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Martin Gillingham (born 9 September 1963, inLeicester)[1] is an English sports commentator and journalist. He commentates onrugby union for various broadcasters includingSky Sports,BT Sport,ITV,SuperSport, andSetanta Ireland, and on athletics forEurosport.
He was educated at theRoyal Grammar School, High Wycombe, later dropped out ofHarvard University in the United States, before going toCarnegie College inLeeds.
In 1984, he won the AAA 400m hurdles title and was selected for the Olympic Games inLos Angeles. Three years later he competed in the same event at theIAAF World Championships inRome. His best time was 49.82sec which he set in finishing third behindEdwin Moses andKriss Akabusi in a Grand Prix meeting at Crystal Palace, London in July 1987.
In 1992, he moved to South Africa to be the athletics and Olympics correspondent for the Johannesburg Sunday Times. He later became a talkshow host on radio station Capetalk inCape Town.
In 2003, he returned to England after which he worked for five years onBBC Radio Five Live presenting sports bulletins and reporting on rugby matches and had a brief stint as a presenter on Talksport. He is now heard as a rugby commentator on the Heineken Cup and the United Rugby Championship on ViaPlay. He was also a member of ITV's commentary team at numerous Rugby World Cups.
Martin is regarded as an expert on French rugby having worked for three seasons as lead commentator on ESPN's coverage of theTop 14 until they lost the rights at the end of the 2011/12 season. During the 2012/13 season his Top 14 commentary was heard on channels around the world including onSetanta Ireland,Premier Sports in the UK andSuperSport in Africa. The UK rights to French rugby moved toSky Sports where Martin now commentates on the Top 14 matches.
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