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British archer (born 1957)

Mark Blenkarne
Personal information
Full nameMark Adrian Blenkarne
Born (1957-10-07) 7 October 1957 (age 67)
London, England
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Gymnastics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane individual

Mark Adrian Blenkarne (born 7 October 1957) is a male retired archer who competed for Great Britain and England.

Early life

His father Tony worked for the British Insurance Association. He lived on Elmlea Avenue in Henbury.

He studied Law at Lanchester Polytechnic.

Archery career

He competed with Dennis Savory from Cambridgeshire. Two of the four archers at Moscow, himself and Christine Harris, were at Cleve Archers at Cleve RFC.

Blenkarne represented Great Britain in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal in the men's individual event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. Bristol Evening Post Thursday 7 February 1974
  2. Western Daily Press Wednesday 11 December 1974, page 4
  3. Bristol Evening Post Thursday 20 December 1979
  4. Newcastle Journal Friday 1 August 1980, page 14
  5. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  6. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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