010 European Rowing Championships
• 2012 European Rowing Championships

References

External links

• Martin Sinković at World Rowing
• Martin Sinković at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Martin Sinković

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[fr] Martin Sinković

Martin Sinković, né le 10 novembre 1989 à Zagreb, est un rameur croate qui pratique l'aviron.

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[it] Martin Sinković

Martin Sinković (Zagabria, 10 novembre 1989) è un canottiere croato, vincitore della medaglia d'oro nel 2 di coppia a Rio de Janeiro 2016 insieme al fratello Valent.

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[ru] Синкович, Мартин

Мартин Синкович (хорв. Martin Sinković, род. 10 ноября 1989[1][2], Загреб) — хорватский гребец, двукратный олимпийский чемпион Игр (2016 и 2020), серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2012, пятикратный чемпион мира.

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