Brian Martin (luger)  Brian Martin (born January 19, 1974) is an American luger who competed from 1990 to 2010. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 2002 and a bronze in 1998. He was born in Palo Alto, California. Martin also won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Mixed team: 2004, 2005) and seven bronzes (Men's doubles: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009; Mixed team: 2001). Martin won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title three times (199798, 199899, 200203). He announced his retirement on 17 March 2010. Martin graduated from the University Of California Berkeley in 2014.