Mark Evans (rower)

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Mark Evans (born August 16, 1957, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian rower.

Evans was a member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA. His twin brother Michael was on the same winning team. The rowing team was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1985, [1] and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2003. [2] Both brothers had studied at University College, Oxford, where they were part of the winning Oxford crews in the 1983 and 1984 Oxford Cambridge Boat Race. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "1984 Canadian Olympic Eights (M)". bcsportshalloffame.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. "Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame announces inductees". cbc.ca. February 12, 2003. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. "Oxonian Olympians". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  4. "Mark Evans: Biographical information". Olympedia. Olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 August 2024.