Mark Blenkarne

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

Mark Blenkarne
Personal information
Born (1957-10-07) 7 October 1957
London, England
Medal record
Gymnastics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1982 Brisbane individual

Early life

His father Tony worked for the British Insurance Association.[1] He lived on Elmlea Avenue in Henbury.[2]

He studied Law at Lanchester Polytechnic.[3]

Archery career

He competed with Dennis Savory from Cambridgeshire.[4] 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.[5] He represented England and won a gold medal in the men's individual event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[6][7]

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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