Mark Bulkeley

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Mark Bulkeley
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1979-04-03) 3 April 1979 (age 46)
Yakusu, Zaire
Sailing career
Class Tornado
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Cádiz Tornado

Mark Bulkeley (born 3 April 1979) is a British sailor who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Tornado class. [1] [2]

Bulkeley was born in Yakusu, Zaire, to Lyn, a physician, and Carol, a nurse, and began sailing at the Marconi Sailing Club after having relocated to Essex. [3]

Bulkeley sailed the Tornado crewing for Leigh McMillan, who he had met while they were studying at Portsmouth University. [3] . The couple won a silver medal at the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Cádiz, Spain. [4] The following year, in 2004, they finished fifth at the World Championship. [4] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Bulkeley and McMillan finished 13th in the Tornado event. [5]

References

  1. "Mark Bulkeley". Sailing.org. International Sailing Federation. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Bulkeley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Sailing: Bulkeley the island boy sets sail for gold". The Independent . 29 May 2004.
  4. 1 2 "Britain's sailing hopefuls". 29 July 2004.
  5. "Mark Bulkeley". Olympedia.