Mark Pharaoh
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| Born | 18 July 1931[1] Wandsworth,Greater London,England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 April 2020(aged 88)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark Pharaoh(18 July 1931 – 27 April 2020)[1]was atrack and fieldathlete, who competed in thediscus throwat both the 1952 Helsinki Olympics[3]and the 1956 Melbourne Olympics where he came fourth. This has been described as by far the finest single achievement in British discus history.[4]He was also an internationalshot putandhammer thrower.He was fifth in the shot put at the1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Gamesand second in the hammer at the1953 Summer International University Sports Week.[5]
Mark Pharaoh was born 18 July 1931 and as a youth attendedManchester Grammar Schoolwhere he excelled at sport and was an active member of the Gannet patrol of Troop 4 of the school's scouts. He went on to study atManchester University.[1]Having competed at the1952 Summer Olympicsand having won the British AAA's on four occasions[6]he competed at the1956 Summer Olympics.He came fourth, setting aBritish recordof 54.27 m. in the process and missing the bronze medal by just 13 cm.[4]Pharaoh also represented Walton Athletic Club inWalton-on-Thames.[7]
National titles
[edit]- AAA Championships: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
References
[edit]- ^abcdProfile at sports-reference
- ^"Olympedia – Mark Pharaoh".olympedia.org.Retrieved2 January2021.
- ^Profile at British Olympic Association
- ^abUK ALL-TIME RANKINGSTop spot for Capes and Tancred,MEL WATMAN rates the top British shot and discus throwers of all time, according to championship and record performancesArchived8 March 2012 at theWayback Machine
- ^British Medallists at the WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE)
- ^GBR Athletics - AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
- ^Walton AC at the Commonwealth Games
- 1931 births
- 2020 deaths
- Athletes from Manchester
- People from Wandsworth
- Athletes from the London Borough of Wandsworth
- English male discus throwers
- British male discus throwers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Alumni of the University of Manchester
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Manchester Grammar School