Mark Clarke (sailor)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Caymanian |
| Born | 1 October 1950 |
| Died | 22 October 2013 (aged 63) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
Mark Clarke (1 October 1950 – 22 October 2013) was a Caymanian sailor. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2013, Clarke went missing off the Cayman Islands in his boat, and his body was never found.[2][3]
Athletics
[edit]Clarke sailed for the British territory at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996. He has also won numerous national championships.[1]
Death
[edit]Mark dissapeared while on a solo fishing trip. He left Rackley’s Canal in the North Sound area of the Caymans aboard his 25-foot boat “Badger.” The next day his empty boat was found wedged on a coral reef off Cayman Kai. The Joint Marine and Air Operations Units of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) and local civillians carried out a comprehensive search of the area where the empty boat was found, but no sign of Clarke was found.[2]
Cayman Islands Olympic Committee President Donald McLean said the weather was "perfect" when Clarke disappeared.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mark Clarke". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Police Updates: Connor murder/Malaysian charged/Missing Olympic sailor now s&r". iNews. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Former Olympic sailor's empty boat found off Cayman Islands coast". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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