Mark Brown (para-athlete)
Appearance
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Medal record | ||
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Track and field(athletics) | ||
RepresentingUnited Kingdom | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | Marathon - T46 | |
1996 Atlanta | 5000m - T42-46 |
Mark Brownis aparalympicathletefromGreat Britaincompeting mainly in category T46 long-distance events. He has also representedGibraltar.
Mark Brown was born in 1962 or 1963 inBurnley,England.[1]
Brown competed at three Paralympics. In the1996 Summer Paralympicshe combined the 5000m and marathon, winning a bronze medal in the T42-46 marathon. In the2000 Summer Paralympicshe concentrated on the marathon where he won a silver in the T46 class and in the2004 Summer Paralympicshe concentrated on the 5000m but did not win a medal.[2]
In 2002 Brown moved to Gibraltar to live with his brother and his family and to work as a mental health nurse. In 2006 he competed in theWorld Road Running Championships,representing Gibraltar.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abButler, Mark (8 October 2006).""Athletics opens up so many doors" – IAAF World Road Running Championships ".World Athletics.
- ^"Mark Brown".International Paralympic Committee.Retrieved22 October2021.
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