Martin Hawkins
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Martin William Hawkins (February 20, 1888 – October 27, 1959) was an American
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 athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles.

He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics
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 held in Stockholm
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, Sweden
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 in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal.

A track star at the University of Oregon
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, Hawkins later attended law school at Oregon and became a lawyer and judge in Portland
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