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Paul Mardle

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Paul Mardle
Personal information
Born (1962-11-10) 10 November 1962 (age 62)[1]
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England[1]
Occupationdiscus thrower
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Weight243 lb (110 kg)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubWBAC, Wolverhampton

Paul Stuart Mardle (born 10 November 1962 in Norwich, England) is a male former discus thrower.

Athletics career

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Mardle represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics where he finished in 20th place in the discus event.[2]

He was twice a representative of England at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 and 1990. He represented England finishing fourth, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] Four years later he represented England finishing fifth, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6][7]

Domestically, he won seven national titles including three AAA titles and six UK Championships.[8][9][10]

Personal life

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His son, Matthew Paul Rory Mardle, competed at the Inter Schools Championship in 2009 under Paul's tuition, coming second.

National titles

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  • UK Championships: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
  • AAA Championships: 1987, 1988, 1989

References

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  1. ^ a b c d profile at sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ^ 1990 Commonwealth Results at sporting heroes
  9. ^ GBR athletics UK results
  10. ^ GBR Athletics – AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)