Paul Mardle

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Paul Mardle
Personal information
Born (1962-11-10) 10 November 1962 (age 62) [1]
Norwich, England [1]
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Weight243 lb (110 kg) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event discus throw
Club Wolverhampton & Bilston AC

Paul Stuart Mardle (born 10 November 1962) is a male former discus thrower who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Biography

Mardle represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics where he finished in 20th place in the discus event. [3]

He was twice a representative of England at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 and 1990. He represented England finishing fourth, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [4] [5] Four years later he represented England finishing fifth, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [6] [7] [8]

Domestically, he won seven national titles including three AAA Championships titles (1987, 1988, 1989) and six UK Athletics Championships. [9] [10] [11] By virtue of being the highest placed British athlete at the 1985 AAA Championships, he was also considered the British discus throw champion that year. [12]

Personal life

His son, Matthew Paul Rory Mardle, competed at the Inter Schools Championship in 2009 under Paul's tuition, coming second.[ citation needed ]

National titles

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 profile at sports-reference.com
  2. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  6. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. 1990 Commonwealth Results at sporting heroes
  10. GBR athletics UK results
  11. GBR Athletics – AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
  12. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 June 2025.