Martin Biles
American javelin thrower
Martin Broomall Biles (March 30, 1919 – August 25, 2017)[1] was an American javelin thrower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in San Diego, California.[2]
Competing for Cal, Biles won the 1940 and 1941 NCAA Championships in the javelin, becoming the third two-time winner in the event. In 1942, his younger brother, Bob, won the NCAA title while also competing for Cal.
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US National Championship winners in men's javelin throw
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1909: Ralph Rose
- 1910: Bruno Brodd
- 1911: Ollie Snedigar
- 1912: Harry Lott
- 1913: Bruno Brodd
- 1914–19: George Bronder
- 1920–21: Milton Angier
- 1922: Flint Hanner
- 1923: Harry Hoffman
- 1924: John Leyden
- 1925: Zeke Bonura
- 1926: John Kuck
- 1927: Charles Harlow
- 1928: Creth Hines
- 1929: Jess Mortensen
- 1930–31: James DeMers
- 1932: Malcolm MetcalfNote
- 1933: Lee Bartlett
- 1934: Ralston LeGore
- 1935: Horace Odell
- 1936: John Mottram
- 1937: William Reitz
- 1938: Nick Vukmanic
- 1939–42: Boyd Brown
- 1943–44: Martin Biles
- 1945: Earl Marshall
- 1946: Garland Adair
- 1947–48: Steve Seymour
- 1949: Bud Held
- 1950: Steve Seymour
- 1951: Bud Held
- 1952: Bill Miller
- 1953–55: Bud Held
- 1956: Cy Young
- 1957: Bob Voiles
- 1958: Bud Held
- 1959–60: Al Cantello
- 1961: John Fromm
- 1962: Dan Studney
- 1963: Larry Stuart
- 1964: Frank Covelli
- 1965: Bill Floerke
- 1966: John Tushaus
- 1967: Delmon McNabb
- 1968: Frank Covelli
- 1969: Mark Murro
- 1970–71: Bill Skinner
- 1972: Fred Luke
- 1973: Cary Feldmann
- 1974: Sam Colson
- 1975: Richard George
- 1976: Fred Luke
- 1977: Bruce Kennedy
- 1978: Bill Schmidt
- 1979: Duncan Atwood
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Duncan Atwood
- 1981: Bruce Kennedy
- 1982: Bob Roggy
- 1983: Rod Ewaliko
- 1984: Curt Ransford
- 1985–86: Tom Petranoff
- 1987: Duncan Atwood
- 1988: Dave Stephens
- 1989: Mike Barnett
- 1990: Vince Labosky
- 1991: Mike Barnett
- 1992: Tom Pukstys
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Tom Pukstys
- 1994: Todd Riech
- 1995: Tom Pukstys
- 1996: Todd Riech
- 1997–99: Tom Pukstys
- 2000–07: Breaux Greer
- 2008: Bobby Smith
- 2009: Chris Hill
- 2010: Sean Furey
- 2011: Mike Hazle
- 2012: Sam Humphreys
- 2013: Riley Dolezal
- 2014–15: Sean Furey
- 2016: Cyrus Hostetler
- 2017: Riley Dolezal
- 2018: Curtis Thompson
- 2019: Michael Shuey
- 20212020 OT: Curtis Thompson
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Kenneth Churchill had the longest throw in the 1932 competition (which doubled as the Olympic Trials), ahead of Malcolm Metcalf. However, Churchill qualified for the final only due to a late rule change by the U.S. Olympic Committee, allowing eight rather than five finalists. As this rule change applied only to the Olympic Trials, Churchill is considered to have won at the Trials and Metcalf at the national championships, even though they were the same meet.
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