Mark Covell

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Mark Covell
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Star
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5.5 Metre World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Bénodet 5.5m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 5.5m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Etchells

Mark Covell (born 7 November 1968 in Glasgow) is a Scottish [1] competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, along with Ian Walker. [2]

He sailed with Team Russia as their media crew member for the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race.

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References

  1. Lamont, Alasdair (3 October 2000). "the successes of pentathlete Cook and Mark Covell in the sailing silver class have been officially recorded as Scottish victories". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Covell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2011.