Mark Holtom

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Mark Holtom
Personal information
Born (1958-02-06) 6 February 1958 (age 65)
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom [1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles
ClubStoke AC
Coached byGraham Knight (1985) [2]

John Mark Holtom (born 6 February 1958 in Burton-on-Trent) is a male retired English athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles. [3]

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Athletics career

Holtom competed in the event at two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1980 and 1984, as well as the 1983 World Championships.

He represented England in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [4] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [5]

In 1986 he represented England and in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [6] [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1977 European Junior Championships Donetsk, Soviet Union 2nd110 m hurdles14.29
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 14th (sf)110 m hurdles 14.27
Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 10th (h)110 m hurdles 14.85
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 10th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.94
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 5th60 m hurdles 7.83
European Championships Athens, Greece 15th (sf)110 m hurdles 14.14
Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 2nd110 m hurdles 13.43
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.77
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.79
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 110 m hurdles DQ
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 5th400 m hurdles 50.58

Personal bests

Outdoors

Indoors

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References

  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Power of 10 profile
  3. Mark Holtom at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.