Mark Fyson
| Mark Fyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country represented |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1981[1] Orpington, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Orpington[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Acrobatic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Spelthorne[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Spelthorne[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2009[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Fyson (born 21 August 1981)[2] is a British former acrobatic gymnast.
Fyson won the bronze medal in the men's pairs discipline at the World Games in 2005, and a further bronze at the European Acrobatic Gymmnastics Championships, both in partnership with Chris Jones.
Fyson later partnered Edward Upcott to win bronze in the 2008 world championships men's pairs discipline in Glasgow. He retired in 2009.[2]
He studied at Durham University.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Mark Fyson at the International Gymnastics Federation
- ^ a b c "2010 Wroclaw ACRO World Championships : News". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
After the retirement of his partner Mark Fyson in 2009, 18-year-old British acrobatic gymnast Edward Upcott teamed up with Douglas Fordyce (20) to build the country's new number one Men's Pair.
- ^ "College sport". Palatinate. No. 658. 7 October 2004. p. 29. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
External links
[edit]
 | This biographical article related to acrobatic gymnastics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article relating to a United Kingdom sportsperson is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- British acrobatic gymnasts
- Male acrobatic gymnasts
- 1981 births
- People from Orpington
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Bromley
- Living people
- World Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- World Games medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
- 21st-century British sportsmen
- Alumni of Trevelyan College, Durham
- Medalists at the 2005 World Games
- Acrobatic gymnastics biography stubs
- British sportspeople stubs