Grimmette & Martin
(Senior National Team)

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Mark Grimmette 09-10Mark Grimmette
Front Driver
DOB: Jan. 23, 1971
Height / Weight: 6’1", 198 lbs. (1 meter 85; 90.2 kg)
Born in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Resides in Muskegon, Mich.
Brian Martin 09-10Brian Martin
Back Driver
DOB: Jan. 19, 1974
Height / Weight: 5’8", 160 lbs. (1 meter, 73; 72.5 kg)
Born in Palo Alto, CA
Resides in Palo Alto, CA

Personal /Career Info:

Best-Ever Results

  • USA Luge’s all-time leaders in int’l medals won,65, including Olympic, World Championship, World Cup & Challenge Cup (20-17-27)
  • 2002 XIX Winter Olympic silver medalists, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • 1998 XVIII Winter Olympic bronze medalists, Nagano, Japan
  • Three-time overall World Cup Champions (1998, 1999 & 2003), 2000 overall World Cup bronze medalists
  • 11 World Cup wins gives them the all-time USA Luge lead for career victories
  • Six-time world championship bronze medalists (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005 2007 & 2009)
  • Two-time consecutive overall Challenge Cup silver medalists (2000 & 2001)
  • Two-time consecutive Challenge Cup champions (2002 & 2003)
  • Two-time world championship team event silver medalists (2004 & 2005)
  • 2000 Winter Goodwill Games champions
  • Four-time Verizon North American champions (2000-2002 & 2004)
  • Verizon U.S. National champions (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 & 2007)
  • 2009 Norton U.S. National Champions
  • Bronze medalists at the 41st World Championships (Lake Placid, N.Y.)

2009-2010 Results

  • 2009-2010 World Cup Results: 8th, 18th, 15th, 13th, 11th, 4th, 7th, 11th
  • Team Relay:3rd, 5th
  • Challenge Cup: 4th, 8th, 10th

Fun Facts

  • Mark has two sisters (Karrie and Fawn) and one brother (Rickie)
  • Mark’s hobbies include woodworking, swimming, hiking, working on his house, working on his yard, reading and gardening
  • Mark’s favorite movie is the original "Star Wars"
  • Brian was the captain of his cross-country running team at Gunn High School (Palo Alto, Calif.). He also played soccer and swam for the varsity teams
  • Brian’s first part-time job was a lifeguard
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Brian Martin, January 2009
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Bronze #6 - Grimmette and Martin, Worlds 2009
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L to R: Gordy Sheer, Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson, Erin Hamlin and Mark
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Mark Grimmette and Brian Matin have 11 World Cup wins
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Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin Race in 2007 Challenge Cup Finale.
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Grimmette and Martin Win 2007 Worlds Bronze
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Mark and Brian, World Championship training. Feb. 3, 2009
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Brian, Erin Hamlin, Mark and Gordy Sheer at the 2009 Norton-United Way event
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Mark Testing at the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel Facility
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Mark Grimmette Sign Autographs
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Mark and Brian Exit curve 8 during World Championship training. Feb. 4 '09
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Mark in the mountains of Liechtenstein, 08/09
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Mark at the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel Facility
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Mark and Brian race in World Cup 8. Cesana, Italy, Jan. 30, 2010
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Mark and Brian in Curve 14, Sigulda, Dec. 08
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Grimmette and Martin post-race, Cesana 2009
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Grimmette/Martin with Erin Hamlin and Bengt Walden
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Mark at the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel, pre-Olympic test, 2/4/10
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Mark and Brian race in World Cup 8. Cesana, Italy, Jan. 30, 2010
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Brian sliding as Cargo Man, his alter ego

 

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