Mark Holyoake

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Mark Holyoake
Country representedFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (1983-03-01) 1 March 1983 (age 40)
Wellington, New Zealand
Hometown Wellington, New Zealand
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Retired2010

Mark Holyoake is a New Zealand gymnast, born in Wellington. [1] He was placed 25th at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 11th at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was part of the New Zealand team that placed 4th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and he also placed 4th on the parallel bars at the same event. [2] In 2010, he retired and is now a personal trainer [3] at Les Mills International.

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Pommel horse world record

In 2009, Holyoake broke the record for the Most Rotations on a Pommel Horse in 60 seconds with 65. [4] [5]

Education

Holyoake obtained a BSc Sport and Exercise Science degree from Auckland University. [6]

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References

  1. "Mark Holyoake.pdf (application/pdf Object)" (PDF). gymsportsnz.com. 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. "Mark Holyoake | olympic.org.nz". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. "Les Mills Personal Trainer-Mark Holyoake". Les Mills. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Mark Holyoake GWR 2009 Pommel". YouTube .
  5. "Mark Holyoake Smashes Guinness World Records". Television New Zealand . Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  6. "Les Mills Gyms - Your Gym For Fitness - Weight Loss - Exercise". lesmills.co.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011. BSc Sport & Exercise Science