Mark Holyoake | |
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Country represented | New Zealand |
Born | Wellington, New Zealand | 1 March 1983
Hometown | Wellington, New Zealand |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Retired | 2010 |
Mark Holyoake is a New Zealand gymnast from 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, also, he placed 4th on the parallel bars at the same event. [2] In 2010, he retired and is now owner and head coach [3] at Carbon Method Crossfit.
In 2009, Holyoake broke the record for the Most Rotations on a Pommel Horse in 60 seconds with 65. [4] [5]
Holyoake obtained a BSc Sport and Exercise Science degree from Auckland University. [6]
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BSc Sport & Exercise Science