Mark Dunbar

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Mark Dunbar
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1961-06-01) 1 June 1961 (age 64)
Blackburn, England
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
ClubBolton Olympic Wrestling Club
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 48kg light flyweight

Mark Anthony Dunbar (born 1 June 1961) is a male retired British wrestler.

Wrestling career

Dunbar competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 48kg light flyweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2] Four years later he represented England again but in the 62kg featherweight division, where he finished in fifth place, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. [3] [4]

Dunbar was a five-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1985. [5]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Dunbar Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2025.