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Mark David Turnbull OAM (born 11 October 1973) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Tom King at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] He and King were inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame in 2022. [2]

Turnbull was educated at St. Leonard's College in Brighton East, Victoria, Australia.

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References

  1. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  2. "Sailing Legends Inducted to Australian Sailing Hall of Fame". Australian Sailing. Retrieved 7 December 2022.