Mark Blenkarne
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Mark Adrian Blenkarne (born 1957), is a male retired archer who competed for Great Britain and England.
Early life
[edit]His father Tony worked for the British Insurance Association.[1] He lived on Elmlea Avenue in Henbury.[2]
He studied Law at Lanchester Polytechnic.[3]
Archery career
[edit]He competed with Dennis Savory from Cambridgeshire.[4] Two of the four archers at Moscow, himself and Christine Harris, were at Cleve Archers at Cleve RFC.
Blenkarne represented Great Britain in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[5] He represented England and won a gold medal in the men's individual event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Bristol Evening Post Thursday 7 February 1974
- ^ Western Daily Press Wednesday 11 December 1974, page 4
- ^ Bristol Evening Post Thursday 20 December 1979
- ^ Newcastle Journal Friday 1 August 1980, page 14
- ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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