Mark Blenkarne

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Mark Blenkarne
Personal information
Born (1957-10-07) 7 October 1957 (age 66)
London, England
Medal record
Gymnastics
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Brisbane individual

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

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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]

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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.