| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 10 September 1957 York, England |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Hillingdon AC |
Mark Naylor (born 10 September 1957) is a retired male high jumper from England. he competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]
Naylor was a member of Hillingdon Athletic Club during his career and finished second behind Alan Dainton in the high jump event at the 1977 AAA Championships. [2] He represented England in the high jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [3] [4]
At the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, he represented Great Britain [1] and shortly afterwards finished second behind Carlo Thränhardt at the 1980 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British high jump champion. [5] Naylor set his personal best (2.24 metres) in 1980. [6]
Naylor was British champion again in 1981 after another second place behind a non-British athlete in James Frazier of the United States. [7] He attended his second Olympic Games at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, representing Great Britain in the high jump event. [1]
Additionally, Naylor was a two-time UK Athletics Championships in 1978 and 1980.